Well a combination of ratcheting down tightly with handlebar straps & about 500 pot holes later & ive gone & snapped the little fairing bracket off where it joins the frame :o .


Just checking what options i have, should i get someone to weld it back together or is there any alternative way of attaching it on?.


Cheers


Fras

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My bike is due for plug change this year on service but been looking on the bay and there is a variety of types and prices , want something she will run well on and reliable spark so question is should I fit standard or iridium or another .

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130807579313
seems a lot of money are they worth it ?
Need a full service kit really ,plugs ,filters and oil but cant find a kit online reasonable price , where do you get yours ?

Well guys, if you hadn't noticed its starting to get warm.


I'm sure many of you have been in a bike shop at some point and noticed all these fan dangled miracle claiming materials that magically keep you cool or warm etc etc, you've probably thought 'yeh, right, pull the other one, then you've probably seen the price tag and thought £30 for some skinny material I put on under my leathers, piss off!'


Well, as a courier its important to be comfortable being on a bike for hours at a time, in the winter I use Rukka (which I swear by) and its easy to add layers to stay warm, but during the summer obviously it's more difficult to stay cool but still have decent clothing protection.
I wear leather track pants in the summer along with a joe rocket summer jacket (its like a teabag with pads in it)
Under the leathers I wear the proskins trousers and they are just awesome,
forget about the 'keeps you cool' they claim, they don't magically make you think you got air conditioning in your pants, but they do make wearing leathers very very comfortable!


Now I've also had a cheap aldi set and a very expensive rukka set (half price sale!) of these types of clothing and non of them are as good as the proskins!


For any of you safety conscious riders out there (I cannot stand the amount of riders I see in shorts and tshirts,but that's not for this topic) I seriously recommend you get a set for under your leathers, do not be put off by the price, they are worth every single penny!

Hi , im after a belly pan for my gen1 600. Not bothered about colour or if few cracks , need fixings tho . Willing to collect if close enough to southampton .

Hi all , looking for some advise, recently noticed when bike is cold and clutch isnt engaged , there is a slight knocking coming from clutch . When engaged its fine . This passes once warmed up and doesnt effect clutch in any other way , bite points fine / no clutch slip in any gear.
Mines a gen 1 1998 600 .

Does anyone have the front right hand crank case cover. It's number 11 on this diagram.

http://www.yamahascooterspares.co.uk/spa...ER+1&uID=0

Thanks.

I was looking on ebay for some disc bolts,i found a few rip off prices, one was £1.99 which is expensive till I saw this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-NEW-YA...2a24007eb2 I also found this from DK http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-YZF1000...4d0de543e6 FOR SECOND HAND BOLTS!! the bolts are £1.26 each including vat from your local dealer

Hi everyone,
I wonder if someone can shed a bit of light on my problem. Whilst riding my bike today,it has started to make a funny noise. the best way to describe it, is that it sounds like a very loud electric bike?? it only happens whilst riding. If I rev it in neutral it sounds fine.
Thanks, Lee.

I don't have breakdown cover.  I'm not exactly a liability  :rolleyes  but I've had 2 low speed incidents (read fall off's) in the 7 months I've been riding (read in to that what you will).  I'm now considering going for a ride with the lofo's and wondering if I want to be possibly be stranded 100 miles away from home (I don't) and the bike is 13 odd years old too and I'm scared of punctures (and may have made some enemies recently  :lol ) etc.

So I've been thinking about breakdown insurance.  The best option seems to be the AA and the RAC because they provide car and motorbike cover for no more money.  It seems a no brainer as a cager to make use of that.  However....  Apparently they know nowt about motorbikes (http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/show...747&page=1) .

My questions are:

• Is this a false economy ?
  
• are there better deals out there from a known big brand (voucher codes/referrals/cashback etc)
  
• Is going for the RAC/AA an idea as any sort of cover is better than none
  

Yes i know its been done but....


Thinking about these.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...ink:top:en


Who has them and any feedback on them, i know Hel etc are better but also more expensive.
I want to know about these please. Lifetime warranty must be a good thing, surely.


Cheers
Nick