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P.C.

KamiKazi wrote: »

Currently on the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin, goddamn these things are boring.

Good news is the blade didn't miss a beat on the 250 mile trip to the port, and sounded AWESOME going through the tunnels along the A55

You should have taken the A5 through North Wales - great road!

cantdecide

I'm back!!

Got the 1400 insured yesterday and took her up to town to get her serviced and pair of new shoes to show her I loves her!!

KamiKazi

P.C. wrote: »

You should have taken the A5 through North Wales - great road!

Might take it on the way back!

kaimera

had to leave the fzs down home to get looked at.

oil & coolant leak since my trip. possibly the head gasket, a seal somewhere maybe, idk hence having a guy to look her over.

worst case, I ****ed it all over by driving on it! new engine in that case!

also have a set of race setup braided lines that need to be put on her (she has braided lines atm but they be poor)

also might get the uncle to take the tank and rear fairing and touch them up some. maybe...

maameeo

Anyone know if Raheny still do bike test?



heres a picture so my post doesnt get ignored :pac:

The Don

maameeo wrote: »

Anyone know if Raheny still do bike test?



heres a picture so my post doesnt get ignored :pac:

Nice picture. Pity I couldn't take my eyes off it to read the post's text :P

cantdecide

Last April I bought a beautiful and speccie Busa for €3100. Spent loads on really getting it just right but sold it in September for €2,750 before heading to NZ. Around January (iirc) I spotted it at a dealer for €3,400 ish and lookie what I found in Tallaght Superbikes for €4,350!!!

I knew I shoulda kept it. Another few years at that kind of inflation and I could have retired!!

maameeo

The Don wrote: »

Nice picture. Pity I couldn't take my eyes off it to read the post's text :P

grrrrr

Kev.OC

Finally got the (full) licence back today. Was gone 'cause I was getting the bike added to it. Despite passing my test over two months ago, the restriction starts from when the licence was issued, i.e. last week. Slightly annoyed if I'm honest, but what can you do.

Alkers

Important to send it off the day you pass!
My restriction ended last Friday :eek:

AgileMyth

Mines up in three weeks!

KamiKazi

AgileMyth wrote: »

Mines up in three weeks!

Mines up in 9 days

arybvtcw0eolkf

So we're mid way through season five of Sons of Anarchy, and I'm a huge fan of the son.. But, SOA hoodies with the back patch in public ~ I cringe..

Wonda-Boy

Just about to start watching it now...have them all D/L, cant wait to get stuck in.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Just about to start watching it now...have them all D/L, cant wait to get stuck in.

You're an SOA virgin?.. I wish I was one so I could do it all again

I absolutely love the show.

daenerysstormborn3

Adrian Shapely Gasp wrote: »

So we're mid way through season five of Sons of Anarchy, and I'm a huge fan of the son.. But, SOA hoodies with the back patch in public ~ I cringe..

But... you can't beat the leather vests with the SOA back patch though, real hard men :P

Season 5 is pretty good so far, lots going on so can't wait to see how the season ends. Think there's only two seasons left then.

arybvtcw0eolkf

pixiebean22 wrote: »

But... you can't beat the leather vests with the SOA back patch though, real hard men :P

Season 5 is pretty good so far, lots going on so can't wait to see how the season ends. Think there's only two seasons left then.

Thankfully I haven't seen any leather cuts, just the hoodies.

There is two more season's after this one... I just wish I could forget the Irish episodes

Wonda-Boy

LOL, When I said I am only starting I meant the new season....I have watched all the others seasons. Shame about the actor Johnny Lewis that apparently killed his landlady and himself.....guess the fame got to him or some ****.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/09/27/showbiz/hollywood-murder-mystery/index.html

arybvtcw0eolkf

Poor ol' Half Sack, but I think he had a lot of problems in the run up to that.

He was good for the show and I was looking forward to seeing him get his patch from the club.. I guess things weren't good enough back then for him.

The club hasn't had a decent prospect since.

daenerysstormborn3

Adrian Shapely Gasp wrote: »

Thankfully I haven't seen any leather cuts, just the hoodies.

There is two more season's after this one... I just wish I could forget the Irish episodes

Me too. That season nearly turned me off the show altogether. You'd swear there wasn't a single Irish actor in the whole world that they could've employed, those accents were absolutely dreadful!

arybvtcw0eolkf

pixiebean22 wrote: »

Me too. That season nearly turned me off the show altogether. You'd swear there wasn't a single Irish actor in the whole world that they could've employed, those accents were absolutely dreadful!

Thank you, thank you, thank you... Can we just get married now please?.

Tonights episode......

The prison officer getting killed, deadly

~ finally Jax showed some balls.

Clay and the Nomads ~ ffs sake Clay grow some balls and make a decent run on Jax or form you own chapter with the Nomads and feck off.

