Author Archive: irish biker

February 26, 2015

Important notice Newcomer and track day.

Important notice Newcomer and track day. Please note that contrary to rumours circulating all newcomers intending to take part in the Newcomer assessment day must complete and post all paper work in advance. Their licence application form and entry form ,with the appropriate fee, must be posted to Sheila ASAP . No paperwork will be […]

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February 26, 2015

Garda Brian Hanrahan Motorcycle run to Newcastlewest 15/03/15

Garda Brian Hanrahan Motorcycle run to Newcastlewest 15/03/15 For those unable to join the last event, I have been asked to help publicise a motorcycle run that is being organised on Sunday 15th March by his colleagues and friends in the Garda Motorcycle Club to raise funds to help the family of Garda Brian Hanrahan. […]

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February 26, 2015

Rospa

Rospa Was looking up the RoSPA site for information – not sure if they have a rider group here in Ireland- has anyone any experience with them? Are the courses worth doing? What’s involved. Source: Rospa

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February 26, 2015

Hello dolly

Hello dolly Hi, I’ve been looking for an alternative to a bike trailer for 2 reasons, I’ve no room to store it and the prices are crazy, anyway I’ve seen a few towing dollys that can pull full size bikes, they clip on to your existing towbar assembly and look fairly neat, anyone have any […]

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February 26, 2015

S1000R

S1000R Anyone have one? I test rode one last year and loved it. I’m looking to change the GSXR and the S1R is quite appealing to me. I’d be using it all year round to commute and a few weekend blasts. Never bought a brand new bike before though šŸ˜® Source: S1000R

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February 26, 2015

Battery question..

Battery question.. So I have not used my bike since December and unsurprisingly the battery is dead. I’m going to take it out tonight and charge it, but someone said to me that the battery is probably goosed and I’ll need a new one. I’m told it’s a ytz10s battery. I’ll charge it and see […]

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February 26, 2015

Aldi own brand motorcycle gear

Aldi own brand motorcycle gear Check out the details on Visordown: http://www.visordown.com/product-fea…hed/26309.html "The jacket and trousers pass the requirements for impact abrasion and impact cut resistance demanded by the EN13595-1: standard Level two. In addition, they exceed the requirement for impact abrasion (seven seconds), achieving over 13 seconds of abrasion resistance over the entire garment." […]

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February 26, 2015

Classic bike parts-www.feked.com

Classic bike parts-www.feked.com Found this site,maybe some of you have used it already,I had not. I’ve ordered a few Brit bits off it,they are very good with questions/order status updates etc. which I like,but more than that they seem to have a really comprehensive and diverse range of bits for Brit bikes primarily,and also some […]

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