Goff
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Now THAT is worthy of some SERIOUS lickin
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Look snice - but im not a fan of the R6 at all.
I reckon out of that lot you should have gone for the CBR - no one looks an idiot on a bike. Im 5ft 1 and my previous bike was a CBR600. I tried the GSXR and i tried the R6 - the CBR won hands down in all the test rides.
I think you would have been better off test riding these bikes first after you've passed your test before going out and just buying one because it looks nice - I did that years ago - and i regretted it as soon as i took the fookin thing out.
i do hope you are comfortable on it though - just remember though - its a powerful bike, so take your time getting used to it.
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Welcome to the forum Davey
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Welcome to the forum
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Just passing on the info to get the link (and the little scrotes faces) round as many forums as possible. The name and shame idea is a good one, especially as the Police/courts/legal system don't seem to be very effective.
Hopefully some local bikers will be able to give them a lesson or two.
I mean riding lessons............. obviously.........little bastard........
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Who did you pay then Goff? or was it a postal thing?
Swy I like to use plastic for larger purchases, you can always trace payments and get the card co to sort it. or paypal etc if its online. i have done loads of deals both buying and selling and never once come a cropper, even with faulty goods issues. (have done a bit in postage, but never the actual article cost.
I hope you got it all sorted in the end.
I paid the shop with my debit card. It was for a set of £350 exhausts. I called the bank, i called Streamline the PDQ machine people - i called everyone i thought could help. I did eventually get my money back, but it was only after 7 weeks of him telling me it had left their bank account and it was the bank/streamlines/someone elses fault, that his girlfriend finally fessed up that they had cash flow problems and had never had my money all along - i was fuming, but i got it sorted........I was also promised fuel expenses for all the trips over to Matlock i had to make for nothing as its 120 mile round trip for me - and when i got there i got jack shit off them - another plastic promise
Stay WELL away.
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I use a small canoe bag. Waterproof and are small enough to strap to your bike - your stuff aint gonna get wet should you get caught in the rain too!
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Warranties are worth jack shit anyway, so if you wanted to take it to a Yam dealer its not gonna cause you any problems. If in the unlikely event it does need to go back and its still in warranty then take it back to DK and get whatever it needs doing done.
Ive had a couple of people i know buy from them and they havent had any problems. Having said that its the same with any bike you buy. You dont know really do you.
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i bought some gloves from them online ............ never turned up and never saw my money again
Did you chase it up though? They are a big place not a crappy little company so i cant see them not sorting it?
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I hope you all steered well clear of the bike shop TWISTED SPANNER
They are absolutely rubbish. DO NOT buy anything from them because if it doesnt fit they will promise you a refund then lie to you for 7 weeks saying that the money has gone from their account and should be with you shortly - when in fact they never had your money all along. They took £350 off me for some exhausts, then promised me a refund - after 7 weeks of bullshit excuses and promising me it wasnt their fault but a hiccup with the bank - it turns out they lied all along and had not got my money to refund.
They make you promises they have no intention of keeping and just give you nothing but bullshit.
They cost me time, money in petrol for visits to their shop to see what was happening and a lot of bloody stress.
Steer well clear.
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We were there today!
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Me and Lee watched this the other night - absolutely BRILLIANT.
Its very much like a spaghetti western but with bikers. The music and the scenery give it that old Clint Eastwood gringo movie feel.
Stars Larry Bishop, Michael Madsen, Dennis Hopper, Eric Balfour, David Carradine & Vinnie Jones
Im not sure when its released over here in the cinemas but hopefully it will be soon - this movie DESERVES a good screening!
I found this GREAT review on the net about it and it sums up just what i thought - only better:
God Bless Quentin Tarantino for commissioning Lary Bishop to make this movie. God bless the Weinsteins for coming up the with the (small) budget.
It's about time somebody made a real biker movie again, but amped up to even more sleazy, ridiculous, and glorious levels than anything produced during the Golden Age of the Motorcycle Movie, 1966-1974. I would put this one up there with The Wild Angels as one of the best biker flicks ever put to celluloid.
The plot and story arc and simple, tight, and move like a French TGV train: fast! It's a short movie and it flies by. Every frame stuffed with action, menace and bad-ass attitude. All the characters are interesting and well-portrayed, if sleazy, intense, and uncompromising.
There's plenty of sex and the body count is high, but none of it feels gratuitous: these are violent people walking a razor's edge, tying up lose ends that have been plaguing their lives for many decades. It's all an organic part of the tale.
Larry Bishop pulls off the lead role with cool detachment, and Michael Madsen is great, doing what he does best, all cocky swagger and easy dominance of the screen. Great performances all around. David Carradine doesn't have much to do, but at least he is here. Great to see Dennis Hopper on a motorcycle once again! Wearing the fringe jacket! Maybe for the last time? I hope not.
Do notice the trademarked Tarantino shot of looking up from inside the small enclosed box. I guess Larry got permission from Quentin to do that. Or maybe Quentin himself filmed it; I believe he did a small amount of second-unit shooting on this film. You'll know it when you see it, it's in the last scene of the movie. I just had to laugh when I saw that shot. The Tarantino stamp all the way. If I didn't know any better, I could have been convinced that Q. actually directed this joint.
