Have picked up a really clean TDR 250 off one of my mates in another bike shop lads. Its a lovely clean, original bike bar the aftermarkey paint that I'm gonna change. Anyone recommend any worthwhile upgrades? Was tinking of a nice set of JL pipes and a carb kit, its going to be repainted here white again with the Kenny Roberts style red speed blocks. What about 17" TZR/YZF wheels? What fits but is easily transfered back to standard?
is there another listing that I dont know about?
Gumtree NI used to have about 1500 bikes in the summer , now its barely hitting 500. even Gumtree Scotland, and thats a biking backwater, has over 1000. where are all the good used bikes?
Have done a thread on this years ago on a Gen 2 busa, but a friend's Fazer has sticky/rubbing brakes and a few of the pistons are sticking badly, so we're going to remove them, clean and polish them and replace the seals while we're at it, well overdue anyway the bike is 2009.
Just want to touch on the main points here to see if I'm missing anything, the process was fairly smooth on the busa (except for the pain in the ass bleeding it afterwards) and I don't think there's too much that will be different on the Yam? Basic 4 pot set up.
- Remove caliper from disc
- Remove pins and pads
- Piece of wood between pistons, hold one side down, remove pistons on one side, then on the other (pump them out with brake lever and fingers,... [Read More]
Seen a nice bike on the UK, rang up the seller and I'm happy to do a deal but there is outstanding finance on it.
I am keen on it and the seller is legit as he is a forum member on one of the Honda forums.
How should I proceed. He suggested me paying honda or paying him and he'll pay honda as he would have to move money around to pay it. So he would do a better deal if I could sort it.
Bought my first bike (Honda Hornet 600) since I was on last. Wellll happy. anyone in Co. Galway (Headford Tuam area) have an L Tabard I can borrow. need it tomorrow. I'll have to order one on-line.
Where do you Wexford lads get you're tyres changed?
Trinity? Think I asked in there before and they wanted 30 for a tyre change and balance and that's bringing in the wheel not the bike. Seems a little steep?
Or is there any car places that can do bike tyres that aren't rough? Thanks in advance 👍
Have a lad on to me who wants to but my bike but is based in NI. The only info I can find on the web is on boards car section and the consensus is that it's a very risky thing to do because you need to give over the whole cert because we have no proper procedure here for export and I'm on the hook for the bike until the UK authority contacts revenue?
2007 CBF500, ignition is giving problems.
I can turn the bike on fine, but if its running and I give the key the slightest touch, the bike shuts off dead (no lights, as if I’ve turned the key to off. Even a slight bump will be enough to vibrate the key and knock off the bike. Jiggle the key a bit and it comes back to life (I don’t even have to turn the key, just a slight touch). Any ideas?
Hi Guys. I want to do bike lessons. Has to be on a cruiser due to limited left knee bend. Does anyone know of any instructors that use a cruiser ? I'm in Galway, but prepared to travel.
So i'm in the process of buying a house near Virginia Co. Cavan and with be commuting daily to Baldonnel which is 88km each way and all on motorway.
I currently have a Honda X11 which is great but I want another bike to commute to work on. I was thinking Honda Deuville or if the budget could stretch to a NC700/NC750x what do you think?
Fuel economy is the biggest reason for getting something else because I could end up doing almost 40,000km in a year so an extra 15mpg could save me something like €1500 or so in fuel alone.
Want a set of tyre that do everything at the rightish price. Doesnt have to be the cheapest of tyres but want confidence inspiring especially on bendy twisty roads
Remembering they will be on a Superduke that are notorious for ateing rear tyres.
Pilot Power 3 currently on it that I can't say much about as were shot when I got the bike. Was part of deal that bike needed new hoops.
Replace with what. Wont be touring and bike used for Kerry roads.....
