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Sunday Spin???

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    #2642
    stewygriffin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭stewygriffin


    Leona Faithful Pantsuit wrote: »
    I've seen that NSR about, she's absolutely stunning.

    Living where I do I'm treated to a parade heading into Howth all summer, 'tis great.

    We were in Howth having coffee yesterday before heading to Bray.

    Great bike,NSR250 had a spin on it yesterday.


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    #2643
    stewygriffin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭stewygriffin


    Mini me.....lol.


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    #2644
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    stewygriffin wrote: »
    We were in Howth having coffee yesterday before heading to Bray.

    I cycle around Howth a lot, rarely take the motorbike up.

    Anyway since getting the 1200GS no one says hello to me anymore, I guess I'm 'one of them' lol


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    #2645
    stewygriffin
    Registered Users Posts: 1,936 ✭✭✭stewygriffin


    We were outside Panorama.
    I was nodding at every bike.


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    #2646
    Gogzey
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭Gogzey


    Thinking of buying a bike again , but nothing fast just looking to go out on evenings or weekends just for a cruise around , any one suggest good bike for this ?? did think about XJR1300 ?


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    #2647
    Jackdaw89
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Jackdaw89


    Good weekend of it Into Killarney today on to molls gap home through healy rae county good shot of lads out on bikes. Yesterday up the Vee on to new ross back home on the motorway which was hairy enough in spots. It’s great to have the bugs hitting you like stones instead of actual hail stones.


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    #2648
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Not many out in Laragh today....too cold..???...:P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vBZIpRBt0


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    #2649
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    Max Headroom wrote: »
    Not many out in Laragh today....too cold..???...:P

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vBZIpRBt0

    The riding season is closed don't ya know :P


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    #2650
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Leona Faithful Pantsuit wrote: »
    The riding season is closed don't ya know :P

    When do the "adventure" riders come out of hibernation. ...:p


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    #2651
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    It's cold enough Monday to Friday, Sunday is our day of rest.


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    #2652
    mamax
    Registered Users Posts: 875 ✭✭✭mamax


    Max Headroom wrote: »
    When do the "adventure" riders come out of hibernation. ...:p

    Some of us ride any time of the year ;) I've been ignoring the Mrs last few days with her dropping the hint about all this frost and snow that's coming when getting my gear ready the night before :)


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    #2653
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,867 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Yeah, great video to open in work :rolleyes:

    Life ain't always empty.



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    #2654
    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Unsurprising that the bronze were more interested in bikers than a huge oil slick from Roundwood to nearly Annamoe this morning...hope there were no incidents..:rolleyes:


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    #2655
    2shea
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭2shea


    Gogzey wrote: »
    Thinking of buying a bike again , but nothing fast just looking to go out on evenings or weekends just for a cruise around , any one suggest good bike for this ?? did think about XJR1300 ?

    I have a nice clean Honda Deauville i might be selling shorty, only has 13k Km on it also


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    #2656
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    2shea wrote: »
    I have a nice clean Honda Deauville i might be selling shorty, only has 13k Km on it also

    Hopefully they haven't bought something else in the last 11 months :p

    Also XJR1300... Deuville?!


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    #2657
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    Where ye all spinning tomorrow?


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    #2658
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    LIGHTNING wrote:
    If anybody is out tomorrow for a spin in Dublin I'd join them!


    is this a blast or an easy run you'd like? :)


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    #2659
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    LIGHTENING another time for sure, but I entered a race this morning (nothing exciting like a bike race, just a 5k run). It starts at 12 noon so I'm gone pretty much until mid afternoon.

    If you head out be safe, and have a ball.

    If you're tempted to take in some scenery and bikes checkout Laragh in Co.Wicklow. The ride from Dublin up and over the Sally Gap, coffee or break at Lough Tay (stunning views of 'The Guinness Lake', then head down through Roundwood and into Laragh.

    Or if you want then you could head out to Howth, but where most bikers come off the M50 and onto the N32 and straight through the Malahide Rd/N32 junction into Clarehall take the left onto the Malahide road, up into Malahide and ride the coast down into Portmarnock (beautiful views) and into Howth from there.


