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hello people, I am thinking about purchasing my first bike and have decided on a Yamaha R6. Can anyone give me any advice as to whether this is a good or bad decision? I am doing the direct access licence.

Hello everyone, I'm in Aussieland and I've just joined. I have also posted a query in the Workshop, but thought I'd better drop in here first and say "g'day"!!

Hi, my names nik and I've recently bought myself a Yamaha xj600s divvy for my first bike. I know its probably not as fancy as some of the other riders on here but I'm happy with it so far so good *touch wood*. I'm not really into driving at break neck speeds, I just like a leisurely ride out and chill out. I used to have a car but thanks to her majesty I totted up some points within the probationary period and she took my car license off me grr lol but I've learned my lesson the hard way so I'm being a good boy from now on. I passed my bike test in dec '07 with only 2 minors which I was well chuffed about. Peed me off with the "U" turn excercise because I knew I could do …

hello everyone , well after 12 yrs of dreamin i took the plunge and done my test in 2008 passed with flyin colours, a good friend of mine was sellin his 2003 Yam R6 for £2000 with 12000 miles on bargin ??? thing is i bought it in nov 2009 went out on it 3 times and now im gagging to get on it... im off to assen in april cant wait well enough of my blabbering on glad i purchased ,my dream bike any tips on riding would be much appreciated or videos good too regards Steve

Hi, I'm a new rider and currently taking my A2 licence lessons, I'm 57 years old and like cruisers and understand I will be able to ride the dragstar 650 or 400 which I like both. My worry is if I go for the 400 how will I be fixed for things like spare parts and extras for example a back rest as the rear mudguard is different with indicators on it. Would I be safer with the 650 as the 400's are all imports from Japan an may be harder to maintain, forgive me if these questions are a little naïve but this will be my first bike for 40 years and I really don't want to get my leg in cash wise on something unsuitable. Any advice will be gratefully re…

Hello hello Id like to introduce myself to you here in forum land. My name is Dave but call me Cardboard. I am 29 and live near ripon north yorkshire. I completed my cbt on the 4th of july with and plan to carry on my training for my test with them. If i can help i will and i always stop and ask if all is well. I drive an old ford pickup thats battered and well run in!! but hes been on forced leave cause i ride every day instead :D . I hope to join some of you for the 4th sept 2stroke meet and it will be a nice change to ride with others, subject of cause to if i can get a few annoying problems sorted that could make a longer run out a nightmare and all g…

Hello people, I'm a noob rider who has just bought a 1999(T reg)DT125R in black as a supermoto project for summer,i've had it around 2 months and had new disks,sprockets,chain and headrace bearings fitted to pass the MOT (not passed yet as i can't get it to the garage cos the bugger is giving me jip and won't start at the moment). I have bought a pair of Cagiva Mito Evolution II wheels to go on when conversion time comes and know exactly how I want the bike to look when finished (it already had a DEP rear pipe). I have only done about 8 miles on it (picking it up from my mechanics house after the work had been done) but even so I instantly fell in love with the bike and…

Hi everyone, Im a total newbie to riding and bikes but fell in love with my bike. I picked it up today and i think im having a few teething problems.... its the gears, the owners manual and members on the forum say it has 6 gears, i can only get 4 gears?! with this it limits the bikes speed to 60mph at 10000rpm, at first i put this down to the bike not being able to cope as i am around 16stone but after reading other post this shouldnt make as much of a difference as im getting?! can someone please point me in the right direction as to whats going on with my bike?! thanks, Dan

I just bought some 4" risers for my 1100 and the cables are too tight. I think I would have enough slack in the lines if I just rerouted them to the inside of the triple tree. Not quite sure the best way to do this. Do I undo each cable at the handle bar and move it around back? Do I remove the top of the triple tree? Will I have to bleed the brake line? I thought this was going to be a nice easy install, now I'm not so sure. Any help would be appreciated!

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So, the Divvy will need a new rear tyre soon. I do a lot of motorway riding usually with a lot of gear. Currently got Battlax on the rear and was wondering if there's a tyre out there which is less prone to getting squared off whilst still being a good all rounder? I've no problem with getting the bike over on the corners, just that there aren't that many corners on my regular rides. I didn't have the bike when the rear tyre was new so I may just go for the same and see how I get on but was wondering what you folks thought. Any input appreciated...

Hi guys n girls . New member from ayrshire scotland ere . Me name is drew ride a 95 xj 600 s diversion ATMCC club member aswell as many forums too . Drew

I have a 2007 Stratoliner and I need to replace the stock seat. I am looking at getting either a Corbin Dual Tour w/backrest or a Mustang Wide Touring Seat, also w/backrest. I seldom ride more than 150 miles at a time, usually on country roads. Corbin describes its seats as firmer than Mustang and Mustang agrees its seats are softer than Corbin, and owners agree. Corbin reps say the firmness is better for a long ride because softer materials compress, putting you closer to steel (or aluminum for the Strat). Any thoughts on what is better - firmer or softer? How do people feel about Corbin vs. Mustang? I am a 53 year old male, only about 5'6" and 160 lbs, pretty muscular …

yes all brand new action staring the grouch episode 1 Not again ffs & wtf is wrong with my mountain bike now, tune in to hear all about grouch's woe's and mishaps! this week grouch looses a brake block, how the f#%k did that happen, he took it to the bike shop, it cost £154 WTF!! and it's still not right I'm such a Knob

So, I installed Rizoma Zero-11's on my Triumph. Ever since I purchased the bike I have disliked the stock front signals. I know its' not a Yamaha, so many of you may not care, however, if you are looking to put new signals on your bike I would recommend the Rizoma's. They were a breeze to install, and look fantastic. They're also bright as hell, as you can see from this video: (Not my bike btw)

:shock: what a shity colour :shock:

Hello just signed up to this great site,i became a yammy owner in april with the 2009 r1 which is some awesome bike, will try and post some pic's when i know what im doing,any questions about it or if any body is thinking of getting one and won't any questions answering just let me know...kezzer...

avvin' a laugh!!

Hi to everyone newbie here i was just wondering has anyone took the new bike test yet, going to do mine at somepoint and just wanted some info. Cheers