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So, I reckon I'm up to about 800 miles since getting the Divvy. All's great with the bike and I'm pretty much all round chuffed with it. I'm mostly on 30 / 40 mile round trips but had a couple Edinburgh - Glasgow runs recently. I was over to Troon from Prestonpans at the weekend and on the return trip got thoroughly soaked. It was my first bit of proper wet riding and all was good, I was no in no hurry to test the limits of grip but sufice to say I didn't drop it and only had mild hypothermia when I got home... ...So, during my big ole Wet Ride my legs and hands got soaked. Hein Gericke jacket did the job for the top half but summer belstaf leather gloves and a pair of e…

why oh why is it that every time u sort out a ride out one evening, after work the heavens start to open, and it pisses it down i have couple of mates who at the first sight of a cloud decide to pack up and go home, HELP, i need somefriends to help me enjoy my bike no matter what the weather, WITH IN REASON, no hurricanes please. any offers (i am in worsley area)

From home made garbage bags, rain coats or shop bought gear whats a good 'system/set up' to have?

I managed to leave the house today without reading the weather report, and got stuck in a thunder storm. I tried to wait it out for a bit, but had other things to do. my jacket kept me relatively dry, but im kind of interested to see whats out there for weatherproof riding gear. so, what do you guys use? if money wasnt an issue, what would you use, and if you were on a budget, what would you get? thanks in advance! oh, and i realize that the poll is pretty basic, but i wanted to get an idea of how many people ride year-round or mostly year round.

as im turning 17 in may (ages i know but had my bike i have now before this time last year) i have chosen to get another bike instead of a car don't ask wjhy but hey. my dad and brother in law (both bikers) have a crazy idea of me getting a 600 as then i can keep it longer and it will last me. anything more and i think it would be stupid really. also as most 600's are fairly small ish. im used to the weight as my tzr is a very big and weighty machine. have also ridden larger bikes. is it a stupid idea? i wanted to know what you people thought and any tips really. want to know the field before buying so that i no ive made the right choice and won't regret it. i …

Well back to the DT this morning, wow. Back to drum brakes and wobbly knobblys and 60mph flat oot. Took a few mile to dial back in with the wobbles and the (lack of) braking. And of course, the headlight. Best bit, i know the old girl can handle ANYTHING. I have ridden that bike through hell and back. She has been underwater, in snow 3 feet deep, dropped on sheet ice, salt sand and sh1t and had me as an owner for the last 25 years. She has never had it easy, she was used for proddy enduro before my 'care'.

Dropped the bike off for a service and MOT early this morning with to intention of walking into town and getting some breakfast then do a bit of shopping, while standing there in the shopping mall trying to decide which of the many food bars to use I'm patting down my pockets looking for my wallet, bollocks it wasn't there, I'd left it at home on the kitchen worktop. So instead of a nice unhealthy breakfast I had an hour's walk home in my full kit and ended up with fucking weetabix.

Crikey what a pain in the arse, had a leaky rocker cover gasket on the vmax, finally got to sorting it today after waiting for weeeeeeks for the damn thing to show up. What a thing to fit, officially you take off the seat, airbox, carbs, fuel pump, drain coolant, header tank......continue till dead. So like any good home mechanic I cheated. If you whip the seat off (4 bolts) you can get at everything but you have to change the gasket without taking the cover off, just lifting it maybe 15mm. Its fiddly, and a few strategic blobs of yamabond (or red hylomar) to make it behave. But it is possible if your careful and patient. All done in the time it would have…

Been out on my Bike all-day great fun in this weather I love it but now its time for the Pub.

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Ok I admit it, it was me, I noticed a strange clunk when out the other day and it only happened when I leaned into a corner, didn't think to much about it but I was getting worse all the time and giving some odd handling, sort of rolled into the corner and then flopped over a couple of inches half way through, bit scary actually, so was checking the oil and happened to look up under the handle bars and would you believe it NO BOLTS IN THE TOP of the head stock!!!!!! Both bolts gone AWOL and of course the forks were wobbling about all over the place, a lot of swearing later about useless bloody Japanese crap when it occurred to me that I had not checked the bike out over t…

The bloke wouldn't sign my CBT so I have to go back next weekend. I did great but he wouldnt let me go out on the road. This fat bitch got in my way and I ran into her but that was her fault not mine. And the bikes were crap too.Little Hondas and slow as fuck. But I still wheelied it first time out and wheelied it onto the cones too. Nobody else could do that and they passed. The bloke was a prick though. I was thinking about going to another school cos they are shit.

hey peeps just been outside to start the DT up and make sure everything is fine, ended up getting the twitches and had to grab my helmet (giggity) and take it for a spin, got back and decided to give the (new) swingarm a scrub down to remove a bit of the salt and sh*t from the roads, noticed that although the new swingarm has only been on for a month or two its already going rusty, and when i scrubbed the rust off the paint also came off with it. now rather than take the swingarm off and respray it every couple of months would it be possible to powdercoat it for a bit more protection?, ive already had one swingarm rust through in a year and replacements are getting …

I am on mandatory training for a hour and a half. Afterwards I will know; Don't run towards a fire Don't stick my hand in a sharps container I need to wash my hands after I have been to the loo A box doesn't need to be big to be heavy Don't over reach And I am a valued member of the team. Oh.......... Happy days!

i got this its of a dt something,it has stanley on it it was spayed silver and i painted it black(not very good) has a long crack in the top of leans its free to someone if thay want it .no good to me.

I am just fitting the electrics on my XS650 chopper and am wondering what size battery I can get away with. There is no electric start, just lights and electronic ignition to run. I want a small battery to fit under the seat. I have seen some electric scooter batteries at 4Ah which are very compact sealed lead acid. What has anyone else used?

Hi all, I am looking to buy a FZ-1, does anyone out there own one, I am trying to find out what they are like to own, previously had a 98 1200 bandit, thanks in advance for all replies.

Hi Guys, As I'm a noob motorcycle head who's in the process of getting his M/C License via DAS, I was just wondering what clothes do I need to wear when I attend the DAS course? Do I need to buy the following items before I do the course or would the DAS people provide it?? 1) Helmet (Looking at the AGV Demon......they look cool and relatively cheap about £150!) 2) Leather Jacket and Trousers. (Probably at least £350!!!) 3) Boots (about £120!) 4) Gloves (about £30) Fuc£ me!!! That's about £650 even before I've bought a bike!!! :shock: One more think, does everyone always ride in leathers? Can you just ride in thick jeans and a leather…

Seriously now, I've just retired at Easter. Am currently riding a 600cc Diversion, which has been fantastic over the last eight years getting me to work and back in all weathers. But now I want to do more mileage as in Motorway and A roads up to 100 miles each way especially on a Tuesday night when the local football season starts. Most of the time it will be only me on it but I must cater for me + 1. Although I would prefer a Yam I would seriously think of another make as I will still keep the Divvy. A bit of info from Bippos Tiger would help.