r/MotoIRELAND

Hi, bought my helmet year and a half ago and have never cleaned the inside. Its a shark skwall i3, is it ok to washing machine clean and dry? Any help/recommendations are much appreciated

Anyone else notice the increase in price on the second hand bikes, donedeal and FB marketplace? 2010 GSXRs and Fireblades with 30-40k mileage for the guts of 8k. Seems all bike types are affected. Anything pushing this increase other than the end of the season approaching?

Has anyone vrt-ed a bike here? Wondering what the process is like and roughly how much it costs because I know revenue calculation estimates are usually far from accurate

Hi all. A few questions if I may.Background -I’m an about to retire mid 50s Irish male with B car licence ( with AM included ) and considering getting my first ever motorbike .I was a racing ‘push’ cyclist so have pretty good road sense , balance etc but literally ZERO motorbike experience other than an ill fated quad motor biking work event decades ago that ended upside down in a stream ! I fancy a Royal Enfield Classic 350 as a first bike and am wary of the lure of mega bikes with 2 second 0-60 mph times .I do like fast cars but of course they’re slow compared with bikes ( at least in a straight line )

Anyway I realise these are probably partially stupid questions but :

Will I kill myself / end up in a wheelchair ?( even/ especially if not my own fault , the roads have gotten stupid in last 2-3 years and are getting worse FAST )

Will the bike be stolen from my back yard ?( Maynooth / Leixlip / Celbridge area .Or if parked almost anywhere semi urban ?

is the constant wind noise not annoying ? I was hoping for that lovely engine note

Is the route as follows ? Theory test / Learner licence /IBT / test ?

Is riding in the Winter as much less fun as you’d expect compared with Summer ? Bike to be cleaned after every muddy soaking ?

Are 500km first services REALLY that needed / expensive?( I do my own car services uk to brake pad sort of level )

Gear ? New ?Used ?

Really appreciate help with any or all of this .Thanks a million

( Edited to remove the obvious banned questions )

Hi, looking for alterations reccomendations. My trousers came with an extra zipper for jacket connection but my jacket hasn't got one. Anyone reccomend anywhere for it? Preferably Swords area. Thanks!

Has anyone here from the south ever traveled to N.I. to do the bikesafe course?

As soon as the dates go live here they're gone within the day and there hasn't been anything for the second half of the year due to the EU presidency.

I seen free dates up for the north and booked it but wondering if it's okay to use an ROI registered bike and what people who've done it thought of doing the NI one?

Morning all, 56yo male done test cat A last year. Had always wanted bike and decided to just do it when my father passed. Life's short.

Had loaner vstrom650 for a few months pre-test and then got BMW F900XR new with all the options. I am, to put it mildly, having a ball. Loving it and wonder why I never did it before. So much so, I now have 26K on the bike at its 1-year birthday.

So, a few small things about the F900 that make me think I need something a little bigger for touring, seat like plank, really notice it with pillion and limited load capacity on OEM box's. Comfort really.

That's the XR, will think of changing that for something bigger but what I am planning is getting a second bike. As 26k on a single bike in a year is huge!

I have been looking at everything, and in the main the MT-09 SP seems to be about the best choice out there for a fun bike that's capable. But looking at all the options, I have also kept the S100XR as an option. The S1K is dearer, 15k MT to 21k S1kR, but S1kR is fully loaded. Its also 170bhp compared to the 120 on the MT, but not really as concerned with that one. I don't go mad and by all account the S1k can go pretty mad! I have a load of BMW bits I have bought that would transfer to S1k and also adding things like cruise, heated grips and so on to the MT brings it a lot closer.

Question to all, anyone out there went from MT to S1kR? or anyone who has experience of both. The mad thing is I can't ride either yet, as don't have my license a year yet and wont till November. I don't even know if I will fit, as a 6'1" 100kg bloke. Don't know how forward each would be at my height and would prefer to have more of an upright position.

So, thoughts everyone? Ta in advance

I was having a chat with a dealer in Portugal during service for some of the bikes about what to plan for my oldest in 3 years on the A1 license.

He knows I have a good budget, so he just told me it's a no brainer and get a Varg SM. Only downside is it won't do more then 10K kms. He said it's because of the way the power test is done in Europe, the Varg overheats and locks down power, ending up classified as A1.

Does anyone know if this is the case in Ireland? Does the Varg get registered for A1 in Ireland?

I recently moved to Dublin and I’ve been looking into getting a bike. However, I’ve heard a lot about bike theft in Dublin specifically and it’s really pushing me away from wanting to get one. I live in D18 so I’m not sure how bad it is, but I would be travelling close to the center for work. I don’t have a garage where I live, the closest I have is a fenced off area which might be able to fit a bike through but not sure. Any tips or advice to help make sure I could ease my mind about it?

Like where to pass the theory exam, and who to get as an instructor for the IBT, especially if they land the bike for the lessons. Greatly appreciated

Looking at getting a first bike and something that stands out is second hand resale prices.

https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikes-for-sale/honda-cbr500r/42718630

https://www.donedeal.ie/all?words=honda%20cbr500r

I can get a brand new one with the eclutch for €999 more than a second hand one. I know it's only one owner and 2k km but for the sake of €999 why would someone buy a second hand one.

Do bikes really hold there value this well and is the second hand market that good?

To all the fellow bikers I met on the way to and from Mountshannon today, fair play. Friendly waves all around, did the soul good today 👍