Pete
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Why do it? It's not doing your bike any good. The clutch is there for a reason.
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Lansivuori and Saarinen were very close....and Saarinen's death affected him badly.
He raced for a couple more seasons (but his heart wasn't in it) then he retired.
3 years ago on the 30th anniversary of the crash, he was at the fatal spot in Monza along with Saarinen and Pasolini's widows laying flowers.
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Hello Mate, well JMC is my best friend however he had a change of heart, sold his bike for an Aprilia Tuono then suddenly decided to move to OZ and as a parting gift he handed down the domain and forum to me. So now I am running it with my usual trusted friends Buck / Cool4blade and a few more to come.
You're welcome to post up a link at my place Capt....DualSport-Europe
Just post with it that I said to put it there so people will know you're a friend!
And since we spoke last, I moved To Spain, sold my XT660 (still got the old XT350 though)....and now I'm riding this....
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11.12.1945 - 20.05.1973
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This is to inform everyone of a specific forum dedicated to the Yamaha XT660X & R, the forum is run by myself and other veteran XT660 oweners who have an intense knowledge of all issues regarding these bikes, issues such as mainentance, avalability of parts / deals and we have own sponsored companies offering discount to our forum members. Any problems with this bike like the usual surging / ecu / tps have all been overcome and we have now a specialist mechanic on board who has patented the Kev Mod which helps regulate the current by use of capacitor inserted in the wiring to the ecu / fuelling sensor hence making the cut -off problems history.
The forum can be found at www.xt660.com, come and join us and see for yourselves.
Captmoto @ www.XT660.com
incorporating www.captnmoto.co.uk
Hi Capt....this is XTreme here....what's happened to JMC? Is he not involved now?
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I was wondering if any of you guys have experienced one and how did you deal with it?
Feb 1978 I had a tankslapper at 110 on a GT750 Suzuki.
How did I deal with it? I fell off! Cos when you get a bad one you're going down....BIG STYLE! The bars rotate so violently you have no hope of saving it! Just say your prayers!
Very rare on modern bikes nowadays....so I wouldn't worry about it!
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Remember me telling you about the restrictive nature of clipons nearly 2 years ago?
OK for round a track.....but a pain in the ass (and wrist) in urban areas.
You want a nice 2 wheeled urban assault vehicle with high bars you do!
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Expect EVERY car at EVERY junction to pull out in front of you.....and always give yourself an escape route in case they do.
When you expect the unexpected then you're rarely taken by surprise.
I could be wrong on this but I feel that altering the approach line of my bike to them also gives them more liklihood of seeing me. I always use dipped my headlight and by moving the line of the light relative to their vision hopefully it will catch their attention.
Spot on Andy! It's never taught or mentioned....but if you keep changing your lane position all the time you'll attract attention. From behind and in front.
Test the theory....get somebody to hold 2 lit torches in front of you....one stationery and one moving from side to side.
And you won't notice the stationery one, your whole attention will focus on the moving one.
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Where I am now, they don't give a fuck about your licence, visor, plate, or can.....or whether you're even wearing a helmet.....or even if there's FOUR people on a bike! And no, I'm not joking!
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So do any of you guys have any tips for a new bike rookie like me?
Only ride at YOUR pace....nobody elses!
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Good to see you back John!
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I'm no fan of sportsbikes.....but that is superb!
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All the best Tom!
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Business as usual for the Moz family then?
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All the best Alan!
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I hate to say it Sir Tom....but if you have a small plate and a race can you may as well put a sign on your head saying "Nick me".
Ditch them both!
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Thanks guys!
And I can confirm that the XT is pristine! And I just did an oil and filter change.
It's now on 7300 miles, previous one was 6800 miles.....so it didn't really need it. But it had developed a slight oil leak from the oil filter cover, so I had to replace all the seals.
But it's all done, no more leaks, and it sounds great.
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Get a big trailie....unfortunately Yamaha don't do one!
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This is my hi to y'all post. So wazzzzuuuuup!
Hi!
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Seen today outside DandyMoto
in Murcia!Looks like some sort of YPVS-Manx Norton hybrid!
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That's a decent looking ride Peo
Looks pretty close to the same vintage as your Pete
On a 91 J Plate Scott....same as mine! Mine's The Daddy though!
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He had a problem uploading so I've posted these for him.
Had my new 05' R6 for 12 days now and.....
in The Bar
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You gotta be careful with T Cut, it could strip it. Try polishing with a bit of WD40, but make sure you dry it off. Then try Turtle Wax.