Army Motorcycles

**Truck Driver** · 31st January 2009, 09:43

Good pictures Gunner.

The pic of the 2 Grn Ord Coy Bedford is an eye opener alright !!!

Of course the tradition of 14" wheels is continuing as seen on the LDV
Convoy minibuses which the DF still has a few of !!!

Don't recognise the location in the second last picture. Am guessing Clonmel
or Kilkenny ?

Have been in both locations only once, so am not sure

**Truck Driver** · 31st January 2009, 09:50

Originally Posted by Goldie fish

I remember taking that photo. At the 10k...Long ago...

Nice sandblaster. Is it easy to start, or did you have to take flying lessons first?

The Green Deauvilles could be spotted on the news yesterday at the closing of Longford.

http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=5...1.2.141&page=2

Thanks for posting the link Goldie.

Saw it on the news the other night alright.

End of an era is certainly right !!!

Have several happy memories of Annual Training in Longford down the
years.....

**Gunner** · 31st January 2009, 09:56

Near the Church and Back Gate in Cathal Brugha....

Gunner

**Goldie fish** · 31st January 2009, 12:41

Fantastic Photos. Just shows how much the DF seem to be dropping the ball when it comes to motorcycles, apart from for 2 Cav.
Have not seen any more about the tender for the off road bikes mentioned earlier that was advertised late last year.

**fred the red** · 31st January 2009, 13:01

Where were the pictures taken with the billets in the background?????

**Goldie fish** · 31st January 2009, 13:43

Originally Posted by Gunner

any pictures yet of the GREEN Deauvilles

gunner

They can also be seen at 1.28

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0129/6ne...83060,null,230

**hptmurphy** · 31st January 2009, 17:18

Richard S. is now world famous.....

Love the Citroen Mehari from the older shots.

Nice of you to finally let us have an insight to some of those millions of photos you took over the years.

While not a particular fan of bikes it is intersting to cross reference the other vehicles in the back round . Especially the AMls, Bedfords and Landrovers.. now all these I do like.

**DeV** · 12th July 2009, 13:09

Saw the new Presidental escort bikes on the TV this morning (National Day of Cemmoration) the matt job looks neither military or presidental.

**Goldie fish** · 12th July 2009, 17:54

Is it really Matt? What's the point in that?
The Chrome exhausts and many other shinythings kinda cancel out any pretence of tacticality, apart from the bike being very much designed to stay very much on black between grey, and not brown between green.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0712/commemoration_av.html

Just checked again, it most definitely is not matt. What you may see is the lower half of the pannier, which is by design non shiny.

**Gunner** · 4th August 2009, 23:35

I thought i would stick up some clear shots of the Honda Deauvilles

**apc** · 5th August 2009, 20:11

Excellent

**Goldie fish** · 8th August 2009, 13:57

Interesting to see them devoid of almost all manufacturers decals. Fine looking bike. Have seen a few of the 650s for sale locally, but usually not on sale for very long.

**Goldie fish** · 14th August 2009, 20:29

Unusually Vague Request for tenders to supply 10 motorcycles to the Army. All th etender specifies is that basically it is to be a motorbike and:

