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I bought a highway hawk sissy bar for my 125 dragstar off eBay, came nicely with instructions as to what side was what. I was trying to install today but the wouldn't go, my Allen bolts are just too small to go through the chrome stip and the metal brackets. Where so I get some longer ones from ?

Can I jump my 125 dragstar off a 4litre jeep ? Left my ignition on in my unit now completely dead battery

apparently their looking at removing the MOT test for bike's over 30 years old http://www.dft.gov.uk/classic-mot/motorbikes/

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/a-315-hp-yamaha-fz1-is-basically-unridable-1624717908 The Horse power of a truck with the weight of a bike....uummmm mad but i bet its good fun.

Hey peeps. I've got the chance of buying an '84 FJ1200 from a dealership my mate works at, it's got 46000 miles on it, new chain, tapered head bearings, fork seals, new pads and tyres all round and new pistons in the calipers, they're after £1k for it. Ideally I wanted a 1200, but if the 1100 is good for the price I'm not so fussed, I'm getting shot of everything else I have as I may be out of work for a while so it's likely to be my only mode of transport for the next year or so and I need it to be cheap to run/maintain and above all else reliable and simple. Any ex or current owners out there have any advice on what to look for on a bike this age?.

I didn't get any owners manual with my bike where can I get one from ? Also where can I get a workshop manual ? My bike is a 2000 125 vsx dragstar

Having spent several hours cleaning my bike I thought now was a good time to post a picky or two of her. Pretty much stock apart from the Cobra slip ons, saddle bags, back rest for me as I'm an old git, USB charger, phone bracket and because I'm a short arse I've dropped end by 2.5 ".

Hello folks, nice to be here I have Yamaha szr 660cc and im going to change fairings . ANYONE know from what bike these fairing on SZR ?

still need help! who knows from what bike these fairings ? REWARD 50$ to your bank in UK , paypal , or bitcoin! I really need info Edit DDT: Personal details removed.

Can anyone tell me if synt. oil is ok to use in a yzf-600r 2005 model?

Hi I've got myself a Wr125 anybody know if there is a rack available for the back can't find anything suitable on the Yamamaha site. I don't want a top box or bag i'm just after a small rack similar to the one on Honda XR125's just enough to attach my dinner/waterproofs ect don't like using a rucksack any distance also looked at bungy cording on to the back but it runs very close to the exhaust. If any one has made one could they also let me know i have metalwork & powdercoating facilites available to me also/ Appreciate any help Cheers Nigel

Found one for sale not far from me, wondered if anyone on here has any experience of them? It looks pretty sweet to me but I've only ever seen a few sketchy videos on YouTube and 1 other for sale. Would it be a worthwhile investment perhaps?

So I get in from work and was given a list of everything that had been done while I was at work and I had to admit the house was spotless. Only one job left and that was to cut the lawn. To which I politely replied 'sorry babe there's no petrol left in the can' She only suggested siphoning some out of the bike!!! Laughing, I said ''Course I 'kin will, just like you'd give up a chocolate brownie'! Storming out to work she said something to the affect of me using the exhaust pipe from now on! Anybody else think I may be getting lucky later tonight when she gets home??

http://www.raccars.co.uk/news/article/2851/new-road-tax-rules-from-october?utm_source=raccars&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_20140818&utm_content=newsarticle

More years ago than I care to remember when my daughter was 16 I bought her a twist and go so she could get to collage, the price of the bike included a days training and the CBT test but they would only deliver it to the training centre, unfortuantly she failed the test so I had to ride it home. I will never forget riding that thing, just about got to 30 flat out, no chance of accelerating out of trouble, I tell a couple of times it really put the shits up me. anyway after spending hours in the local sainsbury's car park teaching her how to ride and of course riding it back to the training centre she passed her CBT and I vowed never to go near one again.

Anyone using Continental Tyres may want to read this: http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/continental-recalls-170000-tyres/25409.html Quote from above: "The recall, which Continental is coining the voluntary tyre exchange program, covers 170,000 tyres worldwide in sizes 120/70 ZR 17 and 120/70 R 17. The faulty rubber was sold for both OEM and replacement use between 2007 and 2014 - any tyres with DOT serial numbers between 1907 and 2614 are covered under the program."

Not sure if this has been posted already, but looks like Yamaha are developing a tourer based on the MT09 http://canadamotoguide.com/2014/08/13/yamaha-set-to-unveil-touring-version-of-fz-09/

Saw this on another forum and thought I'd share. relates to tyres manufactured 2014 http://www.mitas-tyres.co.uk/about/press-releases/savatech-is-recalling-sport-force-radial-motorcycle-tyres-manufactured-in-2014/

Hey folks, Not been on for a while been busy doing non bike related stuff and on holiday etc. My biggest thing tho was getting my tattoo started which is going to be a full sleeve which is going to be a story of my journey through the Army. Basically as we all know we are forever fighting our demons, my demon is back pain thus this demon is holding a spine. Next im having two soldiers fighting there demons along with a battle cross in memory of my friends who lost there battle. After that i will be having a flying demon dragging a tank through the sky to represent my dream job being ripped from my life. And the last thing im having done is the Angel Gabri…

Would worn pegs be an MOT fail ?