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Ok I have just got back from a trip down to Portsmouth, about 230 miles, and it normally takes about 3/4 of a tank there and back it's mostly motorway and dual carriageway so average speed is around 75/85, the bike is 30+ years old so not thrashing it, anyway yesterday it used 1 1/2 tanks of fuel which is way over the normal amount I have checked for leaks and split hoses (nothing) even looked in the engine oil to see if it might have drained down into the engine sump but no extra fluid in there or smell of petrol, so my question is were did it all go? I have cleaned the carbs in the winter and balanced them checked all the jets were ok & flushed the tank filter, ig…

So I need the dollar to throw into this money pit of a house I'm buying. Ive ebayed one of my bikes. Never done this before. I usually just buy.... Anyone care to see if Ive listed it well or not? have i missed anything obvious? Be very grateful of any help or advice! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330968115069?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Cheers everyone! Ed

Where would be the best place to post a thread about making up special form screws made in stainless, (you know the sort of thing, changed all the corroded fasteners on the bike and there are a couple of annoying ones with big heads, shoulders or weird threads!) all i would need is a sample part to see if viable to make? Cheers machineshed!

Wanted in the wanted section please. Paid members can access this. Thanks. Topic locked Please Help. Mt-01 2007 is the Bike. I am looking to buy new or used. A case of beer is waiting for the person that can help me. Cheers Mike. RET SGT Combat ENG.

recently purchased a DT125 RE 2006 for £1300, which i thought wasn't bad with 12000 and only unrestricted since 10000, reliable etc etc etc Anyway spoke to a mate of mine who rides bikes, he said, never sell it, even if you dont ride it, keep it as they are only going to go up in price because they dont make 2 stroke's anymore. That true?? And why have they stopped making 2 strokes?? Did a bit of reading up, and people were saying emissions, surely that cant be true??? all the shite that China and India pump out and they stopped making 2 strokes because of their emissions??? We could literally turn EVERYTHING off in this country and it wouldnt make any neg…

For my first 3 years of riding I never wore ear plugs, didn't like cutting out noise of traffic as I liked to have all my senses working. I then read a study in one of the Bike mags about damage to hearing, some study showed that the vibrations caused from the wind over your helmet at motorway speeds cause a level of noise that can potentially do permanent damage if you are exposed to it regularly. Worst case is you can end up with tinnitus, a permanent wining in your hearing that cause cause sleep deprivation / depression etc. Anyhow got me thinking, my ears do whine after my 30minute motorway commute to work, so I tried plugs. Was very strange at first, but now i fi…

hi there, my yamaha aerox is not running right and i need help! firstly, when riding my aerox, my bike seems to backfire and splutter from the exhaust. this also leads to the bike loosing power when revving. it makes a blowing shot noise from the exhaust and as a result it lack revs. if anyone has any advice or help, please get back to me, thanks! Luke Abbott

A well known fact: race stripes give any object atleast 50 more BHP!

Hi Guys Have bought a DT 125 MX, on checking numbers etc., have found it, it was originally a 175, so restored back to 175 now. It was an ex forestry commission bike so was never registered. On speaking to the DVLC they say need year confirmed of bike etc., so can register it and get a number plate, so then can get it on the road. It is a great condition bike so would be a waste to just use of road, Can anyone recommend someone who could look at the bike and confirm the year etc., So can get road biking 1 thanks andrea

so the other day iv pulled me bike out jumped on rode off, I get to the end of my road and just about to join an roundabout and the engine cuts out . . . WTF keep trying to start it nothing. pulled choke in and it start then after 15 - 20 seconds cuts out and wont start I keep trying nothing cant even smell petrol come through Hmm, so I bust out mini tool kit open up the carb bleed to see if the carbs getting petrol, nope no petrol id all ready checked the petrol tank when it first cut out so iv isolated it the fault to the vacuum tap to the float needle (pray it wasn't the float needle) took the petrol hose of the vacuum tap and check its operation... petrol pisses o…

I went to see it today and for a 10 year old bike, it was in pretty good shape. However, I have a few questions about road legality. It comes with front/rear lights, a horn and an odometer. Which is in the list of requirements to make a bike road legal. 1) The bike does not come with a speedometer. It's not required to pass an MOT but you must have one to be road legal. I read that cheap push-bike speedometers are acceptable, any truth in this? Also, any recommendations for cheap speedometers? 2) It has one of those small flexible number plates fitted. I think it might be a 6 x 4, not too sure. Would this still be illegal on the road for an enduro? I saw a vid…

Well after a great weekend in scotland apart from the seat been sore on the backside im well impressed by the yamaha fazer fz6 ... just a quick question im moveing to scotland in 3 weeks and was wondering how hard is the mot on bikes my fz6 just had new tyres ..service chain and sorikets are all good just she had a bot of a fall bfore i purchaced it and the left side engine caseing is all scratched and the handle bars are slightly off but doesnt effect the steering in anyway would this fail ?? Thanks

Hi All. I was wondering if anyone could help me: I am looking to purchase an SRX 400 (electric start version) for my wife to do her A2 training on. The reason for this is because it is so small and she can manage it relatively easily where the school bikes are all way too large for her. It is 398CC which is fine but it needs to be a minimum of 33BHP to qualify under the new A2 rules for her to do her test on it. Does anyone have any information on the official BHP / KW output of this bike please? I have googled it to death and cant find any solid information. Much appreciated.

Anyone heard of Reiju Motorcycles? local dealer in elgin has started selling them and they have quite an impressive spec; The Marathon Supermotard Pro 125 uses the new liquid cooled 15CV Yamaha 4-stroke 4-valve engine combined with a light weight alloy silencer for maximum power to weight ratio. The all new compact dual beam chassis provides perfect weight distribution for all riding conditions. Hi end suspension is provided by 40mm Marzocchi front forks, Rieju’s Progressive Racing System, mono gas shock rear shock with remote reservoir. Adjustable seat height. 17” Alloy Rims shod with sticky street tyres. Huge Galfer wave disc brakes (300/200mm) with radial mount…

Hi all! Are there warning signs when the oil pump fails on my bike, and if so, what are they? Thanks in anticipation I.L.

Has it died a death, or just a delay whilst we all enjoy the glorious weather. Anyway heres a nice pic I shamelessly stole from another website

I'd like to say a big thanks to everyone in this forum, I've been stuck many times with my DT and I've no idea what to do but you guys always have an answer and its normally the right one! So thanks alot!

Haha ordered a vintage helmet to go with my vintage bike thought it might be kinda cool as I was in need for a new helmet anyway my visor lock broke causing high speed visors fly ups and a burst of wind into my face when changing lanes xD Here's the helmet if anyone's curious cheers! http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mV8urEn21Z2834BBXOel4Zw.jpg

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/yamaha-bike-/221252332610?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3383aaac42 check out this ad haha

does anyone have any ideas how to get datatag stickers off i got one on ma tank and one on the rear fender and want rid of them any ideas folks