Winter snow and repairs

Been snowed in the last two weeks, decided to give the bike a deep clean removed the tank to polish the heads and found a very disturbing fault, the fuel line form the tank to carburettor was almost worn all the way through, HD wanted €70 for a new hose, so off to the local agricultural tractor repairs (harley bashers will love that one) got a new hose and clips for total of €2, fitted today and took a test ride, jeez fecking cold but everything ran fine, lucky I found the fault now and not miles from home or even worse if it worn through all the way could of been nasty.

Winter has Arrived

Well winter is finally her, not posted for about a month, been busy riding, but the last week or so the bike been giving problems started spluttering after about 20 mile, thought I had cured the problem down to a faulty spark plug but yesterday problem back again so will be looking into it over the next week or, lucky its not summer that would make it a hundred times worse....

Very unusual weather... TEN TEN TEN

10/10/10... Could it be do something to do with the weather.

What a great day very hot and blue sky, very unusual for October, but hey making the most of it.
One thing I do know is when the winter finally hits we will suffer greatly for this.


But the thought of the open fire after a fresh clear but cold ride out day in the winter arriving home to a open log fire and a wee winter warmer drink and a few beers are part of biking life here....!!


Bring it on March will be here soon enough then warm days again....

Unexpected Blue Sky Day

Woke up today and an unexpected brilliant day, so of to Greencastle and Malin Head for a wee ride out.

Just one of them days you just couldn't plan and hardley any tourists about.
A very rare photo of me too.......!!

Quay Viper Rally 2010 / Weekend Run

Friday set out to the rally got the ferry decided not to camp, when i got there my tag was No 566 wasn't to much there bit disappointed but got my 1st rally badge in 28 years......

Saturday two boys from here decided they want to go so I go with them back on the ferry, when one of them check in, their No was 1,600 ish and a lot more bikes and stuff there far better than the day before...

Anyway some great bikes at the rally..

SOME PHOTO'S HERE

So this morning the boys decide to go to Donegal Town for a ride out a lot of bikes from the county meet there on Sundays like I said 140 mile round trip and it was cold but a great ride.

I'm always defending that it's a myth that stuff falls off Harley's, out on a run the weekend ad yes it happened, went to gear down after a long run with out gearing up or down, and nothing looked down "peg gone", luckly I found a hardware/gifts/toy-store shop open on a Sunday which is rare here.

covered just under 300 miles the weekend....

So purchased a stubby star screwdriver wrapped the shank in PCV tape to protect the thread then figure of eight wrapped the thing on the shifter, works grand.
All this is ok only for the fact I was riding with 2 BMW riders and two Jap riders, so you can image the Craic, how you get Harley parts from a toy store gonna have to put up with this one for a long long time.....

Orange County Choppers got nuffin on me.....

Autumn

Well not posted for a while, been out and about on the bike, today was the realisation that winter is on it's way the temperature was noticeably different today.

I rode through the winter last year except for four weeks between December and January couldn't even get the van out the drive with the snow, and not much winter biker clothing but this year well prepared, all the gear now, but roll on spring, gonna be a long winter...

Painted side panels

Finally after a year got round to painting the side panels never did like the stock black one's

Another Sunday Ride Out

The weather was promised but from the start out it was a wee bit dull, but as the day went on it came to be a cracking day, took a trip down to Ramelton and then back up to Donegal Town via Barnesmore Gap.

(a description from a website): These are rugged and gaunt grey mountains which, from a distance, give off a hue of blue, and for three miles on either side the traveller is between massive cliffs and yawning rents cut by streams racing down the mountain and falling into the noisy Lowerymore river. This river keeps company with the main road as far as Lough Eske where it joins the River Eske. (also not my photo too busy riding through)








Donegal Town , great turn out of bikes got even busier after the photo was taken

Ireland's Most Northerly Point

Finally a break in the weather took a ride up to the Malin Head Ireland's Most Northerly Point, great day it very high up 22M above mean sea level, the Tower, which was built in 1805 as.a Lloyds Signal Station.

In its early days this was a major news link between America and Europe you could take a walk along the cliff top to Hell's Hole, a subterranean cavern into which the tide explodes with a tremendous force.

Charity & Rain

Went on my first charity run last weekend, never been into them always avoided, but went along, and, probably the last, I never seen the point are we as bikers trying to make people like us by doing this if so why, the citizens already have made their minds up and no charity or toy run will change their minds.
also to make it worse it pissed down all day...!!!

I am what I am, take me that way or feck off. I dont need to prove who I am....????/

Winter...OUCH..It's Coming

Yea I know....., but I'm finding myself thinking about preparing for winter riding already, new gloves and thermals, feck why does summer go so quick.
What I want to know is why so called global warming don't seem to be warming Ireland hmmmm maybe It's a load of Shite. or If we turn to desert the rest of he world is truly fecked up..!!!!
Nine at night garage lights on already..

