Nice route for a spin around town?

dceire

So I've started seeing this girl recently :cool: and it turns out she's a little bit into bikes. Thing is, she's never been out on one before.

I promised to take her out for a spin soon. Can anyone recommend a good route I could take? I'd probably be departing from either around the Tallaght area or town.

Cheers

Please Kill Me

Good stuff! Nice one on finding a girl into bikes. Believe me, it makes things easier!

As for a route, I'm sure you don't want to be filtering through heavy traffic? If you're leaving from Tallaght, why don't you take the N81 from Tallaght and head to Blessington and go on from there. Nice roads, great scenery.

P.C.

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Good stuff! Nice one on finding a girl into bikes. Believe me, it makes things easier!

As for a route, I'm sure you don't want to be filtering through heavy traffic? If you're leaving from Tallaght, why don't you take the N81 from Tallaght and head to Blessington and go on from there. Nice roads, great scenery.

Was just about to say the N81.

Lovely road, and you only need to go as far as you want, then turn around and come back.

Please Kill Me

P.C. wrote: »

Was just about to say the N81.

Lovely road, and you only need to go as far as you want, then turn around and come back.

Yep, that's it exactly. It's ideal.

Wossack

yep, all the way down the n81, right down to blessington, though vallymount or hollywood, laragh etc

nice spin

dceire

Cheers lads, I just need a nice day now

jameshayes

dceire wrote: »

Cheers lads, I just need a nice day now

good luck with it!!


not sure if you've carried a pillion before but just dont forget that your stopping distance with a pillion is CONSIDERABLY more than without... dont learn the hard way

Zascar

If you are departing from Tallaght you might as well head up through blessington - but turn off and head through the gap towards larragh. I'd say turn off before hollywood as the N81 gets a bit boring. Try this route: http://g.co/maps/2p8gs - you could then go home this way: http://g.co/maps/fwkgz

Just don'/t go to fast to scare her - good luck!

Please Kill Me

Zascar wrote: »

Just don'/t go to fast to scare her - good luck!

Good advice, otherwise she'll never sit on the back again!

Zascar

Yeah let her get really comfortable - don't overtake or accelerate to fast. Once she gets to like it you can advance to that in time. Then in the summer you can stop off in the forrest for a quickie!

Please Kill Me

Zascar wrote: »

Yeah let her get really comfortable - don't overtake or accelerate to fast. Once she gets to like it you can advance to that in time. Then in the summer you can stop off in the forrest for a quickie!

Yep! Or a skinny dip in a secluded lake. Your options are endless! :pac:

peckerhead

Be sure to post back the date and details so we can ogle this burd and rob your bike and gear... :pac:

two wheels good

Organise some warm clothing - boots, gloves, warm trousers etc. She won't enjoy cold and draughty.
The figure-hugging leather cat-suit can wait 'til warmer weather - for biking purposes, I mean

Please Kill Me

peckerhead wrote: »

Be sure to post back the date and details so we can ogle this burd and rob your bike and gear... :pac:

LMFAO!!!!

vektarman

Your choice of trips might be limited by whatever kind of bike you have OP, e.g. a honda 50 would be a bit of a chore over the hills of Wicklow but the skys your limit with a decent sized bike, I'd recommend the loop out to Howth, Portmarnock and Malahide, always a nice spin. p.s. you beat me the the Record Sprint on adverts, I'll have to be quicker

Dirk Gently

jameshayes wrote: »

good luck with it!!


not sure if you've carried a pillion before but just dont forget that your stopping distance with a pillion is CONSIDERABLY more than without... dont learn the hard way

yup, and dont bother telling her to lean into bends with you, she'll just do the opposite.

some good spots to run out of petrol up there too before remembering the reserve tank switch.

colm_c

Don't forget to check your insurance to make sure you're covered with a pillion passenger. Some policies don't cover it unless you state it.

Did you get your full license? Can't go 2-up without one!

P.C.

dceire wrote: »

So I've started seeing this girl recently :cool: and it turns out she's a little bit into bikes. Thing is, she's never been out on one before.

I promised to take her out for a spin soon. Can anyone recommend a good route I could take? I'd probably be departing from either around the Tallaght area or town.

Cheers

Have you been out for your spin yet?

Let us now how you get on.

Please Kill Me

P.C. wrote: »

Have you been out for your spin yet?

Let us now how you get on.

Yeah, dying to know here!!! :cool:

dceire

Hi guys, thanks for all the suggestions and tips. I know it was ages ago that I posted this thread but for a plethora of reasons we only made it out on our little spin yesterday evening.

Just to clear a few things up; I'm riding a CBF 500, hadn't carried a pillion before but am insured to do so.

I picked herself up from work in town around five and took things real easy to begin with. I think the two of us were a little bit nervous at the beginning but I soon got a feel for it and she became comfortable. After making a short stop off, we hit the N81. I just kept things very smooth the whole way out to Blessington and then followed the route suggested by Zascar; I had pretty much done the same route before but had never completed the full circle back into Dublin. We stopped in Laragh for some tea and then continued on through the mountains. Took it nice and slow given all the bumps, sharp turns and sheep . The sun even made an appearance on the way back.

Great day overall, she loved it thanks again to all you guys.

Wonda-Boy

This thread is NOTHING WITHOUT PICS!!!!! :eek::p

paddy147

Can I just ask if the OP is actually legally covered to take a pillion passenger with regards licence type and insurance??

Dont want to be a killjoy...but if something bad were to happen,and you were not legally covered to have a pillion...then you are in a lot of trouble.

Please Kill Me

paddy147 wrote: »

Can I just ask if the OP is actually legally covered to take a pillion passenger with regards licence type and insurance??

Dont want to be a killjoy...but if something bad were to happen,and you were not legally covered to have a pillion...then you are in a lot of trouble.

Well - he said he's covered....(obviously if he's on a provisional he's not!)

dceire wrote: »

Just to clear a few things up; I'm riding a CBF 500, hadn't carried a pillion before but am insured to do so.

Glad you had a good day dceire - hopefully the first of many great days together on the bike! What was her take on it BTW? Was she happy enough?

dceire

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Well - he said he's covered....(obviously if he's on a provisional he's not!)

Just to clear this up, again , I have my full licence a year now and paid the little bit extra on the insurance to cover a pillion; only around 15/20 euro extra i think it was.

Please Kill Me wrote: »

Glad you had a good day dceire - hopefully the first of many great days together on the bike! What was her take on it BTW? Was she happy enough?

She loved it. She was a little bit apprehensive at first, especially when she saw where she would be sitting but once we took off she really enjoyed it; especially when we got into the twisty bits. Good day all round

war_child

Hey lad congratulation on the new girl , respect ....and as for routes keep it simple no need to be goin out of your way...if you leaving from tallaght hit the wicklow gap ...

follow thos lovely roads through the sally gap really doesnt get any nicer than dat, if ya hit them about 4 in the afternoon youll get the sun on blessington lake , whole ride shudnt take anymore than 2 hours at a nice pace

, plus ya get to go right past the place that Reign of fire was made, if shes a matthew mcconaughy or christain bale fan ...putty in hands springs to mind ...

Have fun Brother

Zascar

war_child wrote: »

, plus ya get to go right past the place that Reign of fire was made,

?? Where's that?

war_child

it was up about 15 miles after ya pass thru the sally gap , an old foundry that was on the side of a hill , the exact location ill have to get backto ya on as its been about 6 years since i did that run , but the route we took rode us right by it bloody brilliant