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    #2582
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    Mickiemcfist wrote: »
    Whats the cost of a full course of IBT nowadays?

    495 I paid for new to biking a few weeks ago and one to one training.


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    #2583
    robbie_63
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭robbie_63


    All the prices seemed to go up after Covid, mine was originally €350 for 1:2 but its now up to €450 I think,

    It is cheaper if you do it with another person


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    #2584
    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭goblin59


    you have to have all the gear now too, they don't have loaner stuff since either


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    #2585
    robbie_63
    Registered Users Posts: 454 ✭✭robbie_63


    goblin59 wrote: »
    you have to have all the gear now too, they don't have loaner stuff since either


    I was told I just need to have my own Helmet \ gloves


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    #2586
    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭goblin59


    oh ok! I heard they wern't even doing the jackets and boots anymore.

    Would definitly recommend your own helmet and gloves anyway.
    if they don't fit properly theyre a massive distraction.


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    #2587
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    goblin59 wrote: »
    you have to have all the gear now too, they don't have loaner stuff since either

    Yea but most IBT instructors seem to be selling them off which is great price wise.


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    #2588
    Shanzze
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Shanzze


    Hi all,

    Newbie here,

    Have a honda cbf 600. I just noticed today a bit of residue on one of the forks. How much is it to get seals replaced?

    Thanks in advance.


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    #2589
    PCeeeee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭PCeeeee


    Shanzze wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Newbie here,

    Have a honda cbf 600. I just noticed today a bit of residue on one of the forks. How much is it to get seals replaced?

    Thanks in advance.

    If you are anyway mechanically inclined try this first.

    https://youtu.be/S5L2K2PXGtA


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    #2590
    Shanzze
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Shanzze


    PCeeeee wrote: »
    If you are anyway mechanically inclined try this first.

    https://youtu.be/S5L2K2PXGtA

    Thanks PCeeeee, I will give that a go. The dust caps are a bit worse for ware but this might keep me going for a while.


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    #2591
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    Check for pitting on the stanchion. Pointless task if its just going to leak again.


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    #2592
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    Day/Night 2, few less stalls, out in more traffic, getting through the gears, finding my way nicely, need to slow in entries and into taking turns a bit tighter, overall very happy for day two, had my friend ride with me tonight and done my first overtake with him, no cars about totally safe. Spin today in the day with more traffic so good challenge today and looking forward to it. Practice makes perfect. :D. How are all the other newbies getting on? The encouragement from other riders that I know and online is brilliant, such a community already that’s one of the things I’m looking forward to.


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    #2593
    Trigger Happy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,082 ✭✭✭Trigger Happy


    I picked up mine yesterday. Was riding around getting used to the bike and riding again when i took a wrong turn and ended up on a dual carriageway. Twas scary but a confidence booster too.
    Just need a lot of practice over the weekend to get my self back to the level was at when I first passed my test a decade ago.


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    #2594
    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Keep up the good work, lads!

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    #2595
    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭goblin59


    Trigger Happy wrote: »
    I picked up mine yesterday. Was riding around getting used to the bike and riding again when i took a wrong turn and ended up on a dual carriageway. Twas scary but a confidence booster too.
    Just need a lot of practice over the weekend to get my self back to the level was at when I first passed my test a decade ago.

    I've done that before.
    Forgot to tell the satnav to avoid the motorways and ended up going onto the M11.

    Motorways aren't too bad if your bike doesn't shake at high speed, theyre just dull as ****


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    #2596
    flashinthepan
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭flashinthepan


    Out for a scoot this morning
    Wicklow Town down to Arklow & on to Inch
    On down to Gorey and courtown finished up in curracloe beach and back to wicklow :-)
    Enjoyed it
    J


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    #2597
    happy cookie
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭happy cookie


    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(


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    #2598
    IrishGrimReaper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,025 ✭✭✭IrishGrimReaper


    Are you using ear plugs by any chance?


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    #2599
    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    happy cookie wrote: »
    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(

    Undertaking you on single lane roads???


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    #2600
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    happy cookie wrote: »
    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(

    100 percent agree, I was coming through Lemybrien today and it slows to 60 n the car was up my ass and I kept my road position and wasn’t intimidated but he was so ignorant but I stood my ground (as the saying goes) he wasn’t long copping on. We pulled over for most of traffic today and a line of Porsche Carreras/911 who hooted us after, great buzz.


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    #2601
    flashinthepan
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭flashinthepan


    happy cookie wrote: »
    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(
    Same here two complete tossers overtook me when i was doing 100kph so not crawling along
    On a normal road not a dual carriageway again Same as yourself driving for donkeys years so well used to tossers of all sorts
    its that yellow vest with the L makes them think they should be in front
    does not even register in their little peanut sized brain that you may have been driving before they were born :-(


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    #2602
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    happy cookie wrote: »
    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(

    100 percent agree, I was coming through Lemybrien today and it slows to 60 n the car was up my ass and I kept my road position and wasn’t intimidated but he was so ignorant but I stood my ground (as the saying goes) he wasn’t long copping on. We pulled over for most of traffic today and a line of Porsche Carreras/911 who hooted us after, great buzz.


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    #2603
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »
    Undertaking you on single lane roads???

    +1 really? Was your right indicator on or something.


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    #2604
    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    zubair wrote: »
    +1 really? Was your right indicator on or something.

    I have to say, over five years on the bike and I never had that happen. And I did wear my L vest, so it's not that.


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    #2605
    nigeldaniel
    Registered Users Posts: 1,375 ✭✭✭nigeldaniel


    happy cookie wrote: »
    Went for a 200km round trip today. Tired as hell afterwards but same as everyone else: a big confidence booster. I've to do a bit more work on right turns coming out of junctions. They just freak me out, otherwise I'm fine.

    :mad: rant now.... twice today I have had car drivers overtake me on the left. Both times in two of the most dangerous places for accidents near where I live. I was doing normal speeds and I could still see the "body language" of the car behind me (I've been driving for donkey's) so I was almost expecting them to do that. It's fine for me to say but I now wonder about all those young motorcyclists with no driving experience involved in accidents... I'd say most of the time it's not their fault!!! rant over...:(

    I know what you are saying here as I have been in the same position since I started on my bike last year. Some drivers are just plain nuts when they come up behind a bike and those who go 20 or 30 over the limit are the ones who grind my gears the most. Sometimes I suspect they don't realize how dangerous they are as they lack the concentration to see their own shortcomings.

    Dan.



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    #2606
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    nigeldaniel wrote: »
    I know what you are saying here as I have been in the same position since I started on my bike last year. Some drivers are just plain nuts when they come up behind a bike and those who go 20 or 30 over the limit are the ones who grind my gears the most. Sometimes I suspect they don't realize how dangerous they are as they lack the concentration to see their own shortcomings.

    Same here I had to hit the brakes a few times to get his attention even though I had an L vest on and I was doing the speed limit coming through a village. Some have no respect for bikes, big egos are the most dangerous thing on the roads no matter what transport it is.


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    #2607
    Jimmy Bottlehead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭Jimmy Bottlehead


    Banana Republic. wrote: »
    Same here I had to hit the brakes a few times to get his attention even though I had an L vest on and I was doing the speed limit coming through a village. Some have no respect for bikes, big egos are the most dangerous thing on the roads no matter what transport it is.

    Brake checks on a bike really aren't a great idea. You might get someone doddery or a poor driver who end up hitting you from behind.

    It's great being right, but not as fun with a broken leg or busted head. Just be aware of how vulnerable you are on the bike cos it takes **** all to knock you off and that's plain bad news.


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    #2608
    happy cookie
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭happy cookie


    Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »
    Undertaking you on single lane roads???

    Nope, First incident in a 3 lane roundabout (the infamous tunnel one in Cork). The left lane is supposed to go only to the left (where she was), middle lane to go straight into the tunnel (where I was), right lane to go straight or right. We were stopped at the light in the middle of the roundabout, I took off on my lane, it took her slightly longer to take off on the left, then proceeded to cut across in front of me when her lane was forcing her to go left. Then straight away she moved to the right lane (looked like she crossed 2 lanes in one manoeuvre, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt that she checked before moving)

    Second incident, similar thing, 3 lane interchange. Left lane supposed to go left only, middle and right lanes go straight. I came out of the bend, indicated to go into the middle lane and since it was clear I went (limit 60 and it's what I was doing). Next thing I couldn't see them behind me anymore and there was nobody on my right, so looked left and there they were, speeding on the wrong lane to get ahead of me. Why they didn't overtake on the correct lane is beyond me as there was no traffic in it.

    And my indicators were correct both times, no I hadn't left them on. That's one thing that got hammered into me when I was doing the IBT, and I always cancel them myself in the car anyway so I'm used to cancelling.


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    #2609
    happy cookie
    Registered Users Posts: 54 ✭✭happy cookie


    Banana Republic. wrote: »
    Same here I had to hit the brakes a few times to get his attention even though I had an L vest on and I was doing the speed limit coming through a village. Some have no respect for bikes, big egos are the most dangerous thing on the roads no matter what transport it is.

    I've found the opposite as well, some people are great and when they see you with the L vest they give you space and time, kudos to all those!!


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    #2610
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »
    Brake checks on a bike really aren't a great idea. You might get someone doddery or a poor driver who end up hitting you from behind.

    It's great being right, but not as fun with a broken leg or busted head. Just be aware of how vulnerable you are on the bike cos it takes **** all to knock you off and that's plain bad news.

    I was far enough away to use it without putting myself in danger but I fully take your point but I had to slow down in the village, he was the one not obeying the law but again I fully understand your point, thank you. Everyday we learn.


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    #2611
    Banana Republic.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭Banana Republic.


    Had a struggle with few roundabouts yesterday, previous two days I was fine but the first one coming into Dungarvan I had to pull into the side as I couldn’t get the turn right. 99% of my riding is positive as it could be for Day 3 of riding. Any tips for roundabouts?


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