General chat thread... Links, pictures, banter etc

Zascar

I think we did this quite a while back, good for a bit of banter... Now that the season is upon us lets get the chat going. Few links to start it off:

Rain Alarm - it's app for your phone which vibrates and alerts you if its going to rain in your area. Seems to be pretty accurate.

Top 10 Driving Roads: I would really love to take a trip to ride as many of these as possible...

Big Playlist of riding techniques: Huge big list of videos about riding techniques, safety, cornering, getting the knee down, and even how to do wheelies! This is the first one, about track riding positions - pretty interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlfN9Z6IlI0

MyBikeManuals.com - massive collection of bike manuals in pdf

Zascar

No one got anything else to contribute? lol

prunudo

Sound familiar?

aaakev

is there a list of the best driving roads in ireland?

Wonda-Boy

Rain alarm fook me the thing will be going off all month long....lol.

Zascar

aaakev wrote: »

is there a list of the best driving roads in ireland?

I did a round Ireland trip and did loads of research beforehand of the best roads. I might have the list somewhere I'll try to dig it out...

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Rain alarm fook me the thing will be going off all month long....lol.

I know its depressing I hope it gets better soon... It does not dound an alarm just vibrates - however you can 'mute' it for a few hours/days/week etc. Also just handy to check whenever needed.

What's a good site for checking the weather? Some of them are useless - and I hate met.ie

sleepysniper

Went up to Killarney last weekend in the car no less (herself wouldn't go pillion that distance...:rolleyes:) - immediately realised I brought the wrong vehicle once I got onto the Ring of Kerry, will definitely be back with the bike next time - hopefully the summer coming.:cool:

RosieJoe

Anyone ever see the Mr Bean episode where he pushes the car through a red light copying the cyclist? Saw a bloke on a motorbike do that today! Stops at red light, gets off the bike and pushes it around the corner and then hops on the bike and drives down the road.

aaakev

Haha genius!

Blondie919

Zascar wrote: »

What's a good site for checking the weather? Some of them are useless - and I hate met.ie

The daily forecasts by M.T. Cranium in the Weather Forum here on Boards are fairly bang on. He posts early every morning.

Zascar

sleepysniper wrote: »

Went up to Killarney last weekend in the car no less (herself wouldn't go pillion that distance...:rolleyes:) - immediately realised I brought the wrong vehicle once I got onto the Ring of Kerry, will definitely be back with the bike next time - hopefully the summer coming.:cool:

The roads around kerry and cork are incredible, especially the Ring of Kerry. I did it in the car years ago which I loved but went back on the bike last year - just brilliant. Have a video of it here. Can't wait to go back. I'd also like to do a trip up north to Donegal and the Antrim coast road, its where Joey Dunlop cut his teeth and I hear its fantastic biking country.

Zascar

What a save

rat_race

Zascar wrote: »

MyBikeManuals.com - massive collection of bike manuals in pdf

http://www.pdfmotomanual.com is much better for manuals, IMO; there's way more -- at least for the models I've searched for. YMMV.

MonstaMash

Zascar wrote: »

What's a good site for checking the weather? Some of them are useless - and I hate met.ie

http://www.yr.no/

RosieJoe

Passed 2 northsiders arguing on the half way mark of O'Connell Bridge today, a bloke and a girl. He says to her that he cannot go over the bridge as he'd get charged. She turns around and told him it's free to cross the bridge. His response, I mean I'll be arrested if I go to that side, pointing towards D'Olier Street.

Tune in, same bat time, same bat channel for yet another installment of Rosie's walk at lunchtime.

dwelby101

I just moved to germany there 2 weeks ago and on my way to work this morning i got feckin flashed by a mobile speed trap, a blinding red flash and then the realization... FOOK. I'm just hoping that since the bike is only registered in Ireland they wont have me on their system and ill get away with it, also the flash was from the front so it they had no cameras to catch my tail then im thinking ill be alright. These guys dont mess around, for anyone who might be interested heres a list of their penalty system a slight bit of google translate might be nescessary. Anyone have any stories of this sort of thing? I also wonder if there is something you could put on a number plate to reflect a camera flash?

Cienciano

Zascar wrote: »

What's a good site for checking the weather? Some of them are useless - and I hate met.ie

I find met.ie to be good, but you have to check it that morning to get accuracy. I usually check it in bed before I get up. And check the regional section dublin. Always bang on.

