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I think it would be great, there is nothing out there for Yamaha sleds especially vintage sleds. This may not be a big deal for some people, but here in Minnesota and the great north woods we get snow. It would get used believe you me. THANKs tO All

This is how the local feds mis-spend the council tax fees. I'm really disgusted at this because being a full council tax payer and not working at the mo, I'd like to see their budget spent carefully. 3 nights ago, some local scroat visits a nursing home at 2am and kicks off the charity collection box from the main entrance wall and legs it. Nice Christmas spirit eh... ? Naturally, the nursing home dial 999 and help is almost immediately on the way. Within 5 - 10 mins there are 3 beat cars and an incident car on site. That's a head count of 7. They do a search of the area and find nowt so they call in Oscar85(dog unit) and Oscar99(air support). Remember, it's cold …

Hi can anyone please tell me how to countersteer as I have read alot about it but don't know how to do it. Many Thanks Gra Chesterfield

Since learning about counter steering and putting it in to practice, I now find i do it 24/7, does everyone else do the same or am I just getting obsessed with it?

Hello all, Recently did a rider course that was required for a new job that i started. Even though i had been riding many fast bikes over many years, i had never heard of the term counter steering. Once learning and practising this technique i now believe this to be one of the most useful things that i have been shown when it comes to bike riding. For years when i wanted to avoid an obstacle quickly, i dropped the bike in the direction i wanted to go and gassed it passed the obstacle, then dropped it back to the original line. After being shown counter steering i will never rely soley on the old method again. Most of you are probably aware of this technique. For those of…

Stopped for a few quick pictures on Spooky Hollow Road here in Ontario, roads are still sandy from the Winter but all in all a great ride!

My bike has to live outside at night and I rusted my old YBR by always putting a cover over it as soon as I got home. With my nice new XJ6F I'm allowing it to cool off first (which in the recent warm weather has taken more than an hour). Anyway tonight it's raining so the bike is wet, I've let the bike cool off and have put the cover on (an Oxford Stormex). Tomorrow I don't need to use the bike and it is going to be raining for some of the day. So should I take the cover off as soon as it's daylight to let it dry/get more wet and hopefully dry again i.e. give it more air...or should it be okay slowly drying under the cover? Thanks in anticipation of …

Don't you just hate them? I took my bike to get a new piston fitted, was running sweet before it broke, I sent it to the garage, got a brand new piston and top end gasket fitted, and he has completely messed up the mixture and put the needle on the carb through the roof! seems like enough fuel is going through for a 125cc engine and it's only an 80cc, I told him not to because it's an aftermarket carb with race reeds, but he obviously took no note. It's obvious he hadn't even started it for more than 30 seconds let alone run it and set it up. Taking it in tomorrow morning so I can watch him set it up properly. Rant over Anyone else had bad experiences with dodgy mec…

The European Union published a Directive in July 2003 that will require all category C and D licence holders to take part in 35 hours retraining every five years, in order to keep their entitlement to drive professionally. The Directive also gives details of a new initial training regime that new drivers must go through before they can drive professionally for the first time. This will have a major impact on driver testing, as the existing driving tests will be modified and lengthened to adapt to these requirements. The Directive will come into force across all EU Member States in 2008 for bus drivers, and 2009 for lorry drivers. The legislation for these requirements…

Saturday last, I pulled full maintenance on the 650. 26,000 miles. Changed oil, Castrol 20-50 Power RS V–Twin 4T, new Fram filter, changed differential oil, cleaned K&N air filter, replaced fuel filter, tire air pressure check, drained remaining fuel (1/2 gallon) refueled with Plus fuel, added Marine formula Sta-Bil. Checked engine for signs or oil leaks. Found small amount near neutral safety switch, removed switch, cleaned area with brake cleaner, made thin gasket, used tiny amount of Permatex Red High Heat gasket maker, re-installed switch. Went to car wash, washed entire engine area with engine cleaner cycle, thoroughly washed rest of bike, wiped down, ro…

hey all i am new my name is brandon. will be buying my fz600 i think either tonight or tomorrow night anyone know why my bike possibly wont start. the cdi was replaces and the magneto coil if im spelling it right. this will be my first real street bike i have had a few quads and some dirties but never a street bike. anyhow i cant really see why else it wouldn't start has anyone else ran into this problem the bike doesn't have too many miles on it like a little over 5000 miles it was babied until the guy who owned it before the guy im buying from layed her down. I was thinking maybe the starter solinoid or something like that why else would the sparks not ignite. any h…

HI FOLKS ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET CRANKSHAFT REDONE OR BUY A NEW ONE IM IN SWINDON .

Like most bikes the horn on my bike is crap and I am thinking of replacing it with one that people could actually hear, does anyone know of a good loud horn that they could recomend.

had a crash last night on my dt 125 the worst site il ever see is my bike laying on the floor , i didnt care about my injuries i just care that my bike is okay rather me than my bike lol stupid taxi drivers (no offence to any1 if they are a taxi driver on here ) lol

Got taken out in the fog at 20mph today (weds 13) by myopic pesioner waiting till the last minuite to pull out in front of me....nuff said. broken collar bone and damage all down LH side of 2006 R1.(didnt make its 1st bday on Mar 1) THIS IS THE CRUCIAL BIT..........WILL PROBABLY END IN A LAW SUIT. (HOPE NOT) A fellow 06 R1 owner had an almost identical spill on a roudabout last April. His bike went down on the RH side and cost thick end of £1000 to replace: clutch cover, side panel, air intake, seat unit, top faring, screen,brake lever, mirror, indicator etc... At the time he had no pillion pegs fitted, (so they did not dig in and damage rear subframe). a…

Dropped my Fazer today, luckily the only damage was to the crash bung, does anyone know if you can buy a single replacement bung or do I have to buy a pair.

Yesterday lunchtime i was going around a car park to get some smokes. The weather wasnt good raining and because it hadnt rained in weeks the ground was covered in oil and rubber, i put my breaks on to go round a corner and my bike slid out and damaged the fairings and the gear peddle. my local yamaha grarage said it would cost me £1200 to get the fairings fixed. it there anywhere where i can buy new fairings because £1200 is far to expensive for my 59 Yzf-R125. any ideas?

Hi, Took a tumble on my Thundercat YZF600 last weekend . I got a few cuts and bruises, and was dizzy for a couple of days, but otherwise ok. Can't say the same about the bike, pretty smashed down the left side, left handlebar snapped off, left and top fairing and rear panel broken, mirror broken off, left footpeg snapped, not to mention my injured pride. I accidentally spun the bike in Stratford, the roads were very slipery (I was actually trying to go in a straight line at the time), lost control as it spun, hit the curb and down like a ton of bricks. All I remember as my head hit the ground was my visor popping off and bouncing down the road... If anyone kn…

Hi, i crashed my poor bike into a car last sunday. He now needs new fairing, headlights, mudguard and forks, (he came off pretty well) anyone suggest best place to get parts for him, cheapest option preferrable!