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Motorcyclist given 39 points http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7645153.stm A Southampton motorcyclist who was caught speeding seven times in one month, has received a ban, a fine and 39 points on his licence.

Hi guys and gals...(soooo `dj`ish aint it), new proud Yammy FZ6 owner here, one week old already. Right a few questions i hope all you other proud owners out there can help with. Running in the engine? How many miles? Revs? Speed etc? Any/all advice and tips welcome. Is it common for a loud `cluncking` into first and second gears? Is it normal for the engine to be so revie, even though im in top gear it always feels as though there should be one more final gear, or is this also just part of the running in period? Taken it up to 55 the most at the moment. Anyway, look forward to all your tips on the bikes.

Can anyone advise on importing an R1, I am considering doing so fo next season. Is it worth doing? best places to buy from, costs involved and what mod will have to be done to make it UK legal. Appreciate any advise. Cheers

just changed my exhaust for a big one . need someone to help me on the original exhaust a pipe was connected to it i presume it is a breather pipe, on the new exhaust there is no where to put this. what can be done with this . please help as i dont know what what the pipe is and what it does and will leaving not connected damage anything.

just got a 79 xs750 and was wondering if anyone knows how to diagnose a problem i am having with the carb/fuel delivery...

Hi all my names nath, ive just passed my DAS bike test and bought a sparkly old FZ600 as my first big bike - i had to drive it back from Wigan to Doncaster last night and loved it!!! its got a couple of issues that ill sort at some stage - mostly electrical but for £500 im well happy!!! anyway, thats me - so HELLO!!!!

Two questions really, my 57 plate XT125R is serving me well but as I commute daily on it all year round I'd like to get some of those toasty heated grips! Am I right in thinking the XT125 will have a smaller battery and might not cope with them? So anybody fitted them and also what make/model is recommended? Second question, as many people have commented on here, the headlight is pants. Is it upgradable to one of these hid type things? Or again am I risking the battery going 'I've had enough, I cant do this anymore!' ?

Hi all. I am looking for a bit of advice, if anyone can help. I have the chance of buying a 1981 Yamaha XS250 Custom, that has been sat in a garage since 1982. It only has 415 miles on the clock, and is still owned buy the original owner. It does have corrosion on it, and the chrome is pretty goosed. He said he managed to get it running again, but not very good. Now i do know what risks are with this bike, and i know they were not brilliant. It just seems to me that it could be a good project. What i am looking for is some advise to what it really is worth, and what it would be worth when restored. I have posted a few pictures of the bike, and your comments would be great…

I am building a bare bones "Old Skool" street fighter from a 1982 400 seca its almost done while routing out through out the frame my question is what are the 2 square relays that mounted in rubber below the seat on the gastank brace ? I broke one of the wires going to one . as I will only have a headlight tail light and brake light trying to decide if I need it Thanks Tom

Took the R1 out for a blast other day and thought handling seamed a bit slow and sluggish, put it down to the cold weather so tyres coldish, got home and pushed bike into the garage and it felt a bit heavy! Checked rear tyre only 15 pound pressure checked it out and small nail sticking out so new tyre on way Square Box

Well, under threat of a hiding from Goff (I interpreted ) I'm introducing myself rather late as I've been a member for a wee while. As my username suggests, I'm from Northern Ireland but I live in Birmingham. I did my CBT on 12th August and picked up my YBR125 5 days later. Nice little bike, but I'm having so much trouble with the gears (ie getting into 2nd ). Anyway I'm dealing with that atm and trying hard to carry on enjoying learning to ride. I'm a fat lass called Chris (Chrisi or Christine to my family) married to Chris (honestly) and we've two dogs. Hubby has a baby Varadero atm which I'm hoping to inherit when he does his DAS course as I can't do mi…

hi ,can anyone tell me what size air filter will fit a dt125x

Yes i know i did want too shout this!!!!!!! this morning doing a little research into a phone on the Nokia website (firms contract get em new phones quite regularly) i found a little snippet of info,there is a small chance batteries are likely to catch fire on some phones while charging, anyhow it only concerns a batch of the BL-5C batteries go too this page and look it gives you a place to enter the serial number of your battery and it will tell you if you are entitled to a free new one, good way of getting a new gen battery, apologies if you already know http://batteryreplacement.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/ Merv

On the way home from my college i got about 500 meteres away and then the bike died... And no matter what i tried i could not get it back up again.....it would try to start when i kick started it...and maybe start but then just die.... ran with the bike in 2nd and 3rd gear but nothing.... i have no electric start only kick start i always turn off the tap but i think some one might have been messing around with it ... every so often when im on the parking side of the building i hear my disc alarm lock go off... the colleges smoking area is ther... and i think ppl are messing with the bike... Had to push my 2 stroke dt125r all the way to my local garage which was 6…

Hi, I've just bought myself a 2008 Yamaha TZR 50 and I was thinking about fitting a tail tidy because the stock back end is huge! However, I've just been out and looked how it would fit but it seems as though the number plate bracket and the undertray is all stuck together in one bit. Now I've taken off the seat to see if there are any bolts keeping it in place but I can't seem to see any. i've managed to get a few pictures off YouTube to see how people fitted theirs and they seem to have taken the undertray out and the number plate bracket but if I did that all the electrics and wiring would be exposed because that's what the battery is sitting on, effec…

I want to know how to boost my stock 2007 FZ1 to have the same power as a stock R1. I have heard lots of things but i dont want to get into wiring in resistors to the harness, i want a sure safe way. Any Ideas?

Hi all New Yamaha YZF-R125 owner here! My names Jay i am 21 live in london. Nice to meet you all !

Get this- my bike was stolen couple of weeks back and found by the police not too far from my home.They took it in to impound for finger print analysis (whatever- if they even do that) and said they would ring when we could pick it up. Phoned last thur but was unable to get it straight away. Got a letter through the post demanding stating we had to pay 420 pounds to get it back. They have charged storage fee since the day they picked it up...I could have picked it up from day 1 in my van and not had to pay a bloody penny. :angry: :angry: :angry: How do i get my money back?!! Any suggestions welcome (non violent) ...maybe

I was just wondering about this because I'm licensed to ride any motorcycle in the US. Lets say I came to the UK, and wanted to buy or rent a bike to tour the UK, Ireland, and Scottland on. Would I be able to buy/rent any bike over there like I could here in the US and ride it legally using my current US license, or would I be limited legally on my choices? I know with a car license it should be valid to drive any car in any country worldwide, but I don't know if it would be the same for a bike since you have the graduated license system over there.

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