Jax, Clay, Jemma, Tara and devided loyalties between Juice and the law... Gonna be a cracker.

The Don

Adrian Shapely Gasp wrote: »

Poor ol' Half Sack, but I think he had a lot of problems in the run up to that.

I wondered why they cut him out like that. He was a great prospect. Never knew he went mental in real life

Good episode last night. I was getting a bit sick of Jax monologue's this series.

daenerysstormborn3

Adrian Shapely Gasp wrote: »

Thank you, thank you, thank you... Can we just get married now please?.

Tonights episode......

The prison officer getting killed, deadly

~ finally Jax showed some balls.

Clay and the Nomads ~ ffs sake Clay grow some balls and make a decent run on Jax or form you own chapter with the Nomads and feck off.

Jax, Clay, Jemma, Tara and devided loyalties between Juice and the law... Gonna be a cracker.

:pac:

Last night's episode was really good. The ending confirmed what I suspected. Going to end out spectacularly I'd say.

The Don wrote: »

I wondered why they cut him out like that. He was a great prospect. Never knew he went mental in real life

Good episode last night. I was getting a bit sick of Jax monologue's this series.

He was a Scientologist IRL and he was insistent on introducing his beliefs to his character on the show and obviously Kurt Sutter wasn't into that so that was apparently the "real" reason he was killed off.

the drifter

anyone bored...im as far as page 5

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=808437&page=5

Pipz

Remember that guy who had his bike stolen in dublin on his round-the-world trip? Found his blog, not sure if it's been linked before, but it's a pretty good read. Makes me wanna pack up and get outta here. :P

http://rtwwithnoah.blogspot.ie/

Wonda-Boy

Pipz wrote: »

Remember that guy who had his bike stolen in dublin on his round-the-world trip? Found his blog, not sure if it's been linked before, but it's a pretty good read. Makes me wanna pack up and get outta here. :P

http://rtwwithnoah.blogspot.ie/

Shame the one terrible chapter is going to be about Ireland :rolleyes:

cantdecide

Went for a spin up The Vee yesterday with a couple of mates. As we left Lismore, the road is very narrow, damp, enclosed by trees and mossy down the middle. I was going as quickly as I considered safe and my mate pulled ahead. Neither of us could be described as going in any way slow.

I notice another light behind and I think it's our mate, a monumental slow-coach, and I think fair play to him, he's finally beginning to grow a pair and keep up. Next minute ZAP! A bloke on a scooter shoots past me and leaves me for dead. He did exactly the same with my mate on his Blade.

All I'll say is yer man must be a feckin' raver or something!

bradknowell

cantdecide wrote: »

Went for a spin up The Vee yesterday with a couple of mates. As we left Lismore, the road is very narrow, damp, enclosed by trees and mossy down the middle. I was going as quickly as I considered safe and my mate pulled ahead. Neither of us could be described as going in any way slow.

I notice another light behind and I think it's our mate, a monumental slow-coach, and I think fair play to him, he's finally beginning to grow a pair and keep up. Next minute ZAP! A bloke on a scooter shoots past me and leaves me for dead. He did exactly the same with my mate on his Blade.

All I'll say is yer man must be a feckin' raver or something!

HaHaHa thats brilliant.
Love the way you said your mate is growing a pair of balls then you get pissed all over.

cantdecide

bradknowell wrote: »

HaHaHa thats brilliant.
Love the way you said your mate is growing a pair of balls then you get pissed all over.

BY A FECKING SCOOTER!!!

Pipz

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Shame the one terrible chapter is going to be about Ireland :rolleyes:

Actually he was very positive about Ireland. He borrowed a bike and still went around the country on it, so apart from the obvious he seemed to enjoy his time here.

Wonda-Boy

Good stuff....glad to hear it. And his blog is very well done too.

bradknowell

cantdecide wrote: »

BY A FECKING SCOOTER!!!

Woo another excuse to post this hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCjrQFNMqa8

:eek:Fellla on harley must be sickened

Wonda-Boy

Ha, love it. A Ducati Panigale scooter....

the drifter

reading the mag ireland site there on the new laws

:P :P :P :P

this is on the list

http://www.ralepi.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/2010-KTM-690-Duke-R-Side-View.jpg

RosieJoe

Many moons ago I fired off a few mails to my local TD's about the Penalty Points review where they were threatening to double points for bikers. One of them continued to chase it up and today I got this back. Some good news at last.

I've been onto a few people in the department of transport about the issues relating to motorbike use.
Their responses address some of the issues raised in the MAG article you sent me.


