Hi Two years ago I paid €580 insurance for a bike with AON, transferred it to another and renewal was €770, tried Carole Nash and was quoted €950. I went to principle and got it for €580. It was up again this month, €415 from Principle......I got a flyer in the door from Carole Nash:- If we can't beat your renewal, we will give you €10. I contacted them.....€810. I asked how do I get my €10 and had to explain about the flyer, he came back with €535 after knocking off their €150 broker fee (I heard it should be only €60) I asked again how do I get my €10.
He asked how much my renewal was I said €415.
He gave me the contact details to claim my €10.....still waiting for a reply.
€415 from principle, €810 from Carole Nash.
I had a ZZR1100 in the late '90s insured... [Read More]

...It's been sunny for 4 hours and the fucker hasn't put up pictures that I'm Jelous of yet... is he ok???

Hi lads, I was thinking of getting a Tracker for my 2014 gsxr 750,I don't want an alarm as they are s pain in the arse, so I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good tracking device or if they are worth bothering with,any info would be appreciated.

Hey guys and gals

I'm moving house soon and the new back garden is quite small and flipping the bike around will be a pain in the bollocks.
Is there anywhere in dublin that sells dollies?
Also, if anyone has other ideas on how to spin a bike around just shout (not the side stand method &#128514.

Hello.Recently I got my hand on a Skyteam ST 125-y from 2005.The chain was snapped on it and i fixed it now it works pretty well.I was just wondering is there any possible way of finding out where to get the plastics from or what size would fit because I couldnt find any information on it and I cant measure it myself as the plastics are just too dead.Thanks
(I know people will comment that these bikes are bad but considering this is my first bike and I got it for free It seems to work pretty nicely)

Hi folks, been off here a while as had to sell the bike to help with the house. You know yourselves. I'm looking to get going again and looking at the z1000sx. Something for commuting but also a bit of pull. No claims is gone as I've been off bikes for 3 years so that means no busas!!

Anyone have one and what are they like? Cheers, Alex.

anybody know is cotters open tomorrow ???

I want to respray the right side panel on my bike. There's a scuff mark where the bike was dropped (low speed or stationary).

Will probably mean respraying the entire panel, but my concern is making sure the paint matches the rest of the bike.

Its a suzuki GSX 600F, paint code Y4E


The question is how accurate are paint colour matches? Will the colour be a good match from which ever suppliers I choose or could anyone recommended a supplier.

Looking at a couple of options

https://www.colorrite.com/product/su...-1703.cfm#null
Seems a bit expensive £80, but comes with primer and clearcoat

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The circuit owners 500Club have kindly allowed Easter Monday competitors access to the circuit from Saturday 20th April – Gates open 7.00pm

There is an event on during the day on Saturday and access will not be available until then, so competitors coming from Bishopscourt can take it handy and relax.

We have a large number of competitors and cars are not to be parked in the paddock - this is taking up room for competitors bikes.

http://www.belfastanddistrictmotorcl...7w_DckY1UwFrX8

Announced that Dakar is moving to Saudia Arabia, must have paid handsomely. Plenty desert there for'em

https://youtu.be/O4iGNXsqghs

Have a Micron on the R6 - sounds good IMO, but I'm nervous it is going to attract attention from the 5-0.

Is there a simple way to put baffles in it? Not sure the pic will work, but it's loosely a triangular end to the exhaust.

I recently bought an 04 636 b1h

Rode from Cork back home to Wexford and bike ran perfect!

Just gave it a full service and done the "Kleen air mod"

After changing the oil the pressure light came on and after searching I found out about "burping the filter" on these bikes as they can get air stuck in the system.

Filter needs to be twisted off to let the air out with the bike running and supposedly that fixes it, I have tried this numerous times now with no luck, light still on. Tried leaning the bike side to side, tried filling the filter with oil and nothing is working, getting worried it's gonna get damaged now from running it to try get pressure

Any help much appreciated! 👍

I'm waiting for the DART at the moment, on the way to work ....

Found a screw in my rear tyre this morning and I'd like to use the bike tomorrow morning.

I need a solution that's available on evenings.

What's the fastest way out of this?

Mobile puncture repair? Any recommendations? (specific to motorcycles - I can't have my brake disc or ABS messed up by a generic car minded worker)

Plan B: Any recommendations for a place that's open during evenings and I could take my tyre there?

Thanks for any advice.

When it takes over will our bikes become worthless, what do you think...

