Old Manchester motorbike shops from yesteryear....

[J.G.Blue.]

My wonderful 1981 Honda Super Dream 250N (undergoing restoration) has a sticker from the Honda Shop, Eccles.

I had a few 250 Super Dreams back in the day & thats the first time I ever heard anyone call them "Wonderful" :-)

 

[Blue Boy 63]

Anyone remember KP Motorcycles in cheadle in the 1980`s ? Had some lovely bikes in back in the day .

 

[BeerIsTheBest]

Nice! Looks in great shape

Beauty

 

[Oyley]

A few off memory.....

Halls of Hyde
Eric Sellers...(BSA/Triumph) Stalybridge
Jax Spares...Ashton Old Road
Sports Motorcycles...Liverpool Road
Moto X motors...Oldham
Stockport Harley Davidson
Stockport motorcycle centre
Robinsons (Triumph)Rochdale
Noel Clegg...Rochdale
Bauer Millett (Harley Davidson)...Deansgate
Reg Dearden (Villiers) Chorlton
Queens Park Motorcycles...Salford
Harley Davidson dealer midway between Mossley/Uppermill about 25 years ago..
James Sandiford...Walmersley Road...Bury

Any more??



Also, anyone remember the 171 club in Higher Openshaw run by the late Rev Tony Lloyd around 1968/72?

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Italsport...Deansgate,
Derek Johnsons...Liverpool Rd
Cliff Barton... Eccles

 

[davyhulme blue]

There was a bike shop in walkden / swinton use to specialise in used triumph tridents had some lovely bikes can’t remember the owners name closed now I think . Another bike shop in the 80s in sale opposite magnet had some descent Yamahas in I recall .

 

[PinkFinal]

Bikes and Bits Guide Bridge
Been there I'd say 42 years or so
There was a bigger motorcycle shop on the same road opposite the petrol station on Birch Street

 

[Really_here]

My uncle had a shop called 'mac spares' back in the 80s.
I think it was in Royton or Failsworth.

This took me back! My two wheel adventures started in 1974 with a Lambretta LI150 (I've got an old GoldWing Aspencade and a VFR800 these days). I took the Lambretta to Macspares (it was in Failsworth) and was stunned when I was presented with a bill way over £30 when I went to collect it. I told him he could keep it because I couldn't afford to pay that! After a long list of things he'd replaced he agreed to swap some of then back (including new tyres back and front) and I got it back for around half the original price if I remember correctly but still with an MOT.

 

[crublue1]

This took me back! My two wheel adventures started in 1974 with a Lambretta LI150 (I've got an old GoldWing Aspencade and a VFR800 these days). I took the Lambretta to Macspares (it was in Failsworth) and was stunned when I was presented with a bill way over £30 when I went to collect it. I told him he could keep it because I couldn't afford to pay that! After a long list of things he'd replaced he agreed to swap some of then back (including new tyres back and front) and I got it back for around half the original price if I remember correctly but still with an MOT.

Love the old goldwings, proper old school over the top honda engineering, in a good way.
Let's have a pic mate

 

[Really_here]

Love the old goldwings, proper old school over the top honda engineering, in a good way.
Let's have a pic mate

It's been on SORN for the last few years, needs a new front tyre, fuel system cleaning and a new battery but I haven't been in the best of health over the last couple of years and I'm not really strong enough to heave it around these days!

 

[crublue1]

It's been on SORN for the last few years, needs a new front tyre, fuel system cleaning and a new battery but I haven't been in the best of health over the last couple of years and I'm not really strong enough to heave it around these days!

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That's a fabulous bike mate, a real shame its not being used as its a proper mile muncher. Yeah I imagine they are a beast to move about. As I get older I find I'm riding my rd 350 a lot more than my litre bikes as its just so easy to manage a light bike.
Sorry to hear about your health problems mate, keep positive and thanks for posting the pic.
Take care bud