1. Penalty Points review: The Minister commissioned a review of the penalty points system this year, which marks ten years since the system was introduced. The review recommended a number of changes, raising points for some offences and lowering them for others. The review was considered by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications. The outcome in terms of changes to the system will be incorporated in the next Road Traffic Bill, which it is expected will be passed into law in the first half of 2013. There is no specific mention of motorcyclists in the review and there are no proposals in relation to the penalty point system which would in any way specifically relate to motorcyclists.

2. Novice Drivers: in September 2010 the Road Safety Authority published a list of nine measures which, taken together, will amount to a Graduated Driver Licensing System (GDLS) for Ireland. GDLS is a stepped approach to the driver learning process which focuses on acquiring skills and experience rather than just on passing a test. Some of these proposals have since been introduced via statutory instruments, but some can be introduced only through primary legislation, i.e. Acts of the Oireachtas. One such measure is the introduction of a new category of Novice Driver, which will be addressed in the next Road Traffic Bill. A novice driver will be defined as a person who is in their first two years on their first full licence for any category of vehicle. It is intended that Novice and Learner drivers will reach a cut-off level in penalty points at six points, rather than the normal twelve. This will apply equally to holders of any category of licence, whether for cars, motorcycles, or any other class of vehicle. There is no question of singling out motorcyclists in any of these measures.

daenerysstormborn3

No. 1 is great news but I don't agree with a different cut-off level for learner drivers. They should introduce a system like that for people who have acquired 12 penalty points regardless of what licence they hold, i.e. get 12 penalty points and for a period of a number of years have the cut-off point reduced to 6 penalty points. I'd say that is more likely to help discourage some of the idiocy we see on the road.

cantdecide

bradknowell wrote: »

Woo another excuse to post this hero

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCjrQFNMqa8

:eek:Fellla on harley must be sickened

That's exactly what it was like. MORTIFIED!

kaimera

feck.

bought wrong clocks for my bus; no biggie - swapped the back plate on them so that mine would be more secure on the front.

driving to work and my speedo and rec counter were all over the place least my fuel gauge worked...i think.

woops. time will be spent in the garage tonight.

also, weather not so bad this morning.

cantdecide

Maybe the rest of yis have seen this but I lol'd

kaimera

careful out there.

roads are more than a little greasy.

coming out of my place this morning and the boots were slipping some and the back tyre was kicking out.

good careful fun.

cept for the poxy pinlock not un-fogging :mad:

RosieJoe

For the love of good will people please use their mirrors when filtering! I got stuck behind some one this morning for about 10 km who wouldn't move out of my way!

the drifter

anyone having trouble getting onto <other sites>

Wonda-Boy

Yeah, it happens from time to time. I guess someone forgot to put 50c in the meter!!!

KamiKazi

Started to convert the blade to a race bike for this: http://www.nolimitstrackdays.com/acatalog/racing.html

Roll on 2013!

cantdecide

Noice wan!

I have a similar plan. My project bike is nearly done- an '87 VT500 (I know I know). I think the paint won't be dry and it'll be up for sale or swap for some kind of sports bike. A friend got a rough but ready 918 blade for a grand and I think I want to do the same. Bikes like these are crazy cheap at the moment so I think I'm calling it an opportunity to get some track time in.

KamiKazi

cantdecide wrote: »

Noice wan!

I have a similar plan. My project bike is nearly done- an '87 VT500 (I know I know). I think the paint won't be dry and it'll be up for sale or swap for some kind of sports bike. A friend got a rough but ready 918 blade for a grand and I think I want to do the same. Bikes like these are crazy cheap at the moment so I think I'm calling it an opportunity to get some track time in.

Go for it man. You might not enjoy but you'll never know if you don't give it a go!

cantdecide

KamiKazi wrote: »

Go for it man. You might not enjoy but you'll never know if you don't give it a go!

This is my thinking too. It's never going to be more attainable than now and shur if I don't like it, what harm. Another item off the bucket list!

KamiKazi

cantdecide wrote: »

This is my thinking too. It's never going to be more attainable than now and shur if I don't like it, what harm. Another item off the bucket list!

Exactly, but it's great being able to push yourself further than you ever would on the road in a (relatively) safe environment.

Alkers

Anyone out this morning? How bad are the roads? I'm in South Dublin but my house windows are still frozen over so don't fancy risking it yet.

minidazzler

Simona1986 wrote: »

Anyone out this morning? How bad are the roads? I'm in South Dublin but my house windows are still frozen over so don't fancy risking it yet.

Useless to you, but was out between 9 and 1030 in Cork, my first early morning winter ride. Fooking lovely. The low winter sun is a bit of a bitch though.

I did nearly ditch her when I misjudged a bend due to the aforementioned sun. But managed to pull away just barely in time

For those interested, the way I went was from Mahon Point in Cork down to Roberts Cove going through Carrigaline. Lovely little ride, though I'm probably far too novice to be taking those bends, especially when I tend to go far too fast into bends I don't know. But I managed it alright.