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    Keeping up the fight against the EU commission

    Copied from another forum, if we all do our bit we can make it difficult for them, and improve our chances of squashing the attacks on our life style.
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    FOR SALE Abba Stand and FZ6 kit

    Selling Abba stand, listed here and on GSR forum. Am going to give preference to people who can collect as will be a pain to post. Price is £60 collected, comes with FZ6 kit. On Tuesday evening should be heading from Sheffield to Watford for a few days so possibly meet on route to...
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    TT3D Film of the Isle of Mann TT

    Just been to see the film/documentary following some of the top riders, most of it filmed in 3D. Really is an absolutely brilliant film, well worth seeing if you get chance.
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    Census 2011

    Religion - "biker" wouldn't take much to make it an official religion :)
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    Beware of Horses

    Had an interesting ride Saturday, luckily had my video camera rolling for this little event. YouTube - Spooked Horse
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    Givi rack FOR SALE

    This is just the arms and an M11 plate. If you have bought a secondhand bike and it came with the Givi mounts (you see a strap around each exhaust with an internally threaded stud) then this would be ideal as it will just bolt on. Or maybe you have damaged yours.... Anyway if anyone...
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    For those thinking of oiled air filters (K&N etc)

    This makes very interesting reading Debunking the K&N Myth - Why OEM is Better : Nissan Articles
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    For Sale: Rubber for Gear Change / Brake

    Brand new genuine Yamaha replacement rubber for the gear shift or the rear brake pedal. Still in packet, £2.50 delivered in UK (cost price was £6.93)
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    Goodbye FZ6

    That is it, she went trade in on Friday. Just getting used to my new ride, a BMW F650GS (despite name it is a 800cc ?!?). Will pop in now and again I am sure.
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    Free (pay P&P): Ermax screen for Naked

    Video of when it was new, LED lights are not fixed as well as they originally were. Has a hole drilled were the side light bulb is, but covered with a carbon fibre look sticker, which actually looks OK. A few marks from insect hits etc, and I have managed to remove the words "Ermax" which is...
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    For Sale: Bagster Tank Cover

    Bagster tank cover for sale, good condition, came off my 2008 FZ6 S2 as the bike is being px'd. £20
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    FZ8 Will try and get a test ride

    Excited :) "New Models from Yamaha at National BikeSafe Event Yamaha will be giving free test rides (subject to criteria) on the brand new Super Ténéré and FZ8 at the upcoming National BikeSafe event. This will be the first UK showing at an outside event of both models so be sure to visit the...
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    Must be mad :) but cool geekdom

    Printer made from lego and felt tip pen YouTube - Lego Hello World
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    New Think Bike Campaign

    This looks a brilliant campaign as we get round to the UK biker season (hopefully :) ) YouTube - THINK BIKER TV commercial
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    Mcdonalds selling food for 8 cents

    Or they would be if the latest advertising blunder in UK is to be believed. Mcdonalds have wrongly come up with a slogan for their £1 ($1.60 USD) deals. The slogan says the items are a "bob" which is actually an old term for a shilling which is 5p ($0.08 USD). Of course the mighty American...
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    Gear lever rubber

    My gear lever rubber is worn out, is this something others have had to replace on a regular basis ? Mines just under a year old with 4200 miles, managed to turn rubber around a bit so flat bits away from me so can get away with a few more miles without damaging my boot, so is this the norm as...
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    British NHS

    Just wondered what the view over the pond was on the current social care debate in the US. Here is a quote from a UK blog which pretty much sums up my view. Quote from Talking Politics - Yahoo! News UK "The angry opponents of Obama's reforms would do well to actually have a debate...
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    Headlight/Beam Question (no not the usual one)

    You guys with the Fazer, as standard does the headlight remain on when you put the high beam on. Reason I ask is that electrical diagram suggests it does. What I would like to do is feed my heated grips from the headlight relay so they are only on when bike started (and saves me fitting...
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    Annoying auto links in posts

    Anybody else a bit annoyed with this. If I write review it becomes a link to a review on a Puig screen.
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    Useful info

    An other biker forum I am on gives the option to display male/female under the user name. Would this be a good idea for this site, as sometimes it would be handy to know.
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