Old Manchester motorbike shops from yesteryear....

[nw42]

Derek Warbutons, Hazel Grove. Also known for selling Reliants & Scimitars.


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[squirtyflower]

i have a thirty three year old Goldwing

 

[Belly]

Horners Vespa and lambretta dealers on Ayres Road Old Trafford
BJ West motorcycles on deansgate
White City motors white city

 

[yerwot?]

Kings on Deansgate and City rd
Alex Parker, Northenden
Hunts on Kingsway, still going strong 50 yrs of Honda
Will Lord used to have Sunbeam bits, Radcliffe way or thereabouts
Kings was by far the biggest, they were owned by Mike Hailwood's dad, but the manchester branch was disastrous if you were a customer.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Old 80's press cutting from the MEN...

 

[BlueMo']

I remember the one on Queens Rd/Rochdale Rd.
Not the name but walking around it with my Dad.
Mays used to be there and a pram shop....I think!!

 

[Bill Walker]

There was Dodds motors in Stalybridge but he was more Reliants with a smattering of bikes

 

[petermanc]

The Honda Shop in Patricroft,Eccles had a couple of bikes off them in the 70;s Honda CB50 and a Yamaha RD250 my dad had to stand as guarantee for the HP.

 

[davyhulme blue]

Claremont motorcycles used to walk passed it a lot on match day , knottmill kawasaki

 

[Zubrman]

Howard's in Stockport. Got my FS1E from there in '75. Cost £225 brand new.