mervin

RIP Our Henry http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/8487084/Sir-Henry-Cooper-the-former-boxer-dies-aged-76.html

Come and join us at http://www.aircooledrdclub.org.uk/ and there you will find loads of people with 125/200,s more than willing too help, Merv

Should be good with the ladies then !!!!!

New fuse box available from MIKES XS along with just about everything else you may need for a XS650

I doubt you will find a secondhand one much better, I reckon under a 1/2" is nowt too worry about, the one i got too replace that one on the 250 seemed free of play til i fitted it, then i got 1/4" too 1/2" of play, when you find a replacement you may not be able too turn it by hand which will be a good sign, but clamp the smaller cog on the back in a vice then try you will find the play that way, Ric the big white chief from the RD forum has his locked up solid on his sprint bike and gawd knows what power that produces

Yes Paul that is an RD one but i hope yours is the same as you say, I stripped that one too see how it went together, it stopped me worrying about 1/2" of slack on my 400, I dont know if the DT has the same rubbers in it but Nigel kimber has replacment rubbers, and you can thread the holes and fit bolts with loctite instead of rivets

Bloody hell you must have got exceptionally good person at DVLA, normally they would not piss on their own granny if sh was on fire to help her Merv

Paul panic ye not this is a cluthc stripped out all that happens is the rubbers wear/shrink over time here is a pic. I asked Writebike once how much play is too much, his reply was as long as it is not spoiling your enjoyment of the bike there isno problem,it will just get sloppier not go completely

Yes round and black seriously get a decent make of tyre I:E Bridgestone/Pirreli/ Metzler/ dunlop etc they are your contact with the road and you need all the traction you can get merv

Yes Disconnect the CDi and ity will be as dead as that bloody tree rat that ran in front of my TDR on monday if you are over 16 years old then sell it and get a bike with an engine that produces more power too start with, merv

Take it easy guys out there i have just heard that my near neighbor and RGV 500 owner was killed in an accident on his Gixxer at the weekend, although i did not really know him that well and only met him a couple of times it still brings it home to you how vunerable we are RIP Ian Merv

i phone battery life is piss poor at the best of times so you would need to plug it in for any journey over about 45 mins i reckon

Stop moaning try ebay they will have some nice diyung ditchfinder tyres for £30 each, Trousers a pair of secondhand jeans from oxfam will not cost much, West Ham who/what the fuck is that , CMM is shite now i have not renewed my subscription , dont worry about the power rangers they will be back, now shutup moaning where is you r stiff upper lip, if we all had this attitude we would not have won world war 2 , or was it if we did not have tea , ah well lok on the bright side you are still here to moan Merv

Merv you are still there now as well 1 mervyn laxon Rag Bag Rovers 218 2 chris hague R6 jockys 175 3 jason wildman Folorn hope 148 4 Simon Dillon Iyam infront of you 137 5 mervin horswill mervs marvels 127 6 Neal Williams Woodys Winners yeah right.. 126 7 Mark Parkinson Parkey5 122

Maybe the throttle cable ???

Welcome Mishkins and as Paul says good luck with ya tests merv

Oh and Danny John Jules the cat from Red Dwarf will be around there as well

why not just put it in morse code???

some geezer that rides a motor bike i beleive

Alan the moped 'ALAN' - one of only 30 million ever made - It is widely believed (by me) that this unassuming little moped was the original training bike of the 'Ghost Rider' (please see photo 1 for documented proof) Looking resplendant in non-original Llama urine yollow and household apple white gloss this little fella has covered a mear 3463 miles from new, which cannot be verified of course. I inherited this vehicle from my late father in law who, to the best of my knowledge, never actually had it on the road. It was stolen by some oiks then 'recovered' for ten english pounds. Substantial damage was caused to the lighting/ignition 'module' (handle bar switch) and the roadway illumination system (headlight), although this has had extensive modification including thin film technology (TFT) lens cover replacement, high grade aluminium reflector and anti shock tension band retaining straps. (photo 2). PERFORMANCE. I feel that this vehicle is capable of speeds in excess of 24 mph and will out accelerate the Hadron Collider (from the lights) upto 4mph (although this cannot be substantiated) thighs like Fatima Whitbread are also required for this kind of performance(not supplied). SUSPENSION and HANDLING Featuring the very latest in suspension technology:- at the front - USD fork arrangement and at the rear - those things in the photo. I believe that the suspension works to some extent but the front forks have lost more oil than the Exon Valdez, that said some form of shock absorption is available and Alan will quite easily out handle my fathers 1800 intruder (but only with my father riding it) 2 boxes of 'Sea Legs' anti sickness tablets would be advisable before any journey. BRAKING Featuring upto 3" independent antilock (I couldn't get them to lock) drum brakes all round I estimate that this little machine would stop on 1,368 sixpences, or just under £35 in new money, from 8mph. COMFORT and PRACTICALITY I think the seat has been crafted by highly trained pigmy marmazetes from Stoke, then stuffed with the eyebrows of the lesser spotted downy eyebrowed coughing swan, although it may actually be vinyl and stuffed with cheap sponge. It is quite comfortable though and ripped This little bike is EXTREMELY practical as it has a newspaper rack to the rear and can fetch the sun and the mirror thus negating the need for a dog. FUEL ECONOMY I have ridden this bike up and down my garage about 7 times and its hardly used any petrol and I havn't even peddalled it. ENGINE The engine is a normally asmatic four stroke displacing almost 1/20 th of a litre it works fine, some smoke is produced on start up and grows more intensive as you attempt to accelarate but it eventually stops............ when switched off. FRAME Yes WHEELS Mainly circular c/w tyres, probably from a Romanian wheel barrow. IN CONCLUSION Alan is a reliable yellow thing, he is house trained and is good with children, a real pleasure to know. You must have a good sense of humour and a total lack of interest in global warming to own this machine. The cost of the ghost hire was £300 and the new headlight arrangement was £1.63 (£1.10 for the pie) Bids in excess of £1500 would be appreciated.(unlikely?) Currently sorned with no MOT. I am selling as I am having a bit of a clear out. Good luck Thanks Keith (Alans dad)

the aircooled club has a stand at thundersprint i know Danny Webb and his manager Steve will be there and Cal Crutchlow has been mentioned as well Merv

you have to pull em by the hair ore they fill up with sand

Yes TZR TDR more fun than stuffing rabid ferrets down ya trousers i tell ya

RY I am assuming you are in the usa?? yesif the shorter fuse fits it should be ok but try MikesXS