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Transporting Motorbike on Trailer

  • 02-09-2010 11:18am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭


    A friend of mine has a Triumph motorbike. Since his dad got it, it hasn't started properly and then ended up not starting at all. The ignition system was changed by the previous owner and there's a guy in Kilkenny who can sort this out for him.

    My question is, aside from needing a car with a hitch and the right trailer, do I need this EB license in order to bring it myself?

    I posted something similar in the Motorbike seciton but didn't get a proper reply.


Comments

  • Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,235 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Wwill the maximum weight of the trailer when fully loaded be 750kg or less? If so then no EB required


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    I haven't a clue what the weight will be but you answered my question :D

    Thanks!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    .....I'll put money on it that your Dad's Triumph has Boyer Bransden electronic ignition, hence the problem..........AMHIK.........:rolleyes:

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Not my dad's, my friend's dad bought it originally and gave it to my friend as a 21st birthday present.

    Yes, it has the electronic ignition but it has to be changed back to the original points system in order for it to work.

    AMHIK?????


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,044 ✭✭✭Wossack


    'ask me how I know'? :)


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Ah cheers for that!

    Well galwaytt, how do you know? I'm guessing you had the same problem!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,146 ✭✭✭PaddyFagan


    kbannon wrote: »
    Wwill the maximum weight of the trailer when fully loaded be 750kg or less? If so then no EB required

    Dry weight of bikes are pretty low - I'd say it would be fair to assume < 250kg
    (But I'm sure you could get the figure off the web if you know the model?)

    So provided the trailer is less than 500 Kg you should be in business.

    Paddy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,822 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Wossack wrote: »
    'ask me how I know'? :)

    :p
    ..Yes, it has the electronic ignition but it has to be changed back to the original points system in order for it to work.

    AMHIK?????

    Oh no it doesn't ! There's a reason they replaced the points system - they're rubbish ! However, if Boyer hadn't mis-printed the wiring diagram (:eek:) all those years ago, life would have been so much easier !
    Ah cheers for that!

    Well galwaytt, how do you know? I'm guessing you had the same problem!

    ...it's how I met Mrs Gtt.........awwwwww, shucks...........there's me on my Suzuki GSX-F, and she on a T100P............what a ball of ****e. The bike, I mean...... :D ......
    ....I then bought her, in a moment of rare weakness, a 1963 3TA, as it was easier than curing the T100P. Every single thing you can think of, broke on it.......good grief. Thank God for the Japanese, that's what I say !

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    Thanks Paddy. It's a Mk3 Triumph Tiger 90 and I've tried getting the weight online but i'm missing a few details I think.

    Does dry weight mean no fuel in the tank?

    EDIT: Also, I have no idea where to get the proper trailer for a motorbike. Any ideas??


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    galwaytt wrote: »
    :p



    Oh no it doesn't ! There's a reason they replaced the points system - they're rubbish ! However, if Boyer hadn't mis-printed the wiring diagram (:eek:) all those years ago, life would have been so much easier !



    ...it's how I met Mrs Gtt.........awwwwww, shucks...........there's me on my Suzuki GSX-F, and she on a T100P............what a ball of ****e. The bike, I mean...... :D ......
    ....I then bought her, in a moment of rare weakness, a 1963 3TA, as it was easier than curing the T100P. Every single thing you can think of, broke on it.......good grief. Thank God for the Japanese, that's what I say !

    They misprinted it? Fecken eejits! Any idea where I can get my hands on the correct diagram?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,084 ✭✭✭✭Esel
    Not Your Ornery Onager


    Does dry weight mean no fuel in the tank?

    EDIT: Also, I have no idea where to get the proper trailer for a motorbike. Any ideas??
    Dry weight = No fuel or oil. You should be way under the 750Kg limit with this bike.

    Trailers: http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=motorbike+trailer+site%3A.ie&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=c005d735c107fba1

    Not your ornery onager



  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    Bike should only weigh around 200KG, should be OK with the license you have.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,885 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    esel wrote: »
    Dry weight = No fuel or oil. You should be way under the 750Kg limit with this bike.

    Trailers: http://www.google.ie/#hl=en&source=hp&q=motorbike+trailer+site%3A.ie&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=c005d735c107fba1

    This is just a nice way of saying "Google is your friend" isn't it?? :D

    Cheers!


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