If you are in any way, shape or form, a fan of biker movies, or Quentin Tarantino, or extreme film-making, or classic drive-in movie fare, you MUST check out this ride. This is one HELL RIDE you will not soon forget.
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Got my bike back yest,really pleased! cost £220 altogether,def worth shopping around yourself,saved me £200 so thanks!
nice one! Glad to hear you got it sorted
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Yeah ive heard of them too. Ive been to their showroom a few times and I have a couple of mates who have bought bikes from them.
Cant really add much more to what pilinggas has said though except they have a great selection of bikes to choose from.
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I'm just an old fashioned, old school ex angel who is finally making an effort to grow up just a little, and take a test or two to make it legal.
An ex angel with no licence and riding a 125....... which chapter were you with then?
No offence to ment Goff either. But agreeing with every one elses smarty pantses dosen't really add to the thread. And could you make up your mind concerning road safety, one second it's not agreeing with wearing no helmet etc, the next breath you can only get 110mph out of your bike on a public road I assume? (smack your self on the wrist you naughty girl)If you have some input as to how to increase the power output to a 125 dragstar without drasticly altering or modifying then out with it as thats where the thread originated.Did i say i got 110 out of my bike on a public road? I think i actually said was "im lucky if mine tops 110" - at no time did i say i had ridden it at that speed - assume nothing.
And my mind is quite clear on road safety thanks very much. Coming on here to wind folk up for no reason other than you think it will get a reply and that its funny is NOT the way we do things around here. Many threads dont get answered because folk dont know the answer or miss the thread completely.
Your posts are full of smart comments and wise cracks, and serve no other purpose other than to wind folk up - and you seem to know it all so why should we even bother??
We had one like you not so long back - he didnt last too long.
You are more than welcome on this forum - but your comments made to deliberately wind people up are not.
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You could always put a hypercharger on it...........
But Old Git is right - the cruiser 125's are a bit sluggish and will be no where near as fast as the race reps or sit up and begs! My 650 is slooooooooower than a snail in a virgins knickers - im lucky if it tops 110! They aint made to be fast, so if you do want something a little more pokey - what the Old Git says!
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Sales to tend to slow in winter and prices do seem to drop. If you're in no rush, then hang on till around October/November - see whats available - usually theres some quality bikes with a decent price going around that time.
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Welcome to the forum Lynn. Another girly biker is always a good thang
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Thanks Goff,
Bet he can't do 40mph though
Not when he's draggin me across the pavement
MY BIKES is NOT FOR SALE YETWhen it is - would you let me know please? As you might be aware we LOVE our fighters - heck i even own a streetfighter forum - which i have negleted very badly recently lol - so we might be interested if we have the cash
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Guys i wouldnt even bother. He obviously knows best about what the results of removing the plastic "thingy" is - leave him to it. Someone who thinks that riding without helmets, not having a clue how to ride and performing dangerous manoevres on a bike you know fuck all about in a foreign country is "rock and roll" then you clearly can't know anymore than him - i would save your advice for someone who deserves it and shows a bit more respect..........
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More things to life than riding a bike
No......no there isnt........
Yeah I got some daylight pics... will stick em up in the Gallery when I have time.... Right now I need to sell something, coz I'm SKINT!As said in other thread - its fuckin LOVELY! Have you sold it then? And if not - what you lookin at for that baby?
You have a STUNNING dog there - look after her well
We had Marvyn weighed at the vet last night - he weighs 68Kg.......
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Sling yer bluddy leg over it - take it to a nice quiet industrial estate and give it a good thrashin! its too fuckin nice and theres too much time and effort onyour part gone into that - get at least ONE good ride out of it!!
BTW - What you lookin at for it if you havent already sold it?
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Pass your test - and test ride some bikes.
A bike might LOOK nice - but be absolute shite to ride.
Me personally - i dont like the R6 at all - its skittish, low down its relatively gutless which gives the impression that its really easy to ride. Once you get into the power band the revs start to build - and they build very quickly, you can lose control if you arent that experienced.
The steering is sharp and it has some rather hard brakes which take some getting used to - braking in corners is not a good idea - it will sit up and its a common error with novices.
Of course - many folk manage perfectly well with an R6 as a first bike but make sure you know what you're letting yourself in for, you may wanna learn some more road craft before you have a bike that might just bezz off at high speed when you need to be in control.
You'll be paying massive insurance premiums, you'll constantly have people trying to nick it, it'll be really expensive when you drop it at low speed (and you will - we all do!), and a split second of a lapse of concentration will be all it takes to stick you into a stone wall at warp speed.
Its a handful of a bike for your first one and there are LOADS of 600's out there that will blow yer socks off with cheaper insurance and MUCH MUCH better handling........
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Why build a bike - and not ride it?
I just dont get that bit at all!!
Got any piccies of it not lit up like a xmas tree? Would like to see it in daylight too!
Yamaha XVS125 Dragstar Problems
in Yamaha Workshop
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Is the clutch cable stretched? Get yourself a new one and see if that makes any difference - they arent that expensive. I had a similar thing on my XVS560, i replaced the cable and it was sorted. My clutch is very particular and my biting point isnt fabulous and to be honest its a pain in the ass at times, but theres bugger all wrong with the clutch itself - i think my bike is just fussy lol
Oh - and welcome to the forum