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  • Direct Injection

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    stinkwheelerS

    @calum link text

  • Chain Splitters

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    J

    I use a angle grinder in the garage, takes a few seconds šŸ™‚

  • Enduro or Dt125r

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    Irongamer727I

    @darty not really within my budget.
    Getting a non runner as a project could be some fun though. And then run it until it blows

  • Cagiva Raptor 2004

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    declanD

    @2stroketerry Iā€™m not legal but my quotes say 700 for an rs it was around 2k

  • Honda hornet 600 opinions

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    Irongamer727I

    @liquid-snake Thanks again

  • Honda NSR 125 performance upgrades

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    declanD

    @irongamer727 I have an e firestorm

  • How to travel downhill on your DT

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    NINJAN

    @2stroketerry Now that's insane!!! šŸ˜‰

  • best ever barn find

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    jada007J

    yes mate

  • Best Bearing Tools

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    J

    A drift for wheelbearings, I make a homemade press for the linkage bearings with a threaded rod, washers and nuts.

    I once removed a bearing using bread aswell (go youtube it) just to try it :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

  • Super Trick DRZ

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    declanD

    @mightyman yeah I heard they use a fair bit of oil

  • Opinions Honda NSR 125 1989

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    CalumC

    @irongamer727 The NSR simply is not as high as spec as the Aprilia is, it frails in comparison.

    Now a Honda RS 125 I definitely would love to hand. Shame I don't have 10K lying about the place.

    They run their powervalve off the gearbox I believe.

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  • Stolen recovered advise

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    Unless the bike has had an insurance claim made on it, it wont be on the insurance catagoration register. It will however be marked as stolen on pnc if its been reported to the police as stolen and you dont tell them you have got it back. If you dont tell them soon as you tax it dvla will tell them as stolen bike has been taxed.

    What were you doing buying your own bike back anyway ? You should have went to see it, checked the frame number, walked away and rang the bizzyz and they would have got it back for free and removed the stolen marker from the pnc.

  • 2005 Aprillia MX125 SM yes or no ?

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    CalumC

    @scrimsmustang The other thing is, there is no guarantee it wouldn't need work. And then there goes your profit margin.

    I've yet to see a rotax engine that hasn't suffered damage...

  • Anyone live in Essex ?

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    S

    All sorted now, thanks anyway .

  • Seafoam in 2 stroke engine, good or bad?

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    CalumC

    @irongamer727 Personally if it's that bad, then it's likely the rings will be gummed up. In which case I'd rather strip the top end, clean, inspect and renew anything that needs doing. For the sake of a Ā£10 Athena head gasket.

  • Cleaning products

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    Glynn123G

    Muc-off bike cleaners pretty good stuff, I used to use that a lot, but I usually just Hose all the mud off when wet, then wait until dry and go over the whole bike with wd-40 or similar lubricant, in fact foam tyre shine worked nice last time šŸ˜‚
    Best results are usually going over the whole bike with an oily rag honestly, I've never found any product to take off all the mud or residue with just water.

  • any been out in the snow guys

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    declanD

    https://imgur.com/gallery/5gArc

  • New ideas

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    CalumC

    @irongamer727 I mean it's annoying enough as it is, you get these one hit wonders asking very trivial things that could have been found if they bothered to search for it lol.

    But by all means, let me know of any ideas you might have.

    I've got a few to boot as it is.

    Hall of Fame

    Each user submits a photo

    The photo is attributed to their account

    The photo gets ranked and there is a leaderboard

    Members Garage

    Seen this on another forum

    Users can register past and present vehicles to a database

    Allowing new and old members to find them and see how they're getting on

    Nothing sensitive, but you can add as little or as much detail as you like

    Exploading Diagrams

    We had the whole lot on the old forum

    But they were just fixed PNG's

    The ones I have made make them infinitely scalable allowing you to see the item in maximum zoom.

    Technical blogs

    I want to create a place where technical blogs can be posted

    Not open to commenting or critique, but a place where someone can go into great detail about a particular project.

  • RACINGSM Dt125 engine

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    terry.tzT

    my bad don't know why I thought that to be honest

  • I'm back

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    declanD

    @calum I hear you