Aussie Motorcycles

BMW R1200GS Adventure
I finally picked up the bike on Friday afternoon, I was too busy to get it Wednesday. Took it for a ride round hte bike shops and camping shops looking for some new camping equipment and found a real problem with the bike, people keep mistaking me for Ewan McGregor. Boxer ... 6 Aug 2007 05:50

Emergency stop .. best ways ?
I figure this one's OT so it's OK. Today I say my P's bike test (NSW) and failed. On a sorta loose (say 20 small stones per 10x10cm sq) on bitumen surface it took me 5.8m to stop from 27km/hr. That scored me 10 of the 8 points I needed to fail. Other than that I was OK enough and didn't expect a problem with t... 1 Jun 2007 03:16

Castrol magnatec oil ?
Anyone used Castrol Magnatec 10 / 40 W oil in a bike ? S Z. ... 21 Apr 2007 07:54

anybody reccommend any ducati wreckers - looking for some showa forks
i'm looking for some late year showa usd forks - 65mm caliper spacing so anyone know of anyone good for such things cheers corks ... 4 Apr 2007 05:20

Australian Standard 1698
Does anyone have a copy Aus Std 1698 regarding motorcycle helmets. I need a copy of this in PDF form. It is more to settle an argument over what the sticker should look like. ... 14 Mar 2007 21:51

Honda VTR coolant boiling ?
Recently on two days over 37 degrees when stopped at the end of a trip the coolant from the overflow bottle on my Honda VTR 1000 overflowed (I suspect it boiled from the temperature from the surrounding engine). There was no problem with the radiator and it didnt boil over into the overflow coolant tank. . I th... 24 Feb 2007 19:35

P plate training ...not
I live across the road from a popular harbourside parking spot. It is staggering the number of cars that reverse out of their spots and drive off...stereo blaring.... And with NO driving lights on.. Worse... I cannot recall one car being anything BUT a P PLATE driver. So what do they teach in driving sc... 20 Feb 2007 20:38

vf1000 radiator
hey, how the hell do i check the radiator fluid? 1985 vf1000. i ve looked pretty hard and cannot find the filler cap. does the front fairing have to come off? how does that come off? thanks ... 1 Sep 2006 23:59

new tv project
OK, well I haven't been here for a while, as I've been off getting other things together. But I thought I'd show a total lack of class by dropping in to spam my new endeavour. It's a TV show that is bike-related, and stars Boris from AMCN, plus some others. The first issue of Bike Me! is scheduled for Xmas, and t... 26 Aug 2006 05:47

Lucas 6 Volt battery PUW7E-5
Can anyone tell me the amp hour rating of this lead acid battery please ? Thanks. ... 11 Aug 2006 14:48