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Outdoor Activities => Motorcycle Camping => Topic started by: Dowser on November 11, 2013

Title: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on November 11, 2013
(http://i.imgur.com/btSWFJt.jpg)

Welcome to the new NI-Wild Biker Area, for those that like camping but sometimes they can't be bothered with all the walking.

Use this area to introduce yourself as a biker and send a picture of your machine to dowser@ni-wild.co.uk for it to be displayed in the gallery below.

Motorbike camping opens up a whole new way to explore the great outdoors so if you have any experiences, good or bad, don't be shy and let us hear all about them.

Also, feel free to use this section to arrange outings, discuss gear and share motorcycle camping tips.


NI-Wild Member's Bike Gallery


Clairebear's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/lTad44s.jpg)

Dowser's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/JMIWgoP.jpg)

Big Dod's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/YSTmxnE.jpg)

 :-[ Anonymous :-[
(http://i.imgur.com/mckXOux.jpg)

Glenn B's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/jRIeDRd.jpg)

t18con's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/SIttjuV.jpg)

Jules's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/cplpczC.jpg)

SpartanBaz's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/Wjgdd3x.jpg)

SAS-savage's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/LpqzBN1.jpg)

Xtdrew's Bike #1
(http://i.imgur.com/LKmTrMx.jpg)

Xtdrew's Bike #2
(http://i.imgur.com/9yH14mC.jpg)

Surfnscenic's Bike
(http://i.imgur.com/wSWtfXa.jpg)


Title: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Kayakgirl on November 11, 2013
AKA Dowser's no 2

(http://i.imgur.com/mckXOux.jpg)
Title: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on November 11, 2013
AKA Dowser's no 2

Sssssshhh... Don't be telling everybody  ;)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on November 12, 2013
Just thought I would post up a wee pic of my Fazer for your Bandit owners club ha ha ha....

Ps had to post pic like this as the link to Dowsers address would not work but ypu will probably find it's me not doing it right  :- :-[ :-[

Nice one Glenn B, I didn't know you rode.  I've added your machine to the gallery above.

Hopefully we can get a ride out organised soon, although we'll have to get you a few Suzuki stickers for your bike  ;)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: t18con on November 12, 2013
and my good wife and myself!!

(http://i.imgur.com/J9g2PhZ.jpg)

(http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o229/Lushlashes/julie2.jpg) (http://s121.photobucket.com/user/Lushlashes/media/julie2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Glenn B on November 12, 2013
Nice one Glenn B, I didn't know you rode.  I've added your machine to the gallery above.

Hopefully we can get a ride out organised soon, although we'll have to get you a few Suzuki stickers for your bike  ;)

Great idea it would be good to get out for a wee scalp....  We could be like the Black Widows ha ha right turn Clyde  ;D
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on November 12, 2013
Great idea it would be good to get out for a wee scalp....  We could be like the Black Widows ha ha right turn Clyde  ;D

Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: LandyLiam on November 12, 2013
I didn't get a chance to polish it up but here's my wee bike, not bad for £5 off ebay  ;)

(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd496/landyliam/Mobile%20Uploads/P1050214Small_zpsc5259a2b.jpg)

(its the Raleigh, not the BMW  :( )
Title: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: clairebear on November 13, 2013
Class more girls who have bikes!!  We should try get a day organised for a ride out, maybe before santa's arrival? 

Heading out this sat afternoon for a spin somewhere if anyone wants to meet up, also am doing a park run in Belfast again this sat am if anyone else on here does them? 

Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: SpartanBaz on February 04, 2014
Hey guys!  I never knew this biker section existed until today - great work!!  I'll email Dowser a pic of my machine now...

Hopefully be able to join some of you for a ride sometime too  :)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on February 04, 2014
Hey guys!  I never knew this biker section existed until today - great work!!  I'll email Dowser a pic of my machine now...

Hopefully be able to join some of you for a ride sometime too  :)

Hi SpartanBaz,

Welcome to the NI-Wild Bikers section.  Nice Triumph dude...  An excellent machine for a bit of Motorbike Camping!  Your photo has been placed in the Bike Gallery above...

