Recent content by pilninggas

When I was in Holland a few weeks back, I rode from Den Helder to the Hague @ 55mph. As the landscape is flat with no grades at all, and there was no wind, I was getting 82 mpg-imperial or about 68mpg-US. Was in the slow lane all the way, but did result in a cheap holiday.

Look on the bright-side - you guys are still paying half what we pay in the EU. Here in England, gas/petrol is £1.35 a litre, so about $7.88/US Gallon. It's putting a real strain on the economy. Diesel is even dearer at $8 a USgallon.:eek: I don't own a car now, my XJ6 is my sole mode of...

I have a HJC carbon fibre helmet - it is the real-deal, not fake carbon. I think it would stand-up well in an impact, curved carbon fibre surfaces are inherently strong (i did some work on composites in the last year of my degree). It has one problem - it is very noisy; i think this...

To all Englishmen and Englishwomen, as well as Anglophiles [I know there are few on here], Greeks, Lithuanians and Georgians - Have a great St. Georges Day. May our fellow riders in Canada and in United States also enjoy a great day - take some time to slay your personal dragons!:D

Took a quick blast over to Holland (and some of the rest of the Netherlands), went weds back this afternoon. 1300miles in total. Not classic biking roads, but some interesting routes non the less. Here are some of the pics: Hook of Holland: Peace Palace AKA The International...

Simson SR50 (great design, shoddy east german manufacturer) Suzuki ZR50 (broken sports moped) Yamaha RXS100 (1st Yam, why I love them) Honda CB250RS (written-off day 2 by idiot on the motorway) Honda CB400N Superdream (when dreams turn into nightmares!) Yamaha RXS100 No.2...

Sorry about your off, don't give up on your awesome adventure. Frame sliders do snap-off they hit a bump or crack or whatever they can shear-off. Remember the actual act of shearing will have dissipated energy, so although the nylon 'mushroom' wearing down would have been preferable it...

Good luck.

I have fitted quite a few swing-arms over the years and they can be a bloody tight fit. Just a thought though, the engine is a stressed member. It might be that the frame is being 'pulled in' by the engine mounts (makes sense), if you loosen them off a bit you might be able to get the swing...

The idea is that leads can leak to earth, due to wear and tear, ozone damage etc, causing more misfires and potentially worse emissions and performance. Direct coil-on-plug reduces the links in the HT part of the ignition and so is less likely to lead to misfires - a lot of yamahas seem to...

quite a few bikes have pencil coils now - my 08 zx6r had them. i think yam have stuck to two coils (with wasted spark) as it is quite a bit cheaper. Pencil coils are less prone to damp - the standard coils should be good for at least 6 years or 50000miles before they need replacement...

It has to be said Yamaha's whole naming system and model hierarchy needs a total overhaul - do the marketing teams in Japan, Europe and North America have no imagination or desire to keep the branding contemporary? It makes the mind boggle, that their designers and engineers can come up with...

i have won it on ebay, so glad to see the linky is gone.

Well with plxr rack, you can still strap you soft luggage to it and know it won't fall in towards the wheel and you have that future upgrade potential to hard boxes. I recently bought Kappa K33Ns from Italy for £157 + £21 postage,,,, cheap as chips: Yamaha XJ6 - Kappa K33N

I have the Givi pannier rack (very similar, but for hard cases) - this stuff is good quality overall, occasionally the welds get surface rust, but no big deal. It will probably say a very low weight capacity, but i ignore this info, as do most riders.