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Well it had to happen, my delight has now given way to despair. The cat went in for its MOT today and it FAILED. The three failures are: 1. Binding front caliper 2. Leaky fork seals 3. Exhaust blow (gasket). These are all repairable but its a pain in the ass as I was hoping to get the cat on the road this week. <sighs>

hi lads i have been working on the bike and cant balance the carbs even with the yics balance tool as the no3 carb doesnt give a reading on the gauge.Managed to balance the outer 2 but not the inner carbs would anyone out there have a set of carbs to fit the bike or any ideas on what is wrong.

Today I lost a dear friend, he helped me build my 400. he helped the scouts out in their time of need he even voluteered without complaint, to partner me in building my tracker, now he's gone and its....just....too......much so it's audieu to my 4 1/2" angle grinder. he will grind no more for me sad drewps!

After some advice please guys, Im up to 11k on the clock now and want to replace the spark plugs myself. Having consulted the haynes workshop manuelis it true that in order to replace the plugs i first have to take off the fairing then the tank and then remove the radiator?? It just seems very harsh to do all this to replace some wicks. Also, what do the members of this fantastic (grovel grovel) site advise on plugs, IE, which type etc etc. As always, good avice welcomed, thanks for reading.

Hey guys....I was wondering if there are any regular meets/rides in Norwich? I'm a new rider and want to gain experience and confidence and ride with like minded people

hello out there... ive got a lovely xt 250 down here in the south of spain... starts first time every time ....but wont start hot?!! any ideas? changed the spark but no joy... much appreciated any help on this one rupe

I have a 1972 LT2 that ran when I got it but the next day it won't even make an effort to fire. It's got spark. I really can't complain to the guy I got it from he gave it to me. so Any help would be appreciated. Yflyer

Hi All Need some help again needing a oil pump chain tensioner for my XV750 its a 1995 , i bought this bike from a geezer who had dropped it and damaged the lefthandside engine caseing along with footrest this had gone into engine caseing sending bits into engine , the geezer stripped off the caseing etc took bits off that didnt need takeing off blah de blah and has not given me the oil pump chain tensioner only part of it which is a metal cover half moon shaped fits onto inner caseing the tensioner fits above this ,been told this morning is not possible to get a new one from yamaha as now out of production so no spares for this bike available seems hard to beli…

Failed the Mod 1 today, clipped a cone on the swerve and avoid but my nerves where totally gone, sick as a parrot!

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Hello! I am new to this forum, not new to motorcycling. I am learning my way around this site, and I hope that I posted this inquiry in the right place. I am interested in an MT-03. They are available in Canada I believe. They are not available in the US. How can I find out if this bike meets US emission standards, etc. so I can go to Canada and at least test ride one? Than you in advance for your help. Ride safe, Howard

Right folks need some help please, my daughter has been driving a bike for a couple of years now. When she started she was told by, and this is what I need to know, because we live on an Island she never needed a CBT.as long as she only drove on exempt roads (Island of Arran ) Well someone else is in the same position and even our local police can.t help and dont know about this exemption HELP

Does anyone else here have an interest in moto-x? My 14 year old son participates in this mental 'sport' where broken collar bones / fingers are common place. He's been riding for about a year after moving on blatting around on a quad and talks nothing but MX. He uses language that simply passes over my head (although I now know what a 'whip' and 'kicker' is) and costs me a bloody fortune. It does, however, give him a healthy respect and passion for everything two wheels and he has learned how to strip most of the bike down already (and put it back together, in the right place ) . He's currently riding a 2003 Honda CR85 (which is 'well tricked out') and hopes to move on…

Hi all, Maybe i should have started here. New to all this. Got my first bike (an old one -ct175) and having fun learning about bikes and this one in particular. Even gone as far as getting my learners permit. Boy that was fun. Even being laughed at my kids less than half my age..... Well hope it wont taketoo long to get this running and take it on a trail bike ride. Might even get it registered for the road. Watch this space

I am planning to visit great britain this summer - on a Yamaha YBR 125. Until a few weeks ago it would have been a friend and myself, but he can not spend enough days away from home, so it seems to be me on my own. The very vast idea of the trip: Google Maps. I have read a lot of reviews "places you must see" and "places you do not want to visit/you must not do that". But: Most of them done by car and using the ferry to travel up to scotland and then drive down to the south. If you know a page that tells the story of someone that did a trip like that on his/her bike -> I would be glad to recieve a link. And: Some suggestions that I shou…

hi every one ,did anyone miss me"thought not" well i gave a more local forum a shot to see how it compares,well it didnt ,what a shower of shit they are,you dont get no help with nothing , ,they dont like newbies ,they snub you at the meet ups,there bike is better than your bike,and all that bollocks,anyway im back and here to stay ,this is the one and only forum that has it all,so cheers lads n lasses keep it up.the forum to avoid is RBB,dont bother trying to work it out it realy aint worth it..........

Hi everyone I've had a problem. Just lately she has been cutting out on initial start/ignition and on second start usually goes ok. On this occasion same thing happened, started fine then cut out then on second attempt....no ignition at all. Dead as a do-do. Though all the lights are working, all the fuses are intact, battery is at full power and took starter motor off to check it and that is running off an independant battery. In the past the regi/rec went and fried the old battery and the new regi/ rec has been on about 2 years, though it was a second hand one that some one had spare and gave me so don't know how old it is. I was wondering if any one had a…

Good, bad, indifferent? Most of them are perceived as being fascist bully boys with a humour bypass and strange moustaches. Just wondered if this is a generalisation or if those who slate them have been aggrieved in some way by them? This could be contentious and please remember this is a family show. Over to you....

Hi Everyone Just wanted to say Hi. I'm a fairly new biker & still practising for my full license on my gorgeous Dragstar 125....Yummy...I so love her! I'm looking forward to chatting to you all & learning from your experiences.

hi im new to this site, bin a biker all my life,past bike test about 3 years ago and picked up a fazer 600