...Hope you don't mind me cropping the photo down a bit.  In this section we want to see metal and machine, not greenery!!! We keep that for the monthly photo comp  :D
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: SAS-savage on February 15, 2014
Hey folks, new member here but just found this section and thought I'd post a pic of my bike up. As you can see I've made a trailer for her, to take my tent etc to bike ralleys as the wife takes up the pillion seat lol.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1/1012523_10151809348411391_745043209_n.jpg)
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1/294267_10150381908656391_1285839245_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on February 15, 2014
Hey folks, new member here but just found this section and thought I'd post a pic of my bike up. As you can see I've made a trailer for her, to take my tent etc to bike ralleys as the wife takes up the pillion seat lol.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/t1/1012523_10151809348411391_745043209_n.jpg)

Nooooooo Wayyyyyyyy!!!!! That is soooooo cool dude! That is so up my street and can't wait to start making one so my daughter and I can do a bit of travelling on the bike. What an awesome idea/design. Is it road legal or have you had any hassle from the cops???

Looking forward to getting a ride out SAS

8)
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: SAS-savage on February 15, 2014
Never had any bother from the cops, the trailer has rear lights, break lights and indicators, as well as reflective chevrons and running lights, so it's well lit up and easy to see.

I haven't been able to find much info on legality of bike towed trailers, but as far as I have been able, I have made it as legal as common sense directs me.

It's great for ralleys, but does interfere a bit with riding. It can also be a bugger to do a 3-point turn lol
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on February 15, 2014
Never had any bother from the cops, the trailer has rear lights, break lights and indicators, as well as reflective chevrons and running lights, so it's well lit up and easy to see.

I haven't been able to find much info on legality of bike towed trailers, but as far as I have been able, I have made it as legal as common sense directs me.

It's great for ralleys, but does interfere a bit with riding. It can also be a bugger to do a 3-point turn lol

I'm defo gonna start putting one of these together... think the only thing I may change is the ground clearance. I'll probably raise the front end of the box as high off the ground as possible so that I can get a bit more lean.  I would be worried about forgetting it's there, going into a corner, and the front corner of the box biting into the tarmac.

Great photo, great idea, thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum dude.

Chat soon,

Dowser
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: clairebear on February 16, 2014
The trailer is class a really cool idea.  Now that the weather is improving a little bit and nights longer when are we gonna get a ni wild bikers ride out??

Title: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Kayakgirl on February 24, 2014
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/02/25/ubehedaq.jpg)
Found the perfect tent for when you go camping..
Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: xtdrew on March 21, 2014
Hi, I've been lurking here for a while but the motorcycle camping section has inspired me to say hello.
I've got a coupe of bikes and I've done a fair bit of motorcycle camping in the past however I suspect that I could learn quite a lot about the camping side from the members here. My bikes are a well used 2001 Honda Deauville 650 and a very scruffy and very well used Yamaha xt600e.

Drew

Title: Re: Welcome to our new Biker Section
Post by: Dowser on March 21, 2014
Hi, I've been lurking here for a while but the motorcycle camping section has inspired me to say hello.
I've got a coupe of bikes and I've done a fair bit of motorcycle camping in the past however I suspect that I could learn quite a lot about the camping side from the members here. My bikes are a well used 2001 Honda Deauville 650 and a very scruffy and very well used Yamaha xt600e.

Drew

Hello there Drew, welcome aboard.

We haven't actually got a Motorbike Camp organised yet, as the Biker section was only launched a few months back in the winter months and the weather has been pretty awful.  Not that we're all fair weather bikers but we've had other camps organised that didn't involve 100 miles in driving rain, that were more appealing lol.

Hopefully we can start making a few plans over the coming months and you'll join us for the craic.

If you can email the full size/quality photos of your bikes to dowser@ni-wild.co.uk I will add them to our biker gallery.

If you've any questions about camping your in the right place... Don't hold back and if one of our members has the answers they soon let you know  :)

Dowser