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Hello there, It's David Batchelor here, doing a story for BIKE mag. Thanks for having me on your super site - I wonder whether you might be able to help us again? We're doing a piece on bike tech - and we'd like to hear from anyone with a new, crossplane crank R1. We just want to know what you think of it, whether it lives up to your expectations/the hype/the price and how it compares to previous R1s and other machines you might've ridden. If that's you, you can ping us a passport-style pic of yourself, and you're happy to have your words printed in the UK's best-selling biking mag, then drop me a PM before Friday 4th Sept (yes I know it's very soon, but this…

Hi, please can anyone help with the following ---it would be most appreciated I own a pre 83 V50 that I use when I go to the Greek islands (it resides there). It underperforms top end despite new carB, rings, Head & base gasket, Air filter & plug. You can feel an occasional short power surge as the bike struggles up hill, but the revs immediately die to labouring mode, downchanging then results in the ultmate over revving. Additionally The baffle is missing from the exhaust & getting a replacement out there is useless so some advice on how to get a replacement would be most grateful, unfortunately I forgot to check the exhaust end pipe internal…

Does anybody know if 2009 model R6 pillion foot pegs will fit on a 2005 model R6?

hi all just wondered if anyone has had/heard of starter motor clutch allen bolts shearing ??? well my mates vmax was missing the ring gear when starter button pressed . well took l/h side of engine case off removed timing flywheel / starter clutch , when removed ( which is bloody tight ) the head of allen bolt fell out and all was revealed . well not sure if you can buy just new bolts or has he got to get complete thing ???????

next week I'm going to try the 'get your tits out cos summers nearly over' event in a city near you !

Helloooo, I'm selling my 1979 Yamaha DT125 Enduro, I'm going to sell it as a project bike, not as a spares as their really quite a rare bike, Classic Its been sat in my garage for about 4years, however, it went to a classic bikes specialist four years ago and they completely revamped the engine and gearbox. It has done 8500miles on the orgional engine before the revamp, but it is now a mint engine and gearbox with no problems. I have stripped the paint on the fuel tank and cleared some of the corrosion inside the fuel tank, however, i think ideally it needs to be acid treated. I'm going to strip all of the paint off the body work, as my dad did a bad jo…

Does anyone know the torque settings for the big bore on the 2007 yamaha jog rr 2 stroke ?

hello there, can sumone please tell me if i need to get back in touch with the dvla to let them kno that my 2 yrs are up for riding a 125 or do i not need to tell anyone and just go ahead and get bigger bike? cheers

Hi all, I failed to get any answers to my previous post so I'll shorten it. i have no exhaust baffle, does anyone know where I can get a replacement. I dont know the internal diameter of the exhast pipe where it screws in to thank you

Right guys and gals, i am currently stripping my R1 down in preperation for a full winter overhaul from road bike to track racer. I am going to be racing in next years Scottish road racers championship with anyluck (sponsors and my bottle provided ;-)). I have purchased a race fairing and i am about to get the new paint scheme designed, i am however still looking for company or club sponsors. I have 2 local companys already willing to back this, but still looking for more as the financial outlay is quite a bit, not only for the bike and parts, but also the full race season itself. So if anybody has a company or knows a company wanting its name on a race bike (wi…

I just bought a 2005 yamaha v-star 1100 i was woundering if the yamaha 650 v-star exhaust will inter change or could you tell me what does interchange with this model of motorcycle? thanks

hi im new to this site,is there any body in the nottingham area who could help me modify my headlights on my 98 fazer for me,so they both work on dipped and main beam,im useless on electrics,thank you

auctioneers are stand up guys, they had a simaler auction last year, shipped to 13 countries, proxy bids were available. looks like the guy had a huge collection. http://www.sullivanauctioneers.com/10.23.09.Norris/photo.html

Now thats lazy

hi all,could anybody help me by letting me know if a 3tj wiring loom will fit a 1wg ( fzr 400 ) thanks.

I've managed to locate an original cam chain guide. So to all of you that looked for one, thanks. Kind regards Jan

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I'm 19 and when I turned 16 I did my CBT so I could ride a moped. Obviously the CBT has now expired but when it was valid I passed my driving test. Do i need to do another boring CBT? I've heard different stories some saying I do and some saying I don't. Please help!

hi all does anyone have a ballpark figure of what a 1975 running and in ok not awesome cond is worth

Hi All I have here a WR400F that was advertised as stolen/recovered by the dealer I bought it from The frame number has been filed off and painted over The engine number is still present I phoned Yamaha UK with the engine number and they couldnt locate it directly but said they suspected from similar engine numbers either side, that the bike was a 1999 The DVLA have advised me to contact the owners club or yamaha to obtain a Dating Certificate (what can I say; she's my kind of ride ) for the bike. They also want to inspect the bike to check some things (not an SVA but some kind of inspection) and will issue a log book upon payment of £55 plus some money…