Author Archive: irish biker

March 20, 2015

Wanted : honda 929 coolent pipe

Wanted : honda 929 coolent pipe As above lads need the rubber pipe from the radiator from the left side as your sitting on the bike hope sone one can help mine has a massive split and need it to drive it cheers Source: Wanted : honda 929 coolent pipe

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March 20, 2015

Plot your favourite biking route to win 1 years free bike insurance and more

Plot your favourite biking route to win 1 years free bike insurance and more EXPRESS Insurance is offering riders the chance to win one year’s free bike insurance and more in it’s latest competition. All you need to do is head to their website, plot your favourite route, annotate it with a few points of interest […]

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March 20, 2015

Road tax for motorcycles over 400cc increased

Road tax for motorcycles over 400cc increased 2014 VED rates 2015 VED rates VEHICLE Excise Duty (VED) on motorcycles over 400cc will increase slightly from April this year, according to the government’s new spring budget. The document shows any motorcycle over 401cc will cost an extra £1 to tax for 12 months, compared to last year’s […]

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March 20, 2015

Guintoli in the mix at Buriram

Guintoli in the mix at Buriram Sylvain Guintoli was sixth fastest on overall times after today’s practices for round two of the 2015 World Superbike championship at the Buriram United International Circuit in Thailand. The reigning world champion made a change to his Pata Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP after this morning’s extended FP1 at the […]

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March 20, 2015

Mechanic competence question

Mechanic competence question I’ve just had a second hand engine put into my 99 Transalp in Spain. I was originally told that it would cost about 150 euro for labour (6 hours x 25 euro). He ended up looking for 285 for the labour (which I’ve paid for now) saying that it took longer than […]

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March 20, 2015

Isle of Man TT star McGuinness’s bike on display at the museum

Isle of Man TT star McGuinness’s bike on display at the museum John McGuinness at the museum He raced bike between 2009 and 2013 Record lap 131.671mph Exhibition includes other memorabilia A motorcycle ridden by TT star John McGuinness is being shown at the Manx Museum in Douglas. His Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade is now on […]

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March 20, 2015

Motorcycle airbag deployment Helite Turtle review

Motorcycle airbag deployment Helite Turtle review WANT one? Take a look at Helite’s website. Sign up for Visordown’s weekly newsletter, Bugsplat, to get the best motorcycle news, road tests and features plus exclusive competitions and offers direct to your inbox. Register as a Visordown member here and tick the box for Bugsplat in your newsletter settings here. Related Content […]

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March 20, 2015

Lowes heads Rea as day one in Buriram draws to a close

Lowes heads Rea as day one in Buriram draws to a close After the second Free Practice session of the day held in temperatures nudging 39 degrees Celsius the man at the head of the combined standings of the eni FIM World Superbike championship after the opening day of on-track action was Alex Lowes (Voltcom […]

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