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Have only just noticed a wee Ad' screen at the bottom of the YOC>General area>, its for a dating agency called www.plentyoffish.com, lmao, it does'nt somehow conjure up nice images?, I've nothing against corporate advertising but I'm afraid the name 'plentyoffish' seems a little like 'too much information' this kind of thing just leaves a bad taste in your mouth !

Woke up this morning, had to move my brothers car from the driveway, then my younger Bro's car, (as they're both staying over for a while) then open the garage, get the bike out - (Just as well as I had turned it around yesterday) wheeled it down the driveway and fired it up, no probs, starts like a dream helmet on, ready to go on goes my left glove, on goes the right glove - nearly - nearly, owch... my finger,, (the lining in the glove was partially inside out) fumbling like no tomorrow - bikes starts to rev a bit high - so in goes the chalk, visor steams up, "come on you b"££$$£%" by this time - me = fuming... I took my glove…

Hi all im moving to cyprus next month, does anyone know of any good places to buy a new bike there?

Hey im new to this, just got a 1973 dt 125 2 stroke and it wont start. I got fuel and spark and cleaned the carb. What are the carb settings for that ?

Hi all. First post. Thanks in advance for any advice given. 2 weeks ago I purchased a lovely 2005 yamaha xvs650 from a dealer. It has 3,500 mileson it and apparentley 1 owner from new. I just got the dvla registration document through the post today and it says the bike has had 4 previous owners. Could this be a dvla mistake? Or did the dealer mis-sell the bike? Eitherway that affects the value or my bike? 4 owners is a lot more than 1, and kinda worrying since it has such low milage aswell. Only ridden it up n down road few rimes, seems all fine, got it booked in for m.o.t etc tomorow. Not sure what to do really. Or what I'm asking for. Guess I'm just worrie…

Just got back from a lovely week in the Greek islands. While I was there they gave me one of these to gallop around the island on As you can see I'm wearing all the regulation Greek safety gear so in the event of an accident I'd be completely protected

I've just bought 3 XS500's for about 500$, I don't know if it's too much money, but for now I think the winter will be over soon, when I start to get them build together again, they are all laying in boxes only one is part fittet together again, but I have to dismantle it, so the bike gets a new start. My son did se the pictures of the bikes and his comment was: That's no bike it has no seat and is ugly. This is the one I showed him. I didn't dare to show him this one.

hi all, have just overhauled the front calipers on my fzr600r and have spent the last 3 hours trying to bleed them but no success , has anyone any ideas as to why they wont bleed. thanks

A bloke takes his kids to the zoo when they get inside theres just one cage? with one small dog sitting inside it? He storms back to the office to complain, "you call this a zoo?" "its just one dog- sitting in a fukin cage !!" the ticket seller calmly replies "thats right sir,- Its a Shitzu"

Hi guys. Just need a bit of advice..... got an FZ400 with a knackered exhaust. Obviously a replacement isn't easy to get hold of..... would I be able to fit a can from an FZ600? What problems would I come up against trying to fit one from say, a CBR400? (Apart from the obvious thing of the brackets being in a different place...) While I know quite a bit about cars, and have done a lot of the mechanical side of the bike, I really don't know about this type of thing and boy do I feel stupid lol. Cheers for any advice :-D

Does anybody know of any problems i need to look out for on my r6, I seem to have a slight rattle from the engine and i was told it might be the cam chain tensioner not auto adjusting properly can anyone help!! cheers

Heya people im new to the site and just wanted a little info bout my ybr 125, well... ive had this bike about 4 months now second hand of my big brother has done 1644miles , im a 20 year old lad, does this bike go faster then 60mph im a heavy lad i way 16 n a half stone, a few of my friends say that every 125cc bike should do 70mph ?? i dont know wheather its because im too heavy or if its been run in proply yet or if its even ment to be driven any faster or is there any restrictors in the manafold exhaust etc... just like a bit of info really any help much aprieciated thanks..

Hello Its good to find this forum, I just bought an 1976 XS 500 for my wife which has been sitting for a number of years but seems to be complete and kicks through nice. Ive changed the oil and fixed the carb issues now Im just down to getting the points straightened out an collecting a few missing parts (least thats what Im hoping for) Ive been riding for a number of years Mostly Harley's and Triumphs and I look forward to expanding my knowledge of yet another new breed of bike.

SORRY I MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY yesterday,i hope you got a big smackeroo off christine , ye old git.

hi, just snapped the bleed nipple off on fz600 rear caliper 1987, tried to drill out and use easy out but that has snapped of inside , can not drill out easy out as it is hardened steel and to top it all i got stung on the neck happens in threes, tried to find caliper with part finder not one call, does any one think it can be repaired or are there any other rear caliper common to this bike , does any one know if the rear under gaurd number plate section is common to any other model as i can find a good one thanks dave

Hi there all, Would like to hear some opinions from some people who have been around bikes for a while... this is my first post here so let me introduce my self, my name Aaron from malta soon to be 22. I recently fell in love with a cool looking Yamaha virago vx125s to be exact, a friend of mine has one and is thinking of selling it for approx 1800 euros, this is a 1999 model with roughly 350000km on it. I'm considering to buying this bike but need to know if it's worth buying it, maintenance wise. Do you think the virago is a reliable bike? Is it ideal for a first time buyer like myself? Are parts easy to find? It would help if i got some personal opinions…

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Hope talkin about another bike wont get me in trouble heya peeps me and my friend was out in the country side after finally fixing his vivacity 50(needed a flasher and battery relay and immobilizer was naffed) well we was out say to minuites before his engines sounded like it was crunching well.... we both wheeled our bikes home his moped and my yamaha ybr (6 miles) and found the electric start popped of and was gettin in the way of the variator put it back on and titend everything up. When we did it we decided to take the variator of to see if there was any washer restrictors ? it looks like theres two ? one attualy in the variator itself and 1 behind it a li…

hey guys, Does anybody have any personal experience with Marushin helmets? I know the Tiger and Samurai models have 5* SHARP ratings but haven't found any reviews online, so was wondering if they're any good. cheers!