Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / September 2007

I've won an ebay auction for a tank, sidepanels and tailpiece for a
750 turbo.
The bits are in Chester (or its environs).  Is there anyone who could
assist in URing them to Gloucestershire or Warwickshire?

So, today was the day when I had a good look over 'the beast' and gave
it a bit of a service.
First, oil change.  No nasties, oil not in bad shape and filter not so
dirty.  

Could I trouble you to take a butchers at these:
http://www.ps-fisher.demon.co.uk/pickchurs/gfr_rings.jpg
http://www.ps-fisher.demon.co.uk/pickchurs/gfr_skirt.jpg
Is the bore likely to be f.cked do you think? If so ICBA to lift the

While in the US, we happened across the US129. Also known as the "Tail of
the Dragon", 318 bends in 11 miles.
It was fun, I grinned... a lot.
Rumour has it the round trip record is 22 mins.

Hello everyone, was wondering can anyone remember which motorcycle magazine
"JOE MCPLATO MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC AND BRAIN SURGIN" was in? thanks in
advance, I wanna put similar artwork on my van but need a mag for reference.

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Last wee I receive a letter from DVLA which was a confirmation of SORN for
the R1.
Strange, because I have not sorn'd the bike
Phoned DVLA and they say it must have been a keying

Early August - win a couple of perfect condition OE silencers for the
Ducati, on Ebay, for £65.
New ones are something silly like £200 each.
Zymurgy kindly URs them from Born Iron, where the seller resides.

OK, so I thought I'd fit the new (used) Ducati cans I bought for the SS.
The can is a push fit into the headers, and is secured by the usual
bracket at the pillion peg end. How hard can it be?
Answer: fecking hard.

A bloke at work told me this yesterday & thinking about it, the blade
used to get loads of flies round it after i washed it, never noticed on
any other bike.
Better get some flyspray then.

I've decide the pink Tiger's definitely going, but haven't decided what
to replace it with yet. It's used for:
1. 170 mile round trip commute (but only once a month, give or take).
2. Blatting to warmer climes, 2 up with packed out topbox, panniers &

I've never felt that strongly about bikes I've owned and sold, but TOG's
post got me thinking about the bikes I should have bought:
When I read, in the December '75 issue of Bike, of the Moto Guzzi 750 S3, I
should have followed my original impulse and sold both parents into ...

Say you have a fairly tatty ZX-7R (for example), with a scrape race
fairing, dent in the tank, only one mirror, busted speedo cable. It's
largely road legal (needs a very friendly MOT station or a legal end-
can), but isn't taxed or MOTed or anything like that. It works, and

It's me first & I feel right good.