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here we go, i have just stripped my bike and had it painted with metal flake! i went to the body shop to have a look and the lad that ownes it (a m8 of mine) said it was horrible, i had a look and he had painted a old panel i had first it was a messssss lucky enough he stopped on the old panel (sample panel) , the metal flake was really bright silver and over powerd the blue to much,, so now i am stuck with what to do? do i paint the lot blue again or get a realy small metal flake so its not to over powerd on the blue????? all i want is a small hint of silver in the bike when it hits the sun as i love the blue it is, has anyone had this dun if so what is it li…

Hi, I'm after a Yamaha TW125 in good working condition. I live on the Wirral. Email me if you have, or no of, one for sale on [email protected] Thanks Jack

Hi there, Richie here and just found the site. I recently bought a 1981 Yamaha XJ650 Maxim and have learned loads about them from sites like this. Looking forwardto learning more and sharing stories etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did any1 go to the Bikesafe event in Blackpool on Sunday?... I managed to get some nice saddle bags, there were some beautiful bikes there!... Some of which, look as though they must only come out of the "temperature controlled garage" for these shows... Absolutely mint!.. I might get slapped for saying this but there was this awesome honda shadow!.. absolutely gorgeous!.. I tried my luck on the guess the 6 digit code for the harley rocket.. (1 in a million chance).. but nope, I was destined not to win it.. :-(

hi guys ,im trying to do my 87fz600 up for as little as poss since losing my job to show people it can be done for less ,i no there is lots out there in same position as myself , has this been the case with any of u ,wats the cheapest mod uve bought and has it worked out as good as buying a more expensive one ,i no its true what they say u get wat u pay for,i just want to no if u have bought something cheap and made it look awsome thanks

i've had my xs650 chop a while now and its still not roadworthy, every single thing i've looked into on it, taken apart, tried to fix has been botched, never in my life have i come across a so badly put together bike, i suppose thats what i get for buying off fleabay without going and having a look first, let this be a lesson to us all, NEVER and i mean NEVER EVER buy a bike without going and having a look at it first. you would think after 43 years on this world i would have known better but i jumped in feet first cos it was cheap, what a fucking disaster, every nut and bolt ive come across so far has been half arsed, its cost me more than i paid for it in parts. its got…

Hi there. Have been watching forum the last week while on holiday and seems very friendly, so here goes. I haven't been a biker for long (for my age), only twenty years and mainly 250's but as my lad was getting older and heavier I needed a bigger bike so chose a divvy 600 which takes us everywhere (we follow are local non-league football club) The reason I was looking at the forum last week was the bike wouldn't start. After buying and fitting a new solenoid it still wouldn't start so I bought and fitted a new starter relay and it still wouldn't start, so I started doing a continuity test and although it wasn't obvious at first the cable that runs from the starter but…

what's the worst injury you've ever had? never really had a biggie(touch wood). getting staples all across the bottom of my chin was pretty sore, that happened whilst riding my bmx at 15 with a bottle of cider in me the blood stain could still be seen on the pavement months later. getting my nose broke was pretty sore :roll: never broke legs or arms though. broke a few bones in my hand mountainbiking. oh yeah and chipped a bit of bone off me thumb with a hammer when building a fence last year :roll: what about you lot? anything serious or just the normal stuff?

what a shame it wasted my time to become a member of this forum, its the first one i´ve fully joined and i WAS very excited about my new yamaha and becoming part of a club, thanks for nothing though, could not 1 single person take the time to help out another biker here and give me a few simple bits to look out for when buying my next bike??? i remember when bikers stuck together and helped each other, what a shame this does not seem to be the case in this "forum" / "kiddies chat room"

I've got a YBA 125 Enticer,, the engine rattles and i cant find out what it is, the cam chain is fine. Anyway i've been looking for another engine and have come across a site that says the YBR 125 engine is the same as the one used in my bike,, is this true??. If so, are the mounts in the same place?? and how much can i get one for. Mine is an 03 so would i have to go for one that is nearer my bikes age or will they all fit. Cheers Terry

