Myself and RichT4 are putting together a trip to France from the 5th - 14th April, so it's a bit of a diy package on a shoestring!We are getting the overnight Ferry on the Friday night from either Portsmouth or Plymouth, then when it docks in on Sat morning, grab some croissants for brekky, then trail rid...
Looking for any kit as converting from road riding so Trail boots size 11 Body armour Helmet L and goggles Trousers erm....any thing I've forgotten All above secondhand and useable condition is fine
Hi All, anyone local (Cully/Exeter) got a heat gun going spare for a couple of days? I'm stripping a pine fire place and given up on the polycell paint stripper, not really looking to buy one (Or the wife will start to find lots of jobs) so a short term loan would be smashing. Cheers Andy
Cast off on 14th May. Thought is was going to be a little longer. THe question is.... will it cope with the next Devon Classic Scramble on the 19th May? I think it will but I can't tell Mrs VTF just yet Craig
A large hole in the road next to a manhole cover on the apex of a bend gave me a scare and is worth avoiding. You can see the handlebars twitch as the bike hits it and I was glad not to have been speeding. On the St Marychurch road going towards Penn Inn roundabout about 200 yards from the southern end of 202-0...
Hi all Some of you may know me and some won't. My name is Andy Lander Stow and I live in Ivybridge. 3 weeks today I'm beggaring off around the World on my XT600E - slightly modified! 2 years ago I took a Ural sidecar outfit for a quick jaunt through Mongolia and had such a great time that I thought I'd do it agai...
Looking for a bike for green laning. Something suitable for experianced road rider, but inexperianced off road. Am keeping a looky out on ebay, gumtree, Autotrader and here, anywhere else I should be looking? Budget is around £1k could possibly be stretched a little. Also after suitable kit, siz...
CCM 604 644?Rotex or Suzuki? Ive been thinking about getting one of these bikes for a while now, but which one? Anyone out there have a preference, perhaps owned one or both. A benchmark for comparison could be an XR650R or G650X as Ive done many a mile on both of those.Im looking for a duel sport bike to ri...
Yesterdays ride in the rain produced the age old problem of misty goggles/visors. Looking on the national forum someone recommended this Anyone here tried it, or what do you use? I used Bob Heath Anti Mist spray, it was useless
When I've bought parts recently for my aging Audi A4 at most of the factors when I give the reg no it is coming up as a VW Golf. This has not happened before. Have I been cloned?
Is it just me, or is there a problem with the forum, I am not seeing any of the normal flags and markers, and only a few of the threads can I open, and thats very slow. Just want to know if its a general problem or something wrong with my computer, but seeing as everything else is working ok I take it that the f...
My rear sprocket is knacked & i'm due out tomorrow. it may be ok but probably not. I know, bad maintenance but it wasn't too bad last week, Smetharpe has killed it . New chain & sprockets are on order ready for A2E but won't arrive in time for tomorrows ride. I tried a borrowed 50 tooth but the cha...
Hi there Me and a good friend went out exploring new lanes today around the exeter area. Great evening and weather :) I did however come across a lane which has been blocked with gates, round bails, which was passable until I came across a gate with a trailer. Is there a way of reporting this? The lane is ...
im looking for a throttle grip assembly fro the wr, as long as it has the 2 cable set up it will be fine. i think mine is bent at the top as the throttle tube keeps jamming. i think a lot of the ktms are the same im not fussy i just need one i can use.
The new Non Stop rule in trials seems set to transform the sport. Here is a good simple explanation of how it affects the ways in which people ride, along with right and wrong demonstrations of the new ways being demanded versus the old (and now illegal) techniques. No time limits any more and a better f...
Being a TRF Event organiser virgin i must admit to a few nights lying in bed thinking about everything which could be a problem, i need not have worried. My thanks go out to the following, sorry if i have missed anybody but lots have happened over the period of hard preparation work which has gone on over 1...
A skittish motorbike with a touch of blood in it is better than all the riding animals on earth, because of its logical extension of our faculties, and the hint, the provocation, to excess conferred by its honeyed untiring smoothness. -TE Lawrence
Re my CBR.... Thank you for the swift reply. Below are my questions: 1. What is the present condition? 2. What is your last selling price?I will await your urgent response and do also send me more pictures if available.I will however be needing your city and post code so that I can forward it to my...
