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have you seen the big guy at the barn selling his tyre gunk stuff,£25-£45 quid a pop. suppose you get a nail in your tyre ,the gunk fills the peirce and saves you pushing your hack ,good.BUT what if a screw goes in i would imagine it will pull out the rubber in the thread of the screw ,now will his spunky stuff fill that gap i dont think it would ,and out of nine punctures ive had ,seven were screws , one was a blow out ,and one, yes it was a nail.so is it worth it

My son bent his forks on his little FS1se 50cc chop, well an off duty traffic cop ran into him - coppers fault as always of course, and well Im stumped. I cant suss out how to unassemble them. Taken top cap off and there appears to nothing else to loosen remove just one big pull to seperate fork leg and stantion. Anyone know if the fork legs are the same as another model, the stantions are ok forks bent and to be honest a little rough so replacement ones would be benefitial although current ones could be straightned and still pass MOT. Cheers FrankG Oh what fun we adults have playing with our childrens toys !!!!

Could anyone advise me on the part number of the XV125 carb and whether its basically the same as the XV250 and XVs125???? My assumption being the only difference would probably be the jets?

Hi forum, Haven't had my R6 long but love it to bits!!! I want to remove the pillon foot rests, if i remove the hangers is there a cover to cover the hole up in the rear body work its on a 06 model........... can't seem to find anything CAN ANYONE HELP?

hello, i have just made an ebay purchase of a tdm850 3vd on a 96 plate, however i know that this is too late so it must have sat around for some years before being registered, i think it may be a 92... any ideas? the main reason i want to know is because i NEED a replacement exhaust as soon as possible (the stock doesnt do the engine any justice) so have to check out the compatibility with other years. there is a potential art race exhaust on ebay for the 2000 model but will it fit??? so if anyone can help or knows of an exhaust please let me know. many thanks- mat

I've just got my hands on a Yamaha YZF-R125 http://hellforleathermagazine.com/yzf-R125.jpg ^ that exact model and colour-scheme I've been looking into an aftermarket exhaust, thinking maybe the Remus? What would people recommend, baring in mind i am riding on a provisional license and CBT so i cannot exceed the 125cc (or the bhp limit moreso).

Hi all, I'm a newbie to the forum and I have a couple of questions relating to my XVS1100a I've had for six months. The bike is a 2004 Custom and I love it, but I don't love the soft suspension. I'm thinking of putting some progressive fork springs in, but would like to hear from anyone who has done it and what was the outcome. Next question relates to adjusting the preload on the rear shock, how is this done easily? Thanks

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I think we need to help Goff with her wedding Tunes for the big day! lets hear your top 5 and bottom 5 top 1) All of my my Love - Led Zeppelin 2) You Shook Me all Night Long – AC/DC 3) Beautiful day - U2 4) Forever - KISS 5) Close Your Eyes Forever - Ozzy Osbourne & Lita Ford bottom 1) paranoid - black sabbath 2) white wedding - billy Idol 3) another one bites the dust - queen 4) heaven knows I'm miserable now - smiths 5) She F*%$ing Hates Me - Puddle of Mudd

Please post this in the for sale secion NOT the general section Thanks Goff

I found this on another forum and thought it's some interesting info. http://www.quality-cycle.com/truth_about_m...ycle_chains.htm

Is it normal on a fazer 600 for the gear selector shaft to wobble move around from side to side once you have taken the sprocket cover off, it moves about 1mm in any direction hubby knows suzuki's inside out but isnt sure if this is the norm on a yammi thanks guys and gals

can any of you guys help ive had to replace my footrest (riders) brake and i dont know how to remove the spring to get the new peg on it looks like theres a pin through it which looks like its rivited on one side does this pin pull out im afraid to do more damage and i need my bike for tomorrow Please can anyone help!!!!!!!!!! many thanks Kenny

HI I am looking for advice on where to buy a petrol cap for my xvs 125 dragstar as the Yamaha dealers are very expensive.

Hi All Im new to the forum, was looking for top box carrier, Yamaha ideally. Anyone got one for sale or a rack and topbox complete. Please get in touch Cheers

unfortunatly my rd350lc takes a propper hammering at weekends when im out with the big boys ,ie,1200 badits 900 ducatis and big kwaks,and yes i keep up with them all,. {exept on motorways} anyway i use silkolyn comp2 pre mix coz i dont trust pumps,but the other day i used my reserve bottle of oil then ran out of fuel as you do,got to the station who didnt stock my silk,waddya mean ya dont do silk i sez,oh my god ,phil yull have to go and find some i aint puttin that cheep shite in my tank. BUT,would it do any harm using it just the once,what do you lot think?

I am new to this forum. I have been really interested in buying a used Yamaha R6, any year. I know that people wreck on these things all the time. What are the most important things I should look out for when looking at used R6's? Any advice would be super appreciated. As an example, I saw this bike, but I don't know about it... http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&a...d=4&cat=144 Thanks!

Hi there, my names brian and i just bought my first bike, a Yamaha ybr125. a shiny brand new 09 model, direct from dealer. anyway, i thought i'd say hi to all, and say a little about me. 32 yrs old, and lived around bikes my whole life, with relatives and friends owning them. having had the bug for years, i finally got one after many a week research, and got in my view the best 125 around. such a sweet bike, i love it already i would include a pic of my bike, the day i bought it, but computers are my brothers thing, and il have to get him to show me how lol. glad to be here guys and ladies. and hope to be here for a long while

Hi there all! New to this forum, just passed my cbt last week, always loved bikes but conceded to the practicality of a car at 17. Im now 21 and trying to get insurance on a 2007 ybr, only second driver as my dads also using it as a runaround but no one wants to let me get on the roads for under £370 TPFT!!!!! For a bike that barely reaches 60 am i in a dream world or is that price realistic? Any advice from you more experienced bikers on good companies that you can negotiate down or are cheep for my age/experience group would be highly appreciated! Thanks guys CJ

I am not sure if this subject has been covered on here before but I think it is worth a bit of discussion (or to be ignored if that’s what people want) so I will vent anyway. Seeing how the Government is always banging on about climate change and we need to exude fewer emissions I would have thought that they would want to encourage more people into biking. Any motorbike will have less impact on the environment than any car (excluding electric vehicles) so why put barriers in the way? Let’s look at the CBT. This was basically introduced as a cycling proficiency test to make sure that youngsters don’t buy a bike and get splashed as soon as they go out on the road…