So it was all. down to an electrical connection coming loose going to the kill switch. .Power was switched off coming into a bend.
Kawasaki stated that they had never heard of such.a thing happening before.
What a tragic accident to a young man who was on the up before this tragedy at last year's Southern 100 .
I had just left the area myself .moments before the crash. to be honest'I found that section of the course hard to watch.
So much so that the wife complains that her hand is sore from pulling on it. In fact, despite our best efforts we have only managed to get it half as hard as it was before. You can imagine our frustration, having pumped repeatedly while simultaneously tweaking both the right and then left hand nipples, it still refuses to become fully rigid!
I am of course referring to the front brake lever of the Busa (tokico 4 pots, not the much maligned 6 pots of yore) Having rebuilt the calipers and spending over an hour bleeding the brakes it still isn't close to what it was. I did bleed the banjo bolt at the master cylinder but to no avail. I'm about to leave it overnight with the lever pulled in and secured with a cable tie. Is there anything else I mighy try that doesn't require... [Read More]
Jist. Lad saying I don't to spend all my time in a steel coffin. I want to drive a bike. Bla bla bla . Then the punch line. Half of biker deaths are due to speeding. Slow down. Lad again . I don't want to end up in a wooden coffin.
As above folks any shops have a decent stock of sidi boots anymore. Been to a few places with no sign of anything other than boots I don’t want would rather shop locally than online but not much of a choice.
So I have a 2014 Ducati panigale that I commute to work on, I think I bought it with about 13k km and it now has 17k on it after about a year, wondering what sort of mileage I should be offloading it at so I don't lose a bomb on it and struggle to sell..
If it was a different make I probably wouldn't have as much concern but I think people looking for a bike like it will want low mileage , don't want to sell it but don't want to lose my bollox either
Anyone know where to go in Dublin for a 12k valve service for a 2012 tiger 800? Usually do services myself but never done a valve check and dont want to chance it. Also anyone know appox how much it should cost for the valve check and a full service ?
This bullshit started in the late 80s when everybody was earning a few bob. All of a sudden mediocre shite from the 70s was big money and a classic. Fair enough a Honda 400/4, CBX1000 went up in price but a lot of cheap muck from the 70s followed, especially 2 strokes...ffsake Suzuki GT 750 kettle
Hey guys, just got my renewal from Carole Nash and under my current bike, '87 535 V.irago, full comp, 2yrs no claims, I'm being quoted €570. I also checked Principal, but there's only €40 difference. Is this the norm for everyone.
Would you recommend Principal over Carole Nash, or am I better off sticking where I am.
Been thinking about getting an older (ie cheap) more all-round type bike for scooting around the place and maybe even a bit of touring. (No way in hell I'm ever going anywhere further afield than 2 hours ride on a 675 ) )
Brother suggested one of the bigger TDMs. On first glance, seems to fit the bill as it's one of the original tall tourers - and importantly - not one of those teutonic piece of crap. Seen pics of the odd TDM out on trackways too, so guess they probably steer and handle not too badly into the bargain.
Anybody any knowledge or experience of them - good bad or indifferent ?
The outward sailing was a bit of a disaster - hit a storm in the Bay of Biscay and had to divert around the worst of it...
Added 6 hours to the journey and gave me a right dose of seasickness...
Landed in Santander at 8.00pm and had a miserable 100Km ride to the hotel in driving rain...
That was the only rain I saw on the trip so can't complain too much...
Great weather for the rest of the week - got up to 28 degrees at one point...
The Picos are awesome - lovely s.cenery, very little traffic (in May at least), loads of bikes around and a great variety of roads...
Lots of really tight, twisting... [Read More]
Alright lads! Looking to see if anyone has some info on the topic..
Looking at moving to the UK for a year in September to study a Masters. Anybody got an idea if I can bring my own bike with me and insure/ride it legally over? Would I have to get a UK reg? Would Irish insurance policy cover me, etc, etc.
Brexit and all that boll*x aside, what's the story with it?
Basically, one of the 2 pins holding the brake pads inside the caliper broke and I used a steel cotter pin as a replacement. They're not under any significant stress are they? Just thinking how dangerous it could be until new caliper arrives
I've a second hand PC V .. when I plug into usb to laptop the power light lights up but laptop doesn't recognise that a usb device has been connected..
Any ideas?
Had one ordered from visor shop but it’s going to be a long wait. Ordered a week ago and won’t be there for at least 2 weeks.
Anyone know where I can get this rare item?
So, IBT (full A) licence done last week. Bank just confirmed I can borrow 3k. Time to buy a big boy bike I can use for the test. I've seen a BMW F800 st on done deal for 2.5, anyone have an opinion on these? More importantly, anyone know of a mechanic in Dublin I could pay to take a look at whatever I look at before passing with the cash?
Does anyone have the tool to reset a throttle position sensor for a ducati 848 / 1098 series around limerick or a bit out , willing to chuck a few bob for your time. Just don't want to be heading down to Dublin for small job .
I took out a policy with AXA 2 days ago. I got Fully comp insurance.
However, after thinking about it, I would never claim for the bike if I caused an accident as the bike is worth €3500. I would be bolloxed insuring anything else if I did.
I called AXA and they said I can swap down to Third Party Fire and Theft if I want.
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