Having been awake at various points throughout the night due to a daughter with a less than best sleeping habit, on each occasion I noted the rain hammering down outside which didn't bode well for our planned day out. The day begun with a rather wet and miserable commute up the A38 to meet Russ at Ivybri...
A couple of weekends ago a small group of us were thwarted by fallen trees at Ashcombe. Regulars will be aware that the locals really don't like us riding this lane, and that fallen trees remain fallen. Most could be squeezed under without too much trouble, but one blocked our way and we got around it by...
Just to let you all know, our new treasurer, Gillian Hall...Gill is now in post. The banking has all been transferred over to her, she has joined the TRF and she has successfully made payments to several of our creditors today. As there has been no banking done over the last few months, if anyone feels th...
Looking for / think I can use. If someone has one but doesn't want to sell etc, for reference. I'm fairly certain the centres of stem and fork tubes are the same as the conventional cartridge set up. (I know they are larger fork tubes) SM yokes have rubber mounts for bars, the feature I'm looking for. Happ...
I went and had a cuppa with my mum this afternoon and we got talking about my grandfather who was a keen motorcyclist. She said, 'I think I have some old photos. I think they are great, so I thought I would share them This is outside a garage in Exeter, does anyone have any idea where it was. They had trav...
Does anyone have any experience of getting their offspring through the A2 test. I know you can just pay someone but the cost is quite high, and most of that seems to be for the bike hire. I have a selection of suitable bikes, an intercom and used to be an instructor with the BMF. The stumbling block could be...
Come and join us at this months monthly get together. Dolphin Hotel, Bovey Tracey, 1900hrs for food in the bar 2000hrs upstairs in the function room. Couple of things to discuss for the future and plenty of time to carry on talking. Hope to see you all there. Trevor -- Edited by Trevor Foxon on Tuesday 1...
Hi Guys, I have used John T for years in Newton Abbott, unfortunately he is not doing MOT's. Any recommendations for MOT's on trail bikes around Torquay, I know John Tremlett is popular but was looking for somewhere a bit closer if possible. Thanks
Hi All I'm moving house and have nearly every TBM if anybody wants them before they are recycled. I'm based near Topsham if any one wants them for free? Update: Now donated to a new home! -- Edited by JakeP on Thursday 26th of September 2024 09:14:51 AM
Took my DR into our local garage as it was running a bit on the rough side. Just had a phone call to let me know the problems and the price of the parts. It needs the following and the parts bill alone is about £750: Camshaft Timing Chain inlet Rocker Exhaust Rocker 79.5 Piston Kit Head and Base Gasket Large C...
Dolphin Hotel Bovey Tracy Tuesday 10th September Similar format to last month, Food at 1900hrs moving upstairs at 2000hrs. Plenty of opportunities to chat, plan your next ride, ask for advice or just introduce yourself. If there is any interest we could do a tutorial/demo on trail side tyre repai...
So, todays North Devon run from South Molton didnt go quite to plan! We arrived in the cattle market car park at nine and started to unload , we started chatting and Trevor Foxon asked me about Mousses as he was thinking of swapping over to them, then he said he wasnt sure as he couldnt remember the last ti...
Hi all, i'm after a WR450 or drz400 if anyone knows of anything? Needs to be road legal & in good condition. Located North Devon but willing to travel for the right bike. -- Edited by Wayne_202 on Saturday 10th of August 2024 05:00:14 PM
Hello All, We have been asked to help marshal an Endurance GB event near Okehampton on the above dates. Our resident guru, Mark Pollard, has all the experience and expertise to guide a couple more volunteers who would need to commit to being present on BOTH days. Whats involved? On Saturday, we nee...
Hello All, We have been asked to help marshal an Endurance GB event near Okehampton on the above dates. Our resident guru, Mark Pollard, has all the experience and expertise to guide a couple more volunteers who would need to commit to being present on BOTH days. Whats involved? On Saturday, we nee...
Hi all. It's been about 40 years since I did any motocross, so I thought I would give this a go and see if I am still as crap as I was! So I was wondering if anyone else is going? (Whiteway Barton is the track in Kingsteignton) Cheers all!
My son in law has an e-bike shop in Torquay and is currently building an e-trike for a disabled customer.To finish it he needs someone to enlarge the centre hole of a 16t motorcycle sprocket to 33mm and drill 6 mounting holes. However, it occurs that an existing sprocket may be too hard for conventional...
Huge thanks for organising this Devon TRF, it was a lot of fun and nice to you all. It was a real learning experience too, and showed up some things that need dong to the bike like proper foot pegs, handle bar risers, and proper boots for me! Looking forward to the next one!
Hi all, is there anywhere like and off road center or motorcross track I can take my bike to and have some fun in the South Devon (Newton Abbot) area? In the old days we used to go to Heathfield but they closed this down. There used to be Thorns Cross off the A380, but havent seen anything on line about it bei...
Had a day off for my birthday so decided to hit the lanes. The sun has been shining. I was riding solo on the 250 rally so couldnt go too wild! Decided to explore some of the lanes in the Otter Valley that I havent visited yet. I also bought some Tech 7s which Ive been breaking in on my commute, and I got some Kno...
