mervin

you should not get charged import duty from germany cos we are one Europe now, at least that is how i understand it as long as the vat is paid in the country of origin in Europe you are ok, when i was thinking of importing a bike i spoke to customs and all they wanted to know was that it was in the country and sent me the form to tell them about it Merv

wow that was luck merv

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Quite simply no on l plates it has to be 125cc or less and 12,5 bhp . pas your A2 and then the 33 bhp applies, or go for direct access and ride what you like

Got too agree with all that has been said so far always copaslip the stainless screws as they tend to cause the alloy to corrode around em if you dont, ok the cheese headed (made of cheese that is) cross heads, if they begin to slip/chew do not persist in trying to undo them, first make sure the screwdriver is the correct one for the screw, second take a punch of the same or larger diameter then the head and give the screw a firm blow to the head this will do 2 things 1 close the slots slightly ensuring a better fit and 2 may release the hold that a bit of corrosion has on the screw in side. it is useful to have the type of screwdriver that takes the small bits for this, because afterwards the screwdriver may be a tight fit , so tap the bit into the screw head and then you should be able to unscrew it, last but not least try an impact driver, this spins the screw as you hit it, but be careful only release the screw by hitting it if you do it too many times after the screw is loose you will strip the threads

Foamy as i say be very careful a lot of these cagers are unfeeling selfish prats and do not give a sh*t about anyone else, and will try to knock you off, merv

Not much better here today last weekend when i was in brittany without a bike it was brilliant sub and warm, this weekend. rain. hail, cold, gales, merv

a little friendly advice here i just posted it on the how fast do R6.s go thread where the guy claimed to have been doing 144mph on a french road. another thing i have heard recently not sure if it true but if you are on the autoroute they will stop you and check your time on to the route and know if you have been going too fast ref 144mph If a gendarrme or police catch you doing that you will have your licence taken away on the spot and the bike confiscated , just in case you did not know, 30 mph or 50 kph over the posted limit is an instant ban over there, and if there is no other qualified driver in the vehicle they will confiscate it , no doubt charging you for the pleasure of taking it off and then a release fee /storage etc when yo come too retrieve it , and watch out for dark blue scoobys they have em and can drive em, also they may only have had bmw,s in the past but now are using some slightly faster bikes, dont try to outrun a french bike cop cos while you are trying to corner with your knee sliders on the floor he will pass you sitting bolt upright on the outside

If a gendarrme or police catch you doing that you will have your licence taken away on the spot and the bike confiscated , just in case you did not know, 30 mph or 50 kph over the posted limit is an instant ban over there, and if there is no other qualified driver in the vehicle they will confiscate it , no doubt charging you for the pleasure of taking it off and then a release fee /storage etc when yo come too retrieve it , and watch out for dark blue scoobys they have em and can drive em, also they may only have had bmw,s in the past but now are using some slightly faster bikes, dont try to outrun a french bike cop cos while you are trying to corner with your knee sliders on the floor he will pass you sitting bolt upright on the outside merv

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OK on your request locked pending consultation with other mods merv

one idea i suppose but it would never work, i did hear of a dispatch rider somewhere came alongside a driver on the phone in an open top car and grabbed the phone and threw it up the road, but be very very careful if you even think about this course of action , cos one of the lads on south west bikers just made a signal to a BMW driver to get off the phone recently and the idiot chased him trying to knock him off , just goes to provr some of these empty headed idiots care about nothing other than themselves Merv

She is out there quietly watching you merv

that is a cheap nasty instant rust pattern mudguard is what is up with it. got some here, junk. original front muddies still available from yamaha, for about £55/£60 merv

Tread carefully if you go out there, i know of a very experienced riding instructor who has been done on the isle of man recently, got banned for 18 months i think,thought he was being given a race by another biker, the other bike tried to get inside of him forcing him into wrong lines and all sorts turned out to be an unmarked police bike goading him into speeding and making mistakes, he went too court with a six page report he made of the cops stupidity but still got done, the guy is a safe rider and had his daughter on the pillion, so watch out merv

