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Could you explain what the word "work" means? its been so long since I did anything remotely like that.

Is this any good?? YAMAHA XJ900 DIVERSION 1994-03 FULL EXHAUST 320mm STAINLESS ...

Well done that man onwards and upwards, Chris you may be interested in the feb edition of Classic Bike Guide there is an article on the Honda CG125 over all the years and the thoughts of many owners.

I have been in so many rented properties over the years where the landlords just take the money and make absolutly no improvements to the property. Just take the rent and if the tenants complain they get kicked out and another tenant moves in. Ive been in houses where you can see the sky through the roof, windows not closing or rotton and even falling out. Mold covering bedroom walls, ancient boilers that cost a fortune to run the list goes on. There is a house near me that was built in 1992 it has rotton single glaze windows no cavity insulation and the last tenant said hardly any loft insulation. This is a one bed house rented out at around 800 a month and there is no mortgage on the property. So over the years the landlord has had a very good return on that and done sod all to improve it for their tenants. Its all about trying to improve britains housing stock and bring it up to a better standard, there are thousands upon thousands of poor quality rented houses in this country. Im not saying anyone on here is a bad landlord but overall the UK housing stock is one of the worst in europe.

That is a very nice job you have done there you should be well pleased with the finished bike.

So if ive read your last post right your thinking of saying to the insurance company that the bike is restricted but in reality it will not be? If its your plan then if you have an accident you are not insured even if it is not your fault and you will be in even deeper crap, from being nicked to lying to an insurance company and god forbid you dont hurt someone in a crash you face huge claims against yourself personally that could run into millions in bad cases. I take it you havnt got a full licence yet why dont you get an older bike and ride around on that for a year or to, build up your experiance and no claims then move on to something bigger. Just a thought. Ps Its been a long while since i read anything on restricting bikes but im pretty sure the bike has to be restricted by an authorised dealer and the insurance will want to see the certificate as proof. Others may be more up on this bit of law.

Bit to modern for me but still very nice.

Hi Chris welcome to the forum.

As Fiddlesticks says use osram Night breaker they are a vast improvement.

The bike is quite a transformation its looking really good, Good luck hope the op goes well and you are back spannering asap.

Its anything from a ticking off or a Traffic Offence Report TOR to a Vehicle defect Rectification Notice or if you really piss the copper off its up to a 1000 quid. If you continue to use said plate the DVLA can recind the plate for that vehicle.

This isnt your exact model but I would guess the principle is the same.

Great news you got to the bottom of it congratulations have another beer.

Happy new year everyone have a good one, I did say this last year but it went really tits up and got a right tongue lashing from the other half around May on the umpteenth visit to another specialist. So if she asked you never heard of me.

Good luck Sue and rennie hope the six months fly by.

Merry christmas to everyone hope you all have a good one and a fabulous new year.

This is really testing your patience a lot of people would have thrown in the towel and stuck it in the shed and forgot about it or flogged off as a project. Thankfully ive never had to muck about with fuel injection on a bike just old fashioned carbs but I feel your pain. Have a break and come back fresh in the new year im sure you will get to the bottom of it. Happy xmas and a proper running ducati in the new year.

Hi Raff welcome to the forum.

Hi Bob welcome along to the forum.

I cant see how you would ever think he has done anything wrong in his life, I say not guilty your Honour blame the wife.

Ah the old Chinese debate I'm pretty sure back in the day when the Japanese started making bikes the reliability was very questionable! Now look at them! The Chinese will dominate the market one day and their reliability will be addressed as time goes on just like they have been doing for years! Im not disputing that stuff the chinese make now is getting better, the point is if a large Car manufactuer like MG is not producing parts for cars 5 years + why would you waste money buying one when its out of warranty and secondhand.

I was reading an article in a car trade magazine about ten months ago and It was about MG cars and the inability to get major spare parts for crash and mechanical repairs especially for their ICE vehicles. Cars that were less than 5 years old were being scrapped because it was impossible to get the parts. It can only get worse for chinese bikes they are not interested in spares back up for older bikes it is already a very hit and miss situation for bikes a year old that cannot be repaired or waiting ages for parts. Its pile them high sell them cheap and sod the back up. Its a NO from me.

Try the small independent chemists in your area they are nearly all doing jabs now not just the big chemists like Boots and tescos.

Try your local chemists Simon a lot of them are doing. Ive had the flu and then the covid jabs for years now due to my various conditions and usually it gives me a tender injection point and feel a bit rough for a few hours but thats all.

Hi Jim welcome to the forum and a life on motorbikes its in your blood now.