Biker's Cafe Chatroom

IC3 · 24 Jun 2016 at 15:57

What effect do you people think the decision made will have on us bikers? Fuel prices going up? Motorcycle gear going up in price? etc?

It'll definitely be harder for Brits to travel around Europe...

tom_e · 24 Jun 2016 at 15:57

Clov!s said:
What's that program called which lets you pick a destination and then transfer to your tomtom?

Tyre.

IC3 said:
What effect do you people think the decision made will have on us bikers? Fuel prices going up? Motorcycle gear going up in price? etc?

It'll definitely be harder for Brits to travel around Europe...

In the short term nothing in the long term still nothing major we already get shafted on kit price compared to other EU countries and people in places like Switzerland have no problem traveling round Europe.

Captain · 24 Jun 2016 at 15:58

IC3 said:
What effect do you people think the decision made will have on us bikers? Fuel prices going up? Motorcycle gear going up in price? etc?

It'll definitely be harder for Brits to travel around Europe...

You'll still have access to Europe just like you can now, nothing will change.

tom_e said:
Tyre.

Thanks.

TallPaul_S · 24 Jun 2016 at 16:16

IC3 said:
What effect do you people think the decision made will have on us bikers? Fuel prices going up? Motorcycle gear going up in price? etc?

It'll definitely be harder for Brits to travel around Europe...

Why will it be harder? Nothing will change re: travel into europe. We'll get new passports without the EU on them, other than that Euros will be more expensive for a while. Euro 4 emission laws won't change as bike manufacturers won't make a new model just for us Brits, but the stupid A1/A2 licencing laws (which were a EU requirement) we'll be able to change. Whether they will or not however...

Prices might be affected in the medium term, due to £/$ and euro rates, but that's just the currency markets.

A few more checks at the eurotunnel/ferry but once you're into France it's the same as before.

^JP^ · 24 Jun 2016 at 16:29

How do the EU4 bikes compared to the US or AUS market bikes?

Take the Ducati 959 for example, the EU version has the stupid exhausts and the US has the normal underbelly ones.

http://www.ducati.com/bikes/superbike/959_panigale/index.do
vs
http://www.ducati.com/bikes/superbike/959_panigale/us_version/index.do

I'd rather buy a US one if I could.

TallPaul_S · 24 Jun 2016 at 16:38

That's true - although most makers don't have different models, they just have a Euro4 compliant model.

IC3 · 24 Jun 2016 at 17:15

I doubt the A1/A2 stupid laws will change, maybe it'll go back to license going automatically into A but you would still need to pay for the admin fees to get your license update with it etc.

I wonder if Triumph will make bikes for Britain without those stupid Euro 4 laws.

wazza300 · 24 Jun 2016 at 17:17

It won't make any difference, one **** steps down as PM and another will take his place and so it goes on...

IC3 · 24 Jun 2016 at 17:35

Hopefully the new PM won't have a fetish of sticking his genitals into a dead pig.

IC3 · 24 Jun 2016 at 23:54

Went to see some of my mates at Ace, its a half way for everyone and its bikers cafe.

I still think the H2 looks ugly and would take the ZX10-R 2016 any day...

Minibiker · 25 Jun 2016 at 10:28

In my eyes both of them are gorgeous bikes, The Zx10r has always been my Favourite 1000cc Supersport... Saw a H2 the other day on the road, Sounded Meannnnn!!

tom_e · 25 Jun 2016 at 10:37

That paintwork on the H2 though yum! I'd become neurotic trying not to mark it though

tom_e · 25 Jun 2016 at 12:04

Replaced my OEM yoke nut last week as it was losing it's chrome and starting to rust. Only problem was putting a black one on just showed up how rough my top yoke in general was looking.

So off I went looking for a yoke protector. £20 for the OEM Suzuki one or £7 for this lump of real CF.

I think it tidies it up a bit at least.

lmfy2k · 25 Jun 2016 at 12:11

Tom, you got a link for the cf one ? Do they just stick down ?

Also Rizoma master cylinder ? Nice :cool:

Captain · 25 Jun 2016 at 12:11

It's an aliexpress knock off isn't it?

lmfy2k · 25 Jun 2016 at 12:15

Clov!s said:
It's an aliexpress knock off isn't it?

I didn't want to ask straight off the bat

tom_e · 25 Jun 2016 at 12:18

I've got a feeling infinity carbon that made them have gone bust, I managed to pick it up from an eBay seller that seems to be selling all their stock off so they only had one.
Yep they just use heavy duty double sided tape to attach.

Just the res master cylinder is stock. Yes it is a knock off. No I don't care it looks and acts like the real thing without the lol price tag

IC3 · 25 Jun 2016 at 14:04

There was so much police at ace, 4 or 5 big mopeds. Around 6 on foot and 2 cars just going up and down... they also put metal bars on the side to stop cars parking there. Still plenty of space for bikes to park there though.

BTW Don't buy the Rizoma knock off mirrors, they are rubbish! Mine twisted at 120 and the thread just rounded off.

wazza300 · 25 Jun 2016 at 14:42

"woop woop that's the sound of the police" ic3 quivers at the sight of them now haha

tom_e · 25 Jun 2016 at 14:59