Fed up of getting cold and wet last year (all year) we bought the new RST Pro Adventure 2 peice gear last October. I ride in any weather and I dont have any complaints about performance so far. Just waiting for some real torrential stuff to really test it out. The Back, shoulder and elbow...

Can anyone help either with a diagram of the breather hoses, or tell me if I'm missing a bit. The Haynes manual is not that great and I have a feeling I've got a bit missing. Both rocker covers have pipes that go into what I think is some sort of emission control valve, that has a pipe that...

Well, gave the TXT it's first outing (by me) today.Fathers day trial between Truro and Laddock. Entry was in th elow 30's s quite small. I entered in the novice class, i'm no Dougie Lampkin by far, but though beginner would be too easy. Overall result for first trail 16 stages and 3 lap...

Started out as a sort of bodge it and see all worked well and made out of bits that were hanging around so very cheap in fact cost nowt ;) added some nice stainless screws and locking nuts courtesy of Ebay for a couple of quid ,did quick powder coat on the bits at work to make them pritty...

Snap-on in this months promotion has a combination flywheel puller set item code ITC7013 it fits several sizes it a 10 peice kit. Covers all major manufactureres Aprillia, Cagiva, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Peugeot, Suzuki, Yamaha and more cost £59.99

Started a full rebuild after an accident two weeks ago....:( Was on the way home from Donegal back across the province to the East Coast when the worst occurred. Was turning into a tight left hand bend at 35 mph when the back end started to come out from under me, managed to recover the slide...

I recently came across a good deal on a 1990 XR200R but the engine needs completely rebuilt. The previous owner didn't know anything about engines and it shows. He must have tried to rebuild the engine at one point and really messed it up. The timing chain was very worn and was rubbing in the...

Hello all, Haven't been around lately (been too busy, alas) so I thought I would pop in with one of those annoying open-ended questions with no real answer. Oh Joy! ( PS - I think this is the right place, as it isn't an actual "for sale" ad or anything, but if the admins think it should be...

Hi guys, i'm after some info about the temp gauge setup if anyone can help? The tempt agauge on my RD07 doesn't seem to be working, the needle doesn;t move off the stop, i was originally thinking it was the thermostat but after unplugging the temp sender and pushing a peice of 3 core into the...

Drop my AT in the mud the other day and have broken the speedo and tacho mounting plate :mad:- hopefully I can bodge this back some how. The right hand indicator mounting also took some of the knock and is nearly off - i recently bought a little arc welder. So hoping to weld back it back. Is...

Just sat on a new 08 Varadero today mine is a 99 model. The new bike seem a bit higher (seat height) than mine and the suspension seemed firmer. The seat however felt absolutly terrirble compared to my bike if felt like somebody cut a peice of 8 X 4 ply down covered it in plastic and called it a...

Alright guys im gunna an extention peice for my screen so im after either a whole screen or a partially damaged 1, blue tinted would be nice :rolleyes: Anyway anybody with a spare screen kicking about can you let me know, cheers Ed :thumbright:

Dont suppose anyone has any pictures etc of how to do it? I have the tank thats fitted with the cap, taps etc but no hoses are there or T peice??? Im none the wiser on how this tank works. Do you open both taps? Use one tap as a reserve? Any help would be appreciated.:thumbup:

right guys and gals nows your chance to vote for the location of 2008s nat meet...vote now or forever hold your peice...err i mean peace:D:D:D once the locations sorted then i can check availability in the area.for dates.. this poll will run for aprox 3 weeks then i need to star booking the site...

Moving abroad and want to sort my headlights out but dont want to go painting a black patch on them as this would cut out some of the light. spoke to anton as he has a yellow/amber peice of perspex on his and thought about doing the same. problem is I dont have a jigsaw to do it with etc. Was...

Not my xrv ever its a real usefull peice of kit. Thats how I usually get a new bike by doing a swop with cash that go's either way do not like going to dealers they take too much cream for me. Suppose it depends how well off you are though. Would still swop my vara for a black xrv though that...

fitted my hotgrips today,peice of p*ss :D :D , don't know what all the fuss is about. Heat them up slide them on. :thumb: just engine bars and 12v socket left to do. and plenty of time as just been sacked :(

Hi and welcome. My seat amongst others was uphlostered by GA Wells & Son. As you say its probably not worth sending it to them, you need to find somewhere near to you. Any automotive upholsterer should be able to do it. When GA Wells did mine they took the cover off. Drew a pen line taking off...