Oldest bike shop in Dublin..still going

Max Headroom

Anyone...??...i want to say Delaney's on Harolds cross bridge...

Jack Nolans...are you there...??:)....https://www.facebook.com/JackNolanCoLtd/photos/a.113065925516645.20531.112994108857160/116872275136010/?type=3&theater

Esel

^ Identical bikes!

Nodster

Some of the courier companies in the 80's bought fleets of bikes and I think they leased them out to the riders just like these Suzuki 250 singles kitted with panniers n' top boxes

SmartinMartin

I'd say Delaneys. JPs is there a good few years but I couldn't recommend them.

Kamu

The old Jack Nolan's building is properly derelict right now, sad to see, I remember as a young child walking by wanting to get on top of one of the bikes.

punisher5112

Jack Nolan's is just beside Meath street and passed the other day looks well gone but not 100%

Donal55

Got my first DT175 in Jack Nolans all those years ago. Sad to hear its now a derelict site.

Kamu

punisher5112 wrote: »

Jack Nolan's is just beside Meath street and passed the other day looks well gone but not 100%

I live close by to it, the upper windows are smashed and parts of the roof have caved in, not sure when it actually closed though.

Donal55

Nodster wrote: »

Some of the courier companies in the 80's bought fleets of bikes and I think they leased them out to the riders just like these Suzuki 250 singles kitted with panniers n' top boxes

Pony Express??

punisher5112

Is JP motorcycles still going.

Was in them both few times.

K.Flyer

If I remember correctly it was Speedway that bought the Suzuki GN125 and leased it back to the riders.
Although probably not a motor bike shop in the strictest sense Delaneys at Harolds Cross would probably be the oldest longest running by the same family as well as Leo Reilly on Dorset St bridge.
Some of the sites where there has been a bike shop for decades would be MegaBikes on Wexford St, used to be The Kawazaki Centre, Scotts Bikes in Harolds Cross, used to be Stateside, There used to be another bike shop beside M and A at the Five Lamps.
Another one that has been in the same spot forever is Premier in Inchicore although its more a breakers.
Speaking of breakers, anyone remember when City Spares was located on Francis at the Thomas St end, roughly opposite the Tivoli Theatre?
Some bike dealers like Cottors and Gem are still around, but have relocated a couple of times.
But some of the greats are long gone, as mentioned Jack Nolans, Two Wheels and in my opinion the best bike shop that Dublin lost forever Mountjoy Motorcycles.
Ahh good memories.

Max Headroom

K.Flyer wrote: »

If I remember correctly it was Speedway that bought the Suzuki GN125 and leased it back to the riders.
Although probably not a motor bike shop in the strictest sense Delaneys at Harolds Cross would probably be the oldest longest running by the same family as well as Leo Reilly on Dorset St bridge.
Some of the sites where there has been a bike shop for decades would be MegaBikes on Wexford St, used to be The Kawazaki Centre, Scotts Bikes in Harolds Cross, used to be Stateside, There used to be another bike shop beside M and A at the Five Lamps.
Another one that has been in the same spot forever is Premier in Inchicore although its more a breakers.
Speaking of breakers, anyone remember when City Spares was located on Francis at the Thomas St end, roughly opposite the Tivoli Theatre?
Some bike dealers like Cottors and Gem are still around, but have relocated a couple of times.
But some of the greats are long gone, as mentioned Jack Nolans, Two Wheels and in my opinion the best bike shop that Dublin lost forever Mountjoy Motorcycles.
Ahh good memories.

Surely a shop that has sold motorbikes for over 40 yrs would be classed as a motorcycle shop...:)

K.Flyer

I thought over the years that they had moved their focus towards Bicycles with Motor Bikes being a much smaller part of their business.
But yes, to be fair it would be themselves and Leo Reillys that would be the two longest established bike shops still in the same location under the same family name.

gipi

K.Flyer wrote: »

Speaking of breakers, anyone remember when City Spares was located on Francis at the Thomas St end, roughly opposite the Tivoli Theatre?

Ahh good memories.

Yep, I remember City Spares in Francis St - I had a petrol cap stolen from my KC100 (many moons ago!), and headed up there to try for a replacement. Didn't get one, sadly, and had to cough up over £10 for a new one!!

