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Hi Does anyone know whats happened to the TRX850 forum that was on Motomaniac?

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Hello All, It has been a while since i have been on this site and wondered if you could help. As above i am looking for my old XVS 1300 (FM56URA) It was all in black had a black tribal air filter, matt black single exhaust, black brake pedal, black engine covers and a polished cobra rev counter. The bike is also an american import has non standard bars, levers, grips and tear drop mirrors. I am hoping that someone might know it i have a pic below of before i had the bike changed.

hey everyone, Got a bike today and was told it is a 1983 dt125. it doesn't really look like and 83 the headlight is round but the speedometer is not. It says Dt on the tank. The serial number on both the frame and the engine is 1JY-006116. Can anybody steer me in the right direction. I need parts and want to order the right one. any help would be much appreciated. cheers Jason

I am trying to trace the first bike i owned,it was a black yammy rd50mx,i had it from new in 1982.The reg is VRA 803Y according to the dvla website it still exists so i wondered if anybody on here owns it or knows anything about it Cheers guys

Just been to my friends house and he was giving me a load of bike mags. Luckily (or unluckily for me)he found a load of old TT stuff from 1957 to 1960 in the pile. He's got a load of timekeeping information from a guy called Davis who passed away some time ago and he was the timekeeper for the BBC. Amazing stuff, all hand calculations with famous names like Surtees, Redman, Hailwood etc. It looks like he got involved in 57 with him being chief timekeeper in 1960. whats more the chap got invited to the Metropole Hotel for the TT soirees and another soiree for past TT winners. To top it all off on the back of the Metropole invite are a few signatures; …

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finally arrived this morning! I'm off to dust off my PS2

Hi can anyone please help with some dating evidence for my imported 1977 tt500. Imported from USA and trying to road register here? Thought we had enough supporting paperwork mot etc but dvla have rejected application but will accept dating evidence from an owners club if anyone can help please? thanks

I,m trying to find some information on early 80's TT600's modified for the International Six Days Enduro(ISDE).I think they were prepared by Matsui but I'm not sure. Are there any experts out there, or does anyone know of scources of information that might help. Cheers Lloyd

Hey there! My name is Jay and I have a 2004 tt600re. I live in Uganda but travel to the usa for the summer months. The US never imported the tt600re so finding parts seems to be next to impossible. Do you know of a shop in the states that carries parts for this model or of a similar model that uses the same parts?

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Hi, first of all, I'm not trying to sell here. I own a TTR-125LW and I'm thinking of selling, although I have no idea how much it is worth. It is an 06 model, so that makes it 4 years old, it is kick start, been ridden approximately 10 times in this time. it has a couple of scratches on it but nothing big , has been well looked after (cleaned after every use and serviced several times) It was also purchased brand new. If anyone has a clue of an approximate price that i could sell this bike for in Australia (Perth to be exact) Thank you in advance Oh and hope this is in right section didn't know where else to ask, sorry!

Hi having trouble with mis fires over running, and backfires. I have checked coil, removed small filter in carb ,cleaned all jets , checked inlet manifold rubbers, clean petrol, all slides are moving good (checked with mini camera through the air box, clean new filter, new iridium plug and cap. Checked lead from cap to coil taped up with self amalgamating tape. Still the same. Standard bike, including the exhaust. Any ideas, the only thing i can think of is the CDI unit, or TCI unit on this model. Transistor Controlled Ignition. I tried a working cdi unit today still the same. Going to try another set of carbs and new carb rubbers. Any ideas, driving me mad and the…

hey whats up? i got a ttr125le and i need to take the top end off. do i have too break the timing chain to get it off?

So. I was changing my chain the other day, routine job, as you do. I put the nut back on the ale, and started to tighten it up, as again, you do. Then I started noticing how long I'd been sat here for, tightening away. As it turns out, the previous owner hadn't used a high-tensile nut on the axle, meaning I've completely threaded the nut. It's now SMOOTH inside. So, my steadily-more-urgent problem now, is WHERE DO I FIND ONE QUICK?! It's an M18 x 1.5 nut.

I've been thinking about nearning to change my own tyres (why not, right?). But I have one huge issue, I lack an air compressor (or at least one with enough balls to seat the bead), meaning that I can get a tyre onto a rim but I can't seat the bead on the rim. But, I can do a tube tyre because the tube does the job for me once I inflate it. Now I need to know if I can put a tube tyre on a tubless rim, I can't really see any reason why I wouldn't be able to do it, but I could be missing something. (Also I SOMEHOW managed to put my shreaded engine back together again and it runs! Unfortunately my bank account hates me and the parts department of my local Yam dealer …

Hi All, I'm posting this following a discussion on the Yahoo! Radian group (so some people will already have seen this). I've just had tubes put in my tyres. They were constantly losing pressure - got even worse in the cold weather, to the point they lost about 1/3 pressure inside a couple of days. There were no obvious defects or leaks from the valves or rims (and it was both tyres) - tried the soapy water trick and new valves and no joy. As a result, I've had tubes put in the tyres - and some folks are saying it's a bad idea because of the fact that the tubes will heat up quicker than the tyres. Anyone got any wisdom/experience to share on this? TIA

I left @ 4:30am yesterday morning for Central Oregon.....had to be in Bend by 8am for my 2nd Interview with a particular Structural Engineering firm I've been hoping to land work with. since my XT only has a 3gal. tank....I've typically fueled up @ a petrol station that's about the halfway point near a Ski Resort that I've been frequenting since I was 5. The one thing I totally spaced off was that this petrol station was closed when I arrived so I had to wait around for over an hour for them to open so I could complete my journey over the pass on Mt. Hood without running outta fuel!......Hence I was late for my Interview! So once I topped off the tank.....I rode lik…

when i got my bike after doing some minor repairs like new clutch cable and speedo cable. after a thourough clean inside and out (even went the full way and cleaned the carb!!!) i rode it and discovered some flat spots on the uptake, so i had it whisked off to the tuneing shop after many attempts to fix it. one week later it arrives back, new jets and a service as well as a few other jobs to clear up. i get on it starts first time and vrrrrrmmmmmmm off like a rocket most fun yet. obviously extra catuion must b taken for riding but if you want more fun it is recommended.