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» 2005 cbr600rr non runner
Mar 09, 2024 - 1:27 PM - by sub zero
How's it going?

I have a 2005 CBR600RR that I can't get running. I changed the reg/rec on it ages ago and it was then left sitting for a while. When I went back to fire it up again it wouldn't start. I turned the key and the Wife went mental - needles kept sweeping and the lights kept flashing on and off.

I left it alone for a bit and came back to it and tried again this time though it was totally dead and when I hit the starter all I got was clicking. I just checked fuses to make sure nothing was blown and I put a new battery in it but I'm not sure where to go now. I could just start spending money and hope for the best but has anyone encountered an issue like this before?

Any suggestions for suff to check would be appreciated - thanks lads
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» Tinting a clear screen
Mar 06, 2024 - 9:10 PM - by cracker boy
Ok lads (and Lass's)

Is there any way to put a dark tint on clear screen.
I prefer the shape of the one that came with the bike..........buy fecked if I'm giving what BMW are goint to want for the dark version.


I woner would Aqua Dipping be possible??
7 Replies | 171 Views
» RIP Dave Myers
Mar 01, 2024 - 11:01 AM - by SUGS
two things very close to my heart .... bikes n food...

https://www.independent.ie/style/cel...896504544.html

RIP Dave
3 Replies | 140 Views
» First of the Year
Feb 26, 2024 - 3:47 PM - by GoTilUBlow
Got out for a spin and was surprised at how less rusty I was than previous years. Chilly but the heated grips earned their keep! Hoping to do a lot more this Summer. Starting to realise the years are passing quicker.


4 Replies | 173 Views
» 10% discount Halfords
Feb 22, 2024 - 5:29 PM - by R.M
Motoring10
0 Replies | 81 Views
» Sv1000 Rotor Magnets
Feb 19, 2024 - 11:43 PM - by manbearpig
Hi All,

Had a balls of a day. Sv left me stranded on the M18. Managed to push it to the parking space just after Gort. After a quick tow Ive managed to find the culprit.

The SV has mangled 2 magnets off the rotor and won't charge the battery. I was lucky to be able to pull in safely and also very lucky with the weather.
Anyway - struggling to get replacements, anyone have any ideas?




... [Read More]
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» McCormack 'confident of top 10 return' at TT 2024
Feb 19, 2024 - 4:40 PM - by Admin
Racer Brian McCormack has said he is "confident" of getting back into the top 10 at the 2024 Isle of Man TT.

McCormack, who is the second fastest Irishman around the course behind Mike Browne, secured his best finish in 2019 with ninth in the Senior.

He said he would be "looking for more in 2024" as the team's "whole season is built around it".
"I know where I need to improve so hopefully I'll get it all together," the 40-year-old added.
The Waterford man has been competing at the June event since 2010 and had just recorded his best finish in the races in 2019 when the coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation... [Read More]
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» Metal polishing supplier
Feb 19, 2024 - 2:30 PM - by Budthewiser
Gents, i want to polish my exhaust pipes, does anyone know where I can buy sisal mops or buffing mops and compound in Dublin.
3 Replies | 149 Views
» Push Pull Throttle Wire
Feb 12, 2024 - 12:49 PM - by TuneR
Throttle isn't as snappy after ihadtalayherdown (after i left the bike drop while doing a u-turn). Anyway wipped off the tank, disconnected the cables, lubed it up nicely and it worked better but still not as it used to be. I feel theres a kink somewhere.

Is it possible to buy good quality wire with the throttle side crimping and then replace just the wire? I see universal kits on Amazon but i wouldn't have much faith in them lasting. Its a Domino throttle so it has screw connectors on the wire on throttle body side.
4 Replies | 136 Views
» Dunlop Mutant tyres
Feb 12, 2024 - 12:39 AM - by 2shea
Anyone using these at the moment?

If so would you recommend?

1 Reply | 89 Views
» Mototuning.ie
Feb 12, 2024 - 12:12 AM - by 2shea
Just to say I got the VFR1200x Crosstourer serviced over at the lads in Mototuning in Newcastle.

