jimmy

In over 35yrs on bikes, I've never felt the urge to give one a name

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That must have been why I got the funny looks when I ordered them

You could always buy these spares

Heading over to Ireland 1999 on my auld XS1100 and I was stowed beside two fellas on brand newish bikes....Look says I we are all T plates (mine '79 theirs 99)...The look of disgust on their faces made me chuckle, as did their (failed) attempts to get away from me between Larne and Enniskillen.... Just sat behind behind them all the way until I cut off and headed up to Ballyshannon

I'll not get back Looking for a pic, couldn't find it in my 'pictures' so remember that I had posted it on here. Went to my profile, looked in posts and then spent the next 3hrs looking through a load of auld posts. Finally came out with 30 pages still to go......found the pic after about half an hour, but kept trawling

Its all downhill from there Seriously, listen to Slice and have a safe happy lifetime on bikes

Two in my house and the whining never stops. The newer model a Y2K version is probably the whiniest As an aside, I was away for my annual medical for work t'other week and after the hearing test the bloke says I have some hearing loss in the higher frequency "that will be the pitch my wife speaks at" says I....Mr Politically Correct was not at all amused

Probably, It's also a waste of time posting the same question in different areas

Hmmm, You sure you never went round it.....just asking like That said, if they have no evidence of you passing the sign on the wrong side of the road, then as advised, fight it

Over here on the bigoted West Coast it was ok to join the Scouts no matter what religion but the BB was for non RCs.....As you say Bud, it's all so wrong

Cheers Matey, My type of bikes every day of the week

C'mon Jack, you've kept us hanging around for 10 days now....we need updates

As Slice states, you may damage the engine casing. If you can cut through the bolt at the inboard side of the frame lugs that will allow you to get the engine in a better position to remove whats left of the bolt Look up Galvanic Corrosion on t'web to get a better idea of what happened

It is against the forum rules to post a link to free manual downloads, but they are out there if you look Change the oil and filter, clean / change plugs, drain carbs (try this first before puling them apart) Fresh petrol and away you go. If it is hydraulic brakes, think about changing the fluid. If it is drums, oil the cable inners. Also oil the clutch and throttle cables Ask on here if you need more details

I tried to "like" it twice, but couldn't

Same old, same old

Nice to see you've shaved your beard off

Nice one bud...Looking through some stuff t'other day, I found my Chief Scouts Award from around 1979. I'll scan it and stick it on Edit......Here it is 1980....

East Coaster, They shared, and John was last on it

Take your bike back. Look on ebay and find a set of clocks (ask here if they'll fit if you have no other help) and buy them for about £30. We will give you a step by step guide to switching them over. Same with the ignition switch

Part numbers 9 and 10? https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/yamaha-parts/motorcycles/xvs125-dragstar-2004/handle-switch-lever-352522.aspx

When I was an apprentice, we used to call that type of weld a 'snotter' Did you put slugs in the frame