MonstaMash

€50 1966 Lambretta LI 150 barn find for restoration :cool:

aaakev

MonstaMash wrote: »

€50 1966 Lambretta LI 150 barn find for restoration :cool:

Rather you than me!

MonstaMash

aaakev wrote: »

Rather you than me!

You'd be surprised how much pleasure can be derived from a job well done at the end of the build

galwaytt

MonstaMash wrote: »

€50 1966 Lambretta LI 150 barn find for restoration :cool:

If you're selling, I'm buying - where is it ?

Here's why: lost youth and all that:

aaakev

MonstaMash wrote: »

You'd be surprised how much pleasure can be derived from a job well done at the end of the build

Oh I know the pleasure! Its the commitment to doing it I couldnt handle now because im too busy! good luck with it though, it deserves its own thread!

MonstaMash

galwaytt wrote: »

If you're selling, I'm buying

Sorry galwaytt, she's not for sale.

I promised my young fella we'd fix it up together as his first ride on my € as long as he pays for his own IBT (got to give him the incentive)

Zascar

I'm going to a wedding in California in June, good school friend so a few of us going over. One of the lads is also a bike Biker, so I'm very tempted to rent bikes for a few days and get a few miles in. As it's America I'm thinking to get big gay Harleys...

RosieJoe

Zascar wrote: »

I'm going to a wedding in California in June, good school friend so a few of us going over. One of the lads is also a bike, so I'm very tempted to rent bikes for a few days and get a few miles in. As it's America I'm thinking to get big gay Harleys...

One of you mates is a bike? If your mate was a girl :cool:, but seeing they are a bloke

Zascar

lol sorry 'biker'

aaakev

Zascar wrote: »

lol sorry 'biker'

Im gonna sugest changing that in the original post...... haha

Zascar

Ok corrected. So has anyone every rented a bike while on hols?

Zascar

Kev.OC

I'm far far too optimistic whenever I see the EuroMillions creep past €100m. I'm already trying to figure out what bikes I'll buy. :pac:

Wonda-Boy

Zascar wrote: »

Did you not get the Honda Zascar or am I missing something????

RosieJoe

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Did you not get the Honda Zascar or am I missing something????

Took me a bit to notice the stabilisers

Wonda-Boy

RosieJoe wrote: »

Took me a bit to notice the stabilisers

Ahhh FFS! :rolleyes:

:pac::pac::pac:

aaakev

Seems legit. ...

Zascar

I had to send my tcx boots back as they were too small for me. Packaged them up and went off to the post office. Nearly keeled over when they said it was going to be €30 to post back to uk as it is over 2gk. Was pissed but just thought fuk it, the hassle of going to try to find a cheaper quote, this is An Post after all - so I just paid it.

Then a few hours later a friend said "Why didn't you just use Parcel Motel - they send to the UK for dirt cheap". Can;t believe I did not think of that. Feel like a twat. Anyway just in case someone is in the same situation: http://www.parcelmotel.com/returns.html

aaakev

The joys of online shopping...... never would have thought of using parcel motel

dwelby101

Went for a spin up the A44 autobahn today to check out a huge open mine there since the weather was fine, was nice to let the bike stretch her legs. Of course i had to see what she could do on an unlimited autobahn... was only able to take it up to 270 km/h but it think that's as fast as ill ever take her, pretty amazing feeling though. Here's a pic of the mine in the distance

prunudo

Has anybody had any experience with barracuda screens. Thinking about trying out this one. I'm not mad on the aftermarket screens for the er6 but it seems the best of a bad bunch. Hopefully it will reduce the buffeting on open roads at higher speeds.

goodlad

Zascar wrote: »

I had to send my tcx boots back as they were too small for me. Packaged them up and went off to the post office. Nearly keeled over when they said it was going to be €30 to post back to uk as it is over 2gk. Was pissed but just thought fuk it, the hassle of going to try to find a cheaper quote, this is An Post after all - so I just paid it.

Then a few hours later a friend said "Why didn't you just use Parcel Motel - they send to the UK for dirt cheap". Can;t believe I did not think of that. Feel like a twat. Anyway just in case someone is in the same situation: http://www.parcelmotel.com/returns.html

Thats **** man! I always went up a size with tcx as they are very narrow.

