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Ponder on these imponderables for a minute:- 1. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented? 2. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes? 3. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery? 4. If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? 5. If love is blind, why issexy lingerie so popular? 6. Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker? 7. When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say? 8. Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist but a person who drives a racing car not called a racist? 9. Why are a wise man and a…

Hello everyone!! I am new here and cant wiat to hear what everyone has as far as advice. I purchased a 73 yamaha RD250 about an hour ago lol. I need some part and most importantly a carb. I am trying to restore this rust bucket to its original glory. Does anyone have any advice on where to get one or just parts in general. Thanks in advance!

Mods if you feel the need to remove this, please accept my applogies.. I have just been on the Bike Chat Forum and it appears to have been got at by some twat with a virus is there anyone else on this forum who also visits that site?? and are they having the same problems???? regards PEP

Happy Birthday dear Pilningas, many happy returns auld yin,

True Reports from British life.......!!! > > BRITISH NEWSPAPERS > > Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, > a spokesman for North West Gas said, > 'We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr. Purdey > has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed > his house.' > (The Daily Telegraph) > > Police reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole salami in > her underwear. > When asked why, she said it was because she was missing her Italian > boyfriend. > (The Manchester Evening News) > > Irish police are being ha…

Hello all, First of all I wanted to say hi and introduce myself. Mario is the name and I am a proud owner of an 2008 MT-03. This is my first "large" bike and my bike before that was an Yamaha XT125 which got stolen unfortunately. I love riding but with lovely weather lately I was unable to take the bike for a spin for long time. Of course my battery died and after hours of frustration as the battery is under the petrol tank I got the bike working last night. I had a big smile on my face riding it for 30 minutes although some issues did appear: 1. Burning smell (I presume is safe but you never know) 2. My Oxford heated grips switched on and then died and t…

Hi just a quick question.............have a racefit growler exhaust on my R6, i want to get rid of the standard headers/cat for some after market ones, would i have to have her dyno'd or would she run ok with out????? Thanks

hello there i have just purchased a 1982 yamaha xt 125 and was just wondering what to look out for and the pros and cons. also i should imagine its pretty rare as yamaha did nt build many four strokes.

A young priest gets up in the morning and goes to breakfast. On his way there two nuns look at him and he says, "Good morning sisters" and they reply in a sing song manner, "You got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." This stuns the priest who thought he had been very polite but he just goes on. He encounters a Brother a little while later along the way and he says, "Good morning Brother." The Brother replies in a sing song voice, "You got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." The priest looks confused at all this but goes on. He gets a little farther and he comes across a fellow priest and he says, "Good morning Father." The priest repli…

Hi all, having a few troubles tracking down a good replacement headlight for my DT, the old one has corroded and the lampholders have been brought back from the dead one too many times. I couldn't give a monkeys for originality either. So long as it fits and its 6v. Trouble is the replacements on evil bay dont have a sidelight, small issue i know but still important. Or is it? Do we have to have one on a bike of this age (1981). Also i need the lamp holders too, not always supplied, after reading the small print on a few of the 'bargains', mutter, e-bay, mutter, mutter. Anybody shed some light on it (couldn't resist). Or reccomendations of places to contact.

Can anybody tell me where I can get replacement mufflers for a Yamaha TX750, genuine(doubtful)or replicas?? Kentg

hi just bought a padlock alarm from Aldi for £7-99, i have put mine under the seat of the R1, when the bike is moved it gives out 110 decibels, really neat bit of kit you could also bolt it to your wheel. but i like the stealth aspect.and it beats those alarms you see advertised for £40 , so go out and buy one,

A Yorkshireman' s wife dies and the widower decides that her headstone should have the words "she were thine" engraved on it. He calls the stone mason, who assures him that the headstone will be ready a few days after the funeral. True to his word the stone mason calls the widower to say that the headstone is ready and would he like to come and have a look. When the widower gets there he takes one look at the stone to see that it's been engraved "she were thin". He explodes - "Bloody 'ell man, you've left the 'bloody "e" out, you've left the 'bloody "e" out!" The stone mason apologises and assures the poor widower that it will be rectified the following mo…

Hi all did any of you see the motor cyle news garbage about the 9 bike shoot out (fraid the R1 came last)but what a load of irrelevent bollocks, the BMW churns out 20 plus horse power than most of the othe bikes on test, but what have they won, answers on a postage stamp please.R1 owner

Hello just joined 10 mins ago.I am Jeremy and just bought a xs400 1981. turning her into a hard tail . Wanted to say hi.

read the spec on this little chuffa-sorted http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230451057921#description

how many zeros are there in a billion ? A Billion Pounds means nothing unless you can relate it to something we can understand better. I hope this helps you to understand what a mess our government has got us into. Thank you Mr Darling!! How many zeros in a billion? This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the Word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about Whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, But one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective i…

Hello all, just started this again so I'm new to it.... wondered if anyone could help me? I've got a XVS 650 Dragstar, she's a 2001 model and the heat guards are falling off the the exhaust, I've riveted them back on but one of them came off last week while I was on the motorway, lost it completely... does any one know where I can get a new one without having to buy the whole exhaust????

Well at least the local youth initiative 'sculpture classes' weren't a waste of tax payers money