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My brother was riding his 125 the other day when his chain went (again, keep buying a new split link but won't pay for a decent new chain) anyway it came off and wrapped around the sprocket area and he fish tailed and came to a stop, i went and fitted the new split link for him and we started the bike to find the chain and sprocket spins but the wheel doesn't, as if it doesn't have any form of connection with each other, any ideas? sorry can't provide pics, it's parked up at his misses at the moment and he is too cheap to just pay for a van for collection and too lazy to just call the AA!

i may just try that!, may pay off. But thank you to everyone that has posted, it really does help, think it has just verified what i thought all along, i need to just do what my head is telling me to do. gotta try and find a way to do it now(not kill her)

buy a 125, there is plenty enough power to start with, they can reach around 70-75, or so depending on the bike, also if you haven't rode with gears before, then you may find it tricky to get used to, which you could do it at your own pace on your own bike, yes doing the lessons alone may come out more expensive. if you buy a 125, its a one off big bill, then you ride it on the roads, which is constant experience, you can practice mod one on a car park, which is more practice, take it on a lesson with you, which will be cheaper than renting theres!. the main thing is, buy something like a little ybr, they hold their value, so you don't lose much, its cheap insurance as it isn't some little rs125 getting rode around redlining everywhere. they are easy to ride, easy to learn on and enough power to get you through the test. ps even though you can't restrict a 600 down to a 125 power, if you could, with the weight of the bike you would ride around at 40 everywhere, which isnt fun at all. thought i would just throw that in there

oh how your all so kind lol, once its over, who ever wants her can have her. an as far as her friends go, you can have them too, most of them are gay males, enjoy!

Thanks for all the replies, just finding it so difficult to do, I have never done it before and I hate hurting people. An I know the thought in my head keeps saying I should end it as I'm not happy, but I keep feeling what if I'm about to make a mistake. Making everything difficult for me. The main thing that stops me is the whole self harm thing, I don't want to be with her, but I don't want her to do that

thanks for the replies about the killing her part, i think i would be just as unhappy in jail being the manwife of someone in cell block d

Right im only 18 and have been with this girl for 8 months now, she is my bestfriend, but i don't have any feelings for her. she seems dependent on me, she doesn't really ever go out, i offer and she always turns it down, i mean to go out for a drink and stuff, or a meal and she just always says no. She always brings up that she is scared of losing me, brings this up twice a week atleast, even says she wouldnt ever know what to do without me and how she is scared she would self harm without me. I'm the type of person who doesn't like making someone else unhappy and pretty much put others before myself always. I dont want her hurt, nor unhappy, but for a month or two now, i have felt really unhappy, only feeling happy when a few other girls are talking to me. (my girlfriend hates that these girls talk to me and is dead insecure about it, even though they are all friends). what do i do?, i know i should break up with her, but how?, i dont want to see her cry, upset or even hear she has done something to herself because of it. She has tried bringing up the talk of marrage and kids too. I mean thats fine and all, if im 20 something and have a good income and have been together for a good number of years, but 8 months and i earn very little at the moment due to being the age i am. can someone please shed some light on the situation for me, im hating this so much right now. (sorry for the short novel by the way)

That was another thing that bothered me too, but with the standard exhaust, it is nearly touching the same panel but a but further back, I may just think on it for a bit, no need to rush into anything I guess, thanks for your help though

As far as I know it doesn't need anything doing other than removing the old end can and replacing it with this one, and changing the bracket places due to it being a much shorter exhaust. I have been told it helps the bike run smoother in the lower reps, don't know how true this is, it couldn't do that being just the can could it?. An the only thing putting me off is me making a right bad job of it, don't want to damage the bike

but surely at £35 it wouldn't exacty break the bank, i have seen people buy the full yoshimura exhaust system for there bike costing a few hundred for the sound and performance. plus i will use this bike for atleast another 12-24 months as i have only just got work and can now start to affored my test, bigger bike and new gear etc (not that i had old stuff to start with but would like a new helmet if i go for a bigger bike)

will take some tomorrow if they will help, too dark out to get a good pic of it, tomorrow morning should be better though, i have just found this though, someone recommended i get this end can for my bike + there are vids of this on the same bike as mine on youtube. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180800600260? ... 1423.l2649 not too sure about it though being a copy

i have seen a few videos on youtube with people that have fitted different exhausts onto it and with ease by the sounds of it, surprised me when i found out that other exhausts fit on it. but im guessing that with what you said, i wouldn't be able to just remove it?

Hi, i was looking to get a new exhaust for my bike cause it is quite quiet and i prefer a slightly louder one (feel it makes people more aware of me on the road). i have a pulse adrenaline (yes i know chinese, but i wanted something to get my through my test and i knew a dealership owner who sold me one at trade price new) anyway back to the topic, does anyone know if the original exhaust on these have silencers?, if so would anyone be so kind as to tell me how i would take it out?. if not looks like ill buy a new end can. Thanks

i'm going to be booking my own now instead, after what happened yesterday, i dont think ill go anywhere near that school again!

I don't know, it was the training schools fault though, they some how managed to book me and someone else into the same slot or something like that, I don't get what they actual my done, but when she told me I would have to book more lessons, and the test, I told her she may as well just forget it

Thats what I thought, then when I called to book in another test, she said that I have to pay to have more lessons if I want to do it with them now

Waste of my time, got up early, got all my stuff prepared, got there an they overbooked, I have to re book another test and wait again

Module one in the morning, got to be there for 7:15 God help me

thank you!, will be going to buy all these, or a few of them tomorow, don't want to end up with some rust bucket of a bike

what would people recommend for me to buy, to keep my bike in the best condition, it will be used all year round, and sadly stored outside on my drive, i already have covers but insure if i needs more than just that, also what should i use on the chain etc etc thanks

thanks , thought it could have been her just trying for money, thats why i never bothered booking in more lessons because of it, i mean, im pretty sure in the 15 months i have been riding i would be more capable than she is saying

basically i have done three bike lessons now, on the second and third lesson they said i was fine and ready for my test, i booked this in. i forgot what time my test was, so on my way home i popped in there to ask, and the person behind the desk was saying i should do more lessons, saying i'm not ready etc, which annoyed me, an when i said that the instructors have said i'm ready, she claims they told her i need to work on my pulling away, emergency stop, clutch control, gears... although i have never locked the wheeles, on my first lesson i stalled it once on a hill, and i done the slow ride etc fine. is she just trying to get money, or do you think the instructors are just telling me one thing, but telling her another?

well done bex! good job hun

good work everyone

well i think they are like trainers, shoes etc, all the brands have slightly different sizes i think, i tried on a few pairs of boots the other day. i'm usually an 11-12 and most boots that fit me were 11's apart from the frank thomas boots that i brought, which were a size 10 and fit me perfect, i think the only way to tell is to actually go and try some on to be honest mate, just leave the wallet at home! no way you can buy stuff then