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    #8522
    IrishGrimReaper
    Registered Users Posts: 1,025 ✭✭✭IrishGrimReaper


    Acquiescence wrote: »
    Was it Switzerland where the 44Teeth lads got a 4 grand speeding fine?
    It was. Apparently, they are ruthless with speeding and there are speed cameras everywhere.


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    #8523
    PCeeeee
    Registered Users Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭PCeeeee


    IrishGrimReaper wrote: »
    It was. Apparently, they are ruthless with speeding and there are speed cameras everywhere.

    Can confirm speed cameras. It doesn't seem to hold some people back... 50 means 50 in town though.

    Went hiking in the Jura today. The drive back down was like Mulholland Drive with all the bikes.


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    #8524
    horse7
    Registered Users Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭horse7


    Would anyone be interested in a thread for dash cam motorcycle on Irish roads only. It helps us to know what mistakes we riders make and what terrible drivers are out there.


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    #8525
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    horse7 wrote: »
    Would anyone be interested in a thread for dash cam motorcycle on Irish roads only. It helps us to know what mistakes we riders make and what terrible drivers are out there.

    Brave boy :pac:
    Wouldn't be long before boards dash cam committee scrutinises your every move.


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    #8526
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,226 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    horse7 wrote: »
    Is it the 800 or 900cc, what's the story with vibration at high revs, I've just read some reviews about it,

    Having owned a 1st gen Hinckley triple and a 3rd gen, I don't know why anyone would think vibration would be an issue (litre twin is another story, but that's "character" :) )

    They have a balancer shaft, and you tend to ride them on the torque anyway.

    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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    #8527
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    horse7 wrote: »
    Would anyone be interested in a thread for dash cam motorcycle on Irish roads only. It helps us to know what mistakes we riders make and what terrible drivers are out there.

    There have been a few attempts to start one here. I think the only reason they haven't stuck is just lack of regular posts and they quickly disappeared in to page 4 and beyond. Given the motors thread doesn't allow motorbike cams there should be somewhere dedicated to post motorbike cam footage. I'm not commuting much at the moment but before lockdown I would have some forum worthy clips.


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    #8528
    Breezin
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Breezin


    zubair wrote: »
    the motors thread doesn't allow motorbike cams


    Purely as a matter of interest, why not?


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    #8529
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phj708OQsiY


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    #8530
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,929 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Breezin wrote: »
    Purely as a matter of interest, why not?

    Seems to just that too less wheels. Mods prerogative.


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    #8531
    GBX
    Registered Users Posts: 11,929 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    Recently sold my FZ1. Have a pack of FA380HH sintered brake pads here. Free to whoever wants?


    According to Ebay they go into FZ1, R6, R1, MT-10 among others.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=fa380hh&_sacat=0


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    #8532
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    GBX wrote: »
    Recently sold my FZ1. Have a pack of FA380HH sintered brake pads here. Free to whoever wants?


    According to Ebay they go into FZ1, R6, R1, MT-10 among others.

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=fa380hh&_sacat=0

    Thats fierce good of ya fair play!


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    #8533
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,441 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Very good of you. If nobody takes them here maybe stick them on adverts and ask for a donation to charity. (Only a suggestion)

    I've listed a load of stuff for sale and am asking people to give the asking to Harold's X hospice. A lot of fundraising events didn't happen this year for many charities


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    #8534
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 34,226 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    zubair wrote: »
    There have been a few attempts to start one here. I think the only reason they haven't stuck is just lack of regular posts and they quickly disappeared in to page 4 and beyond.

    How about a general video thread (not just on board video) and have the mods make it a sticky thread.

    If that makes it too many sticky threads, the planning a trip abroad one can probably go, no posts on it since 2015.

    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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    #8535
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    How about a general video thread (not just on board video) and have the mods make it a sticky thread.

    If that makes it too many sticky threads, the planning a trip abroad one can probably go, no posts on it since 2015.

    That and the starting out guide thread started in 2013 until recently the last post was Oct 2019, it's just doubling up with the fairly active newbies thread. whether housekeeping is done or not a video sticky thread would be good and hopefully people will also post their own cams too.


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    #8536
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    Breezin wrote: »
    Purely as a matter of interest, why not?

    I'll let you come to your own conclusion.


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    #8537
    Skill Magill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,568 ✭✭✭Skill Magill


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    How about a general video thread (not just on board video) and have the mods make it a sticky thread.

    If that makes it too many sticky threads, the planning a trip abroad one can probably go, no posts on it since 2015.

