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

horse7

Is there an entry cost into mondello park tomorrow,((track day) ,was gonna have a look?

ZX7R

horse7 wrote: »

Is there an entry cost into mondello park tomorrow,((track day) ,was gonna have a look?

Last I was there there was no charge in to spectate at a track day

Hotblack Desiato

GBX wrote: »

Just saw this thread. Lad looking for his bike back after an accident:


https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058020368&page=

Some absolute scum out there.

Hotblack Desiato

Anybody have a Loobman? Any use? Seems to be the cheapest chain oiler around.

I've used Scottoilers before but they're expensive enough and a bit of a pain to fit.

Jimmy Bottlehead

Almost t-boned some dummy in Drumcondra this evening when he decided to cross a blind yellow box. Absolutely no idea how I managed to stop in time, but there was legitimately no more than an inch or two from my front tyre and his passenger wing.

Lucky.

zubair

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Almost t-boned some dummy in Drumcondra this evening when he decided to cross a blind yellow box. Absolutely no idea how I managed to stop in time, but there was legitimately no more than an inch or two from my front tyre and his passenger wing.

Lucky.

So you were in the inside lane and they turned right across a stopped car on the outside?

Jimmy Bottlehead

zubair wrote: »

So you were in the inside lane and they turned right across a stopped car on the outside?

Yep. Was actually in the bus lane which was empty. Cars in the main lane were all stopped. He crossed from the opposite direction across the empty yellow box assuming the lane was empty.

I was right behind a biker who crashed about a year ago in the exact same circumstances so I always preempt it happening, but man, this was close.

zubair

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Yep. Was actually in the bus lane which was empty. Cars in the main lane were all stopped. He crossed from the opposite direction across the empty yellow box assuming the lane was empty.

I was right behind a biker who crashed about a year ago in the exact same circumstances so I always preempt it happening, but man, this was close.

Well glad to hear your experience paid off. No doubt a little rattled after it. This is such a common accident, the trouble is it seems to be the party with the right of way that has to do all the thinking for the dopes turning.

Hotblack Desiato

Wife of a US intelligence official drives out of a US base in the UK on the wrong side of the road, hits a motorcyclist, kills him, claims diplomatic immunity and flees back to the US.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/10/05/us-diplomats-wife-claims-immunity-leaves-uk-afterfatal-road/

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058020677

Outrageous.

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Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

Almost t-boned some dummy in Drumcondra this evening when he decided to cross a blind yellow box. Absolutely no idea how I managed to stop in time, but there was legitimately no more than an inch or two from my front tyre and his passenger wing.

Lucky.

A mate of mine was killed in almost those exact circumstances in 2015, count your blessings

Cork Trucker

Lads there's a run on in Glanworth North Cork on Sunday if anyone is interested in memory of a young lad who lost his life aged 17 on a motorbike

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2457161384391367&set=a.302778879829639&type=3&theater

honda boi

What's a good pair of ear plugs?
Looking at these
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/405822
6 weeks on the gsx 1400 and the ears do be killing me getting off it

two wheels good

Ear plugs are a personal preference. Depends on your ear. Ye pays yer money..
I use the squidgy disposable Howard Leight(sp?) and even then I prefer a particular type. Available from UK on eBay.

Don't delay I say. Pick up whatever is on the counter at your local bike shop in the meantime. Avoid the hideous foam cylindrical type in the blue\white packet.

Hotblack Desiato

I got a big box of the Howard Leight orange ones recently on Amazon at a very good price. You really need to try a few types to see what suits you though - trial packs of different shapes/sizes are available.

zubair

I'm currently using the pink and yellow ones. I got them on amazon too. They work well.

horse7

Is it possible to get a spare key cut for a motorcycle (vstrom).?

Cork Trucker

horse7 wrote: »

Is it possible to get a spare key cut for a motorcycle (vstrom).?

You can get a key cut for pretty much anything, is your key chipped? as in does the bike have an immobiliser? if so then the cost just went up as a result.

horse7

It has an immobilizer.

Cork Trucker

horse7 wrote: »

It has an immobilizer.

I was quoted €70 to get a key cut recently that has an immobiliser. everywhere is different though

kiddums

Cork Trucker wrote: »

I was quoted €70 to get a key cut recently that has an immobiliser. everywhere is different though

Where did you get that quote? A dealer?

Yamaha were looking for over €100 when I priced one with an immobiliser.

Cork Trucker

kiddums wrote: »

Where did you get that quote? A dealer?

Yamaha were looking for over €100 when I priced one with an immobiliser.

Keyfast

kiddums

Cork Trucker wrote: »

Keyfast

Thanks, I'll check them out.

horse7

Would a key be covered by the bike warranty?

Cork Trucker

horse7 wrote: »

Would a key be covered by the bike warranty?

Maybe if it’s proven to have malfunctioned but not negligence I would assume, it might be void of warranty as it is a potential consumable

horse7

The metal is worn down.

Cork Trucker

horse7 wrote: »

The metal is worn down.

Would it be considered normal wear and tear? Did the key come with the bike? i assume it did from what you say? how old is it? The key to one of my bikes is 17 years old and no signs of it wearing down.

horse7

It's 2 years old. I've just bought it.

honda boi

two wheels good wrote: »

Ear plugs are a personal preference. Depends on your ear. Ye pays yer money..
I use the squidgy disposable Howard Leight(sp?) and even then I prefer a particular type. Available from UK on eBay.

Don't delay I say. Pick up whatever is on the counter at your local bike shop in the meantime. Avoid the hideous foam cylindrical type in the blue\white packet.

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

I got a big box of the Howard Leight orange ones recently on Amazon at a very good price. You really need to try a few types to see what suits you though - trial packs of different shapes/sizes are available.

zubair wrote: »

I'm currently using the pink and yellow ones. I got them on amazon too. They work well.

Thanks lads.
Found a pair of 200 of those plugs on Amazon .
Gonna find a set of heated grips aswell and order them together so I can get free delivery.
Ye the ears can be in a bad way traveling for 2 hours a day on the bike

Cork Trucker

horse7 wrote: »

It's 2 years old. I've just bought it.

Unsure if a warranty would cover it, how long is a warranty on a new bike? 1/2 years old? I've never bought brand new so wouldn't know.

horse7

I just bought it,has 6 month warranty.