So the summers on its way, and apart from my winter/work hack Xmax 125, I've been without a bike since last summer. I'm in the market for a new bike to enjoy the blistering summer we're bound to get. In 20 years of riding bikes I've never owned anything bigger than a 600, CBR600RR, Hornet 600, GSXR6oo and the like. Originally I was starting to think about a CBR1000RR 2007-2008 shape, but the more and more I look in to things like insurance and overall cost of the bike, I'm starting to side more to the 600 market again. I loved the 600RR so I'm seriously thinking about rekindling a lost love.
So opinions please, am I missing out on anything by sticking to 600's?
Reckon a KTM 1190 might fit the bill, but want to be sure the pillion seat is comfy and ergonomics good for the missus as plan to do some more mileage two up.
M50 Honda have one for sale, but they don't open Saturdays , so no good to as both working rest of week.
If anybody has one (the standard, not the R) and would let us sit on the bike, will buy them a pint
Hi The 2018 VJMC Principal Insurance show will take place in the National Show Centre, Swords, Dublin (just across the road from Dublin airport) on Sunday 6th May. €8 entry, free parking, kids go free, loads of bikes, stunt shows, restaurant, traders, autojumble etc....... ... [Read More]
Jaysus man...I've been a Biker.ie member for a decade this month....sweet.
Anyways back to why I'm here..my insurance is due renewal at the end of next month and I’m actually starting to sweat every time I have to think about it and here’s why. I’ve been riding bikes since 08 on a full Irish driving license (if that makes any difference) and all this time I sourced my insurance through brokers based in the North due to the fact they always came cheaper than the ones based in the Republic (initially it was with Adelaide, but for the past few years I believe they’ve changed ownership or something like that and ended up with Cornmarket). Last May... [Read More]
We have a 2009 bike at home. It hasn't been on the road for a long time. We declared it off the road for the 1st year and haven't done it since. We are now trying to sell it. Does anyone know if the buyer will have to pay the back tax or will we under their new tax laws?
Im replacing chain and sprockets in my KTM 950 SM. All was going smooth until i had to remove rear sprocket. 5 allen bolts are inside alloy,impossible to even move a bit with regular allen key because of small gaps in alloy,which give me few milliliters play. I have ordered allen wrench key socket (picture attached) with hope to get it off.
Any ideas would be much appreciated,thanks a mil in advance.
Today at Austin, Valentino Rossi swerved questions about the controversy surrounding the clash between himself and Marc Marquez in Argentina two weeks ago but said his stands by the comments he made after watching the race again.
Rossi crashed when he left a gap that saw Marquez come through but was clipped by the Repsol Honda rider when he tried to close the gap again, and ultimately ended up tumbling onto the grass.
Hi lads, just wondering if anyone has experience of filling out the vrtvpd2 form, I am in process of clearing bike I bought from a Czech guy, he bought it from somebody else, my main question is do they check date of sale and date of entry into the country when filling out details on form. There is a box which says VAT amount ( if applicable) in brackets. Has anyone been through this already? Should I just fill the form out and say nothing?
TIA
"We are emailing our customers to remind them that we class a garage as a building for housing a motor vehicle(s) which isn’t used communally.
If you keep your bike in a shared car park, a parking area under flats or a house/factory/workplace this is not classified as a garage.
Here at MCE we want to ensure your information is accurate and up to date, any incorrect information could affect your ability to make a valid claim."
Seems kinda crappy they can just pop over a mail at any time and tell u they are reconsidering paying out on a policy u have already agreed, like it's now your fault?
Wondering how good the waterproofing of RST’s Paragon V textile jockss is?
Have searched for whatever reviews I can find on the interweb but they all seem to be evenly split into ‘leaks like a sieve’ to ‘keeps out monsoons’ to ‘causes me to sweat up like it’s a plastic bag’
As a jocks it seems to cover everything my old worn out jocks does but doesn't use Gore-tex. I haven't any experience of RST stuff and don’t want to shell out that much hard earned and then regret it along with a wet belly button for the next few years..
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, so no good to as both working rest of week.
member for a decade this month....sweet.
