oldtimer

thank s for the warning i dont go to the cafe but i do sometimes go up that way, always nice to be forewarned

nothing cheaper than a potato shoved up the exhaust,only takes a couple of seconds to do maybe when you take your dog out for a walk when it goes dark tonight no point talking to arseholes like him

A guy goes to the supermarket and notices an attractive woman with gorgeous figure, big breasts etc, waving at him. She says "Hello"! He's rather taken a back because he can't place where he knows her from. So he says, "Do you know me?" To which she replies, "Oh yes, you're the father of one of my kids." Now his mind travels back to the only time he has ever been unfaithful to his wife. So aghast he says:- "My God, are you the stripper from my bachelor party that I made love to on the snooker table, with all my mates watching, while you whipped my bum with wet celery???" She looks into his eyes and says calmly:- "No, I'm your son's teacher."

well beezneez before i decided to replie to your post i put my brain in gear and checked with my own and four of the major leading insurers as well as the association of british motor insurers ,firstly as most insurance is taken out over the phone or internet it is not possible to check peoples licences this is all covered in the terms and conditions of your policy it is not possible to see your licence over the phone or internet so on your application for insurance they cover themselves with the clause false information and your insurance becomes nul and void if you have not got the licence you claim or have an invalid licence ,the only time an insurance company might ask to see your licence is in the case of epilepsy or other serious medical conditions but even then a doctors note would be more likely, as for keeping records of licences the answer was at no time have they kept copies any information they would obtain from dvlc in the case of a claim and that dvlc would only confirm licence status, that under the data protection act they are limited to what information they can hold, so my answer is if somebody other than you is holding a copy or information off your licence other than the dvlc then request it is deleted

dont quite understand that, first i passed my test in 1969 and was in the army so my insurance company then would have been her majesty,s goverment since then no insurance company in the last 39yrs has ever asked to see my licence i think if i would have had an accident or made a claim they might have wanted to see it but never the less the dvlc would not accept third party evidence even from the ministry of defence who hold all my driving records if you read the other posts of people on here that it has happened to you will see the same story

hi dan, yes it seems we have had the same experience i also flew through my theory test and my cbt was a joke the three instructors ended up asking me questions when after the first five minutes it became clear i knew what i was doing so they spent most of the time with the other students, it was still annoying having to pay all that money when in my army discharge book was my lorry class one , car and motorcycle pass dates and locations, countries served in etc when i took my test the other day the examiner said he could sympathise as he saw a lot of guys it had happened to what a bunch of wankers

well having just come off the m62 and being blown all over the place i know what you mean, hope these tips help ,If your upper body is relaxed and your arms are bend and loose, the blasting wind will not be able to transfer movement via your arms to the handlebars. Allow your lower body to grip and lean the bike slightly into the wind while your upper body moves about in a fluid-like motion as the wind buffets you this way and that. While the throttle is open it keeps the bike punching through the air. If however you are hit by a blast of air your natural reaction is to snap the throttle off . . . don't do it! React by gripping the bike even harder with your inner thighs and relaxing your upper body. Perhaps even feather the throttle closed slightly but do not shut it off. If you do, the wind will push you across the road. It is like a rugby scrum - the wind is pushing you, the open throttle is pushing back. If you stop pushing, the wind will get its way. Also pay careful attention to the trees, grass etc at the side of the road. If they are waving about wildly but you cannot feel the blast, then this is a signal to grip the bike tightly with your inner thighs and relax your upper body in anticipation. In a wild wind ensure that you ride in the middle of your lane. This give you real estate to work with as your line will naturally wander from side to side as the wind increases and decreases. Be aware that you have your limitations and know when to throw in the towel, pull to the side of the road and wait for the wind storm to pass. these tips have helped me to understand where i was going wrong hope they help you

well we have all heard of this goverment losing records three months ago i was stopped for a spot check the policeman went back to his car to check my documents as it was a spot check i had no worries until he came back to me an told me i had no motorcycle entitlment on my licence, i started laughing and said something like bollocks that i passed my test in 1969 but he was not laughing but to my amazement said he would give me a caution but if i was pulled again i would get booked and to contact dvlc which i did only to be told that they had no record of me having pased my test, as i had been in the army when i passed it was in my discharge book with the date and place of test but they were not bothered about that unless i could produce an old licence showing my entitelment there was nothing they could do that i would have to re take my test which meant cbt, theory test and practical test, well all completed but now a few bob lighter thanks to the dvlc passed today but the moral of the story is if you change address or for any other reason have to get a new licence keep your old one and then you have proof , so for the last few years i have been riding about with no bike licence why did i bother to get a photo licence and not keep my old paper one, before anyone says it yes i should have checked it when it came back i will do this time in case my car licence is missing not that i ever drive one as bikes are my thing

