Triumphrat

SEAsprintah · 09-02-2007

I'm off to Ireland for 2 weeks to visit the bride's in-laws. I've done a bunch of web-searching for rentals and only found a place or 2 in England. Does anybody know of any kind of 2 wheeled rental place in Ireland? We'll be mostly on the West coast, but any place is better than no place.

Thanks.

PeirreOBollox · 09-02-2007

north or south?

SEAsprintah · 09-02-2007

Claire, Galway. Also some time in Dublin.

RexxyPup · 09-04-2007

Hi,

I did a couple of searches using the above country names for southern Ireland, and found no hire places. What I did find was a site recording a tour of Ireland they did saying that there were no hire places to be found and that prospective members would have to hire a bike in the UK and take it over

Tour report

i did find one reference to a place in Northern Ireland to hire from, in Belfast

Sorry I couldn't find any more.

Rexx

SEAsprintah · 09-18-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by RexxyPup

Hi,

I did a couple of searches using the above country names for southern Ireland, and found no hire places. What I did find was a site recording a tour of Ireland they did saying that there were no hire places to be found and that prospective members would have to hire a bike in the UK and take it over

Tour report

i did find one reference to a place in Northern Ireland to hire from, in Belfast

Sorry I couldn't find any more.

Rexx

Thanks for the reply Rexxy.

I just got back yesterday and have never done so much drooling over roads in my life.

Mile after mile after mile after mile of twisty B road. Mostly in good shape, although some rough asphalt and some gravelly roads.

The whole country is covered with twisties and the scenery is absolutely drop dead gorgeous. Every time I passed a biker I would just marvel over how much fun I knew they were having.

Most of the roads, however, say...90%...are blind corners with hedgerows and stone walls obscuring view. Still...the Guinness and pub music makes up for that.

Aside from renting in the U.K. and boating over, I might try to contact a local bike owner and try to arrange a private week long rental. Rentals are way expensive at around $1000 per week. I would rent my bike to someone for that kind of change for 1 week if I had a security deposit.