Looking for a good garage in Kildare/Dublin

LD 50

Hi there.

I'm just looking for a garage that'll do a service on my Virago 125. There's a local guy, but I've heard conflicting reports.
Who do you bring your bikes to?

honeybadger

why dont you do it yourself and learn a bit obout your bike wile your at it,,its not that hard realy to change a sparkplug oil and filter and tighten a chain,it will save you money for beer,ya know the jobs have been done right and you'll get that lil warm feeling of acomplishment of actualy doing someting right for a change,,if you dont have any tools tho that could be another matter

Run_to_da_hills

I used to get servicing done in town but now do most of it myself except for the front brake pads, the front calipers on the Bros have a habit of binding when you replace the pads.

LookBehindYou

Do it yourself, nothing too complicated on your bike.
Buy a Haynes manual or do a google search for diagrams etc.

LD 50

OK, didn't realise most people went for the DIY option.

I've to replace one of the seals in the front forks. Is it easy to do?

ogriofa

Hi there,
youre dead right. Find a good mechanic that you trust and stick with them.
I have a car mechanic that I go to with everything (except the vvv basic stuff)

I would defo recommend you do your own service, oil change, filters etc, but I wouldnt mess around with stuff like forks. If you dont reassemble them perfectly you could get into trouble.

To answer your question, The Gem Workshop in Ranelagh. Theyve a great rep, and well deserved too.

Steffano2002

LD 50 wrote: »

OK, didn't realise most people went for the DIY option.

I've to replace one of the seals in the front forks. Is it easy to do?

That's when it starts getting a bit more complex... Forks are actually easy to service but I hate messing with them so I pay for somebody else to do it instead!

If you're going to replace the seals it's probably because you had a leak. And if you had a leak your oil level is probably not perfect. And your oil is probably a good few years old. So I'd go to a mechanic!

I recommend:

Cotter's Motorcycles on Ballymount Road, Dublin 12
Scotts Bikes in Harolds Cross

LookBehindYou

Steffano2002 wrote: »

That's when it starts getting a bit more complex... Forks are actually easy to service but I hate messing with them so I pay for somebody else to do it instead!

If you're going to replace the seals it's probably because you had a leak. And if you had a leak your oil level is probably not perfect. And your oil is probably a good few years old. So I'd go to a mechanic!

I recommend:

Cotter's Motorcycles on Ballymount Road, Dublin 12
Scotts Bikes in Harolds Cross

good advice as above.

I recommend a good mechanic : Emo Hughes #2, a good real road racer and can do anything with bikes.
Phone : 0863408252.

LD 50

Thanks guys. Oil changes and such I could do myself, but its the busted seal that I need fixed, which is leaking, which is how my instructor noticed it. So I though I might aswell get it serviced while its in the shop.

Cheers.

goodlad

If your looking for someone in Kildare i will recommend andys.
Its listed as the currage but its more between kilcullen and athy, tis only 5 mins from the M9 athy turn off.

randomway

I wouldn't recommend Cotters or Emo for servicing.. just my experience. Cotters are great for buying cheap gear though.

LD 50

goodlad wrote: »

If your looking for someone in Kildare i will recommend andys.
Its listed as the currage but its more between kilcullen and athy, tis only 5 mins from the M9 athy turn off.

I know the place. But I've heard conflicting reports from the guy I bought the bike off, and other people.

KamiKazi

LD 50 wrote: »

I know the place. But I've heard conflicting reports from the guy I bought the bike off, and other people.

I've used him before and have heard only good things about him.

goodlad

I guess ya could get conflicting reports o any mechanic if ya ask around enough though, hehe.
Any dealings I've had with Andy were good, and he is also a nice dude to deal with. Lifts home if I drop the bike off etc... I could only say good about him.

rameire

anybody know if Carlow Motorcycles are still open, need to drop my Deauville in for an Air and oil filter change.
Usually use Bike world but it would be more convenient to use Carlow.

rameire

its ok, they are still open, just took a few hours to answer the phone.
unfortunately the Deauville Mechanic is in Australia.

Wouldnt mind doing the work myself, but to change the air filter, I would need to remove a massive amount of screws and pieces of Bike.