i agree with everthing you say but would add what some schools call a lesson is a joke a friends son went on a das course and the daily lesson lasted an hour and a half,find out what the course involves how long each lesson is if the couse fee includes test fee ,theory test etc and in the case of a fail how much to retake as it can be expensive if they charge booking fee test fee bike hire etc. as for block booking its a disgrace it is forcing bikers to pay huge amounts of money to take there test or wait in some areas for weeks because the riding schools in the area have taken up the slots

over the years i have seen quite a few bikers come unstuck with filtering the last time was on sunday coming back from liverpool, i was coming down the east lancs road and there was a line of traffic just before the filter lane for the m6 because a i was in no rush an also because i was on a cruiser with wide mirrors i sat behind the cars three sports bikes came through filtering in and out of the cars all of a sudden a passenger in one of the cars opened his door i dont know why but the last biker went flying through the air car door and bike in need of repair but the biker although bruised and shaken escaped serious injury the passenger had opened the door to see what the hold up was, always expect the unexpected, in my experience i find half these bikers who come past me filtering in and out of traffic are never far in front of me at the next lights or roundabout! i sometimes wonder when i see bikers out on the road and some of there manouvers how many of them will still be out there at 61yrs of age like me enjoying biking, so my advice is always expect the unexpected then if it doesnt happen its a bonus so enjoy your riding and take care

the best yamaha and a legend the xt500 the most fun i have ever had, imported one in 76 from america and really rode it hard almost indestructable

i totally agree,give her ten i would give her one

i wouldn,t like to get on the wrong side of her! and lisa thought the other picture was better this one reminds of a traffic warden i met recently lol

thanks a lot lads for all your suggestions i have appealed the ticket and it seems i have a strong case the council gave me the wrong information about not giving blue disabled badges to motorcycles having contacted other councils they all give disabled riders badges and manchester city council also put me in touch with the national association for bikers with a disability who can supply a secure badge holder so with all the info it gave me great pleasure to make salford council eat there words and have now got a blue badge so watch out car drivers in salford and manchester for a motorbike parked in a disabled bay i have as much right as you, but i bet somebody says something god help them if they do!

well today i got my first parking ticket not to bad as i am 61 years of age and been a biker since i was 16, but as i am now disabled and am lucky to get my road tax free under the disability scheme the traffic warden was a prat he said i should have displayed my blue badge even though my council dont issue them to motorcycles as they would get stolen and used by other motorists, as he is employed by the council i went to them to ask the score and got the replie well you didnt display your badge to which i replied well where would you suggest i display it she said you should display it on your dashboard well i cant find my dash board anywhere so it cost me £35 even though it says on my tax disc disabled is it me or what

for fear of upsetting any one again this is just advice,The elements of internal combustion engines are; correct fuel/air ratio, spark at right time, adequate cylinder compression.The main points about fuel tanks are these: they need a way of letting fuel out to the carbs, and they need a way to let air in as the fuel goes out, to avoid a vacuum buildup in the tank. We will call this "venting" or "breathing." The tank should have a "reserve" function that will allow you to access an additional supply of fuel when you start to "run out of gas" and thus allow you a few more miles of driving to find the nearest gas station. The fuel runs downhill from the tank through fuel lines to the carbs. Some models have one petcock and some two, but the method is the same. One petcock just requires a splitter and two pipes to feed the carbs. The petcocks are vacuum operated petcocks. This means that they have a little diaphragm and valve set-up, which responds to engine vacuum and allows fuel to flow only when the engine is running and supplying vacuum. This is how things work when the petcock lever is set to the "on" or "run" setting. So we see that the "on" setting is actually the "off" setting when the engine is not running. So if the engine quits for any reason (as in a "down" situation), the petcock(s) will automatically close and prevent the fuel from flowing out. by removing the valve this wont work These petcocks also have two other lever settings: The "prime" setting bypasses the vacuum function and allows fuel to flow at all times, even when the engine is stopped. The purpose of this setting is to allow the carb float bowls to be filled when the engine is not running. Note that if you run your petcock(s) on the prime setting all the time, you lose the safety feature provided by the vacuum petcock. Note also that on this setting, fuel is prevented from flowing out through the carbs, into cylinders, etc.) only by the float valves in the carbs, which close when the carbs are full. Should one of these float valves stick open or leak, you then get flooding through that carb. The "reserve" setting is used to access an additional amount of fuel when you start to run out. Here is how this works. These petcocks have inlet towers, which stick up into the tank. In the "on" position, fuel flows down to the petcock through an opening high on the tower. So when you "run out of fuel" you actually have some more fuel sitting in the bottom of the tank, which lies below this high inlet. When you turn the petcock lever to "reserve," a lower inlet near the bottom of the tower opens, so you can gain access to this last bit of fuel in your tank.if the valve is removed you may find you are unable to use your reserve petrol All these older tanks breathe through venting passages in the gas cap. When the bike goes over, and a little ball bearing rolls along a little passage in there and blocks the flow of fuel through this vent. by removing the what ever you wish to call it one way valve ,non return valve you may in the short term gain some advantages but in the long term suffer some dis advantages and as you say you can always put it back good luck with your experiments