    Can't stand stickies, wasted real estate, maybe I should post this in the trivial annoyances thread :) Seriously, who fúcking reads them? Theres a search function.


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    #8538
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    This was here when I came home for lunch yesterday

    IMG-20201117-112744.jpg

    IMG-20201118-130224.jpg

    IMG-20201118-141518.jpg


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    #8539
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    blade1 wrote: »
    This was here when I came home for lunch yesterday

    IMG-20201117-112744.jpg

    IMG-20201118-130224.jpg

    IMG-20201118-141518.jpg

    Ah lovely, well wear. How is it?


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    #8540
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    H_Lime wrote: »
    Ah lovely, well wear. How is it?
    Solid anyway.
    Pump is a bit noisy but I suppose its only on for about 15 seconds or so so no biggie.it can also be lifted by foot.
    Very stable.
    It was advertised as 700mm wide but is only 680 so makes my abba stand too awkward to use :mad:

    So I must make up something to hold the abba stand.

    Sounds worse in video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyKy3NqTlfE


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    #8541
    emo72
    Registered Users Posts: 6,226 ✭✭✭emo72


    2 bikes in such a small box. I'm impressed. I wouldn't be happy about it being on it's side though.


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    #8542
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    emo72 wrote: »
    2 bikes in such a small box. I'm impressed. I wouldn't be happy about it being on it's side though.

    It's the latest collection from Panini :pac:


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    #8543
    goblin59
    Registered Users Posts: 2,241 ✭✭✭goblin59


    has anyone imported a non running bike before?

    Got given a frame and the V5c for a bike and going to spend the next while rebuilding it to learn more about bikes.
    And also have another bike


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    #8544
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    blade1 wrote: »
    Solid anyway.
    Pump is a bit noisy but I suppose its only on for about 15 seconds or so so no biggie.it can also be lifted by foot.
    Very stable.
    It was advertised as 700mm wide but is only 680 so makes my abba stand too awkward to use :mad:

    So I must make up something to hold the abba stand.

    Sounds worse in video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyKy3NqTlfE

    Looks squared away, I like it. Must get one some day!
    Could you weld in some lengths of box section across it width ways which are the correct width and bridge them with same thickness bed? It would be a half hrs work to a fella with a mig and some offcuts. Deffo do it as you seem well impressed with the ABBA and it'd be a shame not to have yer cake n eat it after going to the trouble.


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    #8545
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    H_Lime wrote: »
    Looks squared away, I like it. Must get one some day!
    Could you weld in some lengths of box section across it width ways which are the correct width and bridge them with same thickness bed? It would be a half hrs work to a fella with a mig and some offcuts. Deffo do it as you seem well impressed with the ABBA and it'd be a shame not to have yer cake n eat it after going to the trouble.

    Yeah a piece 20mm high so it's level with the lip on the two sides.
    And if I could add an inch to the width on either side.
    It wouldn't even need to be a ft front to back.


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    #8546
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    blade1 wrote: »
    Yeah a piece 20mm high so it's level with the lip on the two sides.
    And if I could add an inch to the width on either side.
    It wouldn't even need to be a ft front to back.
    The lad who welded the exhaust perhaps? Be a nice wee nixer, or foxer as ye lagers like to say:)


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    #8547
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,208 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    H_Lime wrote: »

    The lad who welded the exhaust perhaps? Be a nice wee nixer, or foxer as ye lagers like to say:)

    I'm not a Langer :p
    A Bollox maybe but not a Langer! :pac:


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    #8548
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    H_Lime wrote: »
    Saved 9 foot of steel shelving from a skip. All straight and old school sturdy, will be mega when bolted down to the floor/wall and given a lick of paint, chuffed
    IMG-20201111-184409.jpg

    Pure steptoe and son!!:)
    https://ibb.co/CQtLRdG
    https://ibb.co/87wF8ZZ
    The above over my bike bench and I hung another one over the work bench.


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    #8549
    LollipopJimmy
    Registered Users Posts: 5,441 ✭✭✭LollipopJimmy


    Thats feckin class


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    #8550
    bladespin
    Registered Users Posts: 7,336 ✭✭✭bladespin


    The LED ones look great, much light from them? wouldn't have ever thought of using that.


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    #8551
    H_Lime
    Registered Users Posts: 1,682 ✭✭✭H_Lime


    "Made" them a few yrs back, four sets of self adhesive 5 meter white led strip stuck to lengths of wood hung from the ceiling. They're actually way brighter as I've unplugged a set of them to plug in the halogen tubes in between.
    I did the same over the work bench https://ibb.co/BBfwQ3L
    Tis lovely and bright in there now.


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