SO where do i start ?
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I'm off to catch the ferry.knackeredMk1 wrote:John - Uganda is SE from UK. FMtB is heading West for some reason.
Twisted - Only after 6 months or so. Probably flooded. Take out plug and push around for a bit in 3/4th gear. Put a new plug in then try to start.
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looks like twisted is stayin in the UK to help thats 2 of us lol
Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve
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I'll help ya mate, not over keen on foreign food anyway! Ha
I'll probably break more than i fix though!
I'll probably break more than i fix though!
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looks like ill be having to stay too as ill be taking some advice off some of the lads about swapping my tm 300 for a cr250, knackered you where right mate, i would suit one i put the tm through its paces on sunday got my positioning right too but i just didnt feel comfortable, one of the other lads up there was kind enough to let me have a go of his cr250 stock standard on the basis of you break it you buy it and it felt perfect and the cornering through the berms was smooth i liked it a lot so i made my mind up and went back on the swaps website spoke to a geezer and have arranged a swap for this week, ta very muchly for the great and usefull info i owe you a pint
front brakes only slow you down anyway!!!!
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[quote="john7780"]looks like ill be having to stay too as ill be taking some advice off some of the lads about swapping my tm 300 for a cr250, knackered you where right mate, i would suit one i put the tm through its paces on sunday got my positioning right too but i just didnt feel comfortable, one of the other lads up there was kind enough to let me have a go of his cr250 stock standard on the basis of you break it you buy it and it felt perfect and the cornering through the berms was smooth i liked it a lot so i made my mind up and went back on the swaps website spoke to a geezer and have arranged a swap for this week, ta very muchly for the great and usefull info i owe you a pint[/quote]
what about me John
I told you to have a cr250 too!!!!! what a bike 
what about me John


nice new dep silencer made as a special order 3 inches longer for that enduro look! now fitted! looks cool!!!
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mattyhonda wrote:what about me Johnjohn7780 wrote:looks like ill be having to stay too as ill be taking some advice off some of the lads about swapping my tm 300 for a cr250, knackered you where right mate, i would suit one i put the tm through its paces on sunday got my positioning right too but i just didnt feel comfortable, one of the other lads up there was kind enough to let me have a go of his cr250 stock standard on the basis of you break it you buy it and it felt perfect and the cornering through the berms was smooth i liked it a lot so i made my mind up and went back on the swaps website spoke to a geezer and have arranged a swap for this week, ta very muchly for the great and usefull info i owe you a pintI told you to have a cr250 too!!!!! what a bike

front brakes only slow you down anyway!!!!
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[quote="john7780"][quote="mattyhonda"][quote="john7780"]looks like ill be having to stay too as ill be taking some advice off some of the lads about swapping my tm 300 for a cr250, knackered you where right mate, i would suit one i put the tm through its paces on sunday got my positioning right too but i just didnt feel comfortable, one of the other lads up there was kind enough to let me have a go of his cr250 stock standard on the basis of you break it you buy it and it felt perfect and the cornering through the berms was smooth i liked it a lot so i made my mind up and went back on the swaps website spoke to a geezer and have arranged a swap for this week, ta very muchly for the great and usefull info i owe you a pint[/quote]
what about me John
I told you to have a cr250 too!!!!! what a bike
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yes of course i owe you a pint to matty ive got to come down the west mids to pick the bike up so ill get you a pint then[/quote]
cheers mate let me know when and were
what about me John



cheers mate let me know when and were

nice new dep silencer made as a special order 3 inches longer for that enduro look! now fitted! looks cool!!!
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you cant get away as easily as you thought john
Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve
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front brakes only slow you down anyway!!!!
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bike washed off kettles on tools are out here goes
may even stick some pics on if i can work out how to do it im sure doing the bike will be easier lol
may even stick some pics on if i can work out how to do it im sure doing the bike will be easier lol
Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve
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What you doin back off? Is it like a full strip down an rebuild?
I have two sugars by the way
I have two sugars by the way
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Pics posting - viewtopic.php?f=20&t=6257
Good luck
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Please use some punctuation
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Good luck

Please use some punctuation


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my crm as it is today


Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve
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some of the bits to be fitted


Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve
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Cheers Knack , i hope the project is as easy as the picture posting.
Im thinking about a bike with more valves than a powervalve