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  1. Hi there any one who wants to travel this summer for about 3-4 weeks let me no thanks james blackpool

  2. Started by kev,

    :D :D :D hogmany 2006 hope you all have a great new year all the best for 2007 fae the kev in inverness

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  3. Started by Tomo,

    Well I decided my time would be better spent working on the house. Then I decided a holiday is for having a holiday so at 8pm monday night I headed south. I now find myself in Benidorm where I am going to relax for a few days. Any pointers for the route back up would be handy. I ended up using a couple of tolls in spain as I pretty much did from home (Burton On trent) to Mataro, near Barcelona with only stopping for the tunnel and to refuel. Going to take it easier on the way back with a couple of nights in France but heading for St Malo as I have the boat booked to see a friend in Jersey. Thanks. Take it easy all.

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  4. Started by Andy9,

    Have 1997 Royal Star. Throttle is hard to hold open. Hurts my wrist and arm after a few hours. No problem otherwise. Ideas anyone?

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  5. Started by Mikey*DTR,

    as if petrol wasnt expensive enough my bike has decided to shed a leak i opened the shed door ready to go to work this morning and thought Phhh sticking of petrol but then i remembered i had it running in the shed before i shut the door but didnt think anything of it got on started riding then had to flick over to reserves thought huh i filled up last night surely not stopped at work with a wet sock and leg iv got a tiny tiny hole in the bottom corner on the side the bike leans at petrol leaking out got home stripped the tank off bike cleaned it degreased.... whats my options? new tank? welded? do they sell repair stuff?

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  6. The guys on bike's wern't being nice but this was not called forforhttp://video.ca.msn.com/watch/video/motorcycle-vs-car-road-rage/1glaqf1ko?from=en-ca-infopane&cpkey=d7d86896-3556-4071-98fa-d8c1cf829e3d%257c%257c%257c%257c Sadly we will never know the whole story

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  7. Started by mervin,

    I was in Homebase the other day pushing my trolley around when I collided with a young guy pushing his cart. I said to the young guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says, "That's OK. It's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too. I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate." I said, "Well, maybe we can help each other. What does your wife look like?" The young guy says, "Well, she is 24 years old, tall, with blonde hair, big blue eyes, long legs, big boobs, and she's wearing tight white shorts, a halter top and no bra. What does your wife look like?" I said, "Does…

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  8. Started by drewpy,

    reet good this

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  9. Started by matt33,

    Just got a 2008 yfz450 and I was wondering if there are any complaints? Always rode honda so clue me in on this machine.

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  10. Started by KevtheRev,

    Oh God !! Spotted this on another site and had to stick it up ,it's classic ! Don't you just hate that skid demon !!

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  11. Started by PaulE,

    Hi, any one know where in or around the Bath/Swindon Area that sell Hood Jeans, i have seen the mail order site on the net, but would like to have a look before buying a pair. Thanks Paul

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  12. Started by JohnnyK,

    Just took delivery of my Hood ND4 jeans, along with the armour inserts - very impressed with the build quality, they are very long for a pair of jeans but I'm assuming that's so that when you're sitting on the bike they're not halfway up your leg. Anyway, I thought maybe some of you might have been thinking about getting a pair of armoured jeans, if you want to know anything about them let me know. Cheers JK

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  13. Started by Ollie1995,

    Hi, Thanks to a lot of you I have been able to sort out a few problems with my 1982 DT125 LC. Today I'm going to try to get it running, is there anything I need to do before I attempt to get it running? I know I need to bleed the oil pump but that's it really. Also they are designed to mix the 2 stroke oil and the fuel separately, but would I just be able to pre mix it and put it straight into the fuel tank? Thanks, Ollie.

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  14. Started by The Beginner,

    I've noticed that almost all motorbikes have horns that make a sound like my moped's and i wonder why they can't have more manly horns, does anyone know waht the laws are on getting better sounding horns or musical horns on a bike? Anyone know any funny stories about horns on motorbikes?

  15. Started by barkwindjammer,

    any members attend this rally, after this event, a woman in my street told me that her bush now smells of pee ?

  16. Started by flyinr1,

    anyone have any knowledge with porting and poslishing head on 2000 r1, is it worth the expense, how much horsepower can i expect to gain? any got any suggestions, thanks,

  17. Started by barkwindjammer,

    The US ( and Aus ) standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That's an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Because that's the way they built them in England, and English expatriates designed the US railroads. Why did the English build them like that? Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the pre-railroad tramways, and that's the gauge they used. Why did 'they' use that gauge then? Because the people who built the tramways used the same jigs and tools that they had used for building wagons, which used that wheel spacing. Why did the wago…

  18. Started by Bradlo,

    Hi guys... I have a Virago 535....Starts really well when she's cold ( almost immediately)...but if I try and start it when she's hot....she'll turn over and not fire...wearing the battery down! If I have waited a few mins tp cool a bit it seems OK again... I am a bit concerned, in case I stall it at lights or summat !!! Any ideas? Cheers

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  19. Started by kearnsy123,

    Looking for some opinions on the best aftermarket exhaust system for my fz6n . So far im likeing the 2 brothers option any One ????

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  20. Started by mcrides,

    It's been on my mind a long time. Just got around to doing it. If anyone has been struggling with the hot temps we've been having, I just put up a little section re dealing with hot weather riding: http://pages.videotron.com/mcrides/hot_weather_riding.htm Bruno Montreal, Canada http://pages.videotron.com/mcrides

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