Oh, and I know it's not in Dublin, but Kennedy's in Drogheda has to get an honourable mention....open for business since 1949!

Max Headroom

K.Flyer wrote: »

I thought over the years that they had moved their focus towards Bicycles with Motor Bikes being a much smaller part of their business.
But yes, to be fair it would be themselves and Leo Reillys that would be the two longest established bike shops still in the same location under the same family name.

I remember it always as being more bicycle shoppy, but fair play for sticking with the motorbikes when most others have failed...probably to do with being a family business being still interested in bikes...fair play....anyone use them..??

K.Flyer

Max Headroom wrote: »

I remember it always as being more bicycle shoppy, but fair play for sticking with the motorbikes when most others have failed...probably to do with being a family business being still interested in bikes...fair play....anyone use them..??

Many years ago I would have dropped in occasionally when the father was still at the helm and his two young (then) sons helping out.
I was rebuilding old Brit bikes back then and he would have respoked a few rims for me.

stewygriffin

The internet and the recession has killed bricks n mortar shops.

Mountjoy Motorcycles is long gone too.......used to allways take a trip over there on a Saturday to buy parts.

Max Headroom

K.Flyer wrote: »

Many years ago I would have dropped in occasionally when the father was still at the helm and his two young (then) sons helping out.
I was rebuilding old Brit bikes back then and he would have respoked a few rims for me.

Think they still respoke wheels....

Bought a Premier lid there ,80's maybe..mad gold metalflake design....think they might have been made here...correct me if i'm wrong...

D3V!L

Bikeworld used to be in the city center on Wood Street. I'm not sure when they moved to their new place on the Long Mile Road though.

punisher5112

D3V!L wrote: »

Bikeworld used to be in the city center on Wood Street. I'm not sure when they moved to their new place on the Long Mile Road though.

Think around 2002 or 2003 if remember right

Pat Dunne

Max Headroom wrote: »

Bought a Premier lid there ,80's maybe..mad gold metalflake design....think they might have been made here...correct me if i'm wrong...

Yeah your right, if I remember correctly they were manufactured in Shannon.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I don't remember a motorbike shop near M&A at the five lamps.

I know Alan's father sold bicycles from a shop over the opposite side of the street (the block which backs onto Killarney St, could this have been it?. (he started selling Honda 50's and small bikes from here too).

It was a sad day when Mountjoy closed its doors for the last night

Max Headroom

Think Liam (mountjoy) works in some shop in Dublin...

Esel

Alessandra Spoiled Streetlight wrote: »

I don't remember a motorbike shop near M&A at the five lamps.

DMG, or was that in the same premises (before M&A)?

Edit: (before..

SmartinMartin

Max Headroom wrote: »

Think Liam (mountjoy) works in some shop in Dublin...

He ended up working for those couple of chancers that ran the pseudo Harley place and the Honda place on the opposite corner. He got sense after a while and retired. Lovely man with great knowledge.

Nodster

Nearly sure Mr Kennedy said he opened his shop a year before his good friend Ernie Barrets gem of a shop Mountjoy M/c's......................I also remember City Spare on the left in a blocked off lane called 'Hankerchief Alley' before they relocated up the road on the right towards Cork St.

K.Flyer

That right, Handkerchief Alley, I was trying to remember the name in my earlier post. If I remember, was it Damien and Peter and their father had an Antique shop next door.

K.Flyer

Esel wrote: »

DMG, or was that in the same premises (before M&A)?

Edit: (before..

I think that was it, M&A was in the corner unit beside the lane and the other was where M&A is now and I remember one of them had the workshop down the lane.

Zipppy

Max Headroom wrote:

Think Liam (mountjoy) works in some shop in Dublin...

Called "Mountjoy Corner' .. gone now I think ..

Cienciano

Esel wrote: »

DMG, or was that in the same premises (before M&A)?

Edit: (before..

Yeah that's it.

K.Flyer

Cienciano wrote: »

Yeah that's it.

Well done, I was only short of dropping into M&A during the week to work out which way around it was.

Hotblack Desiato

Funny that, just the other day (before reading this thread) I was thinking about Mountjoy Motorcycles and what a loss it was. When I got my first heap of a bike I was in there most Saturdays buying some bit or other - they ALWAYS had it.

