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Hi peeps, In my quest for knowledge regarding my recently restored DT50MX, i'm now trying to contact the previous owner and find out a bit more about the bikes history and how it came to be. The only details are that the previous owner was 'Mrs Jillian Jones' from Manchester House in Tavernspite, Pembrokeshire who became the owner of my DT in 1999 (a year after the last tax disc expired so this was probably the point where it became a field bike), after a quick search it seems that she is no longer a resident at that address and the new resident does not have a forwarding address and has been at the address since 2011 (which narrows my search window down to a period of…

I have a 2001 R6 with a few mods evotech tail tidy & mini indicators at back,flush fit at front, renntech grab rail, ohlins steering damper with harris polished fitting kit,ohlins fork internal springs, swing arm bobbins. was planning on doing a front end transplant this winter eg upside down forks to keep the bike looking modern,was wondering if any members have done this mod ? if so would appreciate as much info as possible have seen conversion done with R1 forks, can you do it with later R6 forks or is it a total waste of time ? cheers

My Chain was FUBAR, and following a suggestion from here, I bought a Tsubaki XRing Sigma chain. Having done s ome research, its, its meant to be the one to beat. I have no experience with XRing chains at all. I fitted it yesterday, and the difference was immediatley apparant as the wheel rotated smotthly and for much longer then the old chain allowed. Riding it however, I had an "Oh Shit" moment. The nosie it makes is unnerving. Its sounds like a knackered old grea box. It whines under any load at all. Is that normal for XRing chains or is there a problem? I replaced both sprockets too by the way. Thank you in advance for you help. Neil

Having spent several hours cleaning my bike I thought now was a good time to post a picky or two of her. Pretty much stock apart from the Cobra slip ons, saddle bags, back rest for me as I'm an old git, USB charger, phone bracket and because I'm a short arse I've dropped end by 2.5 ".

How cool is this, I've got to fix my DT 125 for school homework! this home works right up my street!

HI all, I'm new here and in fact a new bike enthusiast. I'm 21 and I bought a Thundercat 600 in January with all my tests booked before the new laws came in. Unfortunately my test was cancelled 3 times because of the snow which means now I must abide by the new laws. I already have a good idea of what I can and cannot do but there is one rule that is causing me problems: "You cannot restrict a bike more than 50% its total bhp". Now, brand new my bike would have been producing 100bhp meaning getting it to the legal 46bhp would be illegal.. just. But since its now 14 years old, I'm fairly sure it will have lost a few horses. If I was to somehow prove it was now 92bhp…

My play thing!

Just put the deposit down on this beast. Brand new bike, 2 years warranty. What can go wrong? From now on its trouble free, smooth riding. I can finally put the XT in the back of my friends garage and leave it there until I can be arsed putting a new engine in it, then sell it in the spring/summer.

This is my best Friend. Given to me when he was just 6weeks old, I carried him home and put him down at the corner of the house where he stayed for 2days shivering with fear. 16 years went by where he seldom left my side almost every day. Everyone that met him grew to like him as he was a real character. Sadly a few days ago he passed away. I miss him very much. I hope he rests easy and is gone to a nice place. If you are a dog lover then you will understand this post. Why did I post him on here.........I dont know, I guess sharing is careing. As this is a motorbike forum, ill try to give him some status. He had a one hearted, big chested, air and…

I passed my test today and rode my Virago 250 for the first time, wow!

came off the gsxr last night late at night going home from my gf's. back end went, then caught and flung me off. tried to save it but it just went round way too far. knee's a bit of a mess as is my hand and my right thigh the gsxr's not too pretty either! thats the first time i've ever came off on the hard stuff, not nice. and the noise the gixxer made going down the road was horrible. off my work now till i can get my knee to bend properly again. feel fooking stupid, i knew it was icy guess i'll have to street fighter my bike unless i can get panels for the fairing. vikki's pissed off with me, as is my dad understandably so looks like i fooked up a bit

Hey peeps, Was outside the block having a smoke earlier when i caught a glimpse of my poor DT, sat over in the car park covered in shite, long story short its now in my bedroom. ive taken the tank/seat off and started running the wires through to make a new wiring loom, other than that this is the condition it was in when i loaded it into the back of my Kia all the way from Colwyn Bay to Didcot . It's just like a little puppy that looks at you with a cute face after taking a dump in your bed, you just wanna give it a cuddle :3 behind it there's a rear window for a classic mini, two mini exhausts sat beside it, a weight bar i never use, a guitar that…

Hello wise bikers, I own a yamaha xj 600, it's my first big bike. It was running beautifully until a hole one day opened up spewing out fuel from tank. So after draining fuel tank and discovered lot's of rust in it. so replaced tank with 2nd hand rust free one. Whilst sourcing a new tank I'd lost my job so the bike stood standing (outside) for close to half a year. But i wrapped bike in protective shrink wrap to ensure no water getting in to the engine block. Anyway when I got tank etc. I put in new spark plugs ( and battery) and I got my bike mate to clean out my carbs and tap. But despite our best efforts doesn't want to run.... the odd thi…

hi guys i have a problem with my bike after is rained it wouldnt start its turns over there is spark i thought maybe i flooded it so i draned out the carbs still no luck so i left it at work came back the next day and it started but then that night the same problem so i tryed to push start it no luck got it back home in the back of the work van started to take it apart checked for any loose wires checked air filter checks plugs they are new i did get it to start by pussing it down a hill but it really struggled it sounded like it was flooding iv been told to clean the carbs but if they were dirty it wouldn start at all. any help would be great cheers

hi everyone, i know this could be a simple problem, but i took my bike out today for the first time in the rain, i only had the bike 3 days, it is a 1998 dt 125, for some reason it keeps just dying on me as i ride down the road, i went for a ten mile ride and it must have died about 5 times, anyone could help me would be greatly apreciated.

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Hi there, i am new to the forum, and i have a problem with my yamaha tzr50 2004. My bike has been running badly ever since i perchaced it and i have been trying to track down the problem for weeks in the end i took of the flywheel cover and i cheked the timing with a flash light and it was stuck at 24 degrees. I think this is too far advanced and that it is meant to change when the bike is revved up. Aslo the rev counter jumps around all the time so i think that it is the cdi that is broken. Also the stator is 12v and has 12 coils instead of the usual 6 on most of the am6 engines. could anyone suggest what to do? many thanks Declan

Can I replace with a 450 engine....any ideas

i was just wonderin if enyone nows if a old r1 exhaust bracket would fit on to my yzf-r125 ???