South West Ireland Tour May 8-14 2022

West Cork Paul Jan 30, 2022

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Yep, it's that time of year again , time to start telling you all about this year's guided tours, the first of which is in May.

The full itinerary is below and any questions, just ask.

This year I'm using a boutique (read small and well appointed)...

Winter Project 2005 ST4S

853RS Jan 7, 2022

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I bought a ST4S earlier on in the year and have had a few runs on it.Has a misfire above 6000rpm and wont run clean.The bodywork has a few scratches and marks,engine paint flaking off,wheels paint flaking and looks like its been through a few...

Chizel's Lockdown 749 Rebuild Thread

Chizel - Founding Father Oct 27, 2021

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Cleaned the 749 track bike then started pulling it apart with a view to swapping out the blown engine. The replacement looks like it's been stored underwater although it is/was a good runner with lowish miles and full and recent service history.
I'm...

Everclear's Workshop and other Manuals Thread

Everclear Oct 18, 2021

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I have one or two in PDF format so I'll post up the links here - I am well known on this forum for sharing the love . Let me know of any dead ones.

Of course anyone else with links can post theirs up as well...

Bimota Tesi 3D edizione finale (Final Edition)

Exige Oct 6, 2021

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Well, it finally arrived home yesterday tea time in a rain storm following a 365 mile round trip - so straight into the garage for the night...

Moved it into it's winter berth in the kitchen today and took a few photo's from different angles...

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900GTS build...

Vacant Possession Sep 3, 2021

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This is what I bought, Exhibit A...

This is what I am building, Exhibit B...

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1980 900SS rebuild...

Vacant Possession Sep 3, 2021

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Summer is on the way and Spring has well and truly sprung so I am trying to get my backside into gear and get my bike back on the road and do some riding.

This is the first of my two Dukes which came out of a twenty-three-or-so year slumber a couple...

Living with a MultiStrada V4

West Cork Paul Aug 29, 2021

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Seeing as how I’m now a fully paid up member of the MultiStrada Society I thought I’d start a thread to a) keep a journel of my new bike and b) try and liven up this desolate corner of the Forum.

Having eventually got the bike on Wednesday last, after...

"Peanut" SL125, 1972/3 rebuild

Laava Aug 20, 2021

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So I decided to do a build thread, just cos it's an Honda! Have owned peanut for years but it has sat unloved for years...I bought a donor bike as well just to average out the chances of getting some good bits. The sidecovers are worth an absolute...

Longest Day Up - Lands End to JoG on a 300 quid bike

m@tt Jun 13, 2021

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A week today I’ll be in Penzance looking forward to the early start on Monday morning .
At sunrise I’ll be setting off an old Honda CBR1000f purchased for not much more than 300 quid and hoping to make it to John O’ Groats by dusk .

What could...

748/853 for sale

Nelly May 22, 2021

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I built this bike in 2007 from a bare frame up for a customer. I ended up buying it off him after a prolonged layup and have recommissioned it as a bit of a project thru the past year. Frame, subframe, wheels, cycle...

Multistrada V4 test ride - first impressions. V4S or BMW GS?

West Cork Paul May 21, 2021

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As some readers of this forum know I took the new 2021 V4 Multi for a test ride yesterday. Now for me that is no simple 'pop around to your local dealer' feat. There is only one dealer in the ROI and that's in Dublin, 354.5Km away from where I live...

What is Suspension Sag?

The GOAT Apr 9, 2021

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Courtesy of @Andyb for what he calls a 'proper' suspension article, and posted on his behalf (please direct all questions to AndyB, not me, by tagging him in your post).

As so many questions return again and again about suspension...

HALFORDS SPECIAL - Warning. Contains motorcycle content.

Retired member Apr 2, 2021

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TRIUMPH 675 DAYTONA 2010

Wet Weight (with 7 litres of fuel) 169kg

Bike was bought with crash damage late last summer for a bargain price. I then fully repaired with Triumph parts for the...

Coast to Coast on-road 2019

Pierre 66 Mar 31, 2021

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As we seem to be in need of more bike stuff, I thought there`d be no harm to re share 2019 Morecambe to Scarborough Coast to Coast, on road.
(also France 2011 and Germany 2013 if anyone is interested)

My brother in Law, Sam, was new to bikes in 2019...

Coast to Coast off-road 2019

Pierre 66 Mar 31, 2021

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As we were not allowed to do feck all last year........... I`m sure you will have seen this before but thought it might be worth a share again.

Scarborough to Morecambe, off road. (this was middle of June )

Day 1, Wednesday.
Met up at the...

The Ducati Dry Clutch 101

West Cork Paul Mar 26, 2021

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There were a few questions recently on the DOCGB FB group along the lines of "help, I cant engage neutral", "my clutch makes an awful noise, what can I do?" etc., so as I have some direct experience of having to sort out my own issues from time to time...

Key Loops

The GOAT Mar 1, 2021

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Yayyyy.... they are here.

In the relentless pursuit of bringing our members goodies and value for money we have now secured a limited number of Ducati Community key loops. Some of you, who recently ordered cam...

1000SSie DS/900SL Hybrid

Nasher Feb 1, 2021

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I’ve mentioned my current project quite a lot on the forum and now I’ve ensured it will work to my satisfaction I thought I’d best stick some progress up.

Last summer I picked up a 2003 1000SSie DS for a very good price and spent a bit of time getting...