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Help please! I'm not sure what is going to be best to start with. I know I will need a new gasket, but after that I don't know why else I may need. Basically the clutch is slipping through all the gears, even 1st and 2nd, suddenly 'kicking in' as if the gear wasn't quite engaging. I've looked on eBay and there seems to be several different options - clutch plate kit ranging through to complete assembly. Can anyone tell me what is going to be best for a relative novice mechanic (previous experience on lawn mowers only) to try first? Other than a garage that is!! Cheers, Andrew

Just a question to see how many kicks it takes, how long it takes to warm up and how does it ride. Do you guys like your DT?

For about a year I'd been using a cheap headset in an attempt to communicate with my pillion passenger, but just last week I upgraded to the Sena SMH10. Wow, what a difference. There is a huge improvement in sound quality and reduction in background noise. The SMH10 is also very easy to use, I really like how easy it is to change volume with the dial knob. I have a full-face helmet and so I used the wired mike and not the boom mike. My previous headsets cost about $70 each, bought at a bike show, but were more of a frustration than a benefit. The wind noise, road noise and engine noise were amplified together with voice so that it was difficult to make out voice and resul…

HI there does anyone know weather the ignition coils from a FJ1200 3cv 1990 will fit a FJ1200 3xw 1992 ? If not does any one know of pattern parts ?

I have only recently joined the forum & would really appreciate some help with my fork oil enquiry. Does anyone out there own a SRV250 as I beleive they are a big rare. I have leant this bike to my son in law who lives in Brisbane & knows very little about bikes so its my job to help him out. Chasing the correct quantity of fork oil 10 weight or 15 weight??? on a 1996 SRV250 & how I can find a service manual for this model bike.

Hello, so as you's may have seen i recently baught a suzuki SV650s, and because of this its time for my 1997 Xj600n to move on, have given her the usual spit n shine, and chorome polish ect, but does anyone know of any good products the take some of the corrision off the engine? also, what other tips do people have for cleaning the bike, and making it as nice as possable i used to clean and polish every weekend, but i've been a bit distracted lately and shes been slightly neglected. Thanks! Matt

Hi all wondered what anyone else is achieving? I'm averaging about 72ish MPG. Is this about right? The bike is nearly 20 years old but I had been led to believe I should be getting more. Cheers

Looking to buy a new helmet . Would like some advice on one that good at keeping the wind noise out and is anti mist oh and reasonilby priced .??

Notched up my first 100 miles today! And got my first official biker nod on the road :-D

Took my theory test this morning, and passed!! One step closer to getting my full license... Not sure when I'm booking my lessons yet, need to do a little more saving - but it'll be soon hopefully!

Im having trouble figuring out the chain guide on my mx400, it just doesnt look right, its at an angle with loads of sideways movement.....does anyone have a pic of how it should look? Its a white roller on a bracket... Cheers Mark

Heya peeps, i may be opening up a whole can of worms here, but is there actually any benefit to using premium fuel over the regular stuff besides maybe a few more BHP?, i used to run the DT and XJ on the cheapest stuff i could find, mainly because they were old bike and i wasnt bothered about doing very silly speeds, but since buying this fireblade its got me wondering, a friend of mine has an SV650 and all he uses is premium fuel, apparently its giving him a smoother ride and better MPG, wether it actually saves him enough money to make it worth while i dont know shame i cant run it on LPG, its now more expensive for me to ride than it is to drive

Heya peeps, The rain subsided today so i decided to check out the mega motorcycle store that bought out george whites earlier this year, i must say much of the kit is still at good prices, i even treated the fireblade to a set of oxford heated grips, reduced from £80 to £50 , was going to buy a nice alpinestar leather jacket which was £90 down from £299 but they didnt have my size and i couldnt carry it back on the blade they even had some of the old stock GW bikes in there for sale, has anyone else checked it out yet?

So I own a Dtr-125 and I'm looking to get like a real offroad racing bike like a yz or ktm. I want to know if I would be able to handle the power of the YZ or KTM. I've been riding for eight years but only in woods and fields. I've rode 85's, they have got a kick but I find them small bikes and it will be easy for me to grow out of it. So simple question, if I can ride a DTR-125 would I be able to ride a YZ-125?

Hi y`all, I have been looking about for some exploded diagrams for a DT50mx but hitting a brick wall as no where seems to have them. It would make it so much easier to rebuild so I could work out exactly what I`m missing. Online repair and service manuals also seem a bit thin on the ground - any ideas?

Now my bike is back on the road and mechanically sound I think we should have a little competition for a bit of fun. All you have to do is try and predict the next thing to get 'grouched'. It could take days or even months for something to happen so get guessing.

Well what a first race to start the season. Mark Marqez had a blinding race considering its his first race on the big bikes. Lorenzo...................well what can i say he is a cracking rider and showed that last night, but if Rossi hadn't been a complete twit on the first few laps i recon the race would have been a corker between those two. Mr Crutchlo really needs to stop letting the pressure get to him, if he had kept his calm when Rossi went for him he wouldn't have gone off and could have stuck with Rossi for a few more laps. Just my 2p on the race. did any one else watch?

Loving being able to tinker with my mx400, sooo theraputic and brings me back to the good old days. Hope I can get all the bits sorted to make it road legal............. got some good help on here Thanks

Hi all, I have a couple of queries and was hoping some bright sparks on here might give me the info... I have been looking at YZ 125's, mainly the engine, and I know there are differences but I was just wondering if anybody knew what the main differences between them are that give the yz its extra umph, I mean is it as simple as porting differences or is it a completely different engine?? Exhaust and carburettor are a lot bigger and gear ratios must be different for the track use but what about the engine internals?? They have similarities in look but this doesnt mean anything.. Any help appreciated, I guess everyone can tell what I'm thinking about doing... T…

Hi. i have a 2001 dt 125 - first bike. i am new to bikes but have been a car mechanic for 10 years so playing with this a bit of fun as well as a learning process. the wiring on my bike has been cut about (to take basically all of the electrics off to make it into a motocross bike - by previous owner). it kicks over and starts / runs fine, however i have no operation of the power valve / servo. the power valve rotates and isnt siezed, cables are good, servo is in working order. therefore must be a wiring issue. i have a 3RM-20 cdi if that helps. and the ypvs servo is the five wire type, 4 in a connector and 1 with a bullet like connector. Looking for wiring diagrams for…