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Evening all, looking for a tail tidy and new screen (bigger) for the R6, anybody have any suggestions of where to look...

Does anybody know where to go for saddlebag liners and other parts and accessories for 1984 Venture Royale?

I saw a picture of a guy who had the same bike as me. 08 XVS1100 Custom. He had this cool bronze or brass looking skull on the breather, kinda plaque looking thing. On the other side, there was another skull. I wrote and asked where he got them, no answer. I've been on-line, no luck. Anyone with an idea?? Where is a good site/company for yammer accessories. BTW. I put the Baron Oil filter relocator kit on and the bike runs sooooo much cooler now. I live in West Texas and head does make an impact. MM

Anyone here on that big rideout yesterday (sunday 10th) from the Ace down too Brighton, loked like a good ride, saw hundreds of bikes on the M25 as i returned from dover with the truck, riding along very sensibly taking up most of the motorway between the M3 and M23 merv

Just ordered some ACF50 from eBay. Where exactly do I apply it, do I just spray it on every metal part?

Hi all, sprayed both the bikes last week, are you supposed to leave the stuff on all winter, if you wash the bike do you have to re-apply? (not something I wanna do again in a hurry) I anticiapte using both bikes all winter Any advice welcome Thanks

hey people im looking at changing my indicators to led then having a little tidy of the rear end so ive been on fleebay looking for universal tail tidys and i stumbled across the acrebis linky ---> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ACERBIS-LED-REAR-STOP-TAIL-LAMP-PLATE-HOLDER-ENDURO-/360392786065?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item53e9158091 can anyone confirm of there build quality and brightness of there rear light? also it doesnt look like there is any holes for fitting indicators so i guess ill have to make my own. has anyone got any other tail tidys they can point me towards?? my dtr has the rear light under the mudgaurd not the small one on the top like i …

Not taking any unnecessary risks, the Yamaha riders made a cautious start. Olivier Pain was the first rider of the team to ride his WR450F Rally into the bivouac (13th at 03’34), followed by Michael Metge (19th at 05’40) and Alessandro Botturi (25th at 06’35), who were forced to slow their pace due to visibility issues. Michael Metge Quad rider Ignacio Casale had a different strategy as he took on the first stage. After securing his first Dakar crown one year ago, the Chilean gave his all to show that he still has what it takes. He was the first quad to start the first stage and rode his Yamaha Raptor 700 to a solid one-minute lead. Last year's runner-up, Rafał Sonik, c…

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Hi All, I am wanting to fit a Acumen Gear Indicator to my 2005 R6, is it a hard job and where is the best place to put it,can any body help.If any one already has one fitted can you send my some pictures please.I'm going on a track day soon and could do with one on .....Cheers........Rick.............

Anyone got a diagram they could post up on here so i know what wire goes were? :shock: Ta Peeps

Well guys - firstly, I wanted to say sorry for not making it to Squires this year. Looking through the photos & videos it did look like a cracking time. Oh well, there's always next year. Basically, things have been a little manic at work with me, and this weekend rather snuck up. Any way, looking through my work calendar I'd realised I'd booked Monday and Tuesday off work, great! There were two things I'd told myself last year - firstly that I would do another Iron Butt ride (what's wrong with me?!) and secondly that I would go and explore Scotland. The decent weather is rapidly running out on us and I've not been out on the bike as much as I'd hoped, so a…

Hi, Does anybody know of a good place to get additional headlight(s) for my xj600s. The beam isn't great on dipped, so was thinking of maybe an additional light, perhaps just need an upgraded bulb. Just a quick look in Halfords for example and i find Ring do these for cars, but they tend to be called driving lights which am i wrong in thinking are main beam not dipped? Cheers

Had the fazer for a year now, my only grouch is that I am finding the clutch lever heavy going in town traffic, and suspect the same would be the case on a trackday. I gone through the lever/cable connections/adjustments etc, well lubricated, and cant get it any lighter. I consider that I have 3 options. 1) Convert to hydraulic (looks to be around £250 min spend) 2) Lighter clutch springs (may lead to clutch slippage/variation in pick up point) 3) Some thing like these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YAMAHA-FZ6-FAZER-2004-2010-LONG-BLACK-BRAKE-CLUTCH-LEVERS-SET-TRACK-RACE-R12B2-/231408112680?hash=item35e0ff9428:g:~RUAAOSwDk5T91-i Has anyone f…

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So after the incident where a driver reversed into me last year, I finally had my bike repaired. New fairing bracket and headlamp units etc. Now the guy at the workshop ended up tightening up every screw on the head unit when he assembled it for me. I only noticed something was wrong when I rode back home at night and I was lighting up every road sign on the A12 like a Boeing 747 coming in for a landing. I know where and how to adjust the headlight units, but I would like to know if anyone knows the specification of the actual beam projected? I know that if your headlamps are under 85cm you only need to drop the beam edge by 2-5cm at about 12 foot away. What…

Does anybody know if it can be done ? And how you do it also are there and benefits to it dies it decrease or increase handleing

whats the difference between advanced motorcycle and enhanced rider scheme? i want to do a bit of further training as my sv got a bti slippy in the rain, and i dont have near the confidence in it as i did my yammy Thanks, Matt

It is widely accepted that the UK Motorcycle Police are the best trained riders in the world (not least by the UK Police!), this has forged a link between what these guys do and the normal civilian riders in the form of the IAM and ROPSPA. So in the UK we have Civilian Advanced Riders who have trained and passed examinations that lead to the coverted 'Advanced Rider' status. Personally I feel that this is normal riding not advanced, and those that do not ride to this standard are 'learning' (you can still ride to the standard without taking the test). So, here in the UK there are bodies who will teach you and help you to improve your riding (or driving) to the benifit …

Recently having a baby and being a born again rider I thought I had better brush up on my road craft. Unlike the UK there is no advanced rider organisations like the IAM or BMF, or with the local police force like the BikeSafe workshops. So last Saturday I took the first stage of the Advanced course with Honda Australia Rider Training (HART) in St Ives, NSW. Assuming I'd be the only Yamaha rider, out of the six students on the course there was a wide range of bikes, MT09, MT09 Tracer, CBR600RR, BMW R1200 Adventure, Classic Harley and a Kymco 550 Maxi-Scooter. The HART training facility was purpose-built for police driver training in the early 1960s. Due to this …