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i just found the review that you mentioned - how feckin much? £4099? Are Honda insane? I paid that for my yam XJ6 (made in japan not thailand), which makes proper power (but can still be restricted etc), i have also been to george white today and they had gsr600 Suzs etc for under £4k new. Honda must have a very specific type of customer in mind if they think this will sell well in the UK.

blimey, is that all it makes? looks the bizinez too - like a small vfr1200. a bit more power, a bit less weight and it might make plenty of sense.

I wonder what bhp that makes? got to be better than the somewhat-ridiculous CBR250RR of the ninties - 4 cylinder, with all that goes with it (carbs, plugs, leads etc), revving to infinity for a real-world 35hp, yet not a patch on the 2-stroke stuff.

i damn-near pissed myself reading this - "Rats on the moon" comes from a contemporary TV adverts/commercial, it's actually "that's on the moon", but i think BWJ was poking fun at it, as it is said by a far-eastern guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cgHDrmW6g

have a good one young 'un.

Having bought a number of things (cars mainly) at long distance, i might suggest a few things that you are probably doing anyway: 1) ask for loads and loads of photos - a few photos on the website they are selling on will be the best photos. Ask for them to take some of specific features. 2) Spend 20-40 minutes talking to them on the phone, virtually walk through it with them and ask them to point out the good points and the bad points. After this conversation and some more detailed photos you can make a more informed decision about whether it is worth the trip. 3) It looks in quite a remote place, things generally command a higher price in the biggest urban areas - keep this in mind; you may see this as a brilliant deal, they may be desperate to sell and you may be the only interested party (the ball is more in your court, than in theirs, maybe) 4) See if they will meet you somewhere, if they want a sale they will likely offer to do so. It might also let you know the vehicle is reliable too.

lol, i sound nothing like alexei sayle (tho he was funny in the young ones). Interesting video, hasn't aged too well. On the bike issue, should have my tdm back on the road soon, about to go out doors and put a new tyre on the back.

i wonder what kind of sentence the Brit incident got? probably a slap on the wrist ("it wasn't his fault your Honour, he's got a difficult life"). Hopefully the old bill beat the shat out of him in custody.

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looks like a lot of fun.....

you might wanna start a new thread for this.....

interesting that the engine hasn't lasted all that long. Was there no after-market crank option? you need to post this on the r125 forum. Would be nice to see some punctuation - man that is hard on the eyes!

no they won't fit, i think it is a different engine (the 'cat engine is the same as the fzr600)

County Durham, Cleveland, Northumberland, Tyneside....places north of Yorkshire i haven't been to for yonks.

to sync the carbs you need some balance gauges and a screw-driver. Google around for a guide, it is not hard. I do it myself, but have access to gauges. Give a few local dealers a call, the bike has vacuum tap points under the tank and a dealer might do it for 1/2 hours labour. The dealer you bought it from may do it gratis, but i wouldn't expect them too, as it is not classed as a warranty thing.

Do you know where the fumes might be coming from? The bike is EFI with pressurised lines to the fuel-rail, a leak there would be noticeable.

mmm, seems lower than the XJ6 that i had. Are the throttle bodies syncronised? This can really affect town mpg. Let the engine warm-up and listen to see if it hunts (the engine idle rpms fluctuate), if it is really bad you might see the rev counter dance about a bit. The yamaha idle speed is also a touch high, you may be able to tweak it down a little. On the M-way i could get 50-55mpg unless i thrashed it. If i went dead-steady 70mpg was possible. Maybe something like a tps-sensor is playing-up. on a different note - Nice to see lots of owners of this excellent bike, i really miss mine.

Who fitted it? take it back, as it needs to be correct so that it works correctly as an alarm and if it is a immobiliser, not immobilise when you are riding (bloody dangerous scenario).

i always stick them on with copious amounts of Tensol 12.

thanks Pat,,,, don't know how to take that!

what you need is a hex socket (i have 1/2 drive halfrauds- its good to have a proper set with the increasing use of socket-head bolts). You can make one, by cutting an 8mm allen key down (a strong one), so you have a straight shaft and then putting this into an 8mm socket and using your ratchet or whatever. The reason it is tight is because Yamaha use thread lock.

got to do some weekends up there next year. from what OG showed me, on the way back from squires, looks spot on. only ever really been that way in a car. also wanna visit Hadfield (near you OG?) for a League of Gentlemen pilgrimage. good work CBD - what's the 50p bit about tho?

Sorry about the news Drewpy. The whole college lecturer thing is quite a good idea. check out tesjobs.co.uk, if thats a route you might wanna take.

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