Not too many bike shops left in the broken city

[Stylo]

Christchurch CBD update ..


Damn ,

Recent footage ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/christchurch-earthquake-2011/6445341/Nature-returns-as-city-buildings-vanish

[riffer]

I was there last week and there's at least two I saw - one on Carlyle St in Sydenham, about five doors down from my work (the Triumph dealers), and there's another one on the road out to the Junction in Riccarton.

[Jerry74]

There are a few left Rolling Thunder Harley, Avon City Suzuki, Trevor Pierce Yamaha, Norjo Kawasaki, Street & Sport Triumph, Hampton Honda, Casbolts Honda, BMW have merged with BMW Cars.

Radical choppers moved to Kaiapoi.

[Kickaha]

I could be wrong (frequently are) but I didn't think any bike shops had permanently closed as a result of the earthquakes

[Jerry74]

Sportzone Suzuki and Just Motorcycles closed their doors for good.

[Oakie]

I could be wrong (frequently are) but I didn't think any bike shops had permanently closed as a result of the earthquakes

'Just Motorcycles' in New Brighton? They certainly didn't reopen after Feb 22 although there may have been other factors at play too. Ran into Ian the other at Hampton Honda and I guess I'll be throwing some business Roger's way too as he's not too far away from home and a knowledgable mechanic.

[Kickaha]

Sportzone Suzuki and Just Motorcycles closed their doors for good.

Sportzone were long gone before the earthquakes though

[Oakie]

Sportzone Suzuki and Just Motorcycles closed their doors for good.

Sportzone closed just prior to the Feb earthquake. Financial reasons. They remained open after September as they hosted Street and Sport (?) for a bit.

[Kickaha]

Sportzone closed just prior to the Feb earthquake. Financial reasons. They remained open after September as they hosted Street and Sport (?) for a bit.

Actually good point I dont really count September as the main event and yes it was Street and Sport, but the closure of Sportzone was unrelated to the earthquakes

[SMOKEU]

Wasn't there a small bike shop or 2 on Manchester St a few shops North of Casbolts that hasn't reopened anywhere?

[Oakie]

Wasn't there a small bike shop or 2 on Manchester St a few shops North of Casbolts that hasn't reopened anywhere?


Street and Sport? Carlisle St now? Or was there a more recent one right on the corner past Street and Sport with some European bikes?

[Subike]

Crn of ensors rd and ferry road, where the sunrise factory wa, is a BMW shop
Linwood Yamaha is still in linwood ave selling lyfins
There is that fella up Waterloo road, doing srviceing, but not sales, Dale?
Budget Mot0r cycles spares still going

[rastuscat]

Crn of ensors rd and ferry road, where the sunrise factory wa, is a BMW shop

Jimmy the mechanic ho used to work on the Beemers at BM Rides in Ferry Rd set up a workshop there. People take their bikes to him coz the BM dealer took two BMW car mechanics, and overnight turned them into bike mechanics. Yeah right.

The workshop you mention is BMS, Jimmy runs it.

Don at Pit Lane disappeared from Manchester St too. Apparently he works a day or two a week from a workshop in Darfield. That might be the Manch St one you mention that went missing.

[ellipsis]

....Don is fully up and running at Darfield and still doing the best deals on tyres and other stuff you may need...he is open weekends and has a couple of weekdays off ....

[F5 Dave]

DAS largely unaffected doing Dirt & road stuff suspension etc in Saxon st surprisingly close to CBD.

[ukusa]

Street and Sport? Carlisle St now? Or was there a more recent one right on the corner past Street and Sport with some European bikes?
The one just north of Street & Sport (on the corner Manchester & Welles St) I think dealt with Moto Guzzi. They also shared with Sportzone also after the September quake as I remember a few new Guzzies in there. Can't remember what it was called though.

[Monsterbishi]

....Don is fully up and running at Darfield and still doing the best deals on tyres and other stuff you may need...he is open weekends and has a couple of weekdays off ....

Good to hear, is front tyre time again for me!

[Oakie]

....Don is fully up and running at Darfield and still doing the best deals on tyres and other stuff you may need...he is open weekends and has a couple of weekdays off ....

Yep. Made a trip out there for new rubber recently.

[Monsterbishi]

Yep. Made a trip out there for new rubber recently.

Have you got Dons address/contact details kicking around so I can get in touch with him?

[Oakie]

Have you got Dons address/contact details kicking around so I can get in touch with him?

Try 03 318 7924 (according to the fridge magnet I got with my tyres)

[Monsterbishi]

Try 03 318 7924 (according to the fridge magnet I got with my tyres)

Cheers for that! :banana:

[HenryDorsetCase]

Wasn't there a small bike shop or 2 on Manchester St a few shops North of Casbolts that hasn't reopened anywhere?

MDU. motorcycling downunder. they are selling new old stock Guzzi and Aprilia on tardme and I think they now have retail premises in sydenham

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=2729212

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"Not too many bike shops left in the broken city. ?? "
More like not to many shops left in the CBD but as for bike shops...
Seems to me that the majority of bike shops are still operating or have now re opened though some have moved if you look for them.
There's several down Moorhouse Ave now too.