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  1. Started by up.yours,

    the search on this forum is shit. a gay, guy up north is selling an old ish, moped. it's been in't garage un sorn but often used for many years. he got it off a mate who it is registered too about two/three years ago. it has a reg plate matching the frame/engine ect. but he doesn't have the paper work, iff i buy it, what do i need to do to put it on the road. ps save your wit for something better...

  2. Started by Wolf -XJR,

    Good day all. Another forum newbie here. I have a 1300SP XJR awaiting slightly warmer weather and drier roads, but hope to be wearing out plenty of tyres in 2011 both in UK and Europe. Joined to get the usual advice, recommendations, and general banter.

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  3. Started by PCDODDY,

    Hello all, I have just bought my first Yamaha, it's a SZR 660 Super single on a P plate. A very nice bike, but I need some parts for it namley the bodywork. but anything considered.

  4. Started by PCDODDY,

    Hello all. I have just bought my first Yamaha, it's a SZR 660 Super single, it's on a P plate with 19K. The engine/gearbox is soundo, but the farrings could do with a spruce up. I have considered a respray, but thought I would see if anyone had a full farring kit going (including fuel tank)? wishful thinking? Let me know what spares you have for this bike, anything will be considered, or direction to where i could locate these bits. Chris

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  5. Started by jack_p92,

    I'm new here, just had a quick look around and decided to join to get some info before i go ahead and buy a bike. I drive a mini at the moment: But i'm after a bike as well so i don't end up spending all my money on my car Plus something to get to work on that doesn't use as much fuel and will be fun in the summer. Been sent in the direction of a DT125 SM, but i really don't no anything about them. Any info would be great, things to look out for etc. Not looking to get a bike license for the moment so just a 125 i can run with a provisional.

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  6. Started by Nooj,

    Hello. I've done this in the wrong order, my initial post is already done and the intro comes second I joined to answer a question about Puncturesafe, but the Missus has an FZ6 Fazer (I've also had two FZS600 Fazers), so will keep looking in on here from time to time whenever something falls off it, as it's me that ends up doing most of the work on it. Mechanically it's still sound, but it's in a bit of a state cosmetically. She has put 83,000 miles on it since she bought it new in 2005 though, so it's allowed to look a bit tatty round the edges. She uses it as her commuter (she has an '06 Tuono for fun) and takes it from Newbury into central London and back e…

  7. Started by drewpy,

    reet good this

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  8. Started by kato13,

    hi guys n gals, my names paul and recently bought an xvs 125 dragstar. i havnt rode for bout 6 years where i drove 125's. i need to do a cbt and get my bike on the road to ride agen. ive been looking on here on wot to do as i'm new to forums n the like hope fully this is rite . i'm quite impressed at the dragstar its a nice lil bike, i'm looking at changing the handle bars for straight ones ive also fitted a new k+n air filter and un seized the brakes cos its been standing for a while. i have the top exhaust cover missing and from wot i can gather their like gold dust so i'm gona get a pipe to cover any old metal pipe n exhaust wrap both pipes hope fully if it works.

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  9. Started by nets,

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  10. I got a 1978 DT400 E with no spark. When I purchased the bike "a BAD choice" it ran fine. The key switch was missing as well was the kill switch along with all the lights except for the headlight. I just bought the bike to use off road to keep an eye on my son as he learns to ride on his 78 YZ-80. The headlight was smashed and didn't work as well as the speedo or tach. So since I was going to just do off road I removed them. The plug to the headlight would not come off so I cut the wires at the back of the plug. Now this where my memory is foggy. I don't remember if I started the bike after this or not. So I took all the wires between the forks and made sure they were all…

  11. Started by CameronMac,

    Hello all, after coming back here and sapping tips and information out of all of you I figure I owe you an introduction. My name's Cameron, I'm from New Brunswick, Canada and I'm trying to juggle school and hobbies. I bought a 79' DT 175 in December in hopes of restoring it to something road worthy, it's going slowly but things are starting to pick up again. I've yet to ride a bike at all and still haven't got my licence but now know a fair amount about my DT This forums helped me a ton with my build already and I'm sure will continue to be a great help down the road!

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  12. Started by julieann,

    i find myself being the proud owner of a yamaha ma50 with no registration or paperwork but what i think is a very early one as the frame number is 000174 can anybody help ?

  13. Started by drewpy,

    its loud, and there's some cracking engineering gone in there

  14. Started by bsb4000,

    I have contacted RS Paints to buy touch up paint for my 1981 XS400 blue tank. They do not have this colour registered for that bike and have said send them a sample flake but this is proving difficult to obtain does anybody know how to find the paint code please?

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  15. Started by up.yours,

    hoppy nook yer, toot ye allllll............................

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  16. Started by xv535,

    A sharp contrast to two shooting facilities...one in Germany and one in the US where you can own almost any weapon that you can get your hands on. In all fairness, not all Americans are gun nuts but they certainly have more than their share. US Shooting: http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/exclusives/64615/OFASTS-Gun-Apocalypse.html German Shooting: Rocky

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  17. Started by barkwindjammer,

    At the top right of the clock click 'now' and watch the count, tick,,tock

  18. Started by mervin,

    I jut found our Gerry has died http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSxGNg76kAA

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  19. Started by Vez,

    Makes me feel a little better about the snow we get here in the UK, only a little though.

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  20. Started by Gas up - Let's Go!,

    having sat under a nice warm blanket since October, with a slow trickle charge keeping her battery active, I have broken the news to her that I have decided to ship her off to a new home. Sometimes she brought me home with a huge smile, but if the road surface was a little rough (and I live in the lakes where nice tarmac is a rare thing to behold) I'd often need traction just to get off her........ So today I have struck a deal to swap the XJR1300 for something a little more akin to the environment up here in the North....... from 1 wheel drive to four in the stroke of a pen....... I'm back down to a two bike garage again.......... (but my eye is ope…