Wonda-Boy

Replaced the fork seals last week with lookbehindyou, only to find today atfer the spin that one of them is leaking. The new seal I got did not look 100% but had no choice but to fit it over the older ones that were in sh1t.

Ordered new fork seals now and dust seal and will get a new bottle of fork oil tomorrow, another messy job this week....ffs!

Zascar

Has anyone got a pair of those kevlar jeans? Thinking about getting them for the commute to work. It’s a pain changing into and out of my textiles and boots etc – especially when nice outside. Sometimes I just throw the leather jacket, helmet and gloves on – so much easier – but fek all protection below the belt.

I bid on a pair of RST's on ebay the other day, were going really cheap but I got outbid the last second.

zubair

Had a nice commute to work this morning ( better than the last 3 months anyway). From Newlands X up to the M50 Dundrum exit was filtering along with 2 other bikers, nice to have a bit of company, the season is coming back :cool:

ratracer

Zascar wrote: »

Has anyone got a pair of those kevlar jeans? Thinking about getting them for the commute to work. It’s a pain changing into and out of my textiles and boots etc – especially when nice outside. Sometimes I just throw the leather jacket, helmet and gloves on – so much easier – but fek all protection below the belt.

I bid on a pair of TCX’s on ebay the other day, were going really cheap but I got outbid the last second.

I bought a pair of Draggin' Jeans about five years ago and in the fine weather they are the dogs bits for spinning about. They were great quality. Only thing is I must have changed out of them somewhere last summer and left them behind because I haven't found them anywhere since. I bought a new pair from motomania in the uk before Christmas, because as soon as we get any decent weather again, they will be the trousers of choice on the bike, along with the new mesh jacket Mrs RR bought me for christmas..:)

BTW Aldi have them for sale next week...

ratracer

Also, if any one spots any good deals on summer type short boots, post it up here please.

goodlad

Ah no man, there was horror stories about the ones in Aldi and Lidl. They are not worth ****.

Wonda-Boy

I agree with Goodlad....just coz they be sayin Kevlar, does not mean they are kevlar bitches. You really need to pays your money on them bad boys or you's in's big trouble yo! Like you be getting GOD N SH!T. :cool:

WORD!

(Sorry for all the smack talk to much breakin bad...lol)

Zascar

Aldi kevlar jeans! Haha I think I'll pass. I like the RST ones, I'm sure they are worth the money. As above I may look out for some short boots too.

Speaking of clothing, anyone want to do this for halloween?

Wonda-Boy

Zascar wrote: »

Aldi kevlar jeans! Haha I think I'll pass. I like the RST ones, I'm sure they are worth the money. As above I may look out for some short boots too.

Speaking of clothing, anyone want to do this for halloween?

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr NO!

RosieJoe

I'd say Tom had a pain in his hole selling his bike
http://www.donedeal.co.uk/motorbikes-for-sale/gsxr-1000-mint-k7-k8/5832533

Richard tea

Just about got the angle right for the camera. Didn't realise the lens had some condensation built up which didn't react well to the sunlight. Jasus lads im rusty as fu*k on her. I took her for a 10 min spin a few weeks ago but it was last Oct since I was on the bike on a propper spin. I just hit these roundabouts today to shake off some cobwebs. Didn't help:p

I took the vid in 1080 60p. I saved it and then saved it through windows movie maker for youtube upload. Quality of the original is alot better than the youtube version but im still very happy with it. There is a wrist band remote control available for the camera but I couldn't be arsed paying the 150 euro for it. I can control it with my phone anyway.

aaakev

Brought the bike down to GB Motorcycles in naas to get it checked over and see if there is anything needs doing. they owner spent about 15-20 minutes looking over the bike and advised me of a couple of things i could do in the next few months, mainly balance the throttle bodies and oil the brake & accelerator cables. he said there is nothing he would do to it now as it needs nothing so to drive it a few thousand km and drop it in for a service when its due and he will do the other bits too. he complemented the bike too saying its a great example of the sv.

Nice to meet a genuine guy who is not out to just take your money and is keen to give advice. I know where ill be sending the bike for any work it needs.


http://www.gbmotorcycles.ie/