Hi all, I've just bought a '93 FZR600 (my first Yamaha) so I thought it would be rude not to find a Yammy forum and join. I first rode a bike in the sunny summer of 1978 - it was a Maserati - but I'm by no means a seasoned veteran and I'm certainly no racer. I've done a couple of trackdays though and I don't mind the odd venture off road either (purposefully if possible). In short I like to bimble around the twisties and catch up on all the bullsh!t at the burger stops. I'm in the North West, close to some darn good biking roads, which is nice. Take it easy and ride safe.

hi i have a standard dtr 125 1998 model, i want to fit some road tyres to it, i would love to have supermoto wheels for it, but cant find any so i am looking for tyres that will look nice and kind of like u know, like supermoto wheels but bigger, i was wondering what was the widest and lowest profile o could fit onto my wheels if anyone knew?

Hi I've got a Yamaha YBR 125, havent used it much over the winter, but took it down to be serviced last week. Went to use it last weekend and after about 2h was coming home and the bike kept of stalling when it was in low gear. You can hear the revs drop and then go completely. Ive been reading I should adjust the idle swith but could someone tell me where to find this as I only found the battery the other week! Ta x

hi folks wondering if anybody has had the same problem as myself or can shed some light on the problem. the front tyre on my bike has worn away unevenly on the one side, the centre of the tyre is hardly worn, it actually looks the same as a car tyre when the tracking is off. the tyre only has around 1500 miles on it and the back has plenty of life in it. both tyres were replaced at the same time. they are continental contiforce. the bike was stored in the shed all winter and i deflated the tyre pressure to about 20psi and both wheels were of the ground. any ideas and is it worth sending the tyre back to continental to see what they say? thanks

hello lads.. im hoping someone will read this and help me out,, im after a set front and back, tyres for my r1 on a 98 , the rear is 190/50 or 55/17 and the front is 120/70/17. im after a set that has been round the track or part worn if possible, as we all no , there is a reseshion and im trying to save a few pennys!!! as ya do .. so if anyone has any tyres or noes were ill get a set from , can ya let me no as this will be much appreceated!!!!!! cheers for your time ... john

Anybody know where to the find Moto GP today? The Eurosport website is pretty unreliable and the teletext doesn't work with the digital service.

You will probably guess from my username that I am new to biking ,I have bought a 79 xs 250 off ebay ,its a bit of a dog at the moment but I am hoping to give her a good seeing to and ride her like seabiscuit . Anyhoo I have to fill out a V5 ,and need the frame number only thing is I cant seem to find it ,can anyone tell me where it is ,it looks as the the frame has had a lick of paint at some point but I would have thought I would have been able to find it . So after paying 132 quid for the bike (I am not cheap just things are a little tight for us all at the moment) I got it home and tried to fire it up ,needed some juice in the battery so hooked it up to the car…

Hey peeps ,has anyone got a team in the MCN FFR this year?. If so hows it goin for ya ,I am currently at position 17113 but I am an optomist I aint gonna win jack shit but its fun to take part. My team is called "twist n piss" it comprises of Stoner ,Edwards Byrne ,Haslam Brookes,Kirkham So far I am happy with my choices I thought shakey would have performed better but there is time yet ,like I said I aint gonna win the R6 but there is a tenner from each of the other three people in my league they are my mates for the winner so…

hey i was wondering if anyone knew where i could get a whole new graphic kit made for my 1998 DT 125 thanks xx

been off for a while folks, sold my house, no interwebby for ages, sold my gixer, (not a bad thing since i accumulated ten points on the fecker) moved to airdrie, the sun shines more here.. now i'm seriously working on the xs, getting the forks rechromed so it wont be roadworthy for a couple of weeks but i can wait, also need the forks rechromed on the z11 so it has to be the car, missed the scottish bike show cos of work, at least i've still got a job.. my cat had to go cos i'm renting and not allowed pets, got custody of my wee boy so he's doing my nut in, but nevermind, it's summertime and the weathers getting better,, and i'm getting divorced so its not all bad he he