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Acquiescence

My missus has been floating the idea of getting a bike for the past while. I've been answering her questions without trying to sway her one way or the other.

She woke up at six and has spent the last hour deciding on gear. :pac:

Her mother will kill me.

Emmersonn

Acquiescence wrote: »

My missus has been floating the idea of getting a bike for the past while. I've been answering her questions without trying to sway her one way or the other.

She woke up at six and has spent the last hour deciding on gear. :pac:

Her mother will kill me.

Mother-in-laws try and do that on a regular basis.

listermint

Anyone buy their Oil in bulk quantities? I do alot of mileage and just thinking it would be cheaper to buy larger qty as regular servicing oil prices are silly money.

blade1

listermint wrote: »

Anyone buy their Oil in bulk quantities? I do alot of mileage and just thinking it would be cheaper to buy larger qty as regular servicing oil prices are silly money.

€120 for 20 litres.
But I think that's cost price.

H_Lime

What weight do you buy blade?

blade1

H_Lime wrote: »

What weight do you buy blade?

10/40

listermint

Where does one go in Ireland for a 20 litre at not stupid money. I see UK supplier's but would prefer local

CJhaughey

listermint wrote: »

Where does one go in Ireland for a 20 litre at not stupid money. I see UK supplier's but would prefer local

I know you can buy Motul in 60l barrels, maybe setup a group buy and split it into 20l drums?
I'll find out how much a 60l is.

sonofenoch

Anyone else being met with a big smile when walking into a shop with the ol lid on we have our own masks!


Not sure what the bank would make of it, not tried that one yet :rolleyes:

LollipopJimmy

PCeeeee wrote: »

Good man, have you a bike yet?

I did everything backwards, I got the bike, gear and even had it taxed and insured before doing IBT, all in the space of a few weeks though to be fair.

Got a Honda CBR250. Always loved CBR's and this is all I could insure on a learner permit. Hope to get a test within the year and work my onto a blade

PCeeeee

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I did everything backwards, I got the bike, gear and even had it taxed and insured before doing IBT, all in the space of a few weeks though to be fair.

Got a Honda CBR250. Always loved CBR's and this is all I could insure on a learner permit. Hope to get a test within the year and work my onto a blade

Dunno about backwards but you're all set so.

blade1

PCeeeee wrote: »

Dunno about backwards but you're all set so.

Ya reckon?
I think I passed him going down the road earlier :eek:

LollipopJimmy

PCeeeee wrote: »

Dunno about backwards but you're all set so.

Yep all set indeed and have hardly been off it since I got the IBT - this 'working from home' lark is pretty sweet.

And Blade that's not my bike

blade1

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Yep all set indeed and have hardly been off it since I got the IBT - this 'working from home' lark is pretty sweet.

And Blade that's not my bike

I was thinking it was you alright

The QuietMan

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I did everything backwards, I got the bike, gear and even had it taxed and insured before doing IBT, all in the space of a few weeks though to be fair.

Got a Honda CBR250. Always loved CBR's and this is all I could insure on a learner permit. Hope to get a test within the year and work my onto a blade

You can work your way onto a blade easy enough, for example, i went back onto bikes in July 18, passed the test in January 19, bought my blade in December 19. Fair play on getting on the road, best of luck with it

mamax

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Yep all set indeed and have hardly been off it since I got the IBT - this 'working from home' lark is pretty sweet.

And Blade that's not my bike

Nice lookin bike, a lifetime ago I had the baby blade cbr400rr that was a mental little bike but real fun after that I got a rg250 gamma and survived, I'd love a spin on one now !
The smaller bikes can be a lot of fun and a lot more dangerous, ride her gently

H_Lime

mamax wrote: »

Nice lookin bike, a lifetime ago I had the baby blade cbr400rr that was a mental little bike but real fun after that I got a rg250 gamma and survived, I'd love a spin on one now !
The smaller bikes can be a lot of fun and a lot more dangerous, ride her gently

Had a Gullarm myself, fantastic machine, would love a clean one again.

Acquiescence

I've lost around 10kg since I bought my helmet and it's gone very loose. My neck is in bits for the past few days which I'm attributing to the helmet buffeting in the wind.

I can't exactly go trying on lids at the minute. :pac:

I tried on a Shark Spartan a few weeks ago which was comfortable but I've nothing to compare it to besides my own, I suppose I should just buy it and be done with it seeing as I know it'll fit. It's a bit irresponsible to be hammering around the place as it is.

IrishGrimReaper

The helmet might be broken in now from use and isn't the size for you?

On my first helmet it was a MT Flux size medium (57-58) and felt perfect but once worn enough it was slightly to big for me and gave serious buffeting. Have a HJC medium (57-58) for over a year now and it's still a perfect after thousands of miles of use.

Are you using ear plugs? they make the world of difference and might help till you buy something different.

The small screen on the bike at the time didn't help either.

Acquiescence

IrishGrimReaper wrote: »

The helmet might be broken in now from use and isn't the size for you?

That is also part of the problem. It's a shark d skwal and the internal padding is a bit ****te.

I do wear ear plugs.

A balaclava does rectify things but I daily the bike and it's not really practical (read:ruins my hair:pac:)

I'll probably spring for the Spartan, I'd just prefer to have done my due diligence before paying another pile of money for gear.

listermint

Acquiescence wrote: »

That is also part of the problem. It's a shark d skwal and the internal padding is a bit ****te.

I do wear ear plugs.

A balaclava does rectify things but I daily the bike and it's not really practical (read:ruins my hair:pac:)

I'll probably spring for the Spartan, I'd just prefer to have done my due diligence before paying another pile of money for gear.

Balaclavas actually keep your hair , helmet ruins it.



#stylin

Acquiescence

Ordered a white helmet when I could have gotten a carbon model model for a few quid more which seems like a mistake now that I think about it.

Esel

Can you not cancel the order?

Acquiescence

Esel wrote: »

Can you not cancel the order?

Yeah I did for a finish. I basically just live in a constant state of buyers remorse.

Do we think the weight saving from a carbon is worth buying a colourway you don't really want?

IrishGrimReaper

What Helmet is it?

bladespin

Get the knitting needles out.

Acquiescence

Shark Spartan. I've actually ordered the white from another shop as they have the updated version. So I'll stick with that. I'm a ****in' disaster.

IrishGrimReaper

There's **** all difference in the weight. The normal one is already very light.
1.39 Kg (fibreglass) 1.29 Kg (carbon)

You be grand Enjoy the new helmet

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horse7

Any good deals for crash bars?