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well I had to take a day off from work today as i had the electric man coming round ti fit a new meter. my meter is at the back of my garage so i had move my bikes out & a lot of other crap, they said he will be here before 1pm so i thought i will make good use of my day off and get my bike mot'd in the afternoon, so I got up early to empty the garage and do a pre MOT check, 1st I got electrical gremlins which I predicted would happen to grouch, took me over 2 hours to sort out then i discovered that I had been riding round with an almost flat front tyre, which i had a bit of a pop at grouch about a couple of days ago, serve's me right for being a smart arse all …

WARNING WARNING CASTROL 2 STROKE OIL RECALL Just seen this on the RD forum thanks to Les (Meccano ) for the heads up http://castrolmoto.com/en/home.php

If you go to the WEMOTO website , 3/4 of the way down the right hand side of the page is a search OEM part number box , this means if you have a part number you can search and see if it is still available and a price, I found this out last night when i put in the part number of the side panel grommets for my RD400 into google , and their page came up , I have seen gen ones for £3 each + P&P on fleece bay, they where about £1.30 on there and they are Gen ones to http://www.wemoto.com/

Hey guys, First off, nice to meet you all. (as far as meeting on a forum goes...) I'm new here. Just got one of my first bikes.. a 1973 TX500 Got the carbs off, and cleaning. Primary cover is off for general inspection/cleaning. I'll have some picture for you guys soon enough. Anyway.. I've been scouring the internet for a service manual for this thing (there is a loud tapping going on in the engine, and I'm guessing it's either valves or the cam chain slapping around... anyone know how I can figure out which it is?). I've never tightened a cam chain, or done a valve job. Hell I've never taken off a primary casing. Having tons of fun, but I need …

Hi all went for a good hours ride last night I've all ready changed my air filter after a loss of power at 60 mph couple of weeks ago but tonight I lost power temporary and sparks were coming from exhaust.I pulled over bike idling ok give it a few revs and it seemed to clear and bike rode alright again the rear Dep back box is oldish not had the bike to long haven't checked spark plug at all could,any ideas plz sparky67

I just found another xs850. It's the 2nd one I've owned. This one slips or should I say bangs or slams out of gear when on the throttle Not when down shifting. Only when on throttle. I'm not to familiar with these bikes.

Picked up a genuine yamaha rack and givi box for my fazer fz6 problem is the latch for the quick release on the plate is missing anyone no were id get a replacement ??

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?