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To me, this sounds like,,,,,,who wants to wreck there bike the fastest His bike Might be a tad faster away from the lights and the dual carriage-way,,,,,,,,BUT let him off,,,, you shouldnt care what he is doing. I garantee you that if YOU hang back and take it a bit slower YOU will become a far BETTER rider than him,,,,,,in alot less time. There is plenty to think about and plenty to be looking at rather than wondering what your mate is doing,,,,,e.g. your mate takes off flying when the light turns green, you take your time and take off nice and steady, your mate is the one who got hit by a car who ran his red light, you are the one who goes to see him in hospital. Biking is not all about speed, i sugest you take yourself to the country roads on your own (no mates), drive however you want going there but on the way back, sit up a bit straighter, ease off the throttle and take your time,,,,,,you will instantly feel more in control of your bike, your trip will be far more meaning-full and plesent, you will be back home in what seems to be far less time than it took to get out there. Dont get me wrong,,,,,,, i like to give my bike a good old thrashing every now and again so im not just telling you to go slow,,,,,,,you are only biking a week you say, so i am more or less helping you understand what its all about,,,,,,,,going fast is a thrill but it takes alot of knowlage that has to come to you naturally and without thinking,,,,,,if you cant see the dangers when going slow then you definatley wont see them going fast. I have been on a bike for many years and i still have much to learn. YOU will learn faster and better if you take your time and use your head to think quick ! Hope This Helps

Hope we dont have to do them dance moves like the geezers in the vid ?

Aye, John, Thats one hell of a journey for ya, from top to bottom, only wish i was taggin along, Watch oot for water on the back roads,,,,,,,,Have Fun

Aye, Gas-Up,,, There is a KLE 500 for sale near me,,,,,,,,it is a 08 and has 2500mls,,,,,,,there a good bike ya know,,,,,,,he wants €3000 for it.

:lol: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Where ya from -------- ya stoned sailor ?

Aye, its a big change from the look they gave us last year, it nearly looks like a beemer, but oi loikes it to Jammer. Its a bit on the pricey side though me thinks. OT,,,,£560 for a service, thats gota be a mistake, surely. I think GAS-Up said something about servicing aswell.....no wonder you will be home servicing. In general it looks good so i might try ta get a test ride

The new Triumph tiger 800 is coming to a bike shop within the month over here. It is said that it will cost €9500 but that is only an estimate. Looks like a nice bike ! ! !

Ahoy, there Sailor,,,,,,Failte to the YOC New to the bikes eh ! Keep at it and get everything passed,,,,,,,,you'll be glad ya did ! Enjoy your stay,,,,, have a wee nosie arround the site and when ya get tired ya can sing the YOC theme tune till ya fall asleep,,,,,,,Barkwindjammer will be along shortly to give ya the lyrics

Cool,,,,, haha to the old croud. Just before xmas to Best of luck

Bark and Blakie,,,,,,,,,,do ye go on this toy run ?

You can just buy a compression test,,,universal you should be reading 95 psi or over. You might get away with just changing the rings but while its apart you can check piston and barel for ware. Is she hard to start

Wouldnt do any harm to give them a clean just incase there is a parcial blokage. Have a lookie at your PV cables ta see if there slack or broken and the wee junction box further up and see how things are ! EDIT: i also agree with OG in the 10k mile rings been changed

Have you been eating too many big dinners :lol:

Congrats Goff, They say the first year is the hardest,,,,so go easy on eachother. Hope ye had a great day

Holy Jasus,,,,,,,,, what a waste,,,,,,,,its just a sin what has happened to all these beautiful bikes

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Where ya from Dave? Is it north York

For F,CK sake, first i only get a line of writing now that i finaly get the box to come up,,,,,,,,,,,the dam thing is empty :offtopic:

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Hit the left side of the crank with a BIG heavy hammer, then wait till the bike falls over on its right side,,Then you can really go to town on it,, then you can easy :lol: New bike brought from deeler----------demand another one The one you have could have a problem from the word go,,,,,ya know,,,,from the factory

Wrong plug heat range,,,,,,too hot,,,,,,,causing piston to swell with the extra heat,,,,,then the rings catch the exhaust port,,,,,,,then it dies Champer the exhaust port in any case just to eliminate Just a guess. Have ya a pic of the damage on the old piston.

I'm glad you said that, i thaught my eyes were deceiving me lol

Aye,,,,,,,could be late 92 or early 93 Shouting !!!

Monday,,Tuesday----------full on rain, day an nite Rest of this week----------nice an sunny but very cold an freezin fog at nite just thaught id tell ye all