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New member just saying hello. Been browsing the forums and you all seem like a friendly bunch! Coming to biking pretty late in life but better tat than never, I suppose. Got my first bike on Monday at the tender age of 38...that's me, not the bike. Looking forward to getting out and about once MOT is sorted. Maybe I'll catch some of you on a ride out soon. Cheers!

thinkin about selliin my fzr1000 exup genuine vance and hines model in the last six months it has had... new chain and sprocket stainless steel exhaust ri carbon fibre can new fork seals and dust covers new tyres new brakes oil and filter change new spark plugs alarm fitted i also have a set of genuine yamaha front discs(200 quid each)that i will be sellin with the bike. it's goin on ebay and i'm thinkin of puttin a buy it now on it so my question is this whats it worth ?? btw it's the bike on my profile pic and it is taxed and mot'd cheers si.

Hi, folks! I've been lurking here on and off for a while and thought I'd better say hello before posting anything else. My name is Duggy and I ride a blue 1990 RXS100. I have a car licence and CBT to allow me to ride it. I originally got it to save money on the daily commute (15 miles each way) but am loving it so much I ride whenever I can now! I bought it at the end of last year for a tenner off a work colleague. His wife thought he'd most likely kill himself and wanted him to get rid of it. It was a bit of a wreck but just about ran and stopped with a bit of luck so I started about getting it fixed up. I'm not bad with car stuff but not having a bi…

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just bought an r6 2001 with a damaged frame, does anyone know where i can get or have a good clean straight frame for a 2001 r6 with v5 and no accident history, any help would be great

Can a Yamaha chappy 50cc 2stroke go faster than 25 miles per hour I recently had everything restored or replaced. Are they just made to go that slow? Is there any restrictions i should know about or changing the exhaust? I am short on cash and need to save on the commute to work but i am willing to pay the extra to save. Please drop of any advice

Yesterday while heading to town a bird flew across the road and hit my my handle bars just below the right mirror. I can only imagine what the result would have been if it had hit me. It's tough enough having to watch out for cars...now the birds are after us too!

I know you guys always wanted one, now you can 3 galls gets you 5 mins with the twin jet

Hi guys, I own nowdays a Yamaha TDM 850. It has a 2 to 2 aftermarket (think it is nexxus) exhaust sytem. I want to change from 2-2 to 2-1. I bought the necks of the exhaust that bring the 2 outlets into 1 just under the engine. I also got myself an aftermarket viper can. I need a garage/shop to create a link pipe and install the whole exhaust system. Had a look online, couldnt find anyone. Any suggestions? The place where I service my bike said they couldn't help unless I had the whole exhaust. Many thanks, THIS IS FOR A FELLOW BIKER, ITS NOT MY BIKE, THOUGHT WHO BETTER TO ASK

i took my yzf750 for a spin today, i was going up a hill near my home, i took first up to about 9ooo revs and as i changed into second the front lifted a little causing the bars to go all light. This often happens so no problems, but this time the front wheel only being 1 inch or so off the ground hit a bit of bad road and turned my bars completely to the right. The first response to any dangerous situation is to brake but to brake in this situation would have been an instant off. As a forty four year old having passed my test at 17 i consider myself reasonably experienced, but i still amazed myself. My instinct was not to brake but to yank the throttle fully o…

Hi all. I've been Googling this and not getting much luck. Does anyone recommend any good bike shops around Manchester that sell things like fuel filters, gaskets etc. You know, like motor factors like BMS or Euro car parts but for bikes. I know I could go to a main dealer but I imagine everything for a 91 bike would be special order and cost a lot more. I've found various online shops but sometimes it's just good to go somewhere and buy the stuff you need to do a job. Anywhere that caters for older bikes but be helpful. It probably sounds like a daft question but when you're just getting back into bikes it can be hard to find stuff you need. Cheers

Can anyone sum-up the activity on here for the last three weeks ? and more to the point, will you? with nearly 20 pages of updated threads I just don't have to time to read it all. So ?? what's been happening ?

I'm just trying to find out if there is any possibility of getting a bigger back wheel for my xj6. Has anyone tried/tested it? I know i will loose some of its agility, but I just wondered wether it was possible and its advantages/distadvantages.

New to the Yamaha Owners Club although I have owned a Yamaha for over 10 years. 1980 Yamaha DT175 Enduro. Bought the bike from my brother-in-law for $300. It had a badly bent rear rim, bent levers, worn chain, worn tires, worn grips and boots, but it ran somewhat. Wheel Works in Garden Grove, CA fixed the bent rim and set me up with some DOT Pirelli knobbies Was able to replace most everything else with parts from Chaparral motorsports. A good friend of mine Angel Pena, cleaned out the carb and replaced the head and base gaskets. Next up is new crank seals and bike should be good for some desert trail riding. It is completely street legal with current CA…

Hey guys, My Dad has been given a Yahama TR1 VX1000 which is shaft driven, but he doesnt have an exhaust for it. We are trying to find one, but no-one in Australia seems to know what a TR1 is. Where can we get an exhaust from? or, will a Virago exhaust fit? Cheers, Luke

Took my pride and joy to an abandoned outdoor car park near me today for some practice before I sit my CBT. Clocked up 10 miles in the sun, going round and round, it was fantastic.... Right up until the point where I was having so much fun I didn't notice quite how fast I was approaching the wall, had a mini-panic and finally dropped her! Thankfully I was only doing about 10mph when I went down, so there was only some minor scuffing done to the bike, as well as the leg trapped under it. Just thought I'd let you all join in the laughs at my first spill...

this has probably been done a million times But does anyone know if the xs250 carb is the same as the xs400 carb Need help quick Many thanks

any idea where i can buy a set.

bought a new baffle for my 1988 yb100 got it today in post it said it was for a fsie but fits a yb100 it is alot smaller than the one that is in the silencer already i wonder if you guys think it would be ok to put it in the part number is 257 - 14753 - 00

Happy birthday oldtimer (Paul), a nice day it is too.