RDS bikeshow 2009

SlabMurphy

27th of Feb - 1st March. Should be the biz. Also the Purple Helmets Totally 'Sh*te' Show returns !!!

http://www.irishmotorbikeshow.com/

gabgab

Cheers for that slab,

Are there good deals at this? Will be heading in anyway but just wondering if you can pick up bargains, never been

SlabMurphy

gabgab wrote: »

Cheers for that slab,

Are there good deals at this? Will be heading in anyway but just wondering if you can pick up bargains, never been

Not really sure to be honest regarding bargains etc. Though their's plenty of freebies, t shirts, baseball hats etc and the odd draw for a lid etc. BTW, their's always a great p!ssup in the pub directly opposite it, make sure to get a taxi home though

Wossack

NEC for bargains, RDS for locality and the pissup

Bang Bang

The RDS bike show has to be the worst bike show ever. Total rip-off with very few bargains. It's overrun with cheap immitation branded leathers and pure sh1te.

Real bargains can be got at the NEC so book yourself a cheap flight and have a great day out.
The NEC show has all the latest bikes on display, The RDS has whatever dealers decide to bring along with very little imput from main importers.

SlabMurphy

Wossack wrote: »

NEC for bargains, RDS for locality and the pissup

I'd say the NEC also has more chicks on the display stalls

jim o doom

Not to sound like a total retard here, but where abouts is the NEC show?
I've been on the road about 10 years biking but I've never been one for bike shows - only one I've ever been to was the RDS one that was on last year..

cheers

SlabMurphy

jim o doom wrote: »

Not to sound like a total retard here, but where abouts is the NEC show?
I've been on the road about 10 years biking but I've never been one for bike shows - only one I've ever been to was the RDS one that was on last year..

cheers

It's near Birmingham I think, never been to it meself.

Oryx

jim o doom wrote: »

Not to sound like a total retard here, but where abouts is the NEC show?
I've been on the road about 10 years biking but I've never been one for bike shows - only one I've ever been to was the RDS one that was on last year..

cheers

NEC is the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. It has a shuttle from the airport so it is a doddle to get to. And huge. It makes the RDS look like a village field day.

The NEC show has all the latest bikes on display, The RDS has whatever dealers decide to bring along with very little imput from main importers.

We have a biking market here roughly the size of a middling UK city. So its understandable that any of our shows are smaller scale. The last show was well supported by the main marques (minus Kawasaki) who all took main display stands.

jim o doom

yeah the lack o f kawasaki was dissapointing alright. my faves... at least they had ktm

omb0wyn5ehpij9

It usually isnt great but i will still head along.

Oh and for the bargain hunters, i got an Arai rx7 for €500 there when the exact same model was €775 in a few bike shops around Dublin.....so there is the odd bargain

gabgab

Cheers for that lads,

Is anyone going to the NEC this year or the next one? None of my mates are into bikes but would like to head over and see it

Bang Bang

gabgab wrote: »

Cheers for that lads,

Is anyone going to the NEC this year or the next one? None of my mates are into bikes but would like to head over and see it

You'll meet a good crowd of bikers on any of the early day flights to Birmingham during the dates of the show. The NEC is in the same grounds as the airport so the shuttle tram gets you there in a couple of minutes.

Check out the regular Irish bike sites/forums as there's always a good crowd going from each forum. Some on one day trips and some doing overnights were you'll have great craic soaking up the Brum night life.
Definitly not to be missed.

faceman

Any interest in the boards meet up on the day?

sutty

You can get good deals if you know what you want and where to get it. Helps as well if some of the people at the shop stands know you from the shops. Two years ago I got a RX7 for €375 and a pair of Alpine star boots with them helmet for 205... They also chucked in a service kit and a foldible seat that I use for servicing the bike (still in perfect condition so was not a cheapo 2 euro thing)

Just look out for some of the Northern Irish dealers. Some of the kit is not new but used or whearhouse stock. We found some jackets last year with mould on them! As well as some stuff that was clearly used and then returned.

LordSutch

The NEC is the Dog's Bolloks of Bike Shows (Locally) = Birmingham, its a bit like four RDS Bike Shows rolled into one, & its got virtually every Bike you can think of on display, (unlike the RDS) which is a joke by comparrison - then again I suppose one really shouldnt compare the two shows considering how small the Irish Bike market is compared to the massive UK market!

Dont get me wrong, the RDS Bike Show is OK in its own right, its just missing an awful lot ...........

If you really want to see all the Biggest, Fastest, Sexiest Bikes on the World stage, then go to the NEC.

dclifford

Just booked flights to Birmingham. Same day return only €20 on Sat 6th.
Would never go near the RDS again having been to th show at NEC.
You can sit on all the bike and you will get bargains and show specials.

gipi

I paid a little more (€30), day trip to NEC on Tue 2nd Dec. Mind you, I priced the same flights at €70 over the weekend, so I'm glad I waited till today to book!!

I went to the last RDS show, wasn't overly impressed (very few bargains I thought, because of the "generous" exchange rate used by the UK exhibitors), and weren't there reports of stolen bikes from the car park (or was that the previous bike show?)

Paparazzo

The best thing about the RDS bike show is the drive with a few lads on bikes, and the bike park outside. Inside is fairly rubbish. Even the quality of tart spralled across the odd bike is ropey.