SOLD I have decided to thin out the garage a bit so I am selling the Tina I brought as a winter project. It is an early (1962) Triumph Tine scooter, said to be the first modern(ish), a twist & go, needs restoration Frame good, panels good no deep rust or extra holes quite a bit of surface rust...

Hello friends motorcyclists!, I have 54 years, I live in Argentina to 50 km city of Buenos Aires, and I own a 1991 RD04 Africa Twin. The'm repairing because the previous owner had it pretty sloppy. I send a hug to everyone. :happy9:

I have just found this- a 1962 Triumph Tina a British scooter designed by Edward Turner so wife suggested it should be called Ike (& Tina Turner- River deep etc). Often stated to be the first of the modern twist & go scooters, unfortunately plagued with problems, this is a very early example...

Hello everyone Africa Twin people!! My name is Alejandro, i live in Argentina, Cordoba, recently race of 2013 Dakar Rally, 47 year old, MD Gynecolgist, and i have two XR, one XRV RD07 1994 Africa Twin, and the second one is a XR 600 R 1985, that i have recently complete restored, whit full and...

Honda has announced its intention to participate as a works team in the motorcycle class of the Dakar Rally to be held in January 2013 in South America, travelling north to south through Peru, Chile and Argentina. Honda competed nine times in the motorcycle class in the forerunner of the...

Now then, who's going through to the final? England getting beaten by France - who'd have put money on that? Wales beating Ireland. Cracking game and probably the game of the tournament. Australia beating South Africa - didn't see the game but from the low score, might have missed a good 'un...

Hi Guys I was in fort William last week and met these guys out side a Morrisons, they were from Argentina on a round the world trip, well into the trip, and Very well loaded, in fact, i've never seen so much gear on a bike! they where two up and also had a small dog which traveled down her...

Well, I am of course referring to the Scotland v England game today. What can I say ??? As regards passion and commitment I can't fault our guys, just a pity we can't score any tries :D The English side were certainly lacking in passion for most of the game ;) Never mind, we have a young...

Summer PJ M Treasure Hunt 2011 - 4th September 2011 Contact person: Marianne Walford [email protected] 01686 430522 This is designed to be a fun event for riders of all motorcycle skills. The winners of the classes may not necessarily be those with the best offroad riding skills...

Hi, I recently created a separate thread on this forum regarding a trip from Alaska to Argentina a friend and I plan to undertake in April of next year. That thread can be found here: http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/travel/76793-alaska-argentina.html After some serious consideration I have...

Hello, A friend and I are planning what feels like a big trip and require some advice. Here is our situation.... In April of 2012, we plan to leave london and fly to Alaska. The aim is to ride all the way down to the most southern point of Argentina and we have around 8 months to do this. We...

This afternoon, I was day dreaming about what I'd buy if I had some spare cash. I was thinking of the all the bikes I used to have a soft spot for but never got my hands on. So, don't make me the only bike nerd in this thread and tell me what you'd have bought if you could turn back the...

Was browsing the books at Manchester Airport last week I bought a copy of "Two Wheels Through Terror" by Glen Heggstad. Great book. He left Palm Springs in California with the intention of riding down to the Souther tip of Argentina via the West coast of South America then riding back via the...

West Yorkshire TRF have been lucky enough to secure the services of Lois Pryce for one of her famous presentations on the trials and tribulations of an overland explorer. Lois on the Loose! Lois Pryce will be talking about how she jacked in her tedious office job to motorcycle 20,000 miles...

Hello Friends, my name es Federico and I from Argentine. At this moment, I have a Honda Transalp 650 2007, and also am a member of transalp.es forum in which I am moderator. A bike which I filled with joy (and will continue for much longer ..). After presenting, I ask permission to touch...

So the Harriers have been retired, I think that the government should look to recent history to see what a foolish move this is. When Argentina decided to invade The Falklands and we decided to bomb the runway at Port Stanley what happened? Oh! dear no long range bomber. Vulcan had been retired...

wasn't sure where to post this really, but I guess, as it's simply anecdotal, chatter is probably the best place... YouTube - HIDROPLANING A MAS DE 140 KM/H miramar argentina I shall be expecting to see similar antics from the next members ride reports involving fords...:thumbright: