wild foamy

its most likely a leccy fault. i just put new piston rings in it so i wouldn't have thought that is the problem had a good look at the wiring loom at the front and its a bit of a mess to say the least, the black wires are all green and corroded, so looks like during the week i will have to be replacing those. whilst im at it i may aswell change the plug and HT lead i dont think i could sell it... not just yet...

Dublin- 0:03AM *dials number* "Oldgit??... IT DONT WORK ... and there are leprechauns after me..."

yeh, i think i may have to get a little Suzuki or something when i go to Ireland

Yep, my trusty thrusty little peashooter decided to go pop about 5 miles from andover, 10 miles away from home in the middle of nowere on a country road. quite happily batting along when it just died almost instantly. so i coasted to the side of the road and spent the next 5 minutes kicking it and running up and down the road. a passer by stopped and lent me his phone to call my dad, and after another 5-10 minutes of hammering the kickstart and running around in the road trying to get it to start it did eventually start up but wouldn't idle. i managed to ride it home with my dad following me in the van, later inspection points to either an electrical fault (explains the cutting out under load) and carberation. hmm... perhaps i should stick to skateboards... :S

Lol, great minds think alike, i was just on the maplins website as i drew up that little schematic. quick blast up to andover tomorrow then to go shopping for some parts

Hi everyone. just a qucik question, it may seem a bit of a no-brainer but im new to this motoring lark . basically, do motorcycles need to use pay and display?, a few weeks ago when i went to Andover, neither of the other two bikes in the car park had P&D tickets, and i dont really have anywere to stick a ticket to. Regards Steve

Hi everyone. im getting myself a little satnav and would like it to be able to charge from my bike whilst im riding. i can use the satnavs' mini USB port to supply the power (5Vdc), and because maplins sell the individual connectors i can make an adapter without much of a problem. BUT. my bike uses a 6V regulated supply for the indicators and brake light, would i be able to run a second wire from the Positive terminal on my 6Vdc battery, drop it through a 5Vdc regulator to the USB plug and then run a common ground from the USB plug and the regulator to the negative terminal on the battery, with an on/off switch on the handlebars i was aiming for a 0.5 amp draw, which should be okay as my haynes manual indicates the charging current is a minimum of 0.8A (lights on @ 3000RPM) up to 2.0A (lights off @ 8000RPM) any advice would be appreciated Steve

Swinton gave me the best quote, about £50 cheaper than anyone else. Third party insurance on a DT50MX = £130 TP F&T = £180 Fully comp = £500 i went for TP F&T in the end

a loose dust cup wouldnt have made that much difference i would have thought... my flat tire was caused by a big-assf*cking nail, other than that sort of thing its mainly dodgey valves that deflate the inner tube

Speedbump! *thump-thump*...

lol "back in the day" eh?

Crazy?!... oldgitonabike is a VERY talented musician

im looking more for a comfortable ride than anything else, hence why i chose a DT over a replica bike. im not keen on revving the bollocks off these little engines so if the CB has more low-end than top-end it would probably be ideal. will keep a lookout for both, if there is enough money left over from my ford capri fund then i will probably get whichever one is available at the time a 400 would be nice but to insure a CB400 is more than double what it would be for a 250

possibly some sort of carb/fueling fault, i suggest you give the carbs a good clean out and use fresh fuel, see if that cures your problem

my point exactly.

thanks for the replies all. I have taken both wheels off because my new tyres have arrived today (yipee!) and my dad will change the tyres and patch the tube whilst i am at school during the day, so hopefully i should be on the road by saturday suppose the next bad thing that could happen would be it getting stolen...

A picture is worth a thousand words... ... 'nuff said

if i were a couple of years older... its a 10 from me aswell , nice to see a few girlies getting involved with our noble sport. Fast bikes and gawjus women... looks like i've already made my lifestyle choice, LOL

hi everyone. felt like making a somewhat nostalgic thread for all you more "vintage" riders out there, about the various tips and tricks you learnt to use when it wasn't as easy as ordering a spare part from your dealer and you had to make do with it or mend it. these include tips such as: - Cutting base gaskets from cereal box cardboard or .20 gasket paper. - Rubbing half a potato on the inside of your visor to help prevent it steaming up. - heating up the spark plug before-hand to help start your bike if it had a weak magneto any other tips/tricks? Steve

you could try a motorcycle breaker for a starter motor or eBay. if you are handy in a workshop you could make up a little plastic bung using a lathe and cut a thread in it with a dye, thus making a little removeable plastic bung

would a regular automotive path do as a temporary replacement?, i sorta need it for the weekend for getting to work as i am staying with my dad in hungerford and need to get to work in newbury at 10am, and my dad goes to work at 8am also im going on a ride-out to the red lion pub in Avesbury with a mate of mine who has just passed his CBT

yep, even Fluffy dice maybe i will find one with a genuine coathanger aerial

well i have to wait for my new bank card to come before i can register it with paypal again. so looks like im off the road for a few more days. that bike spends more time in the garage than it does on the road . will probably be selling it when im 17 (9 mnoths time) and getting me a 1.6L ford capri Laser.

huh, it can stay in the garage for the time being then, ive lost the will to battle with it any longer.

puncture was a huge big f*cking nail, in the centre of the tyre i do have some tyre levers somewere, i use them for doing punctures on my pushbike