Got a new bike during the weekend with a tail swap done on a custom subframe but the tail is a little low as in seat height, looking for someone who can modify the subframe to raise the tail or would I be better off just putting a taller seat on?

When is the next one, and what are they like with relatively inexperienced riders?

I am looking for somewhere to explore the bike a little bit in a safe manner.
Are track days full of knobs acting the prick or are they friendly with newbies.

Also, would a track day be much wear and tear on the bike?

How old were you when you started biking.
Were members brought up with bikes, or did you get into it later in life. If so roughly what age did you start off.
Just out of interest.

Hi all.
Any members have any rat or survival bikes.
Would be nice to see some pics and how they evolved over time for you.
Tia.

5 degrees, driving rain, heavy spray and gusts of 70kph!

Not ideal biking weather, I'll admit.

A lot of standing water on roads too, with debris blocking drains and stuff.

Be careful out there today, lads and lasses.

It is to get warm and dry by the weekend.

Hello guys.Today I had visited my uncle and he gave me this bike he had in his garage for a while.He told me its a Skyteam 125 from 2005 and that its not really working.I took it as a small easter project.So I got the bike starting.But when I went online I couldnt find a single thing wrote about the bike or a manual which would be very handy.And this might sound stupid but I am not really good at riding bike but I know that when a bike is in gear it souldnt move freely.I went through all the gears to find the bike is moving freely.Any help with the problem or a user manual would be great.Thank you

Lads,

Well after what seems like a very short number of miles, I need to get a new back tyre for the bike. (2016 KTM Superduke R).

OEM tyres are Dunlop Sportsmax Sportsmart 2's. I've no experience of these.

The bike currently has Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SPs fitted and I like 'em. No issue with grip or feel. They warm up nicely. Typically, but not always, I go for a ride in dry weather conditions so not too bothered about how a tyre performs in the pissing rain.

My question is, OEM size for the rear is 190/55/Z17 but what's on it at the minute is a 200/55/Z17.

Why fit a fatter tyre? What advantage if any is a 200 section over a 190? Should I go back to the recommended size? I haven't really noticed... [Read More]

Hi anyone on here know or where to get a 51mm slip on can for the k3 ? Currently have a moto gp yoke on it dinted to fcuk looking for a change.

Lads herself wont wear the textiles or leather pants insists on the leggings or jeggings or what ever there called . Anyone know where I could start looking for them preferably with kevlar and protection in them ?

Been meaning to put this up for a while.
Picked up this baby off a very nice guy on here last year for a great price...
Always had a soft spot for the, unusual cool yokes
With a few issues.

It's a 08 firebolt XB12R with the newer stronger spec engine.
And a 25th anniversary model for what that's worth.

Hello All, Short version, 2003 gsxr1000 will not start sometimes, intermittent fuel pump will not prime. Takes a few minutes fiddling with the ignition to hear the fuel pump priming like it should before she starts up.


What could be the problem any suggestions ?

Hi all.
Anyone know of a worth while programmes to watch on tv, or net.
Tia.

I have a Honda key from a 90's CB400.

I wanted to get a key cut but my local key cutting place says they wouldn't have a blank which will work.

Any suggestions, Dublin area?

Lads I need to buy a new jacket and trousers. Been in and out of bikeworld and I’m not giving them my money nor am I sure on what I even want.

Keen to get a jacket and trouser combo, waterproof, street wear style. Been looking at the RST stuff and the dainese gear but honestly don’t know where to be getting a bargain nowadays

Any ideas on good offers going right now?

Rear tyre is worse than I thought. Have to replace asap; Saturday. Where would you go in north counry dublin?

Please upload entries to the Photo of the Month Competition Gallery

https://www.biker.ie/gallery/upload.php?album=578

After you upload a photo using the link above,

At the bottom it says 'Right-Click this link to Copy, then Right-Click Paste into biker.ie'

so your image would appear on the forum here as ;

[img] http://www.biker.ie/gallery/albums/u...3070_28229.JPG [/img]

watch the vid:
https://youtu.be/WQmRP4AvfOw

This is to avoid the issue of broken links... [Read More]

In 3rd Place with 11 votes:
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In 2nd Place with 12 votes:
Japcati


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So my old sv650s had mirrors that folded back. My current zx6r 636 (2005) seems to have fixed mirror stalks. I'll be likely moving house with a tight side entrance so will likely need mirrors pulled in or something similar.

Any reccomedations?