First time bikers

November 23, 2014

Bike for A Licence?

Bike for A Licence? Can anyone clear up what bikes are not suitable to do the full A test on? what bikes over 600cc don’t meet this power to weight ratio thing.:unsure2: Thanks in advance.:thumbsup2: Source: irish bikers

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November 21, 2014

How long is a piece of string?

How long is a piece of string? Hi, Potential bike purchaser here (depending on work and a few other things). I was speaking to someone in a bike shop today (I wont name the place), but they advised me that I might not be spending enough on the bike I was intrested in, and that […]

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November 19, 2014

1 piece leather suit or 2 piece lether suit

1 piece leather suit or 2 piece lether suit Whats up guys? Any advice on a 1 piece leather suit, are they comfortable and stuff? Source: irish bikers

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November 17, 2014

Quick Intro

Quick Intro Just a quick intro before I start posting around the forum. I’m 22 from Dublin. Recently bought myself a 2014 Ninja 300 to go with my new A2 provisional. Source: irish bikers

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November 13, 2014

First Time Insurance Claim

First Time Insurance Claim Has anyone else has the misfortune of having had an insurance claim through Carole Nash handled by a shower in Belfast called MIS? These people really are something else. On my Policy Schedule the ‘estimate value’ is 5,000, even though ‘their’ valuer puts the replacement value of the bike at 5,500 […]

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November 9, 2014

my first bike

my first bike ive my learner permit 2 weeks and ive the ibt booked for the end of january because my wife is due our second child tomorrow and i had no intention of getting a bike until after winter but i bought this this morning,i thought it was too good to pass up 2002 […]

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October 27, 2014

Thunderbird Lowering Kit

Thunderbird Lowering Kit Has anyone any experience of lowering a pre 2004 Triumph Thunderbird 900? Have sourced reasonably priced kit available from UK manufacturer, just wondering if doing this would have knock-on effects for handling etc. I need to knock at least an inch off the seat height. Source: irish bikers

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October 25, 2014

Full Control – how to ride manual

Full Control – how to ride manual Spotted this on another forum, I haven’t seen it mentioned before but it’s definitely worth a post because it’s really excellent. It’s called Full Control, it’s a riding manual from the Norwegian Motorcycle Union. The English version of the book is freely available as a pdf here: http://www.rideitright.org/documents…ntrol_2013.pdf […]

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