Matthew Duncan

allways been keen for bikes, ever since i was old enough to hold onto my dad, ive been on the back on his bikes, few BSA's which he still has, and a triumph trident 750 which he sold . . .ever since then i've been hooked.

just wondering what everyones opinions on what chain oil / greese to use. was thinking about getting a scotoiler, but when i was speaking to one of the local bike mechanics he was saying if i was to use industrial grease, ( the tube type you need a grease gun for ) it would last as long as a full scotoiler. . . what you's think ?

i have been told that there are great bikes ! the thing i like aabout the naked verson is, that allthough my model is now nearly 15 years old, its in great condition and the shape and design of the bike still looks modern i love it, its great fun . . shame cause of my licence its restricted to 33bhp thow :/

question 1. I dont think it really matter, on my bike i have my tax disc holder mounted on the rear swing arm - took one of the bolts off the chain guard and used that as my bolt to secure it. However, my old man has his tax disk holder ( the suction type like on a car windscreen) on his Honda Pan European mounted on the screen so . . . i think as long as it can been seen by anyone police etc then you should be fine not to sure about the heat shield thow, sorry Matthew

Have recently started using my XJ600N at the weekends for runs and trips, i have discovered that after a distance of about 40+ miles there seems to be oil dripping from a breather from the oil tank when i stop, i thought it might just be that the previous owner had ether filled the oil up to, or above the max limit, and as the engine heats up it causes to tank to overflow into the breather ? will get some pictures uploaded asap. Cheers

Hey, just wondering if anyone could help me with my front brake rattle. My XJ has a single front break disk, the problem is it seems to have a severe rattle coming from it whenever i go over a bum, or uneven surface . . .the breaks themself still work really well, but the rattle is getting a bit annoying. any idea ? was thinking of stripping the caliper for cleaning and inspection but thought i might as well see what everyone thinks before doing this. Thanks Matthew

will it go up much you recon ? im not liable for the damage, it was just one of lifes kicks in the bum

as for armour, i have an armour jacket which i will be wearing underneath

i didnt think it was that loud, compared to versions they do in blue, yellow and especially the red one . . . WOW . . . . . and probs not but, when i'm wearing it who's gonna know ? have just bought it so fingers crossed, and will have an update as soon as i get it

haha, wasnt that hard and thanks

sorry, DirtyDT and barkwindjammer . . . i have introduced myself now, hope i've not offended you's too much

Hi Im Matthew i have been brought up on bikes and just recently bought my first big bike, a XJ600N looking forward to finding out more info, and helping people if possible on this site byee for now

god that is a scam . . if thats the case then why cant you put your no claims on more than one policy at a time ?

so am i in any position to say to my insurer that it wasnt my fault ? also, what about my no claims ?

Just wondering if anyone had ever purchased leathers of ebay ? i was looking at these ones : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260824575708 think they would be any good ? for £170 there a bit of a bargain . . . most of the other leathers i have looked at were about £170 just for the jacket plust another £110 for trousers i recently bought there boots : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120648299017&category=122214&_trksid=p5197.c0.m619 and i must say, i am rather impressed with them and again, for the price WOW

Hi there, wondering if anyone can give me some advice on insurance, At current i have a Hyosung XR125 which has fully comp insurance on a policy that has 2 years No Claims Bonus. Recently i purchased a months insurnace ( Ebike Pay as you go) for my XJ600 as once it was restriced i could not wait to get on the road with it. For this i stated i had 0 No claims Bonus, as it was being used in another policy, and i got Third party cover. The problem is, i parked my bike at asda and while i was inside it over . . there was thankfully no damage to my bike, but when it fell, it made a nice dent and scratch on someones car... i did the decent thing and went and found the driver and explained what had happened and he said he would have to put it through insurance.. my question is, as my NCB was on another policy is it still safe ? i never made a claim as there was no damage to my bike, but as i said the car owner made a claim against my insuranc help, i dont know the first thing about insurance, and as im only 18, my insurance is costly enough Thanks