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Evening all With the price of unleaded averaging £1.02 a litre where I live, I was wondering if anyone had any plans to try and get some fuel protests going? Someone on the MCN website suggests boycotting Esso and BP but if they're the cheapest nearest you, it doesn't seem practical to ride / drive further away to pay more. With the extra duty on fuel imposed by the government in October, together with the plans for pay as you ride on the roads and our road fund licences, we're being taken advantage of (in my opinion!). I couldn't make the protest in London in October to lobby against road prices as we were out of the country but if anyone knows of any plans for…

HAS ANYONE RE REGISTERD A BIKE, AS IVE GOT HOLD OF A XS 400 ITS OLD AND IS ALL IVE GOT IS THE FRAME AND ENGINE NUMBERS, CAN I FIND THE AGE AND GET AN AGE RELATED PLATE, HELP

Hi Anyome out there that can help me. I need help with connecting up the twin spotlights that goe either side of the main headlamp of my dragstar 650 xvs 98 model,where and what to do I connect to please.

Hi guys. After initially posting a question about which bike to get I finally got mine last week wednesday. I only managed to take her out for a ride to work yesterday and what a ride it was fantastic. (it is a 2004 yamaha r6 with 7500 on the clock). As I was riding on the dual carriage way and giving it a decent amount of revs gearchanging was no problem at all but when going down a 30mph stretch after pulling away I changed through the gears but going from 3rd to 4th I pulled the clutch in as per usual and lifted the gear lever with my foot and it clicked as if to engage but when I let the clutch out it just reved as though I had put it into neutral. I pulled in t…

I'm stoked!!! Just bought a new YZF. Lookin to ride and get comftorable with the ride. Going to NASCAR in Phoenix this weekend. Anyone else going? I'm also selling my KX 250 if anyone is looking for some dirt!!!

After 3 weeks of non-stop work, I managed to get out on the bike today. I had business to do on the Costa Calida, so I thought let's go by bike. The weather was great.....blue skies and temps of 25-28 degrees! Total round trip of 300 miles from Huescar to Cartagena to La Manga to Mazarron to Totana to Lorca to Velez Rubio to Orce to Huescar! The trip begins in the province of Granada, then into the province of Murcia, south into the province of Almeria, then back up into Granada. So here's a couple of shots to cheer up you poor sods stuck back there in Britain! A stop for coffee in Barranda (Murcia). Another stop for coffee in Los Belones…

just like to say a big hello from northern ireland, i just got my FZS fazer 6oo after running a 6oo divvy for the past year. i'm after a monolock top-box or panniers and a frame, if anybody knows of any. here it is o2 foxeye and one of my recently sold divvy (lovely balanced bike & mint for '96) is there any other members in the North of Ireland??? give a big yo! yo! yo!

Im new in here so hello from sunny Denmark. I am English but have lived here for 4 years. I have recently bought a 2006 FZ6 which I think is great. My last bike was a Intruder VS800 which was great, I did 16000km on it this year. The FZ6 is a drastic change to the Intruder but after 1000km I know I will love it. I know everything about Intruders and nothing about FZ6s so I hope you can all help. Here is a short slideshow of our biking year. Click on the smiling box top right to reduce the toolbar and when the white image loading page opens the music starts about 20 seconds later the slides will start. Most of the photos are from Denmark and Sweden. …

Hi All Well after 3 weeks of just looking at my XJ600, I passed my DAS today and was able to take it for a ride, did 125 miles this afternoon with a BIG grin on my face, will still have the grin on the way to work tomorrow, no more thrashing the life out of the XV125 and being overtaken by lorries up the A2, now that's hairy! Rob

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What are the normal operating temperatures for a 2000 r1? I was seeing 227 at idle and it was making me a bit nervous...

Hi, this year I aquired a new FJR 1300 AS and would like to here comment from any body who has got or tried one to see how they got on with the machine. Mainly to find out if there were any problems they discovered. Me personally I have had a great time so far, and no problems.

just got a yamaha DT 125R and i have been trying to find supermoto tires for it even before i got it so if any has any good websites they like to give me thanks

just joind up so here i am in all my morning glory!! bin rideing since 17, now 36 do average 20,000miles a year, every year all year, no car licence, got my first points carrying a girl pillion on "L"plates have ridden or ownd them all, blades vtr,vfr tl1000,klr, gpz,xtz tdms,R1,R6,xlr250s,and more besides. Bikes girls drink dakar foo fighters, family , in that order, 2 kids a longterm g-friend and abit on the side(shhhh), ideal rideing partner; a married woman early 40s 5ft4 slim who rides as hard as me and can go the distance oooohhh wolfy you animal (is what they say)

greetings folks! I'm mikey... 25 going on 18 and just signed up yesterday. found the site off google while i was searching for info on R6's.. I've not got a bike yet, but got my eyes on a '01 R6 that one of the lads back home is selling.. One of my mates went round last night to check it out and take it for a ride and said it was alright so looks like its the bike for me (i'm out in india working just now so couldnt check it for myself) However, ive still to pass my test, but having a bike sitting will push me to get it done, as ive always wanted on a bike since i was 17.. just always put off getting lessons... time and money etc. but now i'm in the position …

been a while since ive been on here so i thought i would drop a post in the bar as usual to show im not dead!! ive been very busy recently with moving, starting university and ive also got a job in a bike clothing shop in a bike shop, its a honda garage but still its bikes!! its called rivetts at norton way honda in letchworth, im in all weekend and a wed and thurs night if ever you wanna drop in!! sure you dont though as its hondaland. so its all good my end, how are the rest of you. i see pete is rubbing it in wiht the weather out in spain!! mervin i did catch some of your jokes on a breif look-superb as always!! regards tom o yeah is anyone going to the nec? i may…

Ha ha.........I am the proud owner of a "New" 1986 salient CA50DL It has 789 miles on the clockand I have the origional purchase receipt along with a sales brochure. I am new to these scooters & can find virtually NO info at all. I would be grateful for ANY input. Many thanks in eager anticipation

Hello, just joined --I wanted to know what the heck i'm doing wrong with the above trimoto. I rode the bike, it worked but noticed a "rattle" inside the motor, --it was the clutch-side main bearing. I took the engine apart, replaced both bearings and seals. put it back together and it won't start. i replaced the stator, the CDI, the plug, and it still won't run. Now i'm wondering if i got the piston in backwards?? the slots in the piston are turned toward the carburator side, the piston has an arrow on top and i pointed that toward the front tire. I spin the engine with a large drill and still it pops shoots a little fire out of the exhaust but still will not start---so,-…

I have a 1981 550 maxim. It has been sitting for some time. I'm pretty confident that the carbs, from sitting, have gotten a little gummed up. I took them apart, cleaned them and have been able to get it started. But it won't idle. You have to nurse the throttle and it very erratic. some times you can keep it going for ten minutes. Sometimes it will quit as soon as the ether wears out. It needs about 3/4 throttle to stay running and at times it will rev up on it's own. Fuel seems to flow freely. I think I have a vacumn problem., but any, ANY, advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Marc Smith Cleveland ,Ohio

Okay..the cold front moved through this week and temps went from 80F to 58F in the day and down to 39F tonight....I plan on riding as long as I can...or at least till Im probably snowed in. I got a balaclava today. And have been wearing leather riding gloves, Plus my gortex thinsulated coat. The only problem Ive had the past few nights has been my neck and chin getting the chill between my helmet and jacket..so the balaclava should take care of that...my main wonder is. When it gets down to 30F or lower...what do you guys wear to keep warm...Im thinking of long johns next.