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fantasic food, I especially like the buttered Apple, similar to what Kev did for me once

can somebody clarify whether or not engine and frame numbers are or should be the same on early xt500 (R REG.) cheers

Hi all, I am more into cars, so selling bikes is new to me....... I am selling a trials bike on behalf of someone who bought it "thinking" they would do some trials, but plans changed. Anyway, a potential buyer phoned up and asked if it had matching numbers, so to stall I said I would call them back tomorrow. So, what is all this "matching numbers" all about? It is a TY 175, non-road legal, trials bike and the frame and engine do have different numbers. I sort of thought that matching numbers might indicate that the engine was the original, but a google search tells me that BMW do not allways have matching numbers, but the site can tell you the year of the bik…

Spotted this & couldn't resist posting it!!

Hi, Im new here, as I am an L-plater I'm slightly incompetent with my bike and dropped it going round a corner as I stalled, do any of you know the paint code for Matte Grey or anyone who could repaint it for you? I kinda scratch my right side cowling paint, the boomeraing/triangle bit.

Dont think he meant to do this! http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/18312/...te_Wheelie.html

i have a 1984 400 maxim. This is my first bike and I am having a hard time stating it in cold weather. Any tips would be helpful.

No matter how warm the engine is, or how long it's run, it chugs and dies at low RPMs - stop lights, parking lots, etc. I have to rev it while holding in the clutch or the engine will quit. Spark plugs 2 & 3 are a little bit black; 1 & 4 are relatively clean. Could it be the jets in the carburetor? Any suggestions? I'd like to be able to ride without worrying about it quitting. . .

Is there such as thing as a Maxim Owners Club in the UK? I have just got my hands on a 1985 700cc US import, and am new to biking so need as much friendly (and simple) advice as possible. The best way to do it would be to link up with other Maxim owners instead of badgering the hell out of all-and-sundry! So if anyone knows of such an Owners Club, please let me know!

has anyone tried Maxxis sport tyres on there bike ? what do/did you think of them, i 've seen them on ebay for £99.00 a pair 120/70/17 180/55/17 but thought i would ask you before getting them and fitting them to my 1000 exup. Dave

Anyone live in or near Stoke on Trent If so would you be willing to uplift a motorcycle seat and post it to me. Looking at one on ebay but is collection only Thanks in advance Jimmy

Bikers, you just gotta love em. even the ones riding in shorts and tee-shirts. gosh bless'em! im writing this post because of a few reasons. at the end of the month my insurance and tax are up for renewl on my hornet (no boo's please, im buying an r1 next so shurrup!). im now 18 and can't even drive (ill accept laughter there). getting to the point i jsut love my bike really. i couldn not even possibly consider getting rid of it. so the money im gonna have to fork out for tax and insurance is so worth it i don;t even care!! obvisouly ill ge tthe cheapest but its gonna be done! the other aspect is other bikers. i ride my biek every day obviosuly by myself, i used to ri…

Has it died a death, or just a delay whilst we all enjoy the glorious weather. Anyway heres a nice pic I shamelessly stole from another website

Nice little ride out with yesterday a couple of pals to Caffeine and Machine, on the outskirts of Stratford. No other bikes there, but some nice cars. It was a bit chilly first thing, but a lovely ride along some back lanes. Being with a new Enfield Himalayan 400 kept the speed down, but I really enjoyed the back roads around Southam/Gaydon/Kineton and Stratford

hi all just been up to the local motorcycle breakers where i live in scotland ..hes got a complete FZR 400R some 2stroke stuff and i did notice a 1000exup exhaust sitting plus the usual amount of wheels etc oh and a few complete USD front ends...maye useful to a few of the streetfighter builders on the forum? I've used the place a few times for parts and they're def NOT rip off merchants . You can get H&H Motorcycles on 01290559234 Steve

Sorry if ive put this in the wrong section Edit DDT: you need to put it in the for sale section which is open to paid members.

Hi all did any of you see the motor cyle news garbage about the 9 bike shoot out (fraid the R1 came last)but what a load of irrelevent bollocks, the BMW churns out 20 plus horse power than most of the othe bikes on test, but what have they won, answers on a postage stamp please.R1 owner

Anyone wanna set this up here? MCN fantasy legue i have already done it on the Aircooled forum so cannot really do another but i can enter my team if someone here does it Merv

Hey peeps ,has anyone got a team in the MCN FFR this year?. If so hows it goin for ya ,I am currently at position 17113 but I am an optomist I aint gonna win jack shit but its fun to take part. My team is called "twist n piss" it comprises of Stoner ,Edwards Byrne ,Haslam Brookes,Kirkham So far I am happy with my choices I thought shakey would have performed better but there is time yet ,like I said I aint gonna win the R6 but there is a tenner from each of the other three people in my league they are my mates for the winner so…