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    Red Key ?

    I lost my black keys some along the line while the missus was tyding up the house. Lucky enough she had not lost my red key in the process. I just went down to the Yamaha dealer to buy a new black key, which I had cut up down the road at the shoe repair guys who cuts keys. I then followed...
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    Vacuum Pipes - Fitting Scottoiler

    Thank you all. I will try this over the weekend. I need to fit this before the horrendous english weather gets worse with the rain forecast come down heavily
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    Vacuum Pipes - Fitting Scottoiler

    I want to fit a scottoiler onto my FZ6N but don't know how to find the vacuum pipes that I need to use. I have checked the manual and the scottoiler own instructions but I guess I a noob to grasp it. A nice picture showing the vacuum pipes would do me good. A nice picture with a fitted...
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    Good commuter tire

    I think you can just buy the ones mentioned in the bike manual. what year is your bike?
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    centerstand question

    I had looked to buy a centre stand off ebay but I eventually went to buy from a yamaha dealer to cater specifically for these issues, coz you get all the required parts for the installation.
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    The gods answer my question

    When I woke up on Saturday morning for some reason I can't yet explain I had a naggin question at the back of my mind: If ever I was involved in an accident would I be able to press the engine cut off switch? The weather was bit drizzly and I was coming from a church service and was...
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    New UK member saying Hi

    welcome, you will enjoy the tales and help from this site. guaranteed. good luck
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    That felt nice

    On friday coming from work on the road, while I was filtering nicely I was cut off by the infamous white van man. Now usually I just let these things go because its fair game on the road. But that day I was feeling a bit combative. I rode right up to his window and made sure that my bike was...
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    Confession: I'm going to get an adventure bike

    And I thought I was alone. I am looking at buying a GS sometime next year to satisfy my adventure urges. I'd like to do some safari tours and was thinking the GS Adventure model is the one to have coz of the long range tank mileage. I am using the website Horizons Unlimited - THE Motorcycle...
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    2009 Forum Meet

    I bought my naked from a chap in Whitchurch. I am in depending on day, am also self employed. I am in Chigwell, London
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    Got my first flat today

    I got a slow puncture and of all things caused by a bit of hard plastic. After work I realised I could not get home about 15miles away so I pulled into a garage to try to put more pressure but then some twat had cut off the front end of the pressure pump. But as luck would have it, there was...
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    R.I.P. Outsurance pointsmen

    Sad to read the tragic news. Drove in SA last year and you really have to keep your eye on the traffic if there is no electricity.
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    FZ6 Battery

    How old is the battery? Is it dead because of being started/stopped many times. I had an instance where I thought my battery was dead about a year ago, but I just bought a charger. The other time I push started it and rode it to work and it was fine after that.
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    Is the cost of ownership really as high as I think

    i bought the bike because I love to ride. I call it being free. I did not enjoy the train/tube/metro rides into work but now i free far much better. That part is missing on your calculation. Freedom - priceless As for the simple weekly expense maths I spend roughly £17 on fuel whereas to buy a...
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    Shipping motorcycle to Southern Africa

    Thanks Andz, this is the part which got me thinking about bringing my bike (yet to be bought) along. is that 5 years with the bike or a cage license.
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