Ebay, 108 sqids, front wheel! Bit mottled, some valve hole rot but better than me current one! Apologies if whomever reads this are the other snipers what didn't get it, but I really REALLY need one :) Propa gold!

Uploaded with ImageShack.us The below one was taken a while ago, I have since cut the rear mudguard extender right back. Part 2. of the story of my tall transalp.. http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc210/chrisyabass/Graffitti%20on%20Hosier%20Lane%20%20-%20Melbourne/alane1.jpg OK, I...

Wire them into a switched circuit!!! I've just killed a battery with my direct wired set. I thought that I'd had a dim moment and left them turned on but have discovered they failed in a bizarre way It seems that the controller stuck them on on. No lights illuminated on the unit to let me...

Well, well. For those who had the courtesy to indulge my rant about Konvoi; The panniers are apparently now in Salford. Atlassib, the shippers will release them when they get my £20 which I despatched today. I have arranged for a UK carrier to collect them for delivery to me. (Another 20-odd...

I'm somewhat surprised. Governments usually only increase controls, tighten constraints: BBC News - Ministers to consult on 80mph motorway speed limit

Saw this the other day: nothing to do with bikes, and I don't know how old it is, but it struck a chord: Men socialise by insulting each other, but they don't really mean it. Women socialise by complimenting each other, and they don't really mean it, either.

I won a pair of tyres on ebay today and for once considered I had a bargain. But guess what? the ebayer cancelled the purchase claiming he could not find them. Why list the things in the first place then. To add insult to injury he listed them with a photo, couldn't find them indeed! So if...

Now I'm talking cars not bikes here, I've got a slight leak on what I'm thinking is a crank case oil seal. I'm looking for the easiest (and def the cheapest) fix possible. It's not a massive leak, more a weep that has collected over the months/years and gone unoticed by previous owner. Instant...

I did the valves on the 700 this weekend for the first time. Not too difficult, but very time consuming. No doubt the next time will be faster as I now know the knacks. Below are a few of the things I came across. Hopefully they will be of help to anyone contemplating doing them themselves. It...

Well Speedos dead again. And to add insult I just got a speeding ticket.. Does anyone know if Honda used the same speedo drive on other models of the same year Ive found the Honda part number for the speedo drive for my 99 xl600vx Its 44800MV1013. This is also used on the AT but is it the...

So, I have a 98 ex-military bike. It started ok but was very top end noisey, so one day i decided to adjust the tappets. Decompressor tappets very wide so adjusted. Since then has not started. To date I have: utlra sonic claned carb and blasted jets numerous times Replaced pulse unit and CDI...

A word of warning to anyone using this route to cross the Channel this Summer. I crossed that way overnight last weekend and won't be repeating the experience in a hurry. LD Lines have a new boat. There are a few more cabins and a few more sleeper seats, but they were all fully booked, leaving...

Forgive me father for I have sinned............................ I have to confess all as Snaphappy told me to. Friday the 24th of October was the date, the location was junction 1 of the M48/ A403/B4461 at Aust near the Old Severn Bridge. I had travelled to Avonmouth to collect Mel's ( a friends...