After a call from LargewWayRound (LWR), suggesting that it would be nice to take advantage of the break in the wet weather and go for a ride, we arranged a meet & ride out into the hills. Once all had gathered, LWR , AfricaJim, The Mountie & me, and refreshments had been consumed, a route was...

tend to lean things up? ( 4 stroke ) Ok ..I understand that a more free flowing exhaust will allow more exhaust gasses to vacate the combustion chamber but why would that "lean" the mixture as the void will simply be replace by fresh fuel/air mix from the carb/injector on the next induction...

First off thanks to Mike for organising and Sharrie for cooking. Another cracking weekend. David's 19th birthday today and we had a table booked for a meal at 2pm so needed to get away early. When I loaded up this morning it was dry and warm and I loaded up without a jacket on. Hope I didn't...

During the recent cold weather I had to increase the flow from minimum as oil stopped flowing. While this has worked I noticed that it is only oiling the links of the side where the nib is situated and not all of the chain as before. The nib is still in the correct postion slightly above the...

Last night I replaced the burnt-out fuel pump on my Deauville with a facet pump. A fairly simple bit of plumbing and wiring, following comprehensive instructions. I tried it last night, the fuel started flowing, the pump started whirring and all seemed good. then it petered out and stalled. I...

Saturday saw a lot of early risers, especially those that were mad enough to join me for a ride through the Welsh hills. The riders for the National Trail ride were….. Me (BeddowsM) Tim (TheTimKirby) Al (Tendays) Baz (Bazza) Chris (Mudwiz) Nick (EastCoastAdventures) Aggy Rolly (RollyTTR)...

Hi! This is my first ride report here (: This friday after work I went fishing. I borrowed a rod from my dad and took off. I decided to go fishing in Storefjorden and Fullskjeggevatnet. These are two lakes in Gloppen municipality, where I was born and spent my childhood. My mom and dad still...

Hi Everyone, I am now considering that the real fix for my AT may be dropping a lit match in the fuel tank! Still having the problem I posted before despite trying all sorts. Starts beautifully, idles perfectly, but wont go over 4500 revs. As soon as it hits there, it stutters and farts, and...

I have a Honda Hawk Gt sporting an At RD07 motor,im running with open filters,jet kit and free flowing zaurst,just interested to know what jetting and needle settings are ran by any of you and how you find it?

I got up early on Saturday, well early for me, and was off on the bike by 9am. I headed up the A1000 following signs for Welwyn Garden City. There were lots of bloody cyclists on the road who just seem to ride two abreast and hog the road. :mad::mad: I can get round them but wasn't fair on...

Cleaned the bike last week and noticed that the chain was quite dry, have used it this week and come to clean it again today and there is surface rust on the outside of the links - exactly where the Scottoiler should be dropping oil. Its the touring setup, and was on the bike when I bought it...

does anyone know if there is an oil cooler avalible for the dominator? if there is where can i get one and how much? do they work well? also has anyone done any mild tuning? how does flowing the head affect things? thanks

I thought you lot might fancy some inspiration to travel from Sam Manicom's latest book. :) I've done my review here...... http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/product-reviews/56819-sam-manicom-tortillas-totems.html Chapter One Predators and the Border Queens ‘Get your motor runnin’, Head out on...

Straight from the Honda press release (sorry bit of a rush) (pics at the end) The Crossrunner represents the best aspects of two separate biking genres: the flexibility and exciting attitude of a Naked performance machine with the upright riding position and rugged appearance of an adventure...

Scorion EXO-900 Flip Helmet Bought one of these as it was the only Flip helmet I could find that suited my egg-head! First impressions where good, quality feels good off the shelf, features are all there, weight was okay if a little heavy for the category and the price was in the region of...

hi good day , sorting my new to me rdo3 , booked it in for mot ,took it for a spin then bad news fuel flowing out of overflow pipe to carbs when engine is running , i saw a post by RAYMO about fuel pump cut off relays could this be my problem aiso , the bike has been stood for seven years...

It's now 3 weeks since we returned from the best biking trip I've ever had so now that some nice folk have explained how to do it, here's my report: The Team were Me, the Wife, a small cuddly bee belonging to my nephew and "Doris" our trusty Garmin Zumo. 3rd July: Having finally managed to strap...

I just thought I'd post the carb settings for my bike. Its a 1982 UK XL500R. Its pretty much standard except for a full Micron exhaust system. This is going to be typical of this bike, as the standard system tends to have rotted out after nigh-on 30 yrs :( OK, the bike has a standard air...

Ok, Some of you might have noticed my previous posts about the front brake system on my bike: What started out as a simple pad replacement went from stuck slide pins to a complete rebuild andnew pistons. Now it's refitting time.... And we have no pressure what so ever:blob5: So I get out...

I should get the carb back from ultrasonic cleaning this weekend then I can try and start my 1979 XL250S after many years. Is there a way to check oil is flowing? I remember loosening a nut on the cylinder head on a Honda single I've had before. Anyone got any other tips?