Blinkin' flip. The guy did well to stay upright. But, at least, in future, when Vader claims the tree jumped out at him, we'll have to believe him.;) Tree falls onto Motorcyclist!!! - YouTube

Transalp not started since August. Battery flat (7.4V) Jumped it off the Pan and left it running. After about 10 minutes it ran with the jump leads off. Voltage at tickover (everything off) from about 12 to 13.2 but averaging about 12.7V. BUT when I rev it the voltage drops. I went for a...

aint been around a lot lately due to being offered a job in the south of france for the summer......:D i was busy prepping etc etc etc but i'm here already 4 wks and am hoping to stay till xmas as you can imagine i am suffering from my decision to come here and have brought my both AT'S with...

Struck a chord with me....bit too near home and I never had one until I was 50...:confused:.....Ah well.....:( Today is just another day - to me they're all the same I have the worst of genes you see, I bear the "Staffy" shame. The...

I was ridding last week when I lost power and after recovery by the AA and an engine drop and strip it seems the cam chain jumped off the crank shaft sprocket, luckily it seems there is little damage other than to the casing and chain, but wondered if anyone else has seen this and as I believe...

I was heading back in my car from a liitle croft up the road which sells free range eggs ( You know the type, money left in an honesty box at the back door :cool: ) Just passed a small house on the left hand side when this little West highland terrier shot out in front of me. Stood on the...

Hi, The other day I went from Salisbury to Gatwick, a 2 hour ride. On arrival I parked up, switched off the engine and then a couple of minutes later tried to start it, but the battery was virtually dead; I had an electrical circuit but no enough volts to turn the engine over. I have a 12DC...

Pre warning, i dont know how to rotate pictures :) So me and my old man thought we'd have a trip to wales, instead on the easy route down the A40 to south wales we decided to go to north wales without using motorways. So threw the panniers on the bikes and headed up on the A44 to Rhayader...

After looking at Chad's and J's terrific photos, I ask myself -- Why have we got so much snow ???? Was coming back home on the Friday on the Skye to Invermoriston road, and decided to photo my near misses for posterity :D I was hustling along ( in my car unfortunately ), and came round a...

...have been greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain once said.:D For anyone unsure, I managed to have a minor stroke getting off the bike when we stopped for coffee in France on Sunday. It was that minor I did not realise it was a stroke and rode for another hour and jumped in a hot bath, thinking...

that seem to spoil it for eveyone . A very good friend of mine who is also a biker has a a house on a greenlane ,there are many bikes that pass through there and he or his wife are always out to open the gate ,offering coffee to anyone who stops or offering assistance if it is needed ...

Just venting my anger... Rang Bennetts to get insurance on my AT they quoted £77 tpft which is fine. I then told them I wanted to insure it on the chassis number as it is an import and not registered as a UK bike yet, which would allow me to legally ride it to and from the MOT station. The quote...

A few words on meself... Mid-forties, just started a new life back home after 15 yrs of expat flying. Got a Transalp 2007 from Berlin. Previous bikes: 1. MZ150ETZ (DDR - ex-Eastern Germany) 2. Kawa GPZ750 (first model) 3. Kawa KLR650. The Transalp has always been in my sights for its cool looks...

Cleaning up a few bits whilst i'm waiting for a replacement rear shock, i thought i'd clean up and re grease my AQ linkage and this is what i found :o : I'm waiting to hear back from African Queens to see what they say. They only give a 2 year warranty on their stuff, but i think...

I´ve had a bit of a hankering lately for a Yamaha TDM850 to replace my trusty @. Now I´m not so sure. This is a posting I´ve just put on the TDM forum: "Not a good day............................. it didn´t go well. Been down the pub for a couple of beers to settle my nerves, so please excuse...