metal ken

Cheers Ogri. have been keeping an eye on ebay aswel, yea they are not too cheep. wouldn't be us buying the headlight, going to be selling a few bits though ..... anyone want to buy a seat or luggage rack. Will also have to look out for a set of 'idiot lights' aswel. Will post some pics of the bike when it is finnished, it is a nice custom. Cheers, Ken

just wandering if anyone had a spare virago starter motor. need one for my dad's bike. can swap or p/x for a luggage rack for the 535, or just plain cash, Cheers, Ken

i would aggree to what's said above, where in scotland are you, give me a shout if you want to go for a ride, i'l show you how i tackle the corners, Ken

mmmm.... the words pre-madona and wanker come to mind ..... someone better put the toys back in the pram before someone trips over.

put you hand over the end of the can/s while it is running, ithe bike should cut out or feel a load of pressure from the exhaust and if it is leaking you will be able to hear it. if you can hear a blow run your hand about 2 inches away from the exhast while it is running and you should feel where it is coming from (carefull though, they exhausts get very hot) Ken

also talking of fugitives, there is a dwarf escaped from prison, he has dark hair and eyes, and is also a phychic..... .................................. Police are wanring there is a small medium at large Ken

I would reccomend them, cheep and cheerful, and can save a lot of work. I just renew mine when i do an annual service, or they look dirty. they are usually only a £1 or less. Ken

always give a nod or a wave, warn of police/speed cameras and stop for any other biker broken down.......for me it's sort of like an unwritten law when it comes to biking, all of my mates do the same aswel.

Been riding all year round as usual. not been too bad, the snow was a bit of a pain though, just took it easy when riding. The roads are a lot better now, have been leaning the bike over a lot more. Starting to wear the outer bits of the tyre now. Take care all, Ken

What i do when i have rusted stud bolts is to give them a gentle tap with a samll ball pin hammer and a rub with a wire brush to remove the rubbish, Then spray it with some lube (WD40 Or similar) I let the lube soak in and spray it a few more times. Then make sure the socket is a good fit, when i have had real rusty nuts i hammer on a smaller sized socket to get a proper grip. Failing that a good set of mole grips. Depending on how rusty the pipes are there are different options. I would give the pipes a gently tap with small hammer to make sure no holes appear. Give me a shout if you need a set of pipes. I have got Motad system going cheap. (cheaper than you'l get them on ebay) Good luck, Ken

Well.... i had a real bad time for a while, for those of you who know what they are, i had a pilonidal sinus, that had to get operated on and packed every day for 6 weeks (got pictures aswel)...near the end of my treatment i was attacked by a dog and badly bitten on both hands (teeth went right down to the bone) then a few months after i was rushed into hospital as a prevouse operation to restructure my stomach came undone, and my stomach twisted and was pushed up into my chest cavity, got a nice foot long scar from that one, but was on morphine for a week after.......started seeing things. Also smashed my front tooth after a volvo srut i was working on smaked me in the mouth, had to get root canal treatment and a crown put on. Got repeditive strain injury from typing this post.................

Yeeeeaaaaa......anyone up for donating more tyres

very nice

You can fighter nearly anything, there are a lot of cool parts that can bolt onto different models of bikes, and there are some modifications that are easy and look good, if you get a bike, post a pic of it and i'l tell you what i would do to it. Good luck, Ken

I'l have a look for ya Cheers dude, Here's the latest pic of the ZZR, Looks a bit out of proportion from the angle and without the tank, just getting everything mocked up, then will polish it up (machine polish) and paint, it has got a USD front end, single sided back end, german seat unit, Led lights, projector headlights, micron exhaust system, will hopefully have it finnished by the start of the spring (my winter bike is too slow) and make a turbo kit for it in the summer. Started like this but with more fairing Ken

I have fightered loads of bikes, I am the club secretary of the Scottish Streetfighters, and total fighter mad (well total bike mad) A Streetfighter to me is exactly as it says a Street-fighter, something that you can be a hoolagan on will handle well, better exelaration, riding position, and braking is always handy. I have painted some of the with a nice matt black paint that doesn't reflect radar too well (handy on some speed cameras) Thats my opinion but everyone is different. Some of the bikes i have fightered:- Honda NS125R Honda CBR1000 Honda CBR1100 Blackbird BMW K100RT Kawasaki ZX9R Kawasaki ZZR600 And some pics....mostly of the dark ones (got shiney more sporty looking ones aswel) they don't look like typical fighters but went a LOT better than the standard models. NS125R. Aprilia race exhast, lightened, uprated tyre, LED tail light, custom goretex seat and a few engine tweaks. My BMW RS engine fitted (higher HP), led lights, spot lights on the front, renthals, fat tyre, removed fairings, lowered frame, lightened (a lot) looked like a dog, but it liked to lift the front end when pulling away. Ken

on closed or private roads of course, i think about 140, but got my little 125 upto just under the ton (2 stroke modified tuned ns125r) never went too fast cause none of the bikes i have had, have decent brakes (needed to avoid cage drivers that can't see you at 10mph never mind 100) Used to get my little 125 right down on the corners, and it is so light i can pick up off the ground, never had the knee down as that is not my riding style. (and always rode in jeans) But Got so far over one time, I got my whole body to touch the ground

you have more faith in the justice system than i do.

Hay dude, Welcome to the forum, i stay outside Edinburgh. Ken

It was kind of a mix between the 2 it was kind of planned and had to start off in the back garden last year, not my back garden, my parents back garden, they were so glad when i got my garage Got a few pics of the RD's, i have got loads more. Here is how it all started, got this from a mate as he was going to throw it in the dump, rd350 with tank, race body kit adjustable clip-ons and v5. Then i splashed out and spent 99 pence on a race fairing which i will sit further back, and the bike will sit lower down once the engine is in. Then i got a doner bike which is now in the proces of getting restored to a more standard bike, will need an engine and running gear as the current one will be going into the 1st bike The engine was a bit of a mess on the outside and they guy i got it from had left the spark plug out of the right cylinder so i stripped the engine down to see the damage, this pic is what i seen when i removed the head Ken

Cool, have you got his youtube vid address, where about does he live, Ken

I have found They usually think it is funny and do it deliberatly. You can teach some of them, but others just can't take a lesson. you woould be lucky if there is a brain between half of them. You can sit back and take no action, which is a good thing, but if everyone done that they would start to walk all over us. Just like simple minded bullies at school you can say please stop, you will probably be decked quicker than handy Andy's garden, or you can stand up to them and give then a good right hook. but Hay, that's my personal experience, worked for me so far

Hi everyone, Just registered today, I am Ken, 22 years old from just outside Edinburgh, I am well into my bikes even from an early age. I own a motorbike breakers and have got a bad habit of keeping to many bikes for myself than breaking them for spares. I have got a few bikes of different makes, I have got a couple of Yamaha's, I have got an old aircooled dt125 field bike modified with an alloy petrol tank, monoshock and a few other bits and bobs. Also got 2 RD350LC's that i am doing up, one a road racer with rickman fairing and race body kit, The other a more standard type with belly pan and bakini fairing, still needing a few bits and bobs. Cheers, Ken