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Sales to tend to slow in winter and prices do seem to drop. If you're in no rush, then hang on till around October/November - see whats available - usually theres some quality bikes with a decent price going around that time.

Welcome to the forum Lynn. Another girly biker is always a good thang

Not when he's draggin me across the pavement When it is - would you let me know please? As you might be aware we LOVE our fighters - heck i even own a streetfighter forum - which i have negleted very badly recently lol - so we might be interested if we have the cash

Guys i wouldnt even bother. He obviously knows best about what the results of removing the plastic "thingy" is - leave him to it. Someone who thinks that riding without helmets, not having a clue how to ride and performing dangerous manoevres on a bike you know fuck all about in a foreign country is "rock and roll" then you clearly can't know anymore than him - i would save your advice for someone who deserves it and shows a bit more respect..........

No......no there isnt........ As said in other thread - its fuckin LOVELY! Have you sold it then? And if not - what you lookin at for that baby? You have a STUNNING dog there - look after her well We had Marvyn weighed at the vet last night - he weighs 68Kg.......

Sling yer bluddy leg over it - take it to a nice quiet industrial estate and give it a good thrashin! its too fuckin nice and theres too much time and effort onyour part gone into that - get at least ONE good ride out of it!! BTW - What you lookin at for it if you havent already sold it?

Pass your test - and test ride some bikes. A bike might LOOK nice - but be absolute shite to ride. Me personally - i dont like the R6 at all - its skittish, low down its relatively gutless which gives the impression that its really easy to ride. Once you get into the power band the revs start to build - and they build very quickly, you can lose control if you arent that experienced. The steering is sharp and it has some rather hard brakes which take some getting used to - braking in corners is not a good idea - it will sit up and its a common error with novices. Of course - many folk manage perfectly well with an R6 as a first bike but make sure you know what you're letting yourself in for, you may wanna learn some more road craft before you have a bike that might just bezz off at high speed when you need to be in control. You'll be paying massive insurance premiums, you'll constantly have people trying to nick it, it'll be really expensive when you drop it at low speed (and you will - we all do!), and a split second of a lapse of concentration will be all it takes to stick you into a stone wall at warp speed. Its a handful of a bike for your first one and there are LOADS of 600's out there that will blow yer socks off with cheaper insurance and MUCH MUCH better handling........

Why build a bike - and not ride it? I just dont get that bit at all!! Got any piccies of it not lit up like a xmas tree? Would like to see it in daylight too!

Have to disagree - we have used JB weld on several tanks - and NEVER had a problem, was recommended to us by one of the well known bike builders. Yeah you can replace it - but if you cant afford to or dont want to then they are EASILY repaired if you take your time.

You have a Hummer?

All the best hope it goes well!! Dont forget you can also sponsor me for my motorcycle challenge in November on an Enfield Bullet in india, in aid of Scope - the charity that helps children with cerebal palsy details HERE (blatant plug! )

Lets see a piccy of yor lovely missus then! Was last there in 2005 - will hopefully be going back either nest year or the year after

Ahhhh that makes sense then! I hope the pipes fit and that they are what you wanted. Please do let us know how you get along ok.

Malta is absolutely fantastic! Its a very beautiful place. We stay at Marsascala - we love it! but as for your women - my dad was in the army for 38 years and a lot of his mates were married to Maltese women as they were stationed there a lot back in the 60's and 70's - they are absolutely stunning when they are young, but jaysus they grow into right ugly buggers once they hit 40! Sorry but its true! l

Ooooppps Thats what happens when you had yer noggin (thats my head for all our american friends!) in books all day! Cant you take the converter off then? If it a converter from Mph to Kph then you should be able to take it off.

You could try one of these: CONVERTER you would need the mechanical one

Congratulations! Welcome to our world at last!

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your stay

I thought so..... Toasted marshmallows anyone......

Prosthetics and Orthotics

You mean the one that allows air to escape from the tank, for example due to thermal expansion of the air in the tank, that if removed could pose a serious threat to ones health and safety?

It is indeed - you need to grind it really - but its proper decent stuff.

Regarding lowering the front end - some info for you: Unless you have an idea of what you are doing I would not recommend lowering the front end at all. You should NEVER lower the front without lowering the rear. If you just lower the front, you unbalance the bike the wrong way. Many bikes can be lowered by approximately an inch in the front fairly easily by modifying or removing the stock preload spacer. Some bikes come with preload spacers that compress the fork springs an inch or more when the fork is unloaded. Shortening the spacer drops the front end of a bike an amount roughly equal to what you removed from the spacer. But be careful not to go beyond the point where there is minimal pressure on the spring when the suspension is fully extended. If you go beyond this point, your bike will be effectively springless when the front extends completely, as when the front wheel drops into a dip in the road at speed. Not a pretty scenario. In my experience, actually RAISING the front end along with raising the rear of the bike (via an adjustable shock) is a much better way to go, as this increases the ground clearance at both ends and depending on the amount the rear is raised, may also make the "turn in" require less effort. Some of the common myths about lowering the front end are that it makes the bike turn in faster and loads the front wheel. The bike will not "turn in" any faster by lowering the front, it will turn in "easier", by requiring less effort at the bars to initiate counter steering. Raising the rear has very similar effects to lowering the front, although as mentioned, it actually increases the ground clearance. Lowering the rear will increase the trail, and increase the effort required to turn the bike. Raising or lowering the rear will also affect traction on corner exit, as it will change the fulcrum point of the chain/swingarm pivot/rear axle relationship. Typically (but not always, as it depends on several other factors in the geometry and suspension), lowering the rear will increase the bikes ability to "hook up" on corner exit, while raising the rear will increase the bikes tendancy to spin the tyre on corner exit (sometimes referred to as oversteering, although the term oversteering actually can be applied to several handling characteristics). And heres the post i made about the GSXR project a while back:

Some stunning pictures there. Riding across the states is on my list of things to do when i qualify and (probably) take that job there!

Best stuff to use is JB Weld. Its petrol proof, waterproof, heat proof up to 500 degrees F - in fact its everything proof - fookin FANTASTIC stuff. Read about it here: LINKY LINKY We've used it for years on our bikes, cars and otehr stuff - brilliant bit of kit.