Sunday Run to An Ghaeltacht

Took a ride out on a rare Sunny day, feck it was warm. took the ferry over to Rathmullan from Buncrana, up to Fanad Head then down to The Downings and Rosapenna, onto Gort a Hork via the Blaney Bridge then back through Glenviegh National Park to Kilmacrenan, and back home to Inishowen via Letterkenny estimated about 150 miles, what a great day will be one to remember in the long cold winter......

Isle of Doagh

Wee ride out to the Isle of Doagh, not much of the castle left a very hidden place away from the main roads.
Not many tourists find this place, well not too many locals know it either..just surfers and walkers, oh and the odd biker

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Roaring Meg Custom Show

Took a ride into Derry for Roaring Meg Custom Show on the City Walls, as usual the weather was shite, but a nice turn out of bikes

Couple of friends bikes and mine

A Yamaha R1 & a BMW K75 with the Harley

Tattoo Convention Derry "Maiden City Ink"

Visited the Tattoo convention in Derry, hey you see Miami Ink and LA Ink on Sky TV, let me tell you the artists at The Everglades were as good if not even better, I will be back next year and maybe sit and get a new one myself, go to it if you can,.......!!

'twill rain nae mair.'

Well it is  St Swithin's Day so the obvious thing was to go for a ride out strapped the leather and leggings to the bike "just in case", couldn't have been a better ride, warm sunny, but a few ominous clouds over head but didn't rain. (about an hour after I posted this it rained a wee bit not sure if that counts)

'St. Swithin's day if thou dost rain
For forty days it will remain
St. Swithin's day if thou be fair
For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.'

Lets hope it;s right hey....?

Ride out

Took the bike for a run after a marathon cleaning session "Does she look good or what"
(this was used on the H.O.G gallery)

Belfast Harley Davidson Run

Took a ride out to Harley Davidson Belfast (Antrim) the last time I done this run last September it was freezin fog from the time I got of the ferry, this run was warm but cloudy got a few spits of rain strangely enough after the ferry coming home
The reason for going it was their 11th Anniversary bash, the band that was there was pretty good, but the hog roast thing was a bit disappointing only because I imagined a hog with a bar stuck through him over a fire.

Still got my eyes on a Street Bob, hey ya never no "one day"...

Summer Looking Good

Jeez, Summer looking good, been riding around in the leather waistcoat, yea I know, badass biker (not), arms dark brown from the sun already and summer is just beginning , that is so good after all the winter riding some below zero, and hit 4,375 miles riding time on the bike this week since I got the "Morgster", wow I can still remember sleepless nights waiting for her to be delivered from the UK, as my tattoo says "Live to ride - Ride to Live (hey I got it back in 1979 when I was riding a, well, wee bike) and that is what I am going to do till I Die, no biker cliché, that is the way it is gonna be, boy am I enjoying life at the moment.....!!

Irish Bike Festival..

I missed the festival this year, finances wouldnt allow the weather has been great as well, I'm going to make sure I make it next year, god willing, NOT VERY FECKING HAPPY ABOUT IT...?

4,000 miles

Hit 4,000 riding miles Most of which were winter riding last Monday since i got the bike last August....

Summer Time

Well the weather has been off an on, but now most days are dry well at least warm sat out on Malin bridge yesterday WOW nice place to chill out, hope to have a lot more days like this, and hopefully some long summer trips...

Dennis Hopper R.I.P

Sad day today one of Bikers greatest icon's died today..... lost count how many times i've watched easyrider, was a big influence in me becoming a biker.

Not Much Happening

Weather great at the moment, just a wee bit of a quite time, cash and spose the summer is only just starting, I'm sure it will be a good summer for ride out's and tours.

What a Day

What a Fecking great day not sure how many miles I've done, took three ride outs in various locations, met a biker with a custom painted Suzuki Marauder, good biker chat, when I finally got home spent 3 hours cleaning the bike, soooo warm 25C, forearms are brown already riding with just leather waistcoat....!!!
"GONNA BE A LONG HOT SUMMER HOPEFULLY".

First New Post "Not a Born Again Biker"....!!!!!

Fitted Avon Venom front and rear, what a difference the stability of the bike and cornering, not that i'm a speed freak more of a cruiser, always enjoyed taking it easy and taking in the world passing by..!


After getting the Harley fitted with new boots and changed the filter and oil, I'm ready to get started on a new hopefully private blog.
Had a whole year blog before this and deleted before I realised I could of imported it before I done that.....FECK IT

I'm Not a born again biker, never stopped being a biker, but had a long regretful break from it, over the years away. every time i saw a bike on the road or parked, kept dreaming of a return, now I have done it I will be riding till the day I die.....
Hopefully that will be many years yet.