well ogri it would take more than your inane comments to get my blood pumping or my dander up ,if you had read and understood my reply to your post you would no doubt have noticed that i was just letting you know what the plastic thing was and its function i was not taking the piss out of you you seem to be doing a good enough job without my help as for your local motor cycle repair shop if they dont know what a non return valve is and its function they are not mechanics but that new breed of fitters who just replace parts until they get it right,from your post i mistakenly thought you were a lot younger and just didn,t know much about bikes not that you had been riding 30 years and not learnt anything i will not bother replying to any further posts of yours as you still seem to have that plastic thingie between your ears making it impossible to understand anything, and yes i was a ton up kid and enjoyed every minute of it speed is good. It is way better to be shot out of a cannon, than squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made motorcyles.9 and yamaha of course)

the answer to your question badbrad is twofold with the bike we both have its horses for courses it was never designed for fast acceleration or a top speed like a lot of 125s,its a cruiser comfortable to ride and good looks with the harley fat boy look,yamaha continued with the 650 and 1100 but dropped the 125 although it sold it did not sell in the numbers to enable them to continue to produce the main reason customers gave was slow acceleration and a poor top speed i was told this at a bike show by a yamaha executive so if they couldn,t get any improvement with all there expertise i dont think we will have much luck but if your happy with the looks and comfort enjoy it as its my day to day bike i love it for those reasons,did you get yourself a sissybar? i got one of e bay £107 +£10 delivery highway hawk it said on the box for 1100 dragstar but it does fit the 125 and is good quality it is 7 day delivery but worth the wait, and as oldgit said if you want a bit more speed there are plenty of other 125,s out there capable of a bit more, have fun mate

well ogri where do i begin well first let me thank you for calling me smarty pants!i am guilty as charged if by smarty pants you mean that with 45yrs of riding and repairing bikes i unlike your self know what the parts of a bike are called and how they work unlike yourself who refers to things as that plastic thingie,firstly what makes you think that yamaha have put something on the bike to restrict its power it was built for its looks it is a 125cc twin trying to pull a lot of weight, on a power to weight ratio they have no need to put any form of restricter on it the weight if the bike compared to the size of engine is restrictive enough, i dont need to think about the valve and how it works because i have 40 yrs experience building and riding bikes and am still learning, i also have the same bike as you its not my only bike it is my day to day bike for economic reasons not as oldgitonabike suggests because we are harley wannabees if i wanted a unreliable over priced bike then i might get a harley but no i will stick with yamaha and when i want to go faster i will get my other bike out

welcome, i first passed my test in the army in 1968 and have had the same problem never checked my licence when i got a replacement 20 years ago it seems reading a few articles its not only us

thats the one lisa, bonfire nights only a couple of months off lol

having just read the above i notice you say you found a small plastic thingie as you call it? could this be the non return valve fitted on most breather pipes as a saftey function on most motorcycles?The main points about fuel tanks are these: they need a way of letting fuel out to the carbs, and they need a way to let air in as the fuel goes out, to avoid a vacuum buildup in the tank. We will call this "venting" or "breathing." And finally, there are safety considerations, mainly involving the situation where the bike falls over on its side. The concern is that we don't want fuel spilling out all over the place when this happens, so we need to block the fuel path and the venting path, so that the fuel stays in the tank in a "down" situation, this is one of the functions of a non return valve