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Haven't been on in a while guys, was focussing on getting my full licence but kept getting laid off and having to rely on agency work. Anyway three week ago woke up to go to work on a Saturday morning to find my bike gone. Went for a look around and it was in a nearby Snicket on its stand. The scum had bolt cropped 3 chains and a d lock. The saviours were a d lock and a disc lock on each wheel that they couldn't get off. They have HotWired it, snapped steering lock, smashed front indicators and for good measure slashed the front brake pipe. The bike is being stored in a garage and I haven't looked at it properly yet so there may be more damage. I'm going to go check it al…

i need help i have a 1980 yamaha 650 it has power in and out of killswitch and to coil what should i check next could someone help me

Aghhh nooooooooooo just put the advert in MCN, cost me £40!!! for one week. They are a scam the prices from £24 for a photo add is for 12 words, and out of that you have to have the make and model, and your phone number so you get a lot of words not :evil: Anyway posted a link to www.yamahaclub.com/yzf which links back to the forum, so hopefully if i dont sell my bike at least there will be a few more members 8) The annoying thing is the add doesnt go in this week, goes in on the 16th which means i have EXACTLY 2 weeks to sell the bike :shock:

just insured my rd350lc with motorcycle direct , fully comprehensive £ 53.35p beat that ? I got a renewal quote for £110.54p from motorcycle direct , then went on gocompare who quoted me £53.35p with guess who ! yes motorcycle direct ? so I rang them up to be on the safe side and was told they don't know why it has been discounted by so much online but they went ahead and done me a policy so im one happy bunny. oh yes ! the punch line is , when I updated my information online I added my 3 penalty points and £100 speeding fine I earned from my ride home with you lot ? so the quote they sent me didn't have the three points on ?

On the 3rd some dopey sod managed to rear end me at a roundabout and royally fucked up the rear of my bike, but my main issue here is that to repair it I need a new tail lamp (along with other parts) and since the YBR custom is a rather hard bike to find parts for I can't find a rear tail lamp, or even a rear tail lamp cover. Does anybody have one going? (would have put this in the wanted section, but I was re-directed to a dead page)

i was riding my yb100 saw a ferrari and knocked it down a gear instead of up it made a horrible noise and started backfiring and lagging cant think of any word to describe it when i am going along it pulls back for less than a second the stops for another half sec then does it again. left it for a bit not backfiring but at 40ish the bike does the lagging thing just wondered if you knew what it could be maybe thanks webi edit: i can actually physically feel it pulling back is this misfiring?

I posted this in another thread but incase you didnt see it i thought id make another thread: http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/ meant to be the best bike chain on the market (videos to show)

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…

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Hi Guys, Having just picked up my new 05 R6 last Thursday, I was just wondering what sort of maintenance checks I should be doing and how often should I do them? Please can anyone give me like a to-do-list so I can get into a routine of doing it. Also, I'm trying to take off those annoying stickers on my tank, been slowly scratching it out every now and then and it's still stuck on like a b&5tard. I heard the hair dryer works like treat but me living in on 5th floor in a block of flat at the mement, I can't get a long enough extension to to bring the dryer outside. I also heard some warm water with some baby shampoo works too, but have to scrub at it for a bi…

Nice mat for ya ta ly down on and admire your bike

Hi guys I'm another new guy I saw the site and thought it looked just the job to see if there was any info out there about clubs or meeting places around the Durham/Newcastle area. I'm new to the area and thought it would be a good way to find my way around. If you have any info, give me a shout guys. cheers all

Hi all, Im a noob to biking, and I was wondering what you can modify on bikes, besides obvious things like engine mods and resprays? Ive seen a few custom jobs on here that look really nice but really dont know what they've done. Can you get any carbon fibre goodies? Maybe different wheels or farings? I dont want my bike looking like some chav's driven it through halfords, but want it to stand out a bit from standard.

Have you given your yam a name? if so why? I call mine Marmite, it was suggested on this site I called it Winker, but that might have been a spelling mistake, LOL, So come on and lets us know.

I've just joined the Yamaha Owners Club Is anyone going to Barton Bike Night?

Well its here, a rather dubious trip in a borrowed trailer that was 'legal honest officer' and its home. Not quite as I remember it, still the odd colour that appertains to be I don't know exactly what colour, Honestly I would prefer it back in the blue its supposed to be or a proper shade of the original 2 tone gold/white, clutch is stuck and the brakes do little if anything. Tyres are 30 years old. She runs, badly, thanks to a worn ig advancer plate. and some epically gunged up carbs I think. Still its all there. I was thinking of running it up to squires but it needs too much work at the minute and it would be an epic rush with shortcuts. My plan, tap Dr…

Hello all, I know i've not spoken before couldn't think of anything to say haha i have a problem i just moved my 92 TZR 125 to my new house and before i left it was working fine but when i got here i took the key out of the ignition and the bike kept running but without lights it also now kicks up without the key in which worries me quite a bit as i've just had my SR 125 stolen from my backyard anyone know what could have occurred? Cheers Rich

if you could have any bike you wanted what would it be mine would have 2 have the awsome yamaha YZF-R1 superbike

Just wondering how many people here drive a car. And how many ride a bike all the time, during rush hour traffic etc. Vez.