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Just decided to join as a lon time Yamaha rider it seemed the natural place to be: My Yamaha roll call since 1984: 1980 RD250LC. 84 to 85 1984 RD350LCII YPVS (31k). 85-87 1989 RD350F2. 89-91 1986 FZ750 Genesis. 91-00 1998 YZF600R Thundercat. 00 - still got it, fantastic bike 1999 XJR1300SP. 05-07 1986 FZ600. 06 - still got it, see post in classic section I have also had another YPVS and a RD250E

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A few years ago I had the notion to be a journalist working for a bike magazine and applied so for a job with one of the major titles. As my CV had nothing to do with bikes or biking I decided to submit an alternative CV detailing all the main bikes that I have owned and what impact they had on my life. Didn't get job obviously and the CV has been sitting on my PC ever since. I thought that you lot might find it of interest... Mar 00 to date Yamaha YZR600R Thundercat. Job Description: Sports tourer. This bike marked my return to the front of the pack, or at least towards the front. Blessed with a stupid name (could be worse could be a Vulcan), a stron…

just had a wee look at all the posts on this fantastimo forumo thingyo and realised that everyone whay suscribes to this eer has come on and said hello,, so,, hewwo avewaybody. ive got one of these,xs650, although its getting rebuilt and repainted, whats that colour like??? and one of these,z1100 , and one of these, gsxr750, now you may be thinking i look rather small in these photos but thats not actually me, thats ma boy, he had one like this, i look like this, yeah yeah, of course your thinkin 'whos the blonde on the back?' well you know how bikes just attract them like flies,lol,, No offence laydees,, so hello.

hi everyone ive just joined an this looks like a great forum

hey what the f+++s happening to my r6? when i pull in the clutch as im slowing and changing to the lower gears for junctions traffic lights etc the bike drops all its revs and stalls!? HELP! had a near miss yesterday was nearly rammed up the arse! plus its embarrasing! is it a coil problem? is it the battery? plus the fans keep kicking in. is that normal?

Paint Question Following a little slide, does anyone know where I can get paint spray to match the Yamaha Black of my 04 Dragstar? I popped into Halfords to get one of their spray cans and they dont stock motorbike colours... Repair is filled, smoothed and primed... just need some black to match!! Any help welcome! Rich

Taking shots of Eastern Cities from the same angle as wartime pics and blending the two. people are going about their present day business, when 60 years ago there were bodies lying there! http://fima-psuchopadt.livejournal.com/2564781.html

I've seen this rack on a CB1300 at a local dealers, I like this rack as the black pad rotates to sit down as in the picture, or turns to form a more upright backrest. The dealer has no idea where it came from (was on the bike when they got it), but I realy like it (as will the missus). The problem is that I'm not buying the CB as I've got a better deal on a XJR1300. Has anyone got any idea what make this is, where I can get one, something similar - it's the spinny back rest I really like, so the tail fin things from Givi aren't really it.

hi im looking 4 help . does anyone know where i can get some motorcross jerseys peronlaise with a name and a number here in the UK... ive googled and come up with a few USA companies but they dont have much in design features.... can you please help??

yep the neigbours luurve me still makes me giggle watching that back ..ahh the memories so come on stick any of your burnout piccys up too

no doubt this has been said before but ive noticed reading through a lot of the posts a few peeps cant figure out how to put a picture in a post on the forums,, do this, For pictures * Open a photobucket account * Upload your pics there * with each pic you will see four fields * Copy the IMG field * Paste into the forum its dead easy man, hope this is informative and helpful. ian.

This is my first winter using a bike, correct me if I'm talking 'Betty' here, do salted roads which have had no rainfall to wash them have a slight 'glaze' on them, I kno some of the other slip hazards, like- White lines, man-hole covers, 'segment transition strips (the tar line that joins, well,,,joins), banana skins, KY, and laminate flooring pieces-yep thats laminate flooring pieces. I've not had a slide but it doesnt too 'old age friendly.

Hi All. Thought I'd start a topic about somethin that popped up in another discussion. How do you think modern Moto GP / WSB riders would fare when introduced to the challenge of Road Racing? Think Stoner could tackle the TT without sh*tting himself??? Would he even get to the top of the mountain??? No-one can deny the skill and achievements of people like Rossi, but heroes of old like Agostini also had success on the roads. My dad still talks about guys of that era racing at the UGP. Obviously i'm well aware the teams would never allow their superstars to 'risk' riding at the road events, but thought we'd enjoy debating anyway. Good to see peopl…

Unreal... Had 3 hours out today... Had a sketchy moment on a new Dunlop Qualifier, nothing like a 30mph powerslide Roll on the summer!

What is this Yamaha? I used to have one for around 3 years, then sold it on Ebay, this is identical to the one i sold, might buy it. But im keen to know what model it is. have a look and see? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...bayphotohosting

Just bought a Maxim 700 for restoration and the paint on the tank and the shocks has faded a bit. Where's the best place to find aerosols for it or the paint code so I can get my local car repair shop to mix it up for me?

well not been on for a while but back on now,,, sold the fzr project and now got a fzr600r (fox eye) , its a much better bike than the older fzr ( well i think it is ) i will be treating it to a race rep spray job when i got the cash,,,,,,,,,

why did this not happen to that bleedin frog wasp on phone

Hello people, My names Paul from Market Rasen, Lincs. Just picked up a Yamaha TDR125 a 1990 import, and i'm gonna be totally 'onest I know less than nowt about bikes managed to get it up and running after being stood for a year and it passed it's MOT so happy days ahead, unfortunately can not find a service manual anywhere so stand by for lots of questions at a later date.