Recent content by Curly

i heard other bikers hold opinions that yamaha gearboxs are a bit naff. getting back into 1st is always a bit chunky on any bike. xj6 feels a little more so but im not going to loose sleep. i find it happens more when i hurry down to 1st from high speed. ooops :D

its heart braking isn't it. but it just goes to show how quickly things can turn. my advice to any one who is if ur travelling these salty english roads is to keep on top of cleaning ur brakes. it was shocking wat i saw. literally take them off, pads off and get an old tooth brush in there...

more pics of bikes on the tracks please. anyone done a handle bar conversion to clip ons? tah

xj6 naked i got an xj6 naked coz i didn't like the fairing. i thought about puttin clip ons on the ( im obsessed with puting clipons on everything) but i think, like Novaspec said earlier, the tank looks to " hunch backish" also the rear sets arn't far back enough and actually makes the...

has anyone (perticually in the uk) noticed how quickly this bike rusts. 1stly the disc brakes then the not so important things such as every single bolt you can find! then i took my brakes off to give them a bit of a clean and KAPOW! the road salt has made a nicemess in there. im having to clean...

+ 1 make that + 1 brit. :D you know its really difficult to find an xj6 forum on line. nice to see you've foiund a safe haven.