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[xjr13]

Hi all i was delighted to find your site, I have been biking for more years then I care to remember (i got my full licence in 1977) im from west Limerick i present own a xjr 1300sp, a1985 gsxr750 hiper which I spent all winter building to be a replica of Barry Sheenes 1978 heron suzuki and a 350 banshee quad (scary machiene). I have biked around europe a bit and this year I went ti the GP in Le Mans next year I hope to go Catalunia to the spanish gp so if anyone is interested in the trip we might talk later. Well thats me, talk soon

[3cups]

welcome aboard xjr13, I don't care how old you are you're not older than our legendary Busman(19)27 :P

Have you perfected wheelies on that quad yet :w00t:

[Dweezil]

Welcome

You got your license in 1977?
jesus i wasn´t even born in 1977 :blush:

[xjr13]

I wheelied a few times more by accident than by skill. I have perfecter the driving on two wheels alright, but it,s hard enough to stay on it driving normally. :(

[Admin]

quads quads God bless quads :notworthy:
heres a brief demonstration on how to handle those babies ;

http://vids.biker.ie/BackYardMadness.wmv
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btw, welcome aboard!

[xjr13]

Originally posted by Dweezil@Jun 21 2005, 08:49 PM
[b]Welcome

You got your license in 1977?
jesus i wasn´t even born in 1977* :blush:
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The good thing about driving in the 70s & 80s was you didnt need insurance, technically you were supposed to have it but if the piggys stopped you they only told you to piss off home and not ot bring the bike out until it was properly insuted.
O the good old days :rolleyes:

[Bino]

Originally posted by xjr13@Jun 21 2005, 08:00 PM
[b]The good thing about driving in the 70s & 80s was you didnt need insurance, technically you were supposed to have it but if the piggys stopped you they only told you to piss off home and not ot bring the bike out until it was properly insuted.
O the good old days :rolleyes:
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Now that's something I could like !
Welcome aboard btw.

[Dweezil]

Originally posted by xjr13@Jun 21 2005, 09:00 PM
[b]The good thing about driving in the 70s & 80s was you didnt need insurance, technically you were supposed to have it but if the piggys stopped you they only told you to piss off home and not ot bring the bike out until it was properly insuted.
O the good old days :rolleyes:
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Well the irish driver are being f*cked over by the insurance companies.
My first quote for the XT was 1900 euro/year for traffic (6 year no claim)
After a bit of hazzle i got it down to 1200 euro

In Sweden it´ll cost just over 200 euro/year full comp

So i´ll favor the good old days :rolleyes:

[Bino]

Dweezil, how the hell did you manage to make them knock €700 off your quote ??

[Dweezil]

Originally posted by Bino@Jun 21 2005, 09:23 PM
[b]Dweezil, how the hell did you manage to make them knock €700 off your quote ??
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I started out with a qoute from Hibernian (may they rest in peace) of 1900 euro, told them about the 6 years no claims that i have, but they would accept it since they were from my Swedish insurance company.

So i gave Carole Nash a call to see what they could offer. They started out on 1850, asked about my 6 year no claims, the girl that i spoke to said it wouldn´t be accepted (same reason as Hibernian). The thing with Sweden is that No Claims for both car and motorbike is counted the same way, and in some cases when you start a new insurance you´ll get 5 years for free :rolleyes:

So i´ll really have 13 years no claims (with the 5 year freebie, but i´ve only had a Full B since 1997), but here is the catch

Carole Nash belongs to Royal & SunAlliance, my old insurance company "If" also belongs to Royal & SunAlliance and that mean that they don´t have a choice and they HAD to accept my 6 years no claims (1 year that i had the insurance with IF and the 5 year freebie), that together that i joined MAG (you get a discount if you belong to a motorbike-club) and have the bike in a garage and paid it full thing directly got it down to 1200 euro for traffic a year

[Bino]

There's only one thing I have to say to that - Jammy bastard :D

[Dweezil]

Originally posted by Bino@Jun 21 2005, 09:46 PM
[b]There's only one thing I have to say to that - Jammy bastard* :D
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haha :D

Well it´s will a hell off a rip-off :angry: