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Last post by weeksy
Sun Feb 01, 2026 10:53 am
Gsxr1000 K6
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Numnut »
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:35 am
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Having just joined, I felt it would be a good time to buy a new bike....
Currently have a 790 Duke, but with the warranty nearly run out, and KTM...
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Last post by Numnut
Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:25 am
Hey Amigo
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Couchy »
Fri Jan 29, 2021 4:47 pm
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That’s a Honda PF Amigo, 1977 to be exact
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Last post by Nobby
Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:52 am
Anyone do welding?
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Mr Moofo »
Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:57 am
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In my slack days of retirement, I would like to learn how to weld. I am okay at bolting things together - and taking them apart.
I can’t saw straight...
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Last post by Mr. Dazzle
Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:40 pm
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Last post by JackyJoll
Fri Dec 11, 2020 8:05 am
999 Portimao express
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Couchy »
Tue Nov 24, 2020 7:47 pm
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Haven’t bothered with a few of the mundane bikes I’ve added this year but this one may be of interest, I wanted a bike for a euro Trackday next year...
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Last post by Couchy
Wed Dec 09, 2020 8:48 pm
Yamaha IT 175
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Alan PBTD »
Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:55 pm
Looking for a Yamaha IT 175 for a restoration project - if anyone knows please point in my direction.
Wouldn't say no to a 465 either.
ta
Alan
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Last post by Le_Fromage_Grande
Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:28 am
New Bike....s
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Couchy »
Mon Nov 09, 2020 9:00 pm
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I liked the little cb500x and the plan was to rally raid it but instead I bought a trail bike...
Untitled by Tony H , on Flickr
I wanted a bit more...
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Last post by Taipan
Wed Nov 18, 2020 8:26 pm
CBR caliper clean and ride report
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Nobby »
Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:52 am
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Copperslip. Best thing ever. I used a mates spray can a while back and thought it was shite. The tube stuff is in the Toolbox for the Circuit and a...
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Last post by Mr. Dazzle
Mon Nov 16, 2020 9:27 am
Ohhh..... New Bike Day!
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mikeycee »
Tue Aug 11, 2020 4:25 pm
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So, Its been nagging at the back of my head for a while that I am no longer enjoying road riding as much as I once did. I still love track days, but...
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Last post by mikeycee
Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:56 pm
BMW F800R recommission!
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Taipan »
Wed Jun 24, 2020 8:45 am
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I parked the F8R up last year sometime and then used it for 2 days in February in torrential rain, so its got even filthier and has been shamefully...
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Last post by Taipan
Mon Nov 09, 2020 12:21 pm
Scrambler hipster bollox
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Couchy »
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:48 am
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With a unit empty and work cancelled and the VFR nearly done thoughts turned to a project. Base bike had to be local and cheap, a 2002 Kawasaki ER5...
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Last post by Horse
Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:29 am
Tracer handgaurd extension
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Dodgy69 »
Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:33 pm
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Installed today. Look good, suit bike. Hoping for improved hand protection from rain and cold.
Pyramid plastics.
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Last post by Dodgy69
Tue Oct 27, 2020 8:40 pm
Brutale 800rr
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Claude »
Mon Sep 21, 2020 11:17 pm
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Apologies. Not posted for a while. Hadn’t ridden in an age either aside from moving the MV from the old house to the new.
In fact I’ve used it so...
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Last post by Claude
Mon Oct 26, 2020 6:47 pm
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Last post by Big Pete
Mon Oct 12, 2020 7:37 pm
Triumph Speed Twin
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Nidge »
Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:00 am
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I picked this up on Thursday from Premier Bikes, I’ve only done 120 miles so far but first impressions are excellent
The torque produced by the...
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Last post by Deadpool2
Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:46 pm
Mt-09 SP
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Wotsitt »
Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:04 pm
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Hi All, friends with Claude and coming back to bikes after a couple of years break.
Had great fun previously with a 2012 Street Triple R and...
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Last post by Claude
Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:27 am
i think i may have dropped a bollock
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IOU0 »
Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:35 pm
Bought something for the bike on ebay..........may have spunked money up the wall!
Or have to spunk considerably more out!
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Last post by IOU0
Sat Sep 26, 2020 9:28 am
Moto Guzzi V7 II Special
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KungFooBob »
Fri Jul 24, 2020 9:13 am
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Everyone else is at it and I do love my Guzzi so...
The story is I fancied something less bland than my Tiger 800XC. The Tiger was a very competent...
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Last post by Taipan
Sun Sep 20, 2020 3:49 pm
Triumph T140V
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Nidge »
Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:18 pm
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I thought I'd start a thread about my T140. It's a 1976 oil in frame model 750cc pushrod twin with about 50 bhp (on a good day), it's rattly, vibey...
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Last post by KungFooBob
Fri Sep 18, 2020 9:30 pm
punters, and their expectations
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IOU0 »
Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:05 am
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Been fettling a GSX750F lately for an acquaintance.
Very unloved and been sitting for quite a while.
Punter wants forks stripped, have a look at the...
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Last post by IOU0
Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:27 pm
My TDR250
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weeksy »
Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:41 am
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One day i need to try some of these old school things you and tricky/nobby/etc like... i've never tried anything even remotely of the ilk.
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Last post by Nobby
Sun Sep 13, 2020 10:05 am
BMW R50
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kendo57 »
Mon Jul 20, 2020 7:28 pm
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Picked this up today , not mine but a friends which i offered to try and get running.
Its a 1956 R50 and has been sat in a damp shed since 1972 , so...
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Last post by kendo57
Sat Sep 12, 2020 7:52 pm
so more fettling on the xsr
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IOU0 »
Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:07 pm
In my quest for the perfect bike, i have turned my steely gaze toward the suspension of my baby.
It is well known that the XSR is too firm at the...
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Last post by weeksy
Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:08 pm
New Bike!!!
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636mick »
Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:24 pm
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Bought myself a new bike. Triumph Sprint ST 1050. Been without since September last year, apart from a brief attempt at being a scooter rider, which...
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Last post by Yorick
Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:32 pm
New Bike Day - coming soon
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the_priest »
Wed Aug 19, 2020 2:57 pm
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Well, after several emails and so on with an esteemed member of the forum and past forums into times immemorial, I seem to have got myself lined up...
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Last post by Skub
Tue Sep 01, 2020 5:12 pm
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