Vespa's in Dublin?

giftgrub

Other than Scooter Island who does vespa repair in Dublin?

I used to have one a few years ago, but gave it away on a long term loaner to my uncle when i got a company car, I'm thinking about taking it back now

I used to go to that bloke up on Arbour Hill, is he still around?

colm_c

Yup he's still around, and probably your best bet.

There's also the shop with the big windows :rolleyes:

snollup

Karl in arbour hill is still there.
I'd say steer clear of the one you first mentioned!

giftgrub

colm_c wrote: »

There's also the shop with the big windows :rolleyes:

I think they saw me coming when i bought my first bike alright. Good to know Karl is still in business, always struck me as a decent fella

arybvtcw0eolkf

Long term Vespa owner here and I've never heard of this chap on Arbour Hill, anyone care to fill me in?.

Tomohawk

M&C Scooters (Modern & Classic Scooters)
SCOOTER RESTORATION
SPARES AND GENERAL REPAIRS

CONTACT Carl 01 6586570 or 0863652823

Unit 10c Arbour Hill,
Dublin 7.

Georgey Burgess

giftgrub wrote: »

Other than Scooter Island who does vespa repair in Dublin?

I used to have one a few years ago, but gave it away on a long term loaner to my uncle when i got a company car, I'm thinking about taking it back now

I used to go to that bloke up on Arbour Hill, is he still around?

I used to use Jack Nolans. Thats who I bought my vespa from

ToxicPaddy

Sent my vespa into the first mentioned guys and never had a problem.. found them very friendly.. they got a bad rep or something?

And no, before someone says anything, I've nothing to do with the above mentioned crew..

Is that guy in Arbour hill any good? Would be good to know for future reference as I'm a n00b when it comes to vespas..

Thanks,
Tox

giftgrub

In relation to the first shop, well first of all, in my experience i found them more expensive.

Also, because i wasnt a die hard, parka wearing, quadraphenia loving vespa freak, (more of a regular commuter really) i always got the impression they thought i was a total idiot

Which i'm not.

ToxicPaddy

Well I'd hate to see what they thought of me so.. considering I have a bog standard ET2..

Add to that I got a list of things done there, body panels repaired, service, brakes, tyres etc etc etc.. I basically rebuilt the thing as it was looking the worse for wear.. Ended up paying half of what I originally paid for the thing in the first place.. :rolleyes:

Would love a classic vespa but dont have a license to drive a 125cc+ bike.. *sigh*

vektarman

ToxicPaddy wrote: »

Would love a classic vespa but dont have a license to drive a 125cc+ bike.. *sigh*

Why not buy a 50cc geared vespa? geared vespas range from 50cc to 200cc.

ToxicPaddy

vektarman wrote: »

Why not buy a 50cc geared vespa? geared vespas range from 50cc to 200cc.

I thought they smallest vespa geared was 80cc??

vektarman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVGlOI-pcU0
There's four geared 50cc vespas on ebay at the moment.