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    #2660
    2shea
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭2shea


    zubair wrote: »
    Hopefully they haven't bought something else in the last 11 months :p

    Also XJR1300... Deuville?!

    The Deauville us a grand machine , I owned a Kawasaki GTR1400 at one stage and that thing was like a Scud
    Missile!

    Deauville is a much more relaxing ride. Less likely to do silly things on it too as it just hasn't got the power.

    It is slow enough but I don't mind that.

    In saying that is love a GTR again :p


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    #2661
    Alter_Ego
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭Alter_Ego


    Anyone up for a spin tomorrow around Dublin? I'll be leaving the Spawell garage around 10AM if anyone wants to join me.


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    #2662
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,095 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Took this baby out for its first spin of the year and it didn't disappoint.
    Went Youghal-Clashmore-Dungarvan-Cappoquin-Lismore-Ballyduff-Fermoy-Tallow-Youghal-Home.

    I love this bike but when you are not used to it a few hours is tough enough on the arms and neck.

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    #2663
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    Alter_Ego wrote:
    Anyone up for a spin tomorrow around Dublin? I'll be leaving the Spawell garage around 10AM if anyone wants to join me.


    Did you get out? Was away myself...


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    #2664
    Alter_Ego
    Registered Users Posts: 196 ✭✭Alter_Ego


    Zipppy wrote: »
    Did you get out? Was away myself...
    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    10 is a bit too early for me! I went out myself at lunch for a blast up the sally's gap. Had to drop a few gears going up the hills :pac:


    Yes, but later that I though, was out around 2PM. Went down the N81, through Valleymount and to Laragh - that bit was fine. The next part through Roundwood and Eniskerry was a torture with Sunday drivers doing literally half the speed limit and holding up queues of cars. Didn't bother overtaking them, as you'd arrive at next fustercluck in 30 seconds anyway. Knew it will be like that, but didn't expect so many cars on the roads.



    Next time - Kildare/Meath. Might do a 10:30 start to increase my chances of someone turning up ;)


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    #2665
    allybhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,675 ✭✭✭allybhoy


    Just picked up my first ever bike on Sunday (Nc700) only done a few small runs with it so far due to the weather but if any fellow newbies or boardsies are looking to go for a spin any sunday id be delighted to go along, im based on the wicklow \ kildare border, but id travel within reason


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    #2666
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


    Meeting another rider in Naas at 12 tomorrow for a local ish spin. Will probably get in the Wicklow photo rally stop. We'll be at the usual boardie meeting point, across from the Odeon cinema. Reply here if you want to join us.


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    #2667
    blade1
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    I'm grabbing a quick bite to eat and heading out in the minute while the roads are how I like them (quiet).
    Don't know where I'm going yet.
    Anyone that's out, enjoy yourselves lads.
    Be safe!!!!


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    #2668
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,095 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Went Dungarvan-Clonmel-Cahir and now in Cashel
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    Going to head back in a few minutes and probably hit The Vee or some other mountain roads!
    Another great day for it!!!


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    #2669
    Zipppy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Zipppy


    blade1 wrote:
    Going to head back in a few minutes and probably hit The Vee or some other mountain roads! Another great day for it!!!


    it lashed in Dublin.. luckily was in a cafe when it hit :)


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    #2670
    blade1
    Registered Users Posts: 12,095 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Zipppy wrote: »
    it lashed in Dublin.. luckily was in a cafe when it hit :)
    It started raining when I was one mile from home.
    Other than that I got home unscathed!

    I can't say the same for yesterday though.
    Lost 2 jam doughnuts that I picked up in Lidl on the way home from a spin to Carrick an Suir.
    I put them in my backpack at the till but an Italian girl started talking to me so I got distracted and forgot to zip up my goodies!! :eek: :pac:

    She was telling me she had her ibt done and was buying a Ducati monster next month.
    She was also getting married next month and had a deal with her husband to be...no bike until after the wedding.
    She said she can't wait to get her bike!! :pac:


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    #2671
    zubair
    Registered Users Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭zubair


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    First Sunday spin on the new bike, I've had it months now and I'm on it daily but haven't had time for a hoon (bar a track day).


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