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Motorcycle Mechanics course??!!!

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  • 09-10-2019 9:28pm
    #1
    killianb2001
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭


    hi everyone.

    I've been trying to find motorcycle course to become a qualified bike mechanic but the few PLC type course seem only to be for person knowledge and hobbyists. Ive tried my local garage but they wont take anyone on without the proper qualifications. Its getting f*ucking frustrating at this point that there is nothing available in Ireland for bikes unlike cars or trucks.

    Does anyone know is there any course or solas apprenticeships in Ireland or up north that qualifies you to become a full bike mechanic?

    Any help would be great appreciated.

    thanks
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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Well, I did what you want to do, a lonnnnnnnnnnnng time ago: gave up my job here and went to the UK to do it, full-time.

    But I'm cured now :)

    There is almost no motorcycle 'trade' here, in the sense of the car trade with apprenticeships etc.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    Max Headroom
    Registered Users Posts: 7,101 ✭✭✭Max Headroom


    Just follow Del-boy on youtube...you'll be sorted for life.......:D


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    cantdecide
    Registered Users Posts: 11,465 ✭✭✭✭cantdecide


    Apparently there is no motorcycle specific qualification available, according to the RSA. Take this as Chinese whispers but I heard this from a source I personally trust.

    It seems like the best method is to become a car mechanic and when you're qualified, you can probably go and apply to bike shops... or start your own independent shop. If I had my time back, I'd do a mechanical apprenticeship.


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    two wheels good
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    Wouldn't a main dealer run an apprentice course - BMW, Honda?


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    khaldrogo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭khaldrogo


    There is no apprentice route to become a qualified motorcycle mechanic in the republic.

    Uk is the only way


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    There used to be qualification from either Kevin Street or Bolton Street College (can't remember which), other than that, this is all I can turn up here:

    https://careersportal.ie/courses/coursedetail.php?course_id=19933

    http://www.stjohnscollege.ie/courses-2/construction-engineering/motor-cycle/

    Full time course, it's in Cork.

    If you are prepared to go the UK, this looks good: https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/inside-triumph/careers-uk/dealer%20apprenticeship%20scheme

    http://www.martectraining.co.uk/motorcycle-technician-apprenticeship


    As mentioned, I did mine in the UK, and most of us in that year are long gone from the trade: it wasn't sustainable as a career, pay-wise. This is why there are so many one-man outfits here. There is no 'dealer' structure here. Proof of the pudding: look at how many of use import our bikes...........

    Further afield, I know someone who went to Germany, and one to the US.............big steps, those.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    two wheels good
    Registered Users Posts: 1,996 ✭✭✭two wheels good


    I should have thought of St John's College, Cork. I've been in the workshop and seen the bikes in bits.
    They used do an adult ed. beginner's mechanic night class my sister attended and enjoyed.


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    killianb2001
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭killianb2001


    Yea the UK looks like the best way atm, not something i wanna do but if i have to i will.


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    killianb2001
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭killianb2001


    Max Headroom wrote: »
    Just follow Del-boy on youtube...you'll be sorted for life.......:D

    Never watched the workshop's dell-b*llocks series?:D:D:D
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3MDXUT8RtA


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    killianb2001
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭killianb2001


    :):):):):):)Appreciate all the help lads!!!!!!


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    newmember2
    Registered Users Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭newmember2


    galwaytt wrote: »
    There used to be qualification from either Kevin Street or Bolton Street College (can't remember which)....

    Yeh, there used to be a City and Guilds qualification you could get from a course a guy was giving in Bolton St - but that was the early 90s!


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    newmember? wrote: »
    Yeh, there used to be a City and Guilds qualification you could get from a course a guy was giving in Bolton St - but that was the early 90s!

    showing my age, lol.

    How can there have been nothing since though ???

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    Del2005
    Registered Users Posts: 18,903 ✭✭✭✭Del2005


    galwaytt wrote: »
    showing my age, lol.

    How can there have been nothing since though ???

    No demand. If we had a bigger market for bikes, and Irish people serviced their vehicles, then we could have a bike trade with apprenticeships etc. Instead we buy our bikes in the UK and not a lot of servicing is done so there is no trade to pay for training.

    The car trade is running into similar problems now. In the bust they stopped taking on apprentices and now they can't get trained staff.


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    turbodiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭turbodiesel


    Up north could be an option but not sure how the qualifications work out.

    Saw it mentioned on an old biker.ie post

    https://www.nrc.ac.uk/search/?keywords=Motorcycle


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Del2005 wrote: »
    No demand. If we had a bigger market for bikes, and Irish people serviced their vehicles, then we could have a bike trade with apprenticeships etc. Instead we buy our bikes in the UK and not a lot of servicing is done so there is no trade to pay for training.

    The car trade is running into similar problems now. In the bust they stopped taking on apprentices and now they can't get trained staff.

    ...tbh, the 'trade' here as always been poor, compared to SIMI etc. I remember Waaaaaaaaaaay back in the day trying to get Priory or Danfay to back something (else) from an industry perspective, and they really couldn't have been more negative.

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    turbodiesel
    Registered Users Posts: 539 ✭✭✭turbodiesel


    Irish Bike Mechanics on FB.

    Hope it's of some help.


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