North Dublin Motorcycle Meetup

If you enjoy easy paced motorbike spins on mostly scenic b-roads on a dry Sunday morning or the occasional weekend away spin, then this group could be for you. We are generally down to earth and easy-going. New members are welcome, particularly if you have a good sense of humour!

Why this group?
This group generally caters for bikers who live near or on the north side of Dublin. Most of our ride outs focus on north Co. Dublin and north/west surrounding counties, although we do sometimes venture south. The emphasis is to explore the most scenic b-roads and sometimes green lanes, as part of the mix, avoiding motorways and busy roads, where possible. We endeavour to arrange ride outs one or two Sundays per month, for a few hours when the weather is reasonably dry. We generally keep to speed limits and are not speed merchants. We also have a few weekends or longer trips away during the year to locations in the UK and Ireland primarily.

Why the nominal annual membership fee?
We want to keep the rif raf out🙂. No seriously, there are a number of free motorcycle groups out there on WhatsApp, Facebook etc, but in my opinion are very different in a number of ways from this group, including driving too fast for my liking, not exploring the less seen but stunning B roads and green lanes that I like, and some I’ve been in are just not my cup of tea. I also believe that the value of joining this group is well worth the nominal annual fee and members are more likely to engage and feel part of it if they have even a small bit of skin in the game. There are also a number of perks mentioned below.

Prior to it, we had almost 300 members online, most of whom we never met! I’m quite sure some of them didn’t even have motorbikes, and were mere keyboard warriors or anchair bikers.

Of course, if you do not feel that the membership fee of just €25 is not worth joining this group or is not good value for the experiences, camaraderie, and routes that we take, you can try it for free for a month or two. We would prefer to have a dozen regular engaged members than 300 ghost riders online. ****However, if you would prefer to make a small donation to help with the overhead of running this group, ( branded materials website management, et cetera and the meet up app fee which is over €200 alone per year out of my pocket) you can do so as an alternative to paying the membership fee, in which case I will waive the fee after you join. ****Remember, there is a grace period of about two months before new members are required to pay the fee after they join.

Nobody values anything that they get for free.
Regarding the website NDMM.net, I plan to add a shop with logo branded merchandise in 2026 on the website which I paid to have built recently and which has ongoing maintenance fees. I also give my time for free to this group which includes planning routes and checking out locations, venues et cetera in advance.

NB: If you wish to partake of the spins and ride outs from any of the events posted, then you should register with this group app and RSVP for that event, rather than just showing up as a non-member. However, paid members can of course invite a friend for free on a spin with us to see if they like the group enough to join it the next time.

You also get a few additional areas of value / perks for being a paid up member.
** FREE NDMM logo branded Circular 10 cm adhesive label for your bike available to members. Limited amount so get one while avbl.
****up to 10% Motorcycle servicing discount from Franklin motorcycles Baldoyle and Duke motorcycles North Strand. Talk to me, if you are looking to get a job done on your bike in either of these two places and I should be able to arrange a small discount for you.

Get more involved
I welcome ideas for route plans and new destinations. Any member who wants to plan and lead a ride out is welcome, just let myself or Dave O know the date in advance. If you would like to be an organiser and get more actively involved, on a regular basis, let me know, as there’s room for one or two more. Longer spin routes are shared on Whatsapp, Google maps, or Mobile/ TXT etc, so no one usually gets lost. It’s our policy to not leave anybody behind or stranded.

Terms of membership:
You are solely responsible for your own safety, not the group nor the organisers. You must have legal insurance, ride a roadworthy bike and drive sensibly. This group is a voluntary group of private individuals who ride motorcycles as a hobby for recreational purposes. It is not a registered business or charity. ** please do not attend group ride outs with this group if you are not a member or you are not registered as a guest on any given event.