Tag: Motorcycle
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Don’t Get Mad…Get MAG Ireland
At the Irish Motorcycle Show just gone by among the many exhibitors I got to chat to were the always interesting people at the MAG Ireland stall. So who is MAG Ireland? First off they are the Motorcycle Action Group and the best way to describe their role is to think of them as an…
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Italy Tells Motorcycle Trailers To Roll On
Have a motorcycle with a trailer?? Like traveling around Europe with it? Well you better be careful as it is now illegal to drive on Italian roads while towing a trailer behind your motorcycle. The process to achieve this great legislative milestone (seriously…there are bigger issues!) has been a funny little journey. You see they…
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MotoGP ’09 – First Blood
After the turbulent events over the break with the pull-out of Kawasaki and rumours surrounding other teams it is great to finally see this years contenders back on the track. Over the course of the tests Rossi had a few ‘offs’, while Stoner with his ‘weak’ wrist seems more then capable of keeping to the…
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Testing Man & Metal; RTA & I
Statistically it was bound to happen. In my eleventh year on two wheels and many thousands of kilometers I was involved in my first road traffic accident (RTA). I am lucky, very lucky. There is a saying among motorcyclists, “we all come off, some get back, some don’t, some can’t“. I can get back on…
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Buell, Showing You How To Own The Corners
Here are some of the latest videos from Buell highlighting their current 2009 range…enjoy! The Buell Ulysses XB12XT The Buell Ulysses XB12X The Buell 1125R and Firebolt XB12R Sportsbikes The Buell 1125CR The Buell Lightning Range Hope you enjoyed that and got you excited. Dublin Harley-Davidson is my local dealer here in Ireland, track down…
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Kawasaki Hits The Red
It is official, Kawasaki have announced that they are pulling out of the MotoGP championship leaving riders John Hopkins and Marco Melandri without rides and the MotoGP grid looking increasingly small, standing now with 17 rider, 10 teams and just 4 manufacturers! The official statement from Kawasaki on the MotoGP website states that Amid the…
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If Wishes Were Bikes…
If wishes were bikes then last weekend (Saturday 30th/Sunday 31st August) at the Annual Across Ireland 2008 we had over 700 of them! Combined with pillions numbers taking part went over a 1,000. The total amount of money raised for the ‘Make A Wish Foundation‘ will not be confirmed for a few weeks but the…
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Can You Hear Me Now?
So with the Annual Across Ireland run being this coming weekend and following the lessons of our recent road-trip around Ireland I was under orders to procure and install an intercom system for our long periods on the road. So were to begin? Well, I started by crawling through pages of reviews/comments/opinions of various kit.…
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Buell, Uly & I
Almost 1 month and 1 service later it is time for the first blog all about owning and living with my Buell Ulysses XB12XT. Her provisional pet name is ‘Uly’ as I can not think up anything else appropriate! First off this period has been all about breaking in the engine. This would sound like…
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That Time of Year
People are running around, making their lists and checking them twice! Shaking our heads at which manufacturers have been naughty and nice…yes, over the next few weeks/months we will be treated to the 2009 model line-ups from the various motorcycle manufacturers. To give you an idea of what is in store here is a taster…
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