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Hi all, im about to go for my bike test, im 35 years old, male and confused. Ive been looking at some bikes and ive chosen a final list of 3 up to yet. The R6, the CBR600rr or the GSXR750. Which do you guys reckon for me. Unbiased if you can lol

if u buy a motorbike and fully de-restrict it or buy one thats already de-restricted, what are the implications... can i get a mot??? will it pass....??? the log book will say its a 125 but the output will be much faster.... is there any fines e.t.c?? if i derestrict the bike?? could i do my a2 exam with the bike??? please lemme know asap....

hi everyone.. ive been off the bike for 5 days because last sunday the headlight decided it didnt want to work, so i had to leave it at my dads house in Hungerford and he is currently replacing the corroded wiring. and ever since ive been miserable, irritable, lazy and just dont feel right. i want to get out there on a B-road and feel the wind blowing past my visor at 40mph, that bike is my escape, and being without it for 5 days just doesnt feel right... you ever get that when youa re off the road for so long?

Yep, it's snowing. 3-4" deep, more in other places, cars are backed up, there's grit everywhere, people are absent from work, all the local schools are shut....... ......And I'm sat here at work, having ridden all the way here in 2nd gear. The snow wasn't a problem once I got onto major roads. However, I still haven't gotten around to buying any Pro FST yet, so my carbs are icing and I stall at every fecking red light!!! Who else has been brave/stupid this morning, then?

Hi everyone, sorry for the short notice but the Yamaha Owners Club wesSite will be down from 1300 GMT Tuesday 3/Feb so that we can move our hosting. This should take under 48 hours. Our new hosting will be on a distrubuted server platform which will mean that the site will be much more reliable and since several servers will be answering your queries rather than one, much much quicker :-) The inconvenience will be worth it!

Ok, so i lied ... but, I am a virgin as far as being a member of this site is concerned. I wanted to say hello to everyone, and did do, but it seems that noone replied. I felt somewhat overlooked ... awww! has anyone else out there got the same bike as I do? ta ... x-j

I have Yamaha YB100 two stroke model 2004. although the bike is in god condition. but one day when I was offroad at the speed of 100 suddenly my bike engine siezed in the middle of the road. when the engine got cooled it started again. I took my bike to technitian who said that your oil pump stoped working and due to over heat in cylinder head your engine seized. I changed the cylinder head.Now after changing it still my bike gets hot at the speed of 60. I have noticed that cylinder head is now again giving voice like some thing got loosed in cylinder chamber. I again took it to the technician who said that add a bit oil in the gas tank (Petrol tank). but problem is still…

hey all, planning to ride up to good old nuneaton, need to be there on 3rd july.. Im familiar with the roads and stuff up there, and got a few friends in cov, so no probs with that, BUT for the past however long ive been going up there and coming back, its been in my cars (over the years).. For the first time, i plan to go by bike, got a ybr125 (yup, im a 'CBTer'), and so the route is not so bad, the A5 goes straight up there.. What worries me is... -What things to take with me?? -How long should it take me?? *clicky* my proposed route *clicky* -What to watch out for on a bike riding for so long? - but the rider (me) - what to watch ou…

Hi all am Graham live in South Wales have had bikes most of my life . I have just got my self a 1998 650 dragstar classic she has done just 2,200 miles from new i get here delivered on 21-09-09 .

So ive been searching for a van that i can kit out for living in for a while to get my costs down and i think i have found the right one. Its all ready kitted, beds,storage, fitted wood burner and most important a full mot. and have space to park me bike. Its a good price that i am happy to pay but the catch is its many miles away hence this post. Is this too far of a trip on my bike http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A19&daddr=54.39965,-1.45215+to:54.87289,-1.94269+to:A6088+to:55.79657,-2.96567+to:A720+to:55.94016,-3.31898+to:A90+to:A90+to:56.069668,-3.3736149+to:A92+to:A92+to:Marketgait%2FA991+to:A90+to:A90+to:A96+to:A96+to:Knock,+Hunt…

thought you miserable lot should at least recognise its crimbo what with the snow and all.. if you find any more post it up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ03tgxqNDc&NR=1

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I am stunned, proper gob smacked. I seriously reccomend you check your tanks, i am serious anybody that has an older bike. I have just been all over the TDR tank and you will not believe this its like a sieve. 8 holes at or near 2mm across a couple of 1mm jobies and a fking great one that is about a mm wide and 10mm long. I found all these by going over the bottom of the tank carefully and picking at any blemishes. I'm not talking massive blisters etc just tiny imperfections i mean tiny, the bottom of the tank is as clean as the top . I've spent the best part of 2 hours doing it. TDR tanks are rare, crikey the bikes are rare enough. If i hadn't checked thi…

Well peeps, its that time of year again, the trusty old xj is going through its mot as I am writing this, the exhaust putty put on last night has done its job, the dodgey indicator has been cleaned out and repaired and the leaky fork seal has been wiped down, so here I am sat in the carpark with a cigarette and a cup of off-smelling nescafe waiting for the result, contemplating life and the mysteries of the universe, are we really alone? Are cats actually robots? What did batman and robin get up to in the batcave when they weren't fighting crime?... I need to stop thinking...

goin to view a 2000 yamaha fazer 600 tomorow is there anyting i should look out for when buying a 2nd hand fazer any advice would b great thanks

I have finally got round to buying some new boots six months after getting my bike I kept changing my mind about what sort and style I wanted. I knew I needed some badly for safety reasons but kept putting off, also I was sick of my feet getting soaked. Anyway I settled on these, I'm sure they will last me a good few year. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTOCROSS-Racing-BOOTS-by-WULFSPORT-in-BLACK-Race-Enduro-Motox?item=360397066462&cmd=ViewItem&_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D1%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2344971192805742524

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of getting some bar muffs for my ybr 125 custom, something like the oxford bone dry bar muffs, to keep the old fingers worm, are they any good? Any advise would be very welcome Steve

Hi i am new to this forum so sorry if my post is in the wrong place, I have a 1995 yamaha sr 125 which recently has had engine failure, now can someone please tell me if a 2002 yamaha sr 125 engine will work in my 1995 bike as no dealers or even yamaha its self can tell me the answer. Thanks Alex

Heya peeps, Ive finally got my arse into some sort of gear and started work on the DT50 restoration, the tank that came with the bike was in good condition but had some dents and chips in it, aswell as rust on the inside although it doesnt seem to be too bad, i was planning to chemically treat the inside but its expensive, non-original and i dont think the tank is that bad that it requires it to hold liquid. I read an article sometime ago where a guy used vinegar to clean the inside of his fireblade tank, and also how i used to clean model aircraft engines back in my yoof, so for £4 i bought 8 bottles of distilled vinegar from tescos (each just under 600ml) and put t…

I would just like to wish all the members a happy new year. Also I want to thank everybody who helped me by answering my non stop barrage of questions, which must of got annoying after a while. I have learned a hell of a lot about maintaining my bike and my confidence has grown about tackling bike related problems, all because of you guys. Thanks hope you all have a great 2013.