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 Booster's new ride
May 12, 2008, 05:46:33 pm by Booster
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Here she is, got it about 3 weeks ago, but have been working abroad and haven't had much time to ride it. Made up for that today...clocked up about 350 km - mostly in Wicklow. Then headed back to Dublin via Carlow and Castledermot. I think I managed to ride every type of road available - some were more suitable to a GS, but it was fun anyway.
Definitely one of the best days of my biking life so far...too bad I won't get another opportunity for almost 2 weeks.![]()
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PORTSTEWART today 11 may midday. be there.!!!
May 11, 2008, 12:14:14 am by shiner
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MODS AND ROCKERS ANNUAL CHARITY RIDE OUT!!!!SUNDAY 11TH MAY
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JUST DROPPING A LINE HERE FOR THE MODS AND ROCKERS CHARITY RIDE OUT AROUND THE NW200 RACE COURSE.
THE EVENTS MAIN SPONSORS WHO HAVE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HELP CONTRIBUTE TO WORTHWILE CHARITIES ARE VJMC NORTHERN COUNTIES SECTION,
NORTH WEST VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE CLUB,
AND THE HOST CLUB NORTHERN COASTERS SCOOTER CLUB
ALL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ANY BIKERS OR SCOOTERIST THIS WEEKEND FOR A BIT OF CRAIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE DAYS EVENTS WILL START OF AT PORTSTEWART PROM AROUND 12-1PM LEAVING IN PROCESSION AROUND THE RACE COURSE STOPPING OF AT THE PITS FOR A COFFEE THEN OVER TO THE SPRINGHILL BAR WHO HAVE KINDLY LAID ON DRINKS AND FREE IRISH STEW TO WARM YOUS UP FOR THE DRIVE HOME, ALSO THIS IS WHERE THE PRIZE GIVING WILL TAKE PLACE FOR FURTHEST TRAVELLED BY 2 OR 3 WHEELS AS WELL AS BEST MOD BIKE AND BEST ROCKER BIKE.
THERE WILL BE A GIFT PACK AVAILABLE FOR ALL WHO SIGN ON TO THE RUN THIS WILL INCLUDE STICKERS KEYRINGS BADGE BARS AND T-SHIRTS ,,,,,SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YAS ALL THERE,, GET YOUR OLD LEATHER JACKET OUT!!!!!!!!! FOR MORE INFO TEL;;;;07801885479
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FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIMOTHY
May 11, 2008, 12:03:02 am by shiner
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ON MONDAY 12th may.
AT 11AM, a short prayer service in his home. Leaving 11.15 app. to walk to the church for service and afterwards burial in ajoining cemetary
may TIMOTHY rest in peace.
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TIMOTHY STEWART, RIP.
May 10, 2008, 11:56:38 pm by shiner
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TIMOTHY DIED, AFTER AN ACCIDENT,ON A MOTORCYCLE NEAR HIS HOME ON friday 9th may.
MAY HE REST IN PEACE, NEAR GODS RIGHT HAND.
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Deadly weather for biking
May 10, 2008, 10:20:49 pm by Petrol head
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Dont ya just love this fine weather ...  Long may it last...
140 miles spin today round some of donegals finest roads...
4 bikes and 4 lads with a mission to have fun... 
Have to say first real run around the roads up here on the bike but there is some good one's....
Have to get this in  there was 2 Aprilia RSV's and a GSXR600 and a Bandit 1200...
And what bikes gave hassel .. THE SUZUKI'S
But all in all thank fuck summer is back.......... 
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 Decals / Stickers
May 08, 2008, 11:30:19 pm by Drucifer
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Hello All,
Can anyone assist me in my search for decals/stickers for the side covers of my intruder? 
The side covers were a BIT ROUGH and damaged, so after a bit of grinding/sanding/re-painting im in need of
2 no. "Intruder1400" decals.
Have search Ebay but no such luck.
