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To all those who dont pay for tv channels and sport, ITV are showing Moto GP live this weekend from Portugal. Saturday ITV3 showing Moto GP sprint race then on Sunday ITV4 are showing Moto 2, 3 and Moto GP live.

That is a cracking job you should be really proud of your work, im not a fan of fully faired bikes but I do like the paint scheme on your bike it looks classy. well done

This stuff is very good for killing and converting rust, ive used it on some really scabby stuff and its worked a treat. Fertan Rust Killer / Remover / Treatment 250ml Spray Corrosion Protector Remedy | eBay

Give DK motorcycle spares in Newcastle-under-Lyme a ring, they break thousands of older bikes and bring bikes in from abroad you may get lucky.

You can ride a bike as long as it has insurance to a pre arranged MOT station then tax it when it passes, but if you get pulled as you say on the way to work you are on a sticky wicket and plod may think you are taking the piss and nick you.

Hi there welcome to the forum as westerley said a photo would help but if you cant upload a photo have a look on this website, input your model and then study the diagrams to find where the part goes. Honda Motorcycle Parts, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha Motorcycle Parts - ATV, Classic Bike, Dirt Bike Parts (cmsnl.com)

If you can clean around the stud and use plus gas spray over a few days between heat cycles dont force it as you said. Give the stud a tweak clockwise this can break the bond. Before the thread is completely knackered if you can beg borrow or steal and arc welder, weld a nut onto the stud this sudden extreme heat can help break the grip of the stud on the cylinder. When the stud starts to move stop and check it is moving and not sheering off, if it moved wind it back in a fraction then go again hopefully a bit further this time. It looks like you have plenty of patience so slow and steady and hopefully it will come out. Good luck.

This outfit would be illegal in the uk as you cannot have a sidecar mounted on the right or offside of the motorcycle registereed after 1st August 1981.

Just a suggestion but for many years I have put one of those coloured key rings on to all of my keys, the type you can open and write on the card inside. I then put my mobile number on it then if I ever lose the keys and someone finds them they can give me a ring to reunite me with the keys. A word of caution though if you do lose the keys and some one rings, agree to meet them away from bike/car/house that the keys fit just incase they are thiefing morons. 99.9 % of people are decent and will try to reunite yo with the keys. Over the years I have found loads of keys while out with the dog and try to get them back to the owners.

Yes that will work or an old metal tent peg bent into shape or for smaller springs use an old small screwdriver bent into shape with a bit of heat.

Make or buy a spring puller, it makes life so much less painfull.

Second the peel campsite but not been there since covid it was council run and a good site, Glen Wyllin at Kirk Michael is very good also right on the coarse. You have the big site on the rugby pitches I think its Bradden bridge that has tents to rent but look it up.

Its never cheap going to the TT but to go on a budget and keep costs low go as a foot passenger via the hydofoils from liverpool or the ferries from Heysham further up the coast. TT week is the most expensive but if you go the week before to watch practice and perhaps stay for a couple of days racing on the Saturday and monday then a ferry back can cut the cost. Or go mid race week and come back well after the races as the island winds down.There are campsites that rent tents to save taking all the stuff with you and up in the paddock area there is a hotel made out of container like structures that you can book by the day I think. I think the tourist board have a scheme matching visitors to home owners on the island that are willing to hoast guests, Have a look at that on the IOM website. Good luck with your trip it is well worth a visit an amazing specticle.

Can i suggest getting touch with RS paints they supply most manufactuers with touch up kits and have a vast knowledge base of original paint colours. RS Motorbike Paint Colors - Motorcycle paint, bike paint, Kawasaki Honda Yamaha (rsbikepaint.com)

Sorry dont like the bar end mirrors its the standard mirrors for me.

Just a suggestion for modern day problems!!!!! could you not take up smoking again at least you wouldnt go off coarse then.

I would be asking the police if they have evidence of other drivers doing this illegal turn and then pressure them and the highways authority to make this junction safer by either closing it altogether or making it impossible to turn right. The highways could install cameras at the junction to monitor and then make the necessary alterations. Good luck I hope it all goes well and re the horse comment Its a NO from me them things have a mind of their own, a motorcycle is a lot more fun and the stabling fees are a lot cheaper.

I hope the recovery goes well for you all and you can put it all behind you. Sadly in this country the sentencing for driving offences are pathetic and do in no way reflect the injury and damage they cause to others. I hope you have a very good solicitor to fight your corner for the present and ongoing health problems the accident has caused.

As others have said a tap with a centre punch and hammer to shock the bolt but not enough to break the hugger keep soaking it with penetrating fluid. By the look of it put masking tape on the hugger to protect it and I would clamp a pair of mole grips on it and then gently move it back and forwards over time. It may only move a mil or two but give it time more fluid and hopefully it will start to free off. Dont try to turn to much or you risk snapping the bolt head off. If it does break centre punch it the drill it out and then run a tap through it to clean up thr thread. Good luck

I feel for you it is so hard when you lose a much loved pet, I lost my last retriever nearly four years ago and not a day goes by that I dont think about him.

Dont worry about it everyone likes a nice read especially when motorcycle maintance is involved.

You will be fine just enjoy the day dont rush it, Good luck.

That is a credit to you sir another cracking resto and very entertaining read. Roll on the new year and the next bike.

When I get electronic things like this I just sit down and methodically work through button sequences and hopefully start to see different menus and then work through them. Have you tried ringing a dealer that sells or has sold this model for advice.

Happy xmas to all hope you all have a great time.