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Folks after this recent spammer i found another respected member that i would npt block in a thousand years in my pm blocked list, when i told him this he checked his and all his friends list had somehow migrated to the blocked list. so go too new messages at the top of the page click on it then look down the side too the pm block list click on it and see who is in it remove anyone that you need to receive pm,s from Merv

my mate , cyril, has just got back from turkey,(i love turkey,,the place not the bird), his daughter and ,,, well lets say he,s a lucky lad having a stunner like emma, hired a quad bike, they were asked to sighn some paper work for insurance purposes and then given the keys, after 150yrd down the road on decending off a small hump bridge, emma felt a sharp pain and asked ashley to pull over. ........ at the hospital she was told to stay in traction for 16 week as she has fractured her spine. cyril has been in touch with said quad company , who have told him he sighned a whaver that clears them of any responsability , and that she had no insurance with there company,…

Hey guys - if you've got a loose gear level, kick start etc do yourself a huge favour and tighten it up correctly before you ride again. If you strip a spline on an engine/gearbox shaft get ready for a nasty ££ surprise and a load of agro . Some of you may have seen or even bought a bike where the problem has been 'fixed'/bodged' by welding the lever to the shaft - the problem then gets worse when there's an engine casing that needs to come off. My old TY had a loose gearlever because it couldn't be tightened up anymore as the pinch gap the alan screw tightens had fully closed. This is an aftermarket lever - not uncommon on off road bikes as its one of the…

Hi, I have a Yamaha YZF R1 1999 model I can tell from the headlights that the bike must have been a grey import, Im guessing from the temperature gauge being in fahrenheit that the bike was originally for America. Im trying to check that the engine number is correct to the chassis number and probably because the bike is an import motorverse.com does not recognise it. The bike has been registered in this country since 1999 and have owned it myself since Feb 2008. Would be grateful for any pointers as to where to look to find out more information. Thanks Dale

I'd just like to say in public what a great bloke Drewpy is!!!!! I'd joined yamahaclub over three months or so and what great help he has given me, even to the extent of sending me a part to get my XJ600 running. Now that's what I call a decent bloke relying on trust from me considering I'm a 'noobie'.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers Drewpy

hey guys, just joined thought I say hi to the folks here. Im guessing by the flags this site is located in the UK? Well Canada is the baby sister i guess.. To put my 2 cents in for the World Cup.. I was supporting England and France from the get go. Too bad England got knocked, but Go France Go for now.. cheers

Fess up, and step forward if you do'nt already have one of these, Handai get back in line !

Anyone from round these parts on here? none of my friends ride bikes, (one does but has an issue with bike theft that follows him around) and need someone with common interest as to not irritate with bike passion!!

What came first I gotta know or I will fail at uni. I'm sooo desperate to be a qualified chicken plucker. If you know the answer then where did that come from...??

A freind of mine and another headcase to boot has organised this charity tour of britain 6th too 20th of august, I have added some people to the face book group (you can leave if ya want no probs) but if anyone is interested in riding along with em on any section of the tour you can register on the website you do not need to belong too face book CANCELLED

Three men, a Scouser, a Manc and a Rasta all in the maternity ward waiting for their partners to give birth. The midwife comes out and tells them congratulations, they're all father's of beautiful healthy boys, however unfortunately they've run out of the name tags, and the babies have been mixed up, so if they could each go in and identify their sons from any family resemblance etc. The Manc wants to go first, so in he goes and comes out with a black baby The Rasta looks a bit confused : "Excuse me", he says, "But don't you think he's likely to be mine ?" "Probably", replies the Manc, "But one of them in there's a Scouser, and I'm takin' no chances !!!!!"

long story short - i bought a chinese bike, it was rubbish, so i ended up in a dispute with the dealer and i didnt register the bike in my name as i thought it would be going back to the seller soon. i didnt have the V5 with the bike, it was supplied with just the new keeper slip. the bike has now been stolen and I'm not registered as the keeper, is there anyway i can get it registered? the form for a new V5 needs to have the VIN number, which i dont have, i bought a HPI check but that just gives the engine number, not the VIN. i know i'm a numpty for not registering it, and this whole disaster has taught me some lessons, but i really need the insurance to pay o…

Right, I /NEED/ a new barrel and piston, as in I can't get to college without my bike. A new barrel and piston from Yamaha (sit down for this big fucking surprise) is gonna cost well over £300, obviously I can't afford this. There are other, aftermarket barrels available on eBay, generally range from £38 to £50. What do you think of them? Obviously they're shitty Chinese rubbish, but how bad do you think they really are? Keep in mind that without the bike I'm basically stranded on top of a tiny village in the middle of bum-fuck-nowhere in north Wales. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cylinder-Barrel-Piston-Kit-For-YAMAHA-YBR125-YBR-125-Cylindre-/321946041092?hash=…

Does anybody have or know anyone with a 'Da jiang X-treme 125', a guy from work bought one and is in need of help with it (I suggested petrol and matches, he was'nt into that), just wondering if Foamy and his mates, who are into their 'exotic flowersbikes' would have any info? thanx in advance

Recently I changed a piston and rings on a 1999 TW125 (the same engine as a SR125 i understand). I bought a set from Wemoto which was not genuine Yamaha. There were no markings on the rings and I couldn't say for sure which of the two top rings was which. After much trawling around the internet and leaving a post in the workshop forum here (thanks Airhead for getting back to me), I did come across this site, which might be useful. http://www.dansmc.com/rings.htm Although obviously I can't substantiate it, it does look like the fella has looked into it.

Afternoon all long time bike owner but a new FZR600 owner picked the bike up yesterday and I think that the choke cable has snapped, makes no difference to the idle tick over if the choke lever is in any position. is this an easy fix or ?? thanks for any help and info profile will be updated and pic included when I get to work out how to do it ?

hi i been sorting out my pre dive xj600 just cleaning the choke and managed to pull the end of the end choke plunger can i buy a new one anywhere? and do you need to split the carbs to get at them? lucky the end one may be ok with a socket but they made of very soft metal and will bike fire up if only 3 choke plungers are ok ? does anyone know how far out they supposed to be pulled out? thanks for any replies hope i dont need a new set of carbs

A father walks into a restaurant with his young son.. He gives the young boy three 10p coins to play with to keep him occupied. Suddenly, the boy starts choking, going blue in the face.. The father realizes the boy has swallowed the coins and starts slapping him on the back.. The boy coughs up 2 of the 10p's, but keeps choking. Looking at his son, the father is panicking, shouting for help. A well dressed, attractive, and serious looking woman, in a blue business suit is sitting at a coffee bar reading a newspaper and sipping a cup of coffee. At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down, neatly folds the n…

So, my Xvs 125 came with a smashed up choke switch and a missing cable, aren't I lucky. I've eventually found replacements, but I was wondering would a car style choke (twist and lock type) work? I've got a bit of flat space to put one in if it does work, plus it's a step forward to decluttering the handle bars.