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battery
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Alright chaps can anyone tell me if anywhere local would be able to supply me a battery or maybe even have one on the shelf Fowler's won't send me one as they don't post acid . Is tremletts my best bet or is there anywhere else
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ryan
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Taj Mahal
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An historic project based on love, never completed. I recommend fishing above philosophy to waste time pleasurably. http://youtu.be/8mVWWmIXKxk
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Tubliss
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Just fitted the system on the rear wheel ,so easy to fit would recommend it It takes about two minutes longer than fitting a normal tubed jobbie Now running 8psi :) grip level is very good cant wait for the wet stuff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IlpjfUcvss
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ktm try out day
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Can try all thektm bikes in Minehead sat and sunday http://www.adysmith.co.uk/schools/
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Riding different lines
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I noticed out the other week and yesterday that bikers do take a variety of lines when approaching a bend. Now most experienced riders and advanced riders do tend to take quite a wide line so in the case of a left hander they move out to the line and then take an arch not necessary clipping the apex but a smoo...
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Cyndi Lauper - Time after Time
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Works on so many levels http://youtu.be/VdQY7BusJNU it does
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Just brought these ,fed up with puntures
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Another day ruined with puntures today,i had seven holes from one nail and loads of thorns So I just brought these babys £50 for each wheel Take no notice of the web price I brought direct from USA http://www.tubliss.co.uk/
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Car surfing
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Neat trick if you can pull it off.
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another ktm question
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HI all after getting my oil situation under control I have a new question about the bike , basically after riding it for a while and its up to temperature And has been running fine and I stop for ten minutes or so, when I go to start it on the electric start it will turn over for a bit longer than usual so I give i...
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Anyone interested in a cheap road bike?
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Suzuki GXF750 1989 Slingshot with panniers. He is asking £750 for it but it needs a new rear tyre and has an oil leak which looks like a rubber breather pipe from head to sump split so simple enough to fix, seat cover not great either, fork legs tele's need a paint but the rest is quite sound and plastics are...
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Bike lift stand paddock thingy
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Bought a blingy new orange one with KTM cut into metal. It's gonna make me a better rider for sure. Means my old red stand, although functioning perfectly. Well as perfectly as the day it was acquired at Trago Mills is now a trip hazard In the garage. free to a good home - if anyone wants it -
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Gilera
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/gilera-touring-1970s-sports-moped-/321478924755?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item4ad9a319d3
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Rate your helmet
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[url]http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/testsratings/viper-rs-v7-zero[/...
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ktm engine oil
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Just a quick question about my oil I changed the oil and filter 2 rides ago and over filled it slightly , I had it half way up the sight glass which according to the manual is a bit more than they recomend . Anyway looked at it tonight and it is now at the exact level the manual says it should be is that normal doe...
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It Lives!!
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KLE stood for a year outside under a cover. Battery still showed some life so charged it an amazingly it still is ok even though it looks fecked. Oil and filter and it started after a few goes Just cleaning all the rust of the discs and freeing and cleaning the calipers, going to drop the wheels off and chec...
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Tim- you are redundant
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Daughter doing a runner.
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Tough challenge for my daughter Lisa but I think she will manage it and she is training hard for the event, a full marathon and most of it is off road and some on a beach, only 15% is on tarmac so gruelling. The charity is for Guillian Barre syndrome and Cancer research and I see some have already given gener...
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Mobile Car Paintwork Wallah?
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After becoming intimately acquainted with a concrete bollard this morning I'm in the market for the services of a mobile paintwork repairer. Has to be mobile as I can't be without the car for a day. Any recommendations for a competent operative? -- Edited by Tim on Tuesday 13th of May 2014 07:09:49 PM
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bike gear
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Just wondered if anyone can tell me if there's any bike shops fairly local that sell motor cross clothing now the weathers getting better I could do with making a purchase or is it an internet job if so any site recommendations Cheers. Ryan
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shocking
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ok guys sorry to rush straight in with another question, but wondered if anyone could advise me on my rear shock I've got a ktm exc 450, and when the bike is on its paddock stand the clearance between the back wheel and mud guard is exactly as it should be when i take it off the stand it drops about 100mm whi...
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Mercedes Vito
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I'm thinking of getting a van to replace the CrV that will be heading back from hoots. A van that can perhaps transport a couple of bikes, kayak on roof etc and be crashed out in if needs be... Nothing too smart nor too large but functional. Anyone know owt about Mercedes Vito? Seems a good compromise w...
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Alcohol
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Nae good -- Edited by PeterBc on Monday 17th of February 2014 08:50:49 AM
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Fitted
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Ive had my new ' BITCH ASS RUBBER' fitted to my black XR rims. They look the dogs.
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Unfortunate engine noise
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Noticed a weird noise coming from my engine. Sort off a clack clack clack sound at the end of lanes but it almost immediately disappears. Found a good ol' boy on YouTube with the simliar noise. Any ideas shipmates? Skip to 1:40 to avoid unnecessary irritation. [video=http://youtu.be/cd6_jef33...
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They think its all over
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http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/457996/Met-Office-Severe-Weather-Warning-Huge-Atlantic-storm-to-smash-into-Britain-THIS-weekend
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Byway Map
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Tim mentioned Byway Map ( http://bywaymap.com/index.html ). Seems a great way to build routes for non-TRF folk. Want to clarify the meaning of the 3 classifications (red, amber, green) on the map. Green - BOAT Byway Open to All Traffic is obvious Red - Restricted byway, presumably a no go Amber - Byw...
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Harley Davidson Motorcycles - Why?
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Could someone please explain the attraction of Harley Davidson motorcycles? I know I'm a bit slow on the uptake at the best of times but I've given this many years of thought and still cannot see what would cause an otherwise intelligent and rational British bloke to buy a motorcycle designed for Nor...
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0-60 and standing quarter
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http://www.zeroto60times.com/Motorcycle-0-60-mph-Times.html
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2t or not 2t, that is the question
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What experience have we on the forum of two strokes? If I change my bike for changes sake (is that a real word), I wonder about going the whole hog and trying a 250 Freeride. Apart from the obvious (the bike is compact and I'm not) how suited is it for the lanes of south Devon? 92kg means it's crazy light and...
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One for SuperC - Apologies to everyone else
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