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Two wheels charter...(please read) - updated 11-12-09

  • 17-08-2005 11:25AM
    #1
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭


    Right over on the Motors board all too often a thread about bikes ended up the site of foolish and banworthy badinage, with the new forum the rule is simple - if you have nothing helpful or constructive to add to a thread and are simply trolling a "two wheels bad four wheels good" line or winding up those who ride, then you will be banned from all Motors forums.

    As for what to discuss here, well if its got two (or occassionally) three wheels and is powered by carbon based fuel then it fits in.

    Mke.

    edit: I have copied the charter from the motors forum but it largely applies.
    Research your question. Many questions on driving tests, licences, penalty points, etc. have been asked and answered many, many, many times before

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Comments

  • #2
    528i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 471 ✭✭528i


    *cough* is that directed at anyone in particular..

    I'll keep an eye on them ;), want me to mod it ?


  • #3
    murphaph
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,130 ✭✭✭✭murphaph


    Good call Mike


  • #4
    saobh_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭saobh_ie


    Nice on Mike, but what about those eco friendly two wheeled things... that run on errr... I dunno. There's a shop that sells them on the Southside of Dublin somewhere... or there was a couple of months ago, undoubtedly its gone out of business now. =D


  • #5
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭garthv


    saobh_ie wrote:
    Nice on Mike, but what about those eco friendly two wheeled things... that run on errr... I dunno. There's a shop that sells them on the Southside of Dublin somewhere... or there was a couple of months ago, undoubtedly its gone out of business now. =D
    Oh yeh, them Eco-Peds.....
    What an odd thing to sell. I think i saw one driving around on day actually


  • #6
    saobh_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 373 ✭✭saobh_ie


    Ahhh! Just realised, now I have to browse two forums... nuts...


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  • #7
    BRUNO.22
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭BRUNO.22


    saobh_ie wrote:
    Nice on Mike, but what about those eco friendly two wheeled things... that run on errr... I dunno. There's a shop that sells them on the Southside of Dublin somewhere... or there was a couple of months ago, undoubtedly its gone out of business now. =D

    GREEN MACHINE IN TERENURE...IT SEEMS TO BE DOING OK..FOR SOME REASON


  • #8
    ambro25
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,985 ✭✭✭ambro25


    BRUNO.22 wrote:
    GREEN MACHINE IN TERENURE...IT SEEMS TO BE DOING OK..FOR SOME REASON

    Erm... that would be because, when you would actually bother to learn something about the technology (simple, basic electrics) and do your maths, you'd realise that an electric moped (the full-size article, not the push-thingy) makes a hell of a lot more sense over a conventional 50cc petrol moped:

    _ no moving parts (engine-wise),
    _ no cold starts,
    _ no engine wear,
    _ servicing down to replacing tyres and brake pads only (and the batteries every once in a while),
    _ and cost you all of about €2 a week to "fill up", for a 12-miles daily commute (6 there / 6back) each day for 5 days.

    €31 in road tax and €200 to insure TPFT, €100 to ESB a year for 'petrol'. Maybe €50 in brake pads once a year as well ('tis heavy), and €360 in batteries every 3 years or so. And there ya go.

    Not getting at ya, and actually quite looking forward to trade up in size (and 'back down' to fossil fuel) myself, but don't knock it 'til you've tried it ;)


  • #9
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,675 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    Yep, true I believe.

    There's a crowd doing electric mopeds now that do twice the charge of the other ones you're talking about. Cant rem their name, i googled it electro somethin. Do some pretty nifty quads too, not for road tho and you'd look a bit dat commuting on that !! In da big smoke anyway.

    All depends what ur after. petrol is fine but 50cc? why not go for the electric i say.

    Had a Yamaha Radian myself, few years back. that's a reason for petrol now!


  • #10
    An Ri rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,675 ✭✭✭An Ri rua


    An Ri rua wrote:
    Yep, true I believe.

    There's a crowd doing electric mopeds now that do twice the charge of the other ones you're talking about. Cant rem their name, i googled it electro somethin. Do some pretty nifty quads too, not for road tho and you'd look a bit dat commuting on that !! In da big smoke anyway.

    All depends what ur after. petrol is fine but 50cc? why not go for the electric i say.

    Had a Yamaha Radian myself, few years back. that's a reason for petrol now!

    Had a google and here's what I found >> www.electromopeds.com. Not much info but it looks the part. Green Machines looks similar too


  • #11
    smoc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 128 ✭✭smoc


    Go on ya bastard two wheelers what are ya like with your fancy girly man leathers and yo.... :D Sure what am I saying i drive a bike and have leathers :D


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  • #12
    ermine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭ermine


    hello...im new....i dont own a bike or anythin...but was thinkin bout it ...any tips or things i should know??:)


  • #13
    MrPudding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,779 ✭✭✭MrPudding


    Check out the ther stickies in this forum, they have planty of good info. The, if you have any specific questions do a forum search or post a thread with your questions.

    MrP


  • #14
    MrFoxman360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 576 ✭✭✭MrFoxman360


    Any room for quad bike discussion or will that go against the charter, "if its got two( or ocassionaly three) wheels"


  • #15
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    mike65 wrote: »
    If you have a question about a problem with your car (i.e. my car won't start), please make sure you name the make / model / year of the car as accurately as you can
    Ya know some bikers dont like cagers. Could ya not change cars to motorbikes for the sanity of some of the people in this forum. Lol


  • #16
    peasant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,789 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    seanybiker wrote: »
    Ya know some bikers dont like cagers. Could ya not change cars to motorbikes for the sanity of some of the people in this forum. Lol

    Done.

    Would this be a good time to point out that "cagers" isn't exactly a friendly term and that it would be great if you could desist from using it? You know ...in the spirit of understanding each other on the road and all that :D


  • #17
    Seth Brundle
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