Motorcycle Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / February 2008

Do you have a set of forks, front mudguard, handlebars and possibly levers
too that will fit a V reg SV650 (unfiared model if it makes any difference)?
A mate's step son has had a 'little incident' and he needs to get it sorted
out without getting the insco involved.

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My Google powers are weak so I'm seeking FOAK assistance.
I'm taking a laptop to France in the very near future. I need the
laptop to connect to dial-up internet whilst I'm there.

Well off topic this, but you never know with this place.
According to www.samknows.co.uk my local exchange (Solihull) supports
ADSL and ADSL Max.  It also has Sky LLU.
Now, the site reports that BT ADSL Max can give me 3Mbps and normal

Stabbing yourself through the thumbnail with a screwdriver.
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Our whole house has just shaken like a leaf in a storm, really bloody
scary.
Anyone else feel anything.

Jonathan Rea gets the finger
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/207661/attachments/Jonathan%20Rea%20finger.jpg

It seems there have been some cases of GTR14 panniers going AWOL, so the
dealer has been in touch to invite me in for a warranty replacement of
the lock mechanism.
That reminded me that Kawasaki *still* haven't got the top boxes out

completion 14 May. housewarmings soon after.
anyone want to help with the move?

f.cking hilarious but also very disconcerting.
Well worth the money and we got enough track time to make me feel more
than a bit beaten up. No crashes by the ukrm contingent and a fair bit
was learned about exactly how much you can slide/spin a back tyre on a

I've removed my top yoke in order to find a replacement that will
allow me to fit renthals to my GSX750F.  Not having much luck tho,
does nayone have any suggestions?  Does it matter if the rubber damper
pieces on top of the triple clamp line up with the new yoke etc etc or

#1 godson, who, being a yoof, knows it all, has recently returned from his
local magistrates court.
Failure to identify a Laser Scamera van while travelling at 122 mph was
added to an earlier offence of being in possession of a wheelie in a public

How the f.ck can someone include the phrase "going forward,
retrospectively" into a sentence?
I nearly choked on my coffee.

Now, the CBX has performed admirably these past two weeks, but
alternator rattle aside, the major problem I have found is the
braking.
Now, a set of braided hoses will undoubtedly perform better than a set

As he set off this morning on his newly-legal (for him) 250, I warned
him: the roads are going to be icy and slippery.
Five miles later, too hard a handful of front brake, and goodbye front
wheel, hello nicely bloody knee, goodbye windscreen.

The photo of me in platy's chair at an *osm, can anyone give me the link
for it please. I want to spoil someone's day