General chat thread... Links, pictures, banter etc

arybvtcw0eolkf

This is as bright as I get

zubair

Scrambling for iron cross jokes here but I've got nothing. Liking the simoncelli lid.

IrishGrimReaper

I just got my logbook after importing the bike. Section Q on it is for "Power/Weight Ratio". Mine is showing 0.000 is this standard or should there be a proper number? Mindful my test is soon and wondering if the tester looks at this part?

2008 Honda CBF600

zubair

I had an sv650 for my test and the tester looked out the window at it and said "grand".

ayux4rj6zql2ph

Has anybody here ever gotten the Oxford 705 handguards? looking for opinions on them.

Max Headroom

D3V!L wrote: »

Whats it made out of ?? No way it could be leather at that price.

Why not..?....bet he didn't get it in BW or Cotters....I got a great black leather jacket ,full armour for 65 yo on ebay last year....no issues at all

zubair

Max Headroom wrote: »

Why not..?....bet he didn't get it in BW or Cotters....I got a great black leather jacket ,full armour for 65 yo on ebay last year....no issues at all

To be fair, he was right.

ayux4rj6zql2ph

Max Headroom wrote: »

Why not..?....bet he didn't get it in BW or Cotters....I got a great black leather jacket ,full armour for 65 yo on ebay last year....no issues at all

Mine also has the full armour, just can’t translate Chinese to tell if it is real or fake leather

frozenfrozen

I wouldn't wear fake leather, would probably melt onto your skin half a second after touching tarmac

ayux4rj6zql2ph

frozenfrozen wrote: »

I wouldn't wear fake leather, would probably melt onto your skin half a second after touching tarmac

I’ll hsve to go back on eBay to double check if it is, I’m just assuming it isn’t due to the price

zubair

I'm not a fan of matching lids or leathers to bikes but a hrc jacket isn't exactly in keeping with a vstrom or a scooter. Just saying.

UrbanFret

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

I just got my logbook after importing the bike. Section Q on it is for "Power/Weight Ratio". Mine is showing 0.000 is this standard or should there be a proper number? Mindful my test is soon and wondering if the tester looks at this part?

2008 Honda CBF600

That's on my log book as well.
Whats at (P.2)?

ayux4rj6zql2ph

zubair wrote: »

I'm not a fan of matching lids or leathers to bikes but a hrc jacket isn't exactly in keeping with a vstrom or a scooter. Just saying.

I agree. I just plan on wearing it casually, in the same way F1 or Moto GP jackets are worn. I merely bought it because I liked the look of it. I do think I’d stand out a bit wearing that jacket on either bike. The armour that came with it actually seems better than what I have in my regular bike jacket so I may well switch them.

I knew a guy years ago who had one of those jackets on a TZR 50, looked weird if I’m honest.

IrishGrimReaper

UrbanFret wrote: »

That's on my log book as well.
Whats at (P.2)?

P2 is blank also, I was chatting to William the Bike instructor and he says his CBF600 logbook shows the same as mine Q:0.000 and noting in P2. So should be alright.

When you did your test did the RSA guy check your logbook?

Sonics2k

I'm heading up to Dublin next week for the Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart gig, and was thinking of heading out to Harley Davidson in Ballymount to have a look around.

What's the best way of getting out there via public transport? I'm assuming there's no Luas out there.

CJhaughey

Irish Logbooks are largely a work of fiction, be it bikes, cars or campers.
Riddled with inaccuracies and lots of fields left blank.

GBX

Sonics2k wrote: »

I'm heading up to Dublin next week for the Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart gig, and was thinking of heading out to Harley Davidson in Ballymount to have a look around.

What's the best way of getting out there via public transport? I'm assuming there's no Luas out there.

The Red Cow Luas Stop is a 10-15 min walk https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Red+Cow+Luas+Stop/Dublin+Harley-Davidson/@53.31789,-6.3717553,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670cad97f2ddcb:0xdcc930332024de43!2m2!1d-6.3697805!2d53.316746!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0xee5e54d20961ada8!2m2!1d-6.361667!2d53.317321!3e2
That would be the most straight forward option for you

Its signposted to walk from the Luas to the Red cow. You go up over this footbridge

And when you get to the bottom you follow the road around to the left (Where the sign for Ballymount Fireplaces is in this streetview) and its 2 minutes away.

Harley Davidson

Red Cow

Sonics2k

GBX wrote: »

The Red Cow Luas Stop is a 10-15 min walk https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Red+Cow+Luas+Stop/Dublin+Harley-Davidson/@53.31789,-6.3717553,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x48670cad97f2ddcb:0xdcc930332024de43!2m2!1d-6.3697805!2d53.316746!1m5!1m1!1s0x0:0xee5e54d20961ada8!2m2!1d-6.361667!2d53.317321!3e2
That would be the most straight forward option for you

Its signposted to walk from the Luas to the Red cow. You go up over this footbridge

And when you get to the bottom you follow the road around to the left (Where the sign for Ballymount Fireplaces is in this streetview) and its 2 minutes away.

Harley Davidson

Red Cow

Absolute legend, cheers!

UrbanFret

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

P2 is blank also, I was chatting to William the Bike instructor and he says his CBF600 logbook shows the same as mine Q:0.000 and noting in P2. So should be alright.

When you did your test did the RSA guy check your logbook?

Yes but it was williams log book. I used his cbf600. On the sv logbook at p2 it says 5555
5. Which I asume is 55kws.

Hotblack Desiato

It's nowhere near Ballymount!

GBX

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

It's nowhere near Ballymount!

Eh ?

Hotblack Desiato

The Red Cow retail centre. It has Ballymount in the address but that's the wrong M50 exit to take, because it's not near Ballymount at all.

D3V!L

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

The Red Cow retail centre. It has Ballymount in the address but that's the wrong M50 exit to take, because it's not near Ballymount at all.

Nope, no where near it at all. :rolleyes:

GBX

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

The Red Cow retail centre. It has Ballymount in the address but that's the wrong M50 exit to take, because it's not near Ballymount at all.

Perhaps . But thats how HD have their address . Anyway, Sonics2k asked about getting the Luas, which as per my directions is based on getting off the Luas at the Red Cow and walking. Which wont take him/her anywhere near the Ballymount M50 exit

Sonics2k

To clarify, I think GBX got it very right.

I said Ballymount because that was the closest town name I could see on the map, so thought it'd make the directions that bit smoother.

To hell with Dublin your complicated mass transit system.

Cienciano

D3V!L wrote: »

Nope, no where near it at all. :rolleyes:

LOL!

D3V!L

Sonics2k wrote: »

To hell with Dublin your complicated mass transit system.

I've never seen those words used in that fashion before :pac:

Max Headroom

Sonics2k wrote: »

To clarify, I think GBX got it very right.

I said Ballymount because that was the closest town name I could see on the map, so thought it'd make the directions that bit smoother.

To hell with Dublin your complicated mass transit system.

You may as well drop into Bikeworld while youre in Ballymount....check out the "London" prices....:p

Sonics2k

Max Headroom wrote: »

You may as well drop into Bikeworld while youre in Ballymount....check out the "London" prices....:p

To be honest I think herself may murder me if I spent the whole day going to bike-shops. I can just about get away with HD because she likes the look of them.

After GBX's help though, might actually end up driving to Dublin in the car. It'll cost us about €100 just to get the train to Dublin, plus the costs of buses from Bandon to Cork

zubair

I think bikeworld is a better shop, wouldn't buy anything off them though.