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Martin Finnegan's, Dad's Closing Tribute at Funeral
May 08, 2008, 10:32:14 pm by Joey D
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My Mother used to say “that what you give away comes back to you on the treble”, well what Martin gave in terms of the respect he commanded and doing us proud has come back to us a thousand fold over the last few days.
Today is a very special, but very tragic day, for me Martin’s Da and his Mother Margaret, and all our family, but especially his darling wife Brenda and precious daughter Rachel.
Today he has brought the village of Lusk to a standstill, - not his usual style or habit to hold up traffic.
Martin was born in October ’79, and as the youngest of 2 girls and 5 lads he was of course spoiled, - a point he always denied!. He had to fight his corner to make his mark, and some would say - “what’s in the cat is in the kitten”, I was the youngest of 11! Martin became competitive at a very early age.
As a youngster he played football for Round Towers, was part of 153rd Lusk troupe, went to Judo with Jack Dennis another Lusk world champion, and went swimming every Thurs night. He was a creature of habit always in bed before 10 and up at dawn, much to the annoyance of Brenda who hasn’t had a decent lie-on since they met!
Biking was to become a passion when he got his first bike at seven, - a YZ80 to ride on grass from a friend Fran McGuinness. From this through his involvement with his brother-in-law Alan Sweetman, he progressed to Moto-X where he honed his competitive skills achieving success in winning championships. Now enter Tony Carton – who became Martin’s mentor, supporter, sponsor, boss and a best friend.
Our first knowledge of Martin’s road racing intention was when his Ma accidentally found his Mondello lap times and licence in a jeans pocket.
His first road race was at Killalane, from then on, supported by his family, friends and sponsors, he continued with local national and international events. Every week-end of the racing season was always a mad panic to get the bikes together, to load the truck with a weeks grocery shopping,, and head off to the four corners of the country. Our house for a couple of hours every week became a “call-centre” as arrangements were made for the week-end’s racing. Inevitably, the old reliables, Uncle Pat & co, were on hand to pack up. During this time Margaret & I really should have invested in Eircom shares!
As Martin progressed and was getting more experienced at road racing, he convinced me, (after he knocked down the old one) that we needed a bigger garage – We obliged, but it ended up being just more space for Martin to leave his tools lying about. He could build and re-build an engine with no bits out of place and none left over, but he could never manage to get all the tools back into the box they came out of, much to the annoyance of his brothers and me!
Martin’s lorry was always a place where you were guaranteed a welcome and the craic was always good, friendly banter was the order of the day. Round Tower Racing became synonymous with the number 45; Martin Finnegan; Ger; family; and friends. It was a team where hospitality was in abundance, and the kettle was always on. However, if Martin was content to have his dinner as a milk-shake from a drinks bottle, the rest of the crew were not – real food was their thing – one glance at the lads would verify this!
It was appropriate that Martin’s number be 45 - four and five – because as a youngster he would not count past the number 5. He had a number book were he would count to 5, but refused to count the 6 dolls on page 6. He hated anything to do with girls then, a trait which was to quickly disappear.
Other traits like perfection, diligence, loyalty, confidence and competitevness developed, he was only ever satisfied when he was challenged and had completed a task to perfection. He could turn his hand to anything except gardening – this job he always delegated – usually to me!
Martin trained in CIE and spent many years under JCBs in Tony Cartons, and more recently he enjoyed success with his partner when they opened Xtreme45. He was a genius when it came to learning new skills and in the last few weeks did a lot of work for his brother.
They say you are only as great as your friends – that said, then Martin was fantastic, he has a number of terrific, close, best friends, salt of the earth lads, who he treasured dearly and whose company he always enjoyed but even with these he had to win whether it was squash, cycling or even just jogging at a training session!
Martin was the baby in our house and always got what he wanted, and so entered Brenda and their beautiful daughter Rachel. Martin was the super Dad, he took to changing nappies, baby-sitting and domestic life with no bother – though it did help that he lived in a cul-de-sac full of other Finnegans!
