Category: Hobbies & Interests

  • Olympia Gear Review (Update)

    Ever since I posted my initial review (Click Here) of my Olympia Moto Sports suit it has become the most visited post on this blog, month after month! So now that I have been using the stuff for about 18 months I thought it only right to update you on how things are going. To…

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  • The Warrior Bunny Is Coming!!

    Just in case you have not heard, Ubuntu 9.04 ‘Jaunty Jackalope’ is on the way! The important dates for anyone who wants to help out in development are: November 20th – Alpha 1December 18th – Alpha 2January 15th – Alpha 3February 5th – Alpha 4February 26th – Alpha 5March 12th – Alpha 6March 26th –…

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  • RSA Annual Report 2007 – A Brief Overview

    The RSA have released their Annual Report for 2007 and it makes for some interesting reading. To download the pdf Click Here First of the RSA (Road Safety Authority) came into force back in 2006 their main duty being “tasked with improving safety on our roads in order to reduce death and injury resulting from…

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  • Pilgrimage 2008 – Preview

    Here is a quick taste for what is in store at this years Motorcycle & Scooter Show, thanks to MCN I will be following this up with my own review and photos soon!!! Keep the rubber side down

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  • Winter Is Here

    Has been bit of a rush around lately, loads of deadlines and the like BUT while that was going on winter arrived with a vengeance. Getting up in the mornings in the dark and everything covered with frost, coming home in the evening and it is dark and the frost is returning. So for those…

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  • Wireless Computing

    The ‘Mugen Power’ 9-cell battery pack arrived for my Advent 4211 (MSI Wind ‘clone’) just over a week ago. I had to wait until the weekend before getting to try it out since I wanted to put her though at least 3-4 charge/discharge cycles…which I did! Over the week I have been using daily and…

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  • Buell is Back

    My Buell XB12XT Ulysses is back! For the earlier part of this story Click Here! What did Dublin Harley-Davidson do? A new wiring loom, new fuel pump & they replaced anything damaged in the off. All under warranty, so they did not charge me a cent. One of the dealers had been riding the bike…

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  • Pilgrimage 2008

    Flights Booked…CHECK!Show Ticket…CHECK!Hotel…CHECK! Everything is in place for the 2008 NEC Motorcycle & Scooter Show being held in Birmingham, UK. Last year they changed the layout and squeezed more in and it was GREAT, but we did not have enough time to get around and get as many photos as we wanted…or deals…or see the…

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  • If I Didn’t Have Bad Luck…

    Well, there has been a drought of blog posts lately, mainly due to me hoping that things would improve or sort themselves out, but alas they have not. So what is the story? Well here is the long version: Tuesday 21st October I left the house as per normal in the early hours of the…

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  • AAI 2008, Year End

    Meeting up at Xtreme45 So what began with the mini fun run earlier this year and registration for the Annual Across Ireland main run on the last weekend of August has finally been wound up with a presentation on the 19th October with details of the final funds raised. So how did we do? The…

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