Sound chaps. I had to cancel dropping it into them last minute because of work, but it was no issue I got another date off Karl and got it in for a basic inspection , service and end can fitted

The workshop looked nice and clean/tidy the price for the work was grand.

Bike needs new tyres so, I'll probably ask them to fit them for me too - I'm thinking Dunlop Mutants

So they get a thumbs up from me 👍

2 Replies | 132 Views
» KYB forks
Feb 06, 2024 - 2:24 PM - by oretom
ladies and gents,
anyone ever sucessfully replaced fork leg bottoms on a set of kyb/kayaba forks from early 2000s

by all accounts before i attempt it, if i do, its not easily done at all, and you run the risk of destroying it

also, bike breakers in the country , any numbers
thanks
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» Buying a bike advertised on Leboncoin
Feb 05, 2024 - 8:38 PM - by Jonjo
Looking a bikes for sale in France, they are mostly advertised through Leboncoin. You cannot contact the seller through LC unless you have a French phone number. Has anyone found a way around this?
4 Replies | 192 Views
» Transport EU
Feb 02, 2024 - 10:36 PM - by seano
I've got a new bike that I have to pick up in the Netherlands, I've tried the usual few people but they cant get to it for a few weeks. I'm half thinking of going over myself if I could get another bike or two or anything to help with ferry and fuel costs. I've been waiting almost 3 months for the bike as it was coming from the US, so I'm keen enough to get it, otherwise I'd just wait the few weeks and get someone to pick it up.
Unless anyone happens to know anyone passing rotterdam in the next week.
5 Replies | 195 Views
» *** Project bikes - kidd motorcyles ***
Jan 31, 2024 - 10:39 PM - by manbearpig
Hi All,

Anyone have any luck getting a project bike from kidd motorcycles? Have some nice looking machines on their DD page but like anything could be a big risk.

Looking for positive feedback on them 👍
9 Replies | 355 Views
» RPM Drogheda
Jan 31, 2024 - 1:56 PM - by dufferman
Hi All,

Is RPM still in business in Drogheda. Usually get tyres here. Tried calling but strange ring tone like line no longer in use.

Always found them great to deal with
2 Replies | 176 Views
» Any place good with amal carbs?
Jan 30, 2024 - 10:17 PM - by custom900
The 276 carb on my yoke is running grand, but lately it leaks a little fuel after a spin and I notice that one of the plugs is really black so it's running rich on that side. Is there any shop or person that you'd recommend for the older stuff on this island?
3 Replies | 126 Views
» Bent ole bastids
Jan 25, 2024 - 10:52 AM - by gap35
So, moving on in my 70's and I find getting the leg over a bit of a challenge - Varadero 1000XL not the other. I'm back on bikes since 2007 after decades without and the buzz never stops. I've had thoughts of maybe changing to something different. I have had a 650 Dragstsr and 1100 VStar ( which was remodelled by a Stevie Wonder in a cage). Anyone else here having similar thoughts or even some advice, comment? I have to admit this winter I have not been out much for various reasons but the urge is definitely there to clock up the kms. Thanks....
8 Replies | 266 Views
» Some good news
Jan 24, 2024 - 2:51 PM - by FlatOut
https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-...-return-to-tt/
3 Replies | 164 Views
» Oran O Kelly
Jan 20, 2024 - 7:38 PM - by Alabama Whitman
https://m.independent.ie/sport/dubli...269598743.html
5 Replies | 227 Views
» Rip Anthony gobert
Jan 19, 2024 - 8:55 PM - by joe williams
One of the greats rip.
3 Replies | 145 Views
» Spot lights
Jan 19, 2024 - 12:51 PM - by 2shea
Hi Guys has anyone a set of Chinese spot lights lying about the place ill buy them off you? I'm getting the bike serviced next Friday and getting an slip-on titanium Delkevic can
0 Replies | 48 Views

 

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