General chat thread... Links,pictures, banter etc v2

mjsc1970

I went with a Hiplok instead in the end with The Visor Shop up north - have dealt with them plenty in the past - dunno why I didn't just look there in the first place 😁

blade1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123301076#Comment_123301076

Yes. Visorshop are good.

I buy a lot off them.

Krusty_Clown

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123301145#Comment_123301145

Bastirds stole my bike yesterday. First time it's happened in 25 years of being a biker. Securely locked to a barrier, 2 metres from a security hut manned by 2 security guards. Scrotes turned up masked and threatened the security guards with knives and hammers. Broad daylight (lunchtime), lots of witnesses. Gardai recovered it a few hours later dumped in a bush (possibly waiting to see if it had a tracker). Bike has gone for forensics. No idea how much damage they've done. just glad the security guys are ok.

They've kind'a damaged biking for me. I don't think I'll ever have my bike in a more secure situation than that. Other than having multiples of locks, I'm not sure what else I can do. Buy a shittier bike maybe. But it's not transport for me - it's a way of life. Bastirds.

Mad_Lad

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123301796#Comment_123301796

Sorry to hear that, yeah, absolute scum out there that couldn't give a **** about anyone. Hopefully the law gets the finger out and does something real to stop bike theft once and for all, locking up for a long time would be a start.

I'm lucky I live in the sticks, don't even have a lock and anywhere I go is usually for a leisurely ride and if I stop somewhere I usually have a close eye on it.

I think it's time the Irish Garda were armed and even security guards, I mean what protection can guards offer without being able to protect themselves ?

RosieJoe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123301796#Comment_123301796

It wasn't the MT10 from TU Tallaght? Son's friends locks were cut off his bike, as well as a handful beside his. All right beside the security hut. Glad you got the bike back. My yoke is in the garage untouched for commutes since last September. Group of scrotes taking pictures of it in a "secure" underground car park has put me off ever commuting on it again.

Krusty_Clown

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123305954#Comment_123305954

Yeah, that's the one. Haven't gotten it back yet, and still no idea of the damage. Didn't realize they'd taken locks off a few other bikes also? I stepped out of the building at 4pm, to find no bikes left. Quite the shocker. The security lads were very apologetic afterwards, but you'd never expect them to tackle a group of masked young lads with knives and hammers. Lots of security footage apparently. Hope they catch the feckers.

Hotblack Desiato

Yesterday I thought I'd get the bike up on the paddock stand and check the oil level

It took nearly a litre to get to the full mark 😯

Hadn't been checked in "a while" and it's marking its territory out of the front sprocket seal and/or the clutch actuator seal… I'm actually not sure if I should fix all of the outstanding jobs or just allow it to enter a state of managed decline…

knucklehead6

adult teen & scrambler & city west

that Tallaght funeral home will be getting their social media ready again, and we’ll be inundated with posts telling us what a nice chap this lad was.

sonic85

I'm currently getting my bike back to being roadworthy - I'm hoping to be back on the road in the next couple of months. The standard of driving though from other road users has me fairly worried. Has anyone noticed a real issue with cars not being able to stay in their own lane?

The amount of times I drive around bends only to have a vehicle coming in the opposite direction driving over the white line on my side of the road is unreal. It was something I noticed happening a lot around the end of covid and it seems it hasnt improved much