Hi from Ireland (BirdXX)

**BirdXX** · 10th November 2008, 11:36

Moving over in January, other half is a Kiwi, love the place myself so seems like a good idea to move over!

Bringing my '03 Blackbird over, it's hopefully shipping early Dec in a container with the other half's cage (can't even give it away over here, nobody's buying) some of our household stuff, so I might get it sometime in January.

Still wading through all the import stuff. Hoping to be able to drive it around on Irish plates for a while, just for the hell of it...

**Usarka** · 10th November 2008, 11:45

The guiness here tastes like shit!

But welcome over anyways

Irelands a great place just a tad cold over winter....

**portokiwi** · 10th November 2008, 12:14

Welcome. Which great city are you moving too.

**Blackbird** · 10th November 2008, 15:59

Welcome - lots of Blackbirds here. If you want to know about registering your bike and clearing the docks etc, send a PM to Freebird as he imported his 'bird a couple of years ago. Oh, and he's Irish but we don't hold that against him (much

) as he's a great mate. Where are you planning on living? Are you a member of the UK BIRD website that Jaws runs? Stock up on 'bird bling from Jaws before you come as the exchange rate is a killer at present.

Geoff

**fire eyes** · 10th November 2008, 20:46

welcome to the whanau dude!

**BirdXX** · 10th November 2008, 23:23

Heading for Auckland.

I'm on Jaw's site, but not active much. I've got some of his stuff already, his bar-risers with preload adjustment are great.

I'll track down Freebird, thanks for the info.

**BirdXX** · 10th November 2008, 23:24

Originally Posted by Usarka

The guiness here tastes like shit!

But welcome over anyways

Irelands a great place just a tad cold over winter....

Don't I know it! Still, I've developed a taste for Speights Old dark over the years so I should be ok!

**BirdXX** · 10th November 2008, 23:26

Post count not high enough to send a PM. If anyone knows Freebird could you ask him to PM me?

Thanks

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 11th November 2008, 06:10

Originally Posted by BirdXX

Don't I know it! Still, I've developed a taste for Speights Old dark over the years so I should be ok!

I feel sorry for you...

**BirdXX** · 11th November 2008, 07:05

You should try Smithwicks, real slop. I'm not that fussy, wet and alcoholic is usually all I ask...

**Freebird** · 11th November 2008, 07:26

I'm here PM sent

Great to see someone from the homeland with impeccable taste in bikes

What colour is your Bird please tell me its not a slow BLUE one as favoured by the bunch of jessie’s up in Auckland and Coro

**Freebird** · 11th November 2008, 07:30

Ah from Wicklow

Did the Wicklow Way about 22 years ago and my feet still hurt

Whats wrong with Smithwicks? Any port in a storm

**yod** · 11th November 2008, 07:39

yes!

another bird in the roost

welcome

**BirdXX** · 11th November 2008, 23:57

My 'bird is the best and fastest colour, black. No hairdressers colours for me!

Did some of the Wickow Way a few weeks ago, great walk but Coilte (the forestry people) have sanitised some of it by widening the paths and laying gravel, so it has lost some of its charm in places.