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Where has the workshop forum buggered off to?

Hi there, I'm trying to find some black wheels for the dragstar 125, I've seen pics of them on bigger models, mainly in Australia, but want a pair for a project I'm about to start and was wondering if any one could point me in the right direction please, thanks.

Just pondering - what has made everyone choose their avatar name? Some are obvious (DDT and mine!) but why some of the others?

just thought of this after seeing jimmy's TT13 mine was in a car park outside local shops in liverpool the carpark to be fair is on a bit of a steep hill and it had been raining and I had only been riding a motorbike for a couple of weeks, anyway pulled away no problem, riding parallel to hill turned to head up the hill and must of just leaned that little bit to much, back tyer lost traction, went down like a sack of shit before I knew it and I tried to recover it by pulling the handlebars up but in doing so pulled back on the throttle this made the bike spin in circles while on the floor anyone looking on must have thought I was mental a brand new bike doing horizo…

So I'm supposed to be going to Leiden in August to meet up with some pals, we try do this once a year or so. Now that I have my grown-up bike, it seems like an ideal opportunity for a little road-trip. I have two choices really, with the current availability of transport: Ferry: Dover-Calais Should cost about £150 in tickets and fuel, about 650 miles of riding in total (half on Friday, half on Sunday) EuroStar: Dover-Calais Should cost about £120 in tickets and fuel, about 550 miles of riding in total (half on Friday, half on Sunday) Those are the direct routes using mostly motorways etc. I'll probably end up ditching that plan and go on more interest…

I'm absolutely fed up with plastic covers - anybody know where i can get an old school large green canvas one please? from 2nd hand ads (which is a route I don't want to go down) there are two firms that do them protectorl and calibre but I can't trace them thanks

4 frigging hours - that's how long! 10 minutes to adjust the chain and check the tension along its whole cycle, the rest of the time drilling the bolt holding the stabilising bar out because the bastard thing sheared off and was rusted into the main casing! And now the wife has gone out to work so I have little ones to look after. No ride for me then! Bet it pisses down tomorrow!

Well I have only don 900 miles since passing my test and the last few days have been real nice with the weather being sunny. I love being part of the 'nodding' club but no-one to nod to today when I had to make a 2 hour round trip from Byfleet to Newbury in the worst that it could throw down- on the M4 What can I say, the Ixon clothing kept my clothes dry and feeling a little warmer , the Dianese boots at £100+ were NOT waterproof , my Racer gloves at £100+ were waterproof .... for the 1st hour , the Bluetronics bluetooth comms got soaked and gave up after 30 minutes so no more tunes on the m/way but I gained a little confidence in riding in the wet even if the…

Spend all year round riding, snow, sleet, constant rain, extreme cold and as soon as summer comes my bike is fucked. Fucking typical.

Good afternoon all, i hope your all getting your fair share of this sun at the moment. I have noticed recently that there seems to be a lack of "The Nod" greetings between bikers. Has anyone else noticed this or is it that peeps just dont like us cruiser types i definetly had more on my El Bandito. I have had a Leg wiggle in the past week but he might have just followed through :{ Just a thought......

Sorry its late peeps, prevailing circumstances and lack of time management. anyhoo, who wants to offer up a juicy offering for the March page of the 2014 calender?

Having shelled out some really hard earned cash, a lot of it, on leathers I was wondering what the best way to clean them was? Are they dry clean only or can you do them at home? I mean the outside can be wiped down easy enough but after a couple of weeks daily use, they cant be that err ... hygenic How often do you get them cleaned? Also can anyone recommend any leather alteration people in surrey (Woking way) as I made them fatal error of buyinbg new while losing a little weight?

I've just heard on the idiot box that they have decided to make middle lane hogging and tail gaiting a driving offence. This is great news and I think will be welcomed my most. I am a little concerned though over the implications of this, are we now going to see more and more cars ducking in and out of lanes because they don't understand what over taking is and what middle lane hogging is. I tend to stick to inside lane myself and have a right old time dodging people "pulling in" into "empty" (me) lanes which either forces me to back off into the car behind (now causing him to tailgate me) or have to pull out into middle lane to get room (look, now I am a hogging …

Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of some cosmetic mods for my fz6, I'm looking at changing the indicators to some nicer looking ones and have come across LED indicators on eBay, are these road legal in the UK? Will they pass an MOT?

Hiya peeps. Starting to get a few bits on the cafe racer project (was an XZ550), but have taken the top yoke off as it was fuck ugly and wouldnt let me use ace bars, i was told by the pervious owner that XJ550 top yokes will fit straight on but as it turns out the only breaker i could find had sold his on already. Im thinking maybe XJ600 (pre-div?) or something similar, but not is kind of thing?sure where to start, does anyone have any experiance in thing?

hi does anyone know the year range of cdi unit I can buy for my 1999 dt 125r thanks

Purchased a 2004 V-Star 650 Custom and there is no way my wife will last long on the stock passenger seat. The Stock rider seat is fine for me. Any recommendations on a decent passenger seat that will fit this bike without purchasing a complete rider/passenger set? Thanks.

I've got two bikes and now a third is greeping into my greedy vision, another old dog needing a home. but, tbh I don't need it and I can't really afford the running costs..it's that acquisitive must have thing like in the TV programme Porridge where Fulton Mackay says that the prisoners steal things and then think whether they need it afterwards

Is it me r are fazer gearboxes clunky first to second sumtimes third . And same comeing back down . Ive had the early fazer some call it the dark fader then ive had the fox eye and now I have the fazer fz6 . Its si annoying would it b the oil ???

Well riding home from work my little rattle got louder then 5 miles from home she lost power and I couldn't get out of 2nd, then going down my drive she died and now wont start she will turn over for one rotation and wont fire. Cheers grouchy loves ya mate xx