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    #10502
    muddle84
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭muddle84


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121458948#Comment_121458948

    Picture?



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    #10503
    knucklehead6
    Registered Users Posts: 6,739 ✭✭✭knucklehead6


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121460856#Comment_121460856
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    Not a great pic, that’s in the garage at home. I’ll be washing it tmrw so will get a better one then.



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    #10504
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,699 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461331#Comment_121461331

    Yeah I'd paint those walls. Bring the place right up 😁😉🤪



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    #10505
    muddle84
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭muddle84


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461331#Comment_121461331

    Well wear!! that's a beauty!



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    #10506
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,699 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Have Jury Service next month. Anyone know wheres decent to park on the northside. Its Parkgate street court. Paid parking is fine. Any of them suit motorcycles?



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    #10507
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121465554#Comment_121465554

    More to the point, I pity the poor fucker, who's faith lies in your hands 😂



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    #10508
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,699 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121465802#Comment_121465802

    I said the exact thing when I opened the envelope



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    #10509
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Bicycle racks right outside IIRC, there's always photographers and guards milling about 😉 wear your most bikery looking gear possible and no defence counsel will fail to object to you 😁

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10510
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121315969#Comment_121315969

    I picked one up on Ali out of curiosity.

    Seems good enough quality. I'd still wonder how it would hold up safety wise.

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    #10511
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,796 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121471955#Comment_121471955

    How much was it and what are the safety markings like?. I never know what to trust.



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    #10512
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121472150#Comment_121472150

    €16 delivered.

    Didn't notice any safety markings and if I did I'd probably take them with a pinch of salt.

    I can get over loosing skin or breaking bones but I'd rather keep my eyes.



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    #10513
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 59,796 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    Ah I get it, ornamental



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    #10514
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    I stupidly put a massive scratch in a nearly new Shoei visor a couple of years ago banging it off a wall while carrying it, right in my eyeline too, expensive lesson learned, but I'd rather stick with the real thing...

    @listermint here's a post I did in Legal Discussion forum which might be of interest 😮

    If I'm called again, I'm going in full-on biker gear and the most obnoxious band t-shirt I can rustle up

    I've served on two juries, I've done my bit.

    I can see why people might want to see what happens the first time out of curiosity, but in reality sitting around for all or most of a week is a bore, and doing it a second time is just a pain.

    First time around was a rape trial - it's common today to give long exemptions from jury service for these but we got nothing.

    Second time around was an assault case - nobody on the jury could figure out how on earth the DPP thought there was enough evidence to prosecute, it was a waste of everyone's time. There was a very young looking prosecuting counsel, it seemed like a training run for her...

    That was a lucky escape though, we had video link in the jury room as Mark Nash was being arraigned, I mean everyone recognised him and knew he was already convicted of murders and didn't want to be assigned to that trial for sure... some people in the same batch as me had to serve on his trial.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grangegorman_killings

    😮😮

    If you get on a trial the lunches are very good though. Otherwise if you're sitting around in a jury room all week doing nothing you have to feed and water yourself while keeping your boss off your back.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10515
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Also if you feel that the law is unjust (certain herbal plant products, perhaps?) there is no obligation on you to convict, no matter what the prosecution says.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

    Good night and good luck 😉

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10516
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


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

    I think I just came.

    Supercrapp exhausts are useless though, they just don't flow well.

    Note the OE eccentric chain adjusters, a real quality touch.

    It was the fastest production bike in the world, yet was (and is) a very capable tourer or even commuter.

    150 MPH baby!

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10517
    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭goblin59


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528473#Comment_121528473

    its a bit slow compared to a gen 1 Hayabusa production bike though?

    their top speed was 194mph, which then made agreements come out to prevent factory production bikes from ever getting to those speeds again and being max 186mph



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    #10518
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    A Hayabusa wasn't around in 1984 though...

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10519
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121528473#Comment_121528473

    Did a few jobs on it's younger sibling for a lad during the summer

    https://youtu.be/YeEIt8RNnlk?si=FbZGRsLktsVfw1iB




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    #10520
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Happy Christmas to whoever is left on here! 🙈


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    #10521
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Screenshot_2023-12-23-19-12-23-13_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg

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    #10522
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Ah heyor. Only 35k miles on this thing... that's tantamount to bike abuse so 'tis.

    Shiny shiny silver fairing bits... what sort of twat would buy into that colour scheme!!! 😛 the flame red one was great too but was not in stock...

    Ohh but that white face tacho with a 13500 redline...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85rbDkUPhs


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    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10523
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121530121#Comment_121530121

    Nice, but doesn't have the good looks the 900R had.

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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    #10524
    knucklehead6
    Registered Users Posts: 6,739 ✭✭✭knucklehead6


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    From Garda Twitter. Or X.



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    #10525
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,144 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121630450#Comment_121630450

    Did I see that bike for sale on donedeal the other day? 🤔



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    #10526
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,636 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Can't recall the last time I had the bike out. Looks like it'll be another while yet before I do.



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    #10527
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,699 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121633672#Comment_121633672

    Was out last week, and week before and before that too. Is the SSE more tropical or what ? 😁



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    #10528
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121633672#Comment_121633672

    I'm commuting still but feck me it's cold. I'm right next to the M50 and my office is also just off it so busy roads and it's not been raining but if it gets any worse I'll have to take the car.



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    #10529
    mjsc1970
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭mjsc1970


    I don't miss commuting on the bike this time of year. Not one bit. That's down to covid, working from home and change of office location.

    And the bike won't come out until the next warm, dry Sunday.

    Yes, I've gone soft.



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    #10530
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,699 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121633842#Comment_121633842

    I've a Keis vest about 7 years, Klim jacket and pants and hand warmers. It's really comfortable I don't understand folks that ride with just the gear and layers tbh.



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    #10531
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,050 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Can't understand people riding in the winter without heated grips. Even with them not on full I can wear summer gloves if it's not raining. OK so a moped or a 125's electrics might not be able to cope but anything bigger than that.

    Roads are caked in salt at the moment though and it's not possible to be certain the estate or other untreated bits won't freeze up before I get home, so I took the Luas (had to be in office today) which means leaving the house over an hour earlier...

    Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.



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