Max Headroom

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Funny that, just the other day (before reading this thread) I was thinking about Mountjoy Motorcycles and what a loss it was. When I got my first heap of a bike I was in there most Saturdays buying some bit or other - they ALWAYS had it.

City spares first then MJ.....remember drooling over the top boxes on the wall...so many colours...:)

Max Headroom

Dont forget McHugh Himself on Talbot st.....think they were the Lewis Leathers importers...




1976 Wing...........

SeosamhOBored

Cienciano wrote: »

Yeah that's it.

Wonderful picture of the old DMG Motorcycles. M&A used to be diagonally across the junction but moved over after DMG closed.

Cienciano

SeosamhOBored wrote: »

Wonderful picture of the old DMG Motorcycles. M&A used to be diagonally across the junction but moved over after DMG closed.

Many people got their first bike in there

SeosamhOBored

Max Headroom wrote: »

Dont forget McHugh Himself on Talbot st.....think they were the Lewis Leathers importers...




1976 Wing...........

What a wonderful picture! Where's Andy Deane now? And Gerard McHgh

Hotblack Desiato

K.Flyer wrote: »

I think that was it, M&A was in the corner unit beside the lane and the other was where M&A is now and I remember one of them had the workshop down the lane.

IIRC when I was around that way in the late 90s M&A had both shops knocked together.

flashinthepan

Cienciano wrote: »

Many people got their first bike in there

Got my Suzuki GSX250E in M&A in 1987 ( north strand road :-) )

Max Headroom

What was the one on the Crumlin Rd..Gerry Stephens brother owned it i think.....

The Tetrarch

I remember City Spares in Francis Street.
One day I went there looking for a part for my Honda CD175. It was a bit informal "go out there and see if you can find it" .
Gem Motorcycles in Ranelagh was where I bought my new Honda CX500.
I drove straight to Mountjoy Motorcycles for something and when I parked a lad said "You are keeping that bike in great nick, how long do you have it" .... Answer: "Fifteen minutes".

Breezin

The Tetrarch wrote: »

I remember City Spares in Francis Street.
One day I went there looking for a part for my Honda CD175. It was a bit informal "go out there and see if you can find it" .
Gem Motorcycles in Ranelagh was where I bought my new Honda CX500.
I drove straight to Mountjoy Motorcycles for something and when I parked a lad said "You are keeping that bike in great nick, how long do you have it" .... Answer: "Fifteen minutes".

Mountjoy Motorcycles on a Saturday morning was like a religious service for bikers. Queuing up past the new bikes and drooling over them.
I didn't know who the City Spares guys were, but they were maybe a little gruff. It was hilarious one day when the queue of smelly bikers was ordered to let through a little nun looking for a part for her scooter. The big scary breaker yard bloke broke out the charm for her.

Esel

Max Headroom wrote: »

What was the one on the Crumlin Rd..Gerry Stephens brother owned it i think.....

M&B?

Hotblack Desiato

When was that? I lived close by and don't remember a bike shop on the Crumlin Road in the 80s or later

Max Headroom

Opposite the Iveagh grounds..in the 80's

UrbanFret

Anyone remember the name of the bike shop in Dundalk back in the 80s.

Nodster

Was the name Elliott's M/cycles - think they imported Moto Guzzi

vektarman

The Tetrarch wrote: »

I remember City Spares in Francis Street.
One day I went there looking for a part for my Honda CD175. It was a bit informal "go out there and see if you can find it" .
.

Same here. I was simply told "take a look around and help yourself". A great place for spare parts back in the day.

Mav11

SeosamhOBored wrote: »

What a wonderful picture! Where's Andy Deane now? And Gerard McHgh

AFAIK Andy moved to Cork shortly after that and worked with Ross’s motorcycles as a mechanic. I knew him well in the late 70’s. Blast from the past.

Max Headroom

vektarman wrote: »

Same here. I was simply told "take a look around and help yourself". A great place for spare parts back in the day.

Wonder how far into the ground did the oil go.............:P

dubal2008

And nobody has thought of LME up in Windy Arbour, Dundrum, Liam helped me out so many times as a young lad. Even loaning me bikes when mine was off the road...He had a great Seca 750 at the time