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Hi all. Sorry for the downtime for the upgrade, had a few teething problems with the update. All is sorted and i hope you all think it was worth the wait!!!

Farewell Ode Friend Yep...Hell has officially froze over!.....I sold my Baby last night due to some much needed funding issues. Definitely the hardest of all my bikes to let go of. Best part of this tale is that I sold it to my mate of 20+ years....the very same guy I bought it from 11 years ago! Which means incidently.....that I'll still get to ride her on occassion!

Hey guys i just wanted to ask some advice one of my mate recently baught a 00 426 really quick and i wanted something the same if not quicker but i have not ridin a 450 yet just wanted to ask people apion on what bike would be a better bike thanks heaps guys want my first bike to be a beast

....Wherever you may be Hope you have a good'un mate

Hi guys , newbie to this forum so hello to all ! I have an intresting quest which i hope some intelligent member out there will be able to solve for me . Basically i have bought some old DT175MX parts and have a frame with a clearly readible vin number but need to find out the reg number . I have tried registering with dvla at £19 but that all came back saying they need a registration plate number . Does anyone know how i can find out the original reg no ? Also the best place to get spares (NOS) apart from ebay cheers jim

Well I am taking part in the Randonnee Challenge in July, and this will be my biggest bike ride ever! And no it's not on a motorbike unfortunately. It's a 100 mile ride across the South Downs from Winchester to Eastbourne, with a total climb of 10,000 feet. 98 miles is off road so it's going to be a heck of a ride and it has to be completed within 12 hours. I am hoping to finish it in under 10 hours. I'm not that crazy that i am doing this for fun, i am doing the ride for the FSID which is The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is the UK's leading baby charity aiming to prevent unexpected deaths in infancy and promote infant health. So if anyone would lik…

alright guys how's things with you all? we got a black lab pup a couple of months back, any of you got any idea's how to stop him lifting and chewing kitchen lino? i'm at the end of my tether repairing it sensible comments appreciated

Hi! My R6 insurance is up for renewal in a few days and Benetts have told me that the amount I pay is going up by over a hundred quid as I got a speeding conviction last month. Any other good insurance companies anyone can recommend??? Cheers!

was in ASDA buying a large bag of Winalot for my dogs and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog........ Duh! I was feeling a bit crabby so on impulse, I told her no, I was starting The Winalot Diet again, although I probably shouldn't because I'd ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost fifty pounds before I awakened in an intensive care unit with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms. Her eyes about bugged out of her head. I went on and on with the bogus diet story and she was totally buying it . I told her that it was an easy, inexpensive diet and that the way it works is to load your pockets or purse w…

hello people my name is char and iv just joined your club i have an rxs but hope to get something a bit bigger later this year previding i pass my test. i live in southampton with my partner who used to build /ride trikes. my dad has always had a bike so as you can tell i truly love bikes in all shapes and sizes. thats about it for me for now. hope to speak to you all soon char xx

Hello all. Just joined forum last week and thought I should say hi to everyone. Forum looks friendly. Hoping to do lots of riding this year on my R6 and maybe see some of you around Hartside/Westgate Hill and beyond?

I've got a restricted license as I'm only 18, and have been riding for 1 year - not two. In my first bandit I had a 33bhp restriction kit put in for a 'tidy sum' of £170 to make my bike go slower. It soon fell out after my riding skill and confidence grew, and I felt happy with the ~70bhp that I had at my control. I was wondering whether anyone knows what penalties or fines you can face if the police find your bike to have no restriction kit in, when you're meant to? Just forward planning Cheers, Nick.

Hi All, Just Joined, Just got back on 2 wheels after a year, whey hey!! Speak to you all soon. Peace

I recently got a flat tyre on the front of my winter bike. I took it along to a local bike shop as I could not be bothered to change the inner tube myself (yes lazy I know), but £10 saw me on the road again in under 30 mins. I was dissmayed to find yesterday that I had a flat again. So, I whipped the front tyre off the rim expecting to find a nail through the side wall. Can you imagine my suprise when a set of feeler guages plopped out. I know they are not mine as I checked and my set is in my tool box, so tomorrow I will be giving the garage a quick ring to ask if they would like their feeler guages back and can they supply me with a replacement inner tube - this ti…

hi all,,,, names tony,,,, just bought a fazer 600,,,,first ride today,,,,,,mmmmmmm,,,heh,,,,nice,,,,, play sax too,,, my blues band is playing at the new welcome sailor in burnham on crouch sat 17th,,,, tommorow,,, its free so come along,,,, i will prob be at the dairy cabin too in the morning for breakfast ,,, the roads out to burnham are great,,some fast sections and some great twisty bits too

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Evening, I've just traded my R1 for an FZ1, hoping to do a track day or two on it but not sure how it'll cope. Anyone out there been on track with one?

Hey there all my name is amy. I was coming back from a wicked night at the Ace last weekend i blew my engine(bottom ends) (1998 R, YZF600 Thundercat), luckly i was on the hangerlane roundabout and it didn't happen on the motorway, but i'm still well upset as its the begging of FAB weather and me and my baby cant go out and enjoy it. I've looked everywere but cant seem to find a thundercat engine anywere and i was hoping you guys could help. My baby had done 26k miles and i'm looking for an engine of the same mileage or less, any doc's that prove mileage whould be fab, i'm looking to spend about 350-450 quid for engine. Also if anyone knows of any manafacture defecks tha…

Hi everyone, This might be a delicate question, since this is the Yamaha realm, but any reply to this question would be highly appreciated. I currently still live in the States and plan to move back to Austria by summer. (Can't wait to be in Europe again...) Since I've been riding a ZRX over the last years (as you probably know, no other naked muscles are available here), there's no question that I'll stay in this class of bikes. I can't wait to upgrade once I'm back home! I've been researching online like a madman, and it's absolutely clear that it'll only be a xjr or a gsx. They seem equaly awesome, but both also have a downside... The gsx is out of pro…

Hello to everyone on YOC!! Today was a big day for me - I finally traded in my trusty Honda Varadero 125 for...... A 1999 TDM850!!! Woohoo!!!! I am now in the big bike zone!!!!!!! Highish mileage , but a mint example - love at first sight Here's a pic of it... Not bad for my bike & £600 Get it next weekend.