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hi all, me and my son (10Yrs) have just taken ownership of a k reg xj900 and i am looking at taking my test. we are going to rebuild it as it is a non runner and would like to be a member of a club while we get to where we need to be to finally come and ride out. i have been a bike fan all my life and always wanted to take my test but never managed to actually get round to sitting it. i look forward to talking to some of you i am located in salisbury in wiltshire UK so any owners out there on an xj900 i could do with a cheap parts supplier to get running lol nice to meet you all

Hi all just thought i'd introduce myself before I posted a question, My name is Martin I live in sometimes sunny Cornwall I'm 39 with a very good and understanding wife and 4 smashing kids to which all of em have a passion for bikes.... My son and I are curently restoring Dt50 mx's. So Hi and hope to speak soon. Regards Martin

as above new here booked i for a long stay so hope im gonna enjoy. i have a yamaha dt125r 2002 bee a project ive been doing for abit now. come across a problem now tho its only having a day time only MOT so its litrally only got ignition,CDI ,kill switch, servo and regualator/rectifier last but not least coil but this is where my problem is i had a few sparks n the plug so i puts it down for dinner and returned to my brother in law soldeing the wires onto the coil now it wont spark?????. im thinking hes held the soldering iron on to long and the internals of the coil have undone where they been soldered?????. im going to replace the coil tommorow but wanted some a…

Hi all first off bit of a newbie to the forum must confess i have used it before for some hints and tips for my dtr 125 which did do the trick but this is my first post to say thanks all and ask for a little advice P.S Do have a slight problem if anyone can help she dont like water if she even see a puddle she starts to splutter i have checked the rubber boots for holes and splits and cant find any nipped up clamps checked air filter and box all nice and clean no water in there also snorkel is removed but not getting any water up top had cotton wool up there to check no obvious signs so any advice greatly appreciated thanks in advance bob.

i have lots of bits just got to get them joined up i'm old enough to have had one when they were new but had just moved from the 250 super dream to a 750/4

Bought an Yamaha 350 XT -93 1.5 months ago, nice little bastard... Hello to all dirtbike owners from the cold Lapland -Finland. 1.5 months left of the summer riding season !

Hi all, just wanted to say hello as i am new to this site. My names Callum from Manchester and im restoring my 1989 yamaha yb100 im new to motorbikes but a car mechanic by trade. i brought my yb100 in chorley in november last year as a project for the summer but now i have a problem its was runing but it just cut out and wont start again iv replaced the spark plug and ignition coil points and condenser but im still not getting a spark i tested the voltage coming from the source coil in the flywheel magneto and im only getting 0.2v. Iv checked the connections and all seems fine but im still gettin the same reading of 0.2v so now im at aloss any help would be great. t…

I'm Jamie and I live in Worcestershire Recently obtained my license and purchased my Diversion F. Am a member of an owners club for my car and always found the banter / advice to be well worth the time so here I am. Be gentle

Hi, I'm from Ottawa, Canada, where the temperature is at 0C/32F right now. ( Dec 8th.) I'm in my garage restoring a newly acquired 1976 XS500 to a pretty nice daily rider condition. I had a lot of bikes in my misspent youth. Started with a Honda Z50 (apparently a collectors item now! That's the funniest thing I ever heard.) then several Yamaha 2 stroke twins, then Suzuki fours: a GS550, 750 and 1100e. Somewhere in there, I commuted for a couple of summers on a Honda CB350, and briefly a CB400F. My last bike was a 1978 Ducati Darmah. No bikes for about 20 years and now a Yamaha XS500.. Why the XS500? Well I longed for a 70's bike, but many of them are now too …

Hi all, I've been riding my xvs dragstar 125 for almost 2 years now on cbt and have had an accident recently. The bike has sustained a few cosmetic injuries in the form of scratched mirror and crash bars and rear indicator but the worst damage is the handlebars which are bent, I have replacement bars but as I'm still a Noob at fixing everything (I've done a fair bit as I have been riding for a while but not a great deal) I was wondering if I could get help on the removal of the old bars and the fitting of the replacement bars and instruments, thanks a lot for any help you can give

Just joined the site today, hoping to get some useful information and tips for my 1991 FZR1000 which I'm trying to locate some parts for to finish off and then I'm looking for a RD350LC to buy I don't want a show standard one but then again I don't wand a dog just something that's useable and I can tinker with!!

Hi All I have just bought my first Virago XV 125cc. Don't know the age of it as it is on French plates, the chap I bought it from bought it in France when he lived there, he bought it in Dec, 2000 and brought it to the UK in 2001, when it arrived here in the UK it started to have a miss fire problem, only running on 1 cylinder and the garage he took it to could not find the prob, they changed the carb, ( the old card is in bits in a bag) looks like the have put new carb, rubber flanges on, new plugs etc, but with no success, so they gave up as it was starting to cost too much money, so it has sat in his garage since then. So it's not reg, in the UK and has never …

Hi, new to the site, just joined today! Looking forward to another biking year ahead. I currently own a 1999 FZS600 , I'm building a hardtail chop using a 1200 Bandit and also ride a harley iron when the weathers nice! Cheers Jon

Hey everyone, not sure if anyone cares haha but I am new to riding bikes, after being a pillion only for a few years, and have passed my test a few months back. Just bought myself an FJ6 Diversion F '13 in race blue, and was wondering if anyone could give me any basic tips on basic care and maintenance of the bike that I should do regularly? Many thanks

Just bought my first big (ish) bike, XJ600S Diversion, for getting me to work and back. First bike for a long time (25 years +), but its coming all back to me. Luckily passed my test back in the easier test times of the early eighties. Clive

Hi all, dave here, just bought myself a yzf750, have had fzr's, vfr's xjr's bandits etc before, but always wanted one of these, so found what i hope is a good un and took the plunge, look forward to picking your brains if its not has good as it looks!

The names Eddie, got a 2018 mt07, been up to the isle of man on it already and Brighton burn up. I live on the isle of wight and loving it

Finally, I am new to biking. Taken a few years to persuade the missus! Taught her to drive 6 years ago, had twist and go for 5 years and finally, after that gave up the ghost and thanks to not being able to afford a second car, I got the response "get what the hell you like"! So now a proud owner of an SR125! Now being accused of having a mid life crisis! Hey ho! Another year or so and I might get permission to get my full licence.

Hi all, I'm a newbie from Loughborough. I have bought a Yamaha XJ400 from my Dad, and am going to be taking my bike test very soon hopefully! Just looking forward to getting to know some new friends and maybe learn a thing or two. Thanks Garth

Hi all I have just joined this club after getting a Yamaha TDM 900 its a great bike with bags of torque so that means fewer gear changes, and as the engine is a parallel twin with the crank set at 270 degrees it sounds and runs similar to a V twin so the engine weight is central making it handle soooo easily, the only problem I have with it is something to do with an air intake flap that makes for jerky running at small throttle openings, something that was sorted in 2007 by remapping by all accounts but mine is a 2012 model ? It is manageable with care though apart from that its a superb ride, my other bike is a 1962 AJS 650cc twin great fun to ride. Is there a Yamaha c…