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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

ok first for some reason i cant post in the wanted section so if anyone wants to bump this feel free or if a mod wants to open the wanted section for me thats even better thanks in advance looking for the protector piece purple if poss but if not no probs for the 92 xtz 660 3yf[ prt num 3yf-834w-10 ] and the plastic clock surround that goes over the protectors [prt num 3yf 2837m-oo] once again thanks

hi all just passed my test a week ago and have mot`d taxed and insured my new1990 fj1200, done about 600 miles on her so far and she goes a dream , there is a noisy clutch on tick over though , cold or hot there is a noise from the clutch until you pick the revs up above a thou , she had a new clutch fitted by a good mechanic about 1800 miles ago, is there any way to rid myself of this noise befor i start moding her or is it something i should just put up with, any input much appreciated , will be buying an xjr1300 to go next to her in the winter so any going for grabs at end of year please let me know keepsafe and happy dusty

I need help. My 1983 Maxim 400, start up nice. But when I give her the gas I loss spark on righr side.Changed coils. Changed pick up coils. Still the same. Loss of spark on right side plug, when I try to increse RPM. Spark comes back when let off the gas, and rpm's drop to idle. Paul

first i have tried a search and all i get is this One or all of your search keywords were below 3 characters or you searched for words which are not allowed, such as 'html', 'img', etc, please increase the length of these search keywords or choose different keywords. so please don't tell me to search as its been already discused i cant as it keeps giving me the same answer ??????????????????? ok rant over i have changed the re/rec tried 3 different cdi's there is power going to the coil as i have checked the red wire/striped wire every once in a while i will get a slight tickle if i touch the plug wire but nothing to stop my heart i cant …

Ever owned and RD wanted to own one? wanna see more RD,s than you can shake a stick at at the MFN Shipley gate notts will put up the poster when photphuckit lets me up,load it

Can any one give me some help regarding sorn notice , i have had my bike of the road for about 10 years, i have fially rebuilt the bike and are nearley ready to put it back on the road, the bike was put on a sorn in sep 2000 i have now found out that the sorn should have been renewed every year but this was not done, what is the best way to go about this as i can see me gettig a fine and having to pay the back tax,there must be 100s of bikes in bits in people garages that are in the same postion as me, do i come clean with dvlc or act dumb as i thought you only had to put the bike on a sorn once and not every year any help would be welcomed.

pop along to your local store and take a peek at july's classic bike page 79.............. that's me

Found this forum while trying to figure out why my YammaGamma is smoking. Well that seems to be fixed but it wouldnt start this morning and dripped a little fuel. Will look at that tonite. Done 400km since getting it together and passing French moto test(arrrg). Its a rocket ship above 7k usually starts 3rd kick cold. 86YPVS from Italy cheap. A bit loud with those Figaroli pipes and Stan's stage 2. Its been like a video game getting this far, get stuck, look online(cheats) fix the problem, next!!! And some of the problems delt with so far: -wouldnt idle: carb slides were in backwards(duh) -Clutch wouldnt disengage: removed and freed plates -Exhaust spitting oil at…

All, I have a hobby of collecting and restoring old Hondas and a friend knowing that, passed a 78 DT100 to me. I told him I would get to the appropriate forum and see if I could help out some Yamaha collectors restores. I just got this account and not sure exactly how the site works. The bike is missing the gas tank, head, carb, exhaust, side cover. The rest is there. If there is something that you are looking for and I can help let me know. I decided to post here because I didn't want to see the bike end up in the trash. I'm a collector of Honda CT70s.

I bought a new bike yesterday, a Thundercat YZF600RR. Well it's not new, it's actually 13 years old. I bought it because my car was dying so I sold that and decided to get back on two wheels after two years. My last bike was an XJ600N. It was used for commuting, a little dull but it done the job. The Thundercat promises to be a different beast and after riding on it yesterday I had the most stupid grin and it was like I had never got off two wheels. The bike itself is in very good nick, no obvious signs of damage or wear. It's HPI clear, the front fork seals are leaking a little and the battery has now decided to not hold a charge. The cat has 30000 miles and only ha…

Hi, I may need a new battery and have been phoning around a few local dealers to get prices. I've been quoted between £42 - £48 for a sealed unit which I think is on the expensive side. Not keen on ordering from eBay, can anyone recommend a good reliable online store?

Hello all, thought I'd say hi. Just bought a 97 Thundercat for local commuting / having a little fun and found this here forum on the t'internet! Look forward to contributing (and apologies in advance for dumb questions). Cheers

10 years ago today yer maun died Race/Rest In Peace Joey