Martin was always very proud of and loved Lusk and the Round Tower, but he loved the Isle of Man – the mountains, the long stretches and of course the challenge to set goals and targets and to achieve success. He even named his house “Rhencullen”.
Even though many of you here today know Martin the number 45 racer, most of us know him as plain old – “Marty” – while you may think he’s near perfect and got no bad habits Brenda would confirm he had a few. He always set goals and aims and many he achieved, though he rarely got a proper aim at the wash basket!
Over the last few days we’ve heard many stories of Martin’s antics, some we had heard before and some are new to us, but whatever memories we have, and you have, they are yours and ours, to keep forever.
We can’t stress enough how grateful we are to the Supporters Club for the terrific tribute they have paid to Martin in organising so many bikes to bring him home and today for organising the guard of honour. This means so much to us.
Brenda, Rachel and all of us Finnegans would like to thank everyone associated with today, Fr. Joe Mullan PP, Monsg. Dan O’Connor, Cannon Fitzgibbon, and Martins cousin Fr. Gerard, everyone in the parish of Lusk, the Community, the ICA, the Round Towers GAA, The Scouts, Masterphoto, our neighbours, our countless friends, the Supporters Club, Round Tower Racing, the Fans, the Competitors, the Photographers, the Marshals, the Medical Crews and all those associated with the Tandragee 100. the PSNI, the Gardai and all who’ve travelled the length and breath of the country to be with us – THANK YOU.
They say that children are the product of their parents and that is true – little Rachel will always know how special she was to Martin and how proud he was of her Mother – Brenda his beautiful wife. His last words to his girls were – “I LOVE YOU SO MUCH” –
MARTY WE LOVE YOU TOO – RIDE ON .
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First On Scene Course
May 06, 2008, 10:48:08 am by Rick Shaw
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As a mark of respect to the late Martin Finnegan and Martin's family the MCI Medical Team have postponed the planned First On Scene Course in Joe Duffy Motors scheduled for this Tuesday and Thursday 6th & 8th of May.
Alternative dates will be arranged in the near future.
MCI Medical Team.
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Martin Finnegan Funeral Arrangements
May 06, 2008, 09:36:18 am by Joey D
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Martin (Finbar) Finnegan will be laid to rest following;
Funeral Mass is at 2pm in St MacCullins Church (Lusk) leaving house approx 1.30pm.
Tomorrow (Wednesday) 7th April.
The Church itself will be for the immediate Family (as small in size) but speakers & T.V's provided outside.
There will be carparks provided, 1 x bikes & 2 x cars (which are marshalled).
Graveyard beside church cordoned off until Martin is laid to rest, then open to well wishers/Fans.
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Martin's Father pays tribute
May 05, 2008, 12:45:10 pm by NODSTER
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Belfast Newsletter
Published Date: 05 May 2008
By Kyle White
THE distraught father of top Irish road racer Martin Finnegan says the tragic accident that claimed the star's life on Saturday has not altered his views on the sport.
A former Senior Irish champion, Finnegan (27) - from Lusk, Co Dublin - was killed after he crashed at Marlacoo Corner during the Supersport 600 race at the Tandragee 100 meeting in County Armagh.
He had earlier clinched his maiden win at Tandrage
The meeting was immediately abandoned by Clerk of Course, Yarno Holland, as a mark of respect.
Speaking from the family home yesterday, his disconsolate father, Jim, told the News Letter that every rider involved in the sport knows only too well the risks involved.
"If you were to talk to any of the riders, they always know that there is a possibility that they could be killed," he said.
"Martin knew this, but the riders love the sport and that is the reason they do it - because of the sport.
"Martin was aware of the dangers involved and he was a very careful rider, but this was an unfortunate racing accident."
Mr Finnegan was adamant that in spite of his family's heartbreak in the wake of his son's untimely death, his views on road racing remain unchanged.
"My feelings are very raw, but Martin loved the sport; I love the sport and I have lost my son to it, but my views have not changed, absolutely not. I wouldn't want racing at Tandragee to be banned and neither would Martin," he said.
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