Thought I'd post this here as, although not done on my GS (I used my ZZR1400) its a good trip and, frankly, there were times on the rough roads when I thought I'd have been better off on the BMW!
Well here it is, after 2 weeks and 1100 or so miles... a full report with facts, figures, pictures, what to do and see, great rides and video plus links to the items we reviewed during the trip;
Weise Psycho Jeans
Weise Black Rain Gloves
Shark Evoline Flip Front
TCX Boots (update)
Weise Rain Suit
Weise Dynastar Evo Jacket (update)
Not all of these are complete yet but will be this next week. There are now 5 attached on-board videos linked from images at the bottom of the page. You can access the report in the Tour Section on Bigbikemad.com - follow the link in my signature.
Early April was the date for this years trip to Ireland - this time with just one bike, one rider and one pillion (Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein... er well, perhaps not). We took the mighty ZZR1400 and had two fantastic weeks, covering 1100 miles on Ireland's mad, beautiful and almost empty roads. We also took along several bits of new kit to review...
The sun shone, the sky was (mostly) blue and the Guinness was cool and dark. The bike didn't miss a beat, locals were simply great, and we had generally good experiences with the gear we took along to test.
A Ghost HD camera came along for the ride, so we'll be publishing videos as well as reviews of the gear alongside reports on what to see and where to stay. Ireland is truly one of the best biking destinations in the world, a largely undiscovered gem, and the South West is simply stunning. Catch a flavour here then book your ticket for the ferry. You won't be sorry.
Ireland 2014: trip stats
Here's this year in summary
Total Mileage 1108
Fuel Consumption 42 mpg
Oil Consumption nil
Best Road Bunane Pass
Suspension Setting Max pre-load!
Max luggage load 55kg
Best breakfast Kilcannon House (whiskey porridge..hmm)
Best product on test Shark Evoline helmet
April Day temp 14C / 60F
Rainy Days 2 / 14
Ireland 2014: cost stats
Unleaded Fuel 1.53 / litre (Euros)
Meal for 2 40-80 (Euros - no wine)
4 star Hotel 110 (Euros - with spa and pool)
B and B 80 (Farmhouse)
Pint of Guinness 4 (Euros)
Michelin PR3 rear 190 (GBP, fitted)
Dave
Well here it is, after 2 weeks and 1100 or so miles... a full report with facts, figures, pictures, what to do and see, great rides and video plus links to the items we reviewed during the trip;
Weise Psycho Jeans
Weise Black Rain Gloves
Shark Evoline Flip Front
TCX Boots (update)
Weise Rain Suit
Weise Dynastar Evo Jacket (update)
Not all of these are complete yet but will be this next week. There are now 5 attached on-board videos linked from images at the bottom of the page. You can access the report in the Tour Section on Bigbikemad.com - follow the link in my signature.
Early April was the date for this years trip to Ireland - this time with just one bike, one rider and one pillion (Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein... er well, perhaps not). We took the mighty ZZR1400 and had two fantastic weeks, covering 1100 miles on Ireland's mad, beautiful and almost empty roads. We also took along several bits of new kit to review...
The sun shone, the sky was (mostly) blue and the Guinness was cool and dark. The bike didn't miss a beat, locals were simply great, and we had generally good experiences with the gear we took along to test.
A Ghost HD camera came along for the ride, so we'll be publishing videos as well as reviews of the gear alongside reports on what to see and where to stay. Ireland is truly one of the best biking destinations in the world, a largely undiscovered gem, and the South West is simply stunning. Catch a flavour here then book your ticket for the ferry. You won't be sorry.
Ireland 2014: trip stats
Here's this year in summary
Total Mileage 1108
Fuel Consumption 42 mpg
Oil Consumption nil
Best Road Bunane Pass
Suspension Setting Max pre-load!
Max luggage load 55kg
Best breakfast Kilcannon House (whiskey porridge..hmm)
Best product on test Shark Evoline helmet
April Day temp 14C / 60F
Rainy Days 2 / 14
Ireland 2014: cost stats
Unleaded Fuel 1.53 / litre (Euros)
Meal for 2 40-80 (Euros - no wine)
4 star Hotel 110 (Euros - with spa and pool)
B and B 80 (Farmhouse)
Pint of Guinness 4 (Euros)
Michelin PR3 rear 190 (GBP, fitted)
Dave
