Hi everyone, just sold my lovely old dominator and bought a year 2000 varadero, I washed it yesterday and found the speedo not working when I took it out today, maybe just coincidence but I see no speedo cable and suspect i have got water in the electrics somewhere as the trip isn't changing...

Since fitting my Motad exhasut I have noticed that the idle revs have picked up to around 1700 RPM. Is this just because I have fitted the exhaust or could it be something else and just a coincidence that it happened after I fitted the exhaust? I presume it's just a case of adjusting the idle...

Having recovered from the Sidepanel fiasco (thanks for the replies), with just a little shot of GTN (joke?). This morning I charged the battery a bit, fired up the Alp and took it for MOT, passed with no worries, on the way back I called in at my local little friendly bike shop, sadly they don't...

I've got my copy of TWO magazine and there is a certain Africa twin in it with XRV.or stickers all over it - and also one Mr Wheal telling the world how good they are!! so two forum members in two magazines in one month WORLD DOMINATION I TELLS YA!! Z:D:thumbright:

Just looking at the latest Ride magazine and there's an article in it about TA's. The "I bought one" bloke is a guy called Phil who went on his honeymoon to Greece on it with his wife Vanessa :rolleyes::rolleyes:

I saw a thread on here not so long ago about adding additional rear lighting to make our bikes stand out better in traffic. I though, 'Good plan peeps, I've a got a rig of red LEDs lying about from when i road registered my CRF and replaced its rear 4LED light with an 8LED rear/brake one.' So i...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6997784.stm Kymmy :cool: