Motorcycle Forum / General / Motorcycles / July 2006

I have a 1980 Yamaha XS 400 Special. Its my old beauty. However, the
seat is too stiff! I was hoping to get a few opinions on how I can skim
down the seat to a slop per say, and recover. This way it is more
contoured and comfy.

On my ride home from work today I saw this guy riding his Harley
wearing a button down short sleeved shirt, braces, dockers, open toed
sandles, and socks.  At least he was wearing his helmet.

Hi I'm looking for local biker groups in Cheshire / Wirral to join for
days out and just enjoying being on 2 wheels

All along I've thought my next scoot would be a Honda VTX, but I found
myself looking at Triumphs on Ebay last night and liked the
standard-bike styling of the Thunderbird and Legend. I don't know much
about Brit bikes - how do the modern Triumphs hold up? What faults

Guess I'm the first with access to internet today.  
There was a grand total of six ARs/reeky members show up for the
gathering. BobM, Calgary, Tim, Joe, Mark and me. We do have evidence
of all being there that should be posted soon as the rest get to their

I have a 1980 CM400T that is fairly new to me.  This may seem like an
odd question, but I can't find the answer anywhere, including in the
owner's manual.  Does this bike have lights for the speedometer and
tachometer?  I rode it at night for the first time and I couldn't see

I have a chance to buy a low miles 1986 radian 600 tomorrow. Owner says
it doesn't run. Besides replacing the tires and fluids do any of ya'll
have experience with these bikes. Did they have any major flaws like
excessive vibration or poor handling?

Although my father drives a Harley, I've never even driven a motorcycle
before but I'm looking to buy one. I'm not interested in a Harley
because they're just too expensive. I don't need to go 300 mph on some
trendy Ninja. I'm just looking for a bike that is suitable for a

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Greetings to all ...
Ever wonder what makes people behave as they do on the internet?
I am a graduate student studying the how we use the Internet.
There is a survey prepared, it takes about 20 minutes to finish.

I'm not a rider but I've always wondered why there are no automatic
bikes.
Is it because it would make the engine/drive train too big?
There are automatic scooters so could they do it for the smaller bikes,

Final hour on this Z1. No bids so far. Ebay.com  Item number: 320010168530

Is stockpiling gasoline legal?

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