Trustworthy mechanic in Wellington?

[PossumMonkey]

Hi all

Looking for a trustworthy bike mechanic with a good reputation in Wellington region.

Any recommendations?

Ta

[Str8 Jacket]

Can of worms = open!

Wellington Motorcycles
TSS Red Baron
Boyles


They would be my recommendations but everyone is going to have differing opinions. Where are you located in Wgtn?

[BuzzardNZ]

Good luck with your search. :eek5:

[Paul in NZ]

Hi all

Looking for a trustworthy bike mechanic with a good reputation in Wellington region.

Any recommendations?

Ta

For what kinda work exactly?

[PossumMonkey]

Yea could go to just one of the major shops here (Red Baron, etc), but looking to see if anyone has any recommendations for mechanics outside of the obvious shops - should have been clearer. General impression of (car) mechanics in Wellington so far has been disappointing - full of BS, overcharging and fudged invoices - just trying to avoid this.

Can opened; worms run free!

[caspernz]

Call me biased, but if you've got a Suzuki just go to Wellington Motorcycles. Set prices for services by the way.

I'd never suggest they're cheap, but definitely value for money. And I'm Dutch :laugh:

The only alternative is buy the manual and do the work yourself.

[Hitcher]

One presumes from a question worded like this that the original poster is smart enough to know that motorcycle shops have workshops staffed with qualified mechanics and whose activities are managed by some quality control system or other. One presumes that the OP has a prejudice against what they think are inflated franchise workshop prices and wants some El Cheapo deal done.

If people think that hiring a professional is expensive they may be surprised when they hire an amateur.

[buggerit]

One presumes from a question worded like this that the original poster is smart enough to know that motorcycle shops have workshops staffed with qualified mechanics and whose activities are managed by some quality control system or other. One presumes that the OP has a prejudice against what they think are inflated franchise workshop prices and wants some El Cheapo deal done.

If people think that hiring a professional is expensive they may be surprised when they hire an amateur.

There are also fuckwits that are supposed to be professionals, which are hard to avoid without asking round.

[Rhys]

There are also fuckwits that are supposed to be professionals, which are hard to avoid without asking round.

Yes but it the fuckwits fuck it up you can go back the workshop and they will rectify it, not so back yard professionals

[speeding_ant]

Garth at Independent Motorcycles. It's his own company, and he contracted for Motorad for a while. He's about as honest as they come, and knows his trade.

[PossumMonkey]

Garth at Independent Motorcycles. It's his own company, and he contracted for Motