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So thats why they sold it on ebay	26 Apr 2009 14:18 GMT	3
Took the cb250rs out for a ride last week and in the middle of Taunton it would not get out of first gear. Got off and put it on the stand, that looks wierd. The hunk of aluminium that holds the stand and foot peg has moved, it also holds the gear lever.
Commando Clutch	22 Apr 2009 18:35 GMT	18
This is... odd. The Commando has been fitted with aftermarket (apparently superior) clutch plates. The guru at Norvil reckons there should be four fibre and four steel plates.
four hundred four forks	21 Apr 2009 17:20 GMT	30
The new forks are as lovely inside as they outside. I dismantled the old ones today (with the aid of a broom handle at one point) and discovered a possible explanation for the strange weaviness. The leaky fork had nice new fork oil (understandably I guess), while
Arse	19 Apr 2009 22:05 GMT	7
The Notrun (850 Commando) has wet-sumped again. Ho-hum, time to get the spanners out. Anyone know what the likeliest cause is? I'm assuming there are one or more non-return valves and one of them is f.cked.
Blimey. Didn't expect to win that for so little money	19 Apr 2009 13:54 GMT	34
Ebay item 230335512672 Signature BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F SH50 Triumph Street Cripple If you don't know what you're doing, don't do it. Workshop manual?
Clement down	16 Apr 2009 20:45 GMT	7
Wotcha. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/16/sir-clement-freud-dies Bugger !
GPX 600	16 Apr 2009 08:04 GMT	7
My mates 1989 gpx600 has been off the road for 2 years, I charged the battery and it started no bother. It will only run on the choke, give it any throttle and it cuts out even at normal temperature. checked it for air leaks etc all seems ok could it be
400 four disc brake pivot pin lube	12 Apr 2009 17:50 GMT	1
Copper slip or CL? Signature Mark Roberts
Single or twin disks?	11 Apr 2009 10:39 GMT	2
My R80 RT monolever has a single front disk. It never has stopped on a sixpence exactly, and I've always wondered about a twin disks, pretty much a bolt-on conversion for these. I've just seen the bits on fleabay, so thought I might ask what the team
HELMET SECURITY	10 Apr 2009 10:22 GMT	9
Got mine today....fantastic http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=2 60388778050
Aircooled Boxer-isti	09 Apr 2009 12:53 GMT	13
I got to thinking that the exhaust clamps on the R80RS have probably never been moved since being clamped up at the factory, and I thought of popping them off and copaslipping them etc. Now (thanks to Fr Jack & I think Platy) I have a finned spanner clamp doofrey but they don't ...
Footboards	06 Apr 2009 19:16 GMT	4
My neighbour has snazzy forward-mounted footboards on his big Harley, and it seems to me that something like them are what I need for the 250 RS - not for snazz, but because of my reduction of kneebend, I can't sit on the dual-seat sensibly, otherwise.
Mutlibike/Multirider Classic Policy	02 Apr 2009 21:46 GMT	23
One B25 is on the road, one will be on the road very shortly and the Vogue should be on the road later this year. I don't think any of these will do a 1000 miles a year. SWMBO and I would like to go riding on these on separate bikes but I'm
The end is nigh.	02 Apr 2009 21:15 GMT	52
Wotcha. Ah well, time to take the B33 for MOT. Back later.
Help a stranded Platypus	01 Apr 2009 08:52 GMT	22
Platypus is stuck with a broken vehicle, and doesn't have access to the phone number for Carol Nash's breakdown service. Can someone please post it here (or text it to me if they have my number) ASAP, please.