2.1 The dry weight of the motorcycle shall not exceed 220kgs.
2.2 The carrying capacity i.e. rider, fuel plus additional equipment shall be minimum 170kgs.
2.3 The motorcycle shall have a minimum "fully laden" ground clearance of 130mm.
Engine
3.1 A naturally aspirated liquid cooled four - stroke engine in the range 400ccto 600ccwill be fitted.Power unit will be minimum Euro 3 compliant. Max power output will not exceed 55Kw/8500RPM.
Design/Construction
4.1 A large seat providing an upright riding position shall be fitted.
4.2 Full length mudguards both front and rear shall be fitted.
4.3 Two rear view mirrors shall be fitted. Mirrors shall have a large reflective area.
4.4 Mirrors should be suitably positioned so as to allow for minimum movement of the riders head/eyes.
4.5 Spring-loaded non-slip footrests for rider shall be fitted. Passenger footrests if fitted shall be folding type.
4.6 A centre/side stand to be fitted
5. Fuel
5.1 The motorcycle will have a minimum fuel capacity of 10ltrs incorporating a reserve capacity.
6. Transmission
6.1 A manually operated five (5) or six (6) speed gearbox with positive gear change.
7. SteerinelSuspension
7.1 Front suspension shall be telescopic fork type.
7.2 Rear suspension shall be monoshock type with adjustable preloader & adjustable damping.
8. Brakes
8.1 The motorcycle will be fitted with a modern braking system.
8.2 Hydraulic disc brakes to be fitted to the front and disc or drum brakes to be fitted to the rear.
8.3 Asbestos free components shall be utilised throughout.
9. Wheels and Tyres
9.1 Wheels will be easily removed & refitted with the onboard tool kit.
9.2 Tyres will be available commercially and offer optimum road holding in all weather conditions.
10. Electrical
10.1 The electrical system shall be 12v DC incorporating full road lighting and direction indicators.
10.2 Electrical suppression shall be in accordance with relevant ED Directives and will allow for clear radio communications.
10.3 Key operated ignition switch and ignition kill switch will be fitted.
10.4 Electric Start to be fitted.
10.5 Illuminated speedometer with odometer and trip recorder graduated in km/hr will be fitted.
10.6 Sealed/non spill battery with a capacity of not less than 8 amps/per hr to be fitted.
11. Colour
11.1 To be discussed with winning
tenderer. (Manufacturers Colour)

That narrows it down to almost every type of conventional road motorcycle on the market, except certain BMW types.
Very confusing.

**Gunner** · 15th August 2009, 13:23

This tender is for a training machine's for the EOH only (2 Cav)

Gunner

**Goldie fish** · 15th August 2009, 13:50

Good idea.
That explains why there was no mention of fairings or windscreens. However, no mention of stabilisers either

But what was wrong with using older army motorcycles, as was the case in the past?

**Goldie fish** · 13th October 2009, 20:47

I just put down a deposit on an ex 2 Cav Deauville. 98D reg, of course, only 14000km on the clock, and as spotless as a second hand bike can be without a major respray.

Under �3000.

**Border Bunny** · 13th October 2009, 21:15

I was down with 2Cav in the Brugha a few weeks ago and saw the new bikes and saw that all them where plugged into some black box on the walls, any one know why and whats this for?

**hptmurphy** · 13th October 2009, 22:45

Sounds like a serious bargain. Low mileage , no hard running , well maintained and under 3k..wheres the catch?

**Goldie fish** · 14th October 2009, 08:01

Originally Posted by Border Bunny

I was down with 2Cav in the Brugha a few weeks ago and saw the new bikes and saw that all them where plugged into some black box on the walls, any one know why and whats this for?

Battery keeper.

**Goldie fish** · 11th February 2010, 18:21

Specifications of the Army Motorclists Clothing(and Garda too).
Those boots are �300+ a pair.

http://www.opw.ie/en/PS191/

**CS Gass** · 11th February 2010, 19:09

Not quite about bikes but is the iveco pictured above with that army motorcycle DF property?

**REX** · 11th February 2010, 21:37

Originally Posted by CS Gass

Not quite about bikes but is the iveco pictured above with that army motorcycle DF property?

Unlikely as it's a foreign Reg, possible that it was part of the assessment process that led to the purchase of the Pajeros

**sofa** · 11th February 2010, 23:34

Originally Posted by Goldie fish

Specifications of the Army Motorclists Clothing(and Garda too).
Those boots are �300+ a pair.

http://www.opw.ie/en/PS191/

what make are they?

**CS Gass** · 11th February 2010, 23:45

Originally Posted by sofa

what make are they?

Gucci?

**sofa** · 12th February 2010, 01:40

Originally Posted by CS Gass

Gucci?

cool

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