wild foamy

go for it!, the DTs' are simple little bikes that are great fun to work with, ive had mine apart more times than ive had it out on the road and if i was allowed another DT i would deffo get one to tinker with

Yeh, bikers are a nice bunch arent they? i think its because im still on L-plates but havent resorted to a scooter that i tend to get the nods, almost as a "good on ya", of course in reality they are probably just laughing at me...

No no, OG is form a time where everything was powered by STEAM *knocks over a table and jumps behind it with a seive on his head... "Take cover!"*

ive got a friend joining the Paras', i go to his place once a week and work out a bit, cross country runs through the woods and various other activities, just need to hear back from the RAF about when my interview is

oh, er... thanks for the info, sure it will come in handy! i ACED the fitness test today (2.4km run in 11 minutes) so all i have to do now is my final interview and hopefully will be doing my training in the summer hot shit

... hmm... made me smile a bit i'll admit... not LMAO hilarious though... good try

i think you look rather fetching in that frock... im a firm beliver in the "dont like it?, fuck off then" policy, this country puts up with way too much shite its just becoming a pisstake now deport the fuckers who are causing trouble and stop letting anyone/everyone into our country

Why not nod to L-plates? i feel all unloved now... gonna run to Goff for a cuddle... there was that hairy bloke on the cruiser in Andover though, waved at him at the traffic lights and the cheeky git gave me the finger and rode off

or in my case, tense up, close your eyes and think happy thoughts

To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid

Ha, atleast Jawas are good for something. ... wonder if he would split it for spares?, would be interested in the forks atleast...

yeh, my nod is uaually more of a "hey, sweet bike, too bad im on a 50 " and the response is most likely something like "LOL, your bike is fail, but good on ya for being a proper biker and not careing"

glad to see im not the only one that nods, lol wasn't aware of the open and closed hand on top of the helmet, will have to remember that one...

Borderline dictatorship methink... nobody listens and nobody cares except us. raising the driving age is a bad idea, younger drivers are usually some of the most careful albeit inexperianced, i for one can't wait until im 17 and can get a bit more independance (and warmth, these little bikes are fail). as previously mentioned, improve learning.

Hi everyone. ive noticed that when passing other bikers they will nod or tilt their head to the side, kind of like the frenchies' "waving of the leg" greeting. just a casual observation... thought i would point it out, is this a nationally recognised greeting or just unique to a select few bikers?

WHT dont they set these adverts to music anymore?, people would be mroe likely to remember it then... even now ive started singing that tune... catchy aint it? "Lay back, ride wide!"

that cat is really f*cked up...

fixed the clutch, ended up taking the whole basket off and pushing the sheared bolts out from the back. my dad picked me up from work yesterday and took me straight over to his place where i had left the bike on thursday, so i took my helmet and leathers but forgot to take my leather trousers... was a very cold ride back... ... still had a big brin on my face though ... i may have to cut my tour of ireland a bit short, maybe shorten it to a week and cut out a few of the stops...

thats okay, lol, i was in that position about four months ago, its amazing how fast you can learn to maintain these little bikes. a "Plug Chop" is used to determine the fuel mixture and as a result, the jet sizes, when you add things like free-flowing exhausts and K&N filters you increase the airflow into the engine but not the fuel flow. run your bike around at full throttle for a few minutes, then whilst at full throttle (dont rev the nuts off it, just riding through the gears normally) kill the engine and coast to a stop, take the spark plug out and look at the electrode on the sparky end, if the engine is running LEAN (not enough fuel) it will be white, chalky and may have whiskers on it. a lean engine can cause overheating and in extreme cases overheat, ceise your engine and burn a hole through the piston. if the engine is RICH (too much fuel) it will be black and sootey, this wont harm your engine but it willlack power and burn excessive fuel. its sometimes better to run rich if your bike is new If the mixutre is CORRECT, the plug will look like an overcooked cornflake (chocolatey brown). this is where you should be runnign the bike at. keep changing the jets until you get it right, better to start with a bigger jet and gradually reduce the size to prevent lean running

if only i could find a set of jawa 40 forks kicking around at my local autojumble...

not quite that simple, ive put up with enough shite working there and ive just had enough of it, the miserable customers who think its my fault we dont have any of those 4 TVs in stock, the miserable managers who have a go at you because nobody wants to buy the shitty "product support" packages we are forced to sell, on your feet constantly for 8 hours a day, being called in to work on your days off, having to wait another hour to take a 15 minute break cus "theres too many customers on the shopfloor". no, f*ck that, i'm applying to be a motorcycle courier now...

going to get the clutch basket off my DT50 and extract the two bolts that i sheared off, then ,maybe a ridout in the evening with my mate who's just got his Suzuki RMX50. can't afford to ride much now, quitting my shitty job at currys so im'a be unemployed for a while bike runs for a week on £5 of petrol, Jawa may have to go back on ebay...

have you done a plug chop to see what the mixture is like? have a look at your current jet (take the carb bowl off and have a look) and go up by about #10 (my original jet in my DT50 was a #98 and after putting on my K&N filter, BigOne exhaust and bigbore kit i change to #115

thanks for the heads up, im currently in the ATC (211 Sqr.) so have been trained in marching and a bit of service knowledge (RAF stations, where certain aircraft are stationed, aircraft variations. e.t.c) aswell as my .22 cal WHT

ive joined up at the Oxford AFCO. going in as an Aircraft Engineer (Mechanical), doing 9 weeks physical training at RAF holton and then a years trade training somewere else (arent sure where yet). can't wait to tinker with big expensive toys