Motorcycle gear

woody84

Any suggestion of where's a good spot to go to buy some first time gear. I'm based in the Cavan Leitrim area but willing to travel. I've been looking at Bikeworld and Cotters in Dublin. Both seem to have a large range of clothing etc. Looking for textile jacket/trousers. Cheers

bladespin

CCs Unlimited Kells, RPM Drogheda, Kennedy's too, Cotters as above.

fdevine

I've gotten a few bits, including Richa raingear from www.motorcycleshop.ie

Decent range & free delivery over €49 spend

woody84

bladespin wrote: »

CCs Unlimited Kells, RPM Drogheda, Kennedy's too, Cotters as above.

Cheers I'll give them a look

woody84

fdevine wrote: »

I've gotten a few bits, including Richa raingear from www.motorcycleshop.ie

Decent range & free delivery over €49 spend

Seen them alright but I'd rather buy in store. Make sure I get a good fit without the hassle of returning the goods if they weren't right.

zubair

woody84 wrote: »

Seen them alright but I'd rather buy in store. Make sure I get a good fit without the hassle of returning the goods if they weren't right.

Go to bike world, find what fits and what you like, then buy it on eBay.

UrbanFret

woody84 wrote: »

Any suggestion of where's a good spot to go to buy some first time gear. I'm based in the Cavan Leitrim area but willing to travel. I've been looking at Bikeworld and Cotters in Dublin. Both seem to have a large range of clothing etc. Looking for textile jacket/trousers. Cheers

Moto tempo in lisnaskea have some gear.wouldn't have a huge range but worth a look. Enniskillen side of skea.

Kawalski

Brix Moto just outside Monaghan town are good value...

newmember2

Crossans?

blade1

woody84 wrote: »

Seen them alright but I'd rather buy in store. Make sure I get a good fit without the hassle of returning the goods if they weren't right.

If u use PayPal you get 5 free returns.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Cian_ok

zubair wrote: »

Go to bike world, find what fits and what you like, then buy it on eBay.

Or buy them in-store.
If people keep using the bricks and mortar stores just to try on clothes- they will close down.

I spent half a day in bikeworld trying on gear. The label price was higher than I could get online (yeah, I checked) but i decided to buy it there and then. At the checkout I got a discount that matched the online prices I'd seen.

And I got to bring it home immediately.

YMMV

zubair

I'll let you keep them in business so while I use them for sizing. I joke, If the saving is minimal I'd happily buy from them and have done but I'm not going to pay through the nose to keep a rip off merchant in business. Their lid prices are ridiculous but that goes for most shops in ireland.

bladespin

zubair wrote:

Their lid prices are ridiculous but that goes for most shops in ireland.

True, not the Irish shops fault really though but won't pay it anyway.

GBX

Another draw for buying online from the UK is they dont have VAT on lids. I know its been brought up before and the Irish govt wont budge. But it can be a big difference in price. I'll buy local where I can but sometimes its hard to justify the cost here when its so much cheaper online from the UK.

D3V!L

Cian_ok wrote: »

Or buy them in-store.
If people keep using the bricks and mortar stores just to try on clothes- they will close down.

I spent half a day in bikeworld trying on gear. The label price was higher than I could get online (yeah, I checked) but i decided to buy it there and then. At the checkout I got a discount that matched the online prices I'd seen.

And I got to bring it home immediately.

YMMV

The jacket alone from the suit I regularly wear was more than the entire suit from the UK in Bikeworld. There's no way they could match the prices from the UK and I wouldn't even waste my time asking.

Kat1170

^^^^

Helmets in Ireland have VAT, UK don't.