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ok Dx is a much used abbreviation for all the twin disc 250,s it never really existed as such you had the Rd 250 then the Rd250 A/B which had rounded tanks then you had the coffin tank C/D/E/F. the C had no tail fairing on the seat, but the D did front footrests were on bar under the engine rears on a pressed steel plate bolted too the frame and these had points ignition, E/F the E front footrests on brackets each side of frame rears on welded on loops, CDi ignition f was only subtle changes from the E the list of differences is far to long to go into here but sign up over at the aircoooledrdclub and go too the hot topics section to see agood guide to the models and also more than you will ever need with the RD, s merv this is a c model this is a D model this is an E/F model

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h, Tit Monday. It's not that far off now... That glorious day when, heading into work on the bus, or walking to the tube, or sitting on the train, you find yourself suddenly chirpier than you have been in months. You find yourself smiling at strangers again. There is a mild involuntary tumescence in your trousers that comes and goes throughout the morning with the comforting regularity of a heartbeat. And then you get a text around lunchtime from a mate which says: "At last, Tit Monday!" And you instantly understand why you are so happy. For Tit Monday is that special day in the year when, for the first time, the temperature rises above that magical point which causes girls getting dressed in the morning to decide to show a bit of skin. After months of dull colours and chunky knit, the world's birds suddenly dive into last summer's wardrobe (they've not had chance to buy this season's stuff) and chuck it on without a thought. Your urban landscape is suddenly lightened with acres of naked arm and leg and, after many dark months of burrowing, breasts rising to the surface like moles at dusk. Big breasts in white work shirts straining at the buttons. Small breasts braless in vest tops, the nipples frotted by ribby fabrics. Breasts in summer dresses bouncing in the distance so that they catch your eye before you even notice there is someone wearing them. Breasts nudging out from the crowd at traffic islands, quivering to cross the road... And you know it is nearly summer. For previous generations, the arrival of spring was heralded by the sound of the first cuckoo. For us, it is Tit Monday. Not that it always falls on a Monday. Like Easter, Tit Monday is a moveable feast. Last year it fell on a Friday. Friday 29 April, to be precise, when temperatures maxed out at 22.1C after nothing much above 16C all year. It last fell on a Monday in 2004, when temperatures leapt to 22C on 24 April. And then, of course, there is Tit Monday Night. You see, in early summer, temperatures drop off very dramatically when night falls (Tit Friday 2005 dropped away to a parky 11.8C). But the dollies are not prepared. Slightly stunned by the morning heat, they drag out the summer clothes but forget to bring a cardie (a mistake they will not make again until next year), so that when they're all standing outside All Bar One after work celebrating the arrival of spring, their barely covered nipples have no protection from the cold. It's like a Bring-and-Buy sale where everyone has brought hat pegs. It's like a prog-rock gig where, instead of lighters, everyone is holding up nipples. So when will Tit Monday fall this year? Will you be the first to text your mates with the announcement? Do not shoot your bolt too early. There will be false starts. You will smell fresh cut grass and see a couple of early starters and feel compelled to declare Tit Monday. But your more level-headed friends will tell you to hold your horses, keep your powder dry, don't fire until you see the whites of their bra straps. As the poet said: one bold Northern slapper in a bikini doth not a summer make.

I dont think so but you maybe in the fertiliser if ya shades are too dark merv

Goff your are BAD real BAD gal :thumb: :thumb: Go for it 5***** award to you there Merv

just did a search and this reply came up when someone else asked a couple of years ago. and speedblock 80 is one of the most knowledgeable guys i ever came across Well according to the service information folder for the 600 R you should put 503 cm3 or 17.7 imperial oz in of 10 wt or equivalent oil. My service folder is a 94 folder but pretty certain its the same for all. Hope this helps. thread here fzr fork oil

I had the same with a bike after it was laid up,the battery was dead on it and would not hold charge had you charged the battery before the first attempt? cos it sounds to me like a flat battery, one way to see if you have a big short is too charge battery off bike and see if it sparks badly when you reconnect, merv

seeing this on the news made me feel a bit better about this country yesterday Soldiers funeral 100, s of bikers

i cannot see why not 2 wires one switch easy merv