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Welcome, looks like you are fairly close to some nice runs over Dartmoor, enjoy your bike and keep safe.

Hi kernow welcome, there is a biker night Portreath Friday, Helston Thursday, Carling Cross Wednesday, Hayle Tuesday and I'm sure there must be one Monday somewhere, also there are a few charity ride outs this month.

Hi, if you Google Martin Jennings Memorial Ride you can find out about it, I believe the charity this year is Blood Bikes. I did my first ride last year with a friend they went as far as Cornwall Services. The start is normally Truro but it seems the start venue is to be announced soon. Try and make...

Hi Jogler, Portreath car park is also a popular place for bikers to hang out, especially weekends.

Cheers

Hi Jumbo, welcome from the Camborne/Redruth area, there should be some charity ride outs soon.
Perhaps you may like to come to bike night at Mc Donald's in Hayle Tues evenings sometime.
Badger's the man for this area, very nice guy.

Oh dear, I can remember my first pint of beer as well !

I will try and make it as well, normally leave at 6pm and it's busy by then but whatever suits you is ok with me.

James

Wish I had seen your post yesterday, I rode down to Hayle with another biker had a coffee, burger and walk a around,
left early don't know enough people yet.

Would like to have made it but usual Christmas visits still. Perhaps another time, I will get to meet you sometime, can't be that far from you.

What make and how many is that now ?

Hi Curtis, I'm also in the Camborne area just come back from few days in Devon and Dorset, very good bike night Tuesdays in Poole Dorset. There is the Martin Jennings run next Sunday 20th and Animal Charity run the Sunday after on 27th weather permitting I should be on both on my Yamaha Virago 535. ...

Hi, not many quiet roads here in SW Cornwall now, especially this time of year, I sometimes find that 7pm can be a fairly quiet time for a ride in the Camborne area and North coast roads. I recently returned to biking after many year and also used to hate cars behind me but think I have got over tha...

Nice one !

Thanks for the rely, I have tried the carb/choke cleaner and that seems to have cured it. There appears to be no mixture screw on carbs or shown in manual, must be pre-set in manufacture. I have looked at the website for Tiverton motorcycle and if it plays up again I will contact them. Cheers Mandolin

I have just replaced the sparking plugs on my Yamaha Virago 535 and noticed they are very white, I seem to have to ride with the choke partly closed so I suppose the jets must be restricted. I have bought some carb and choke cleaner to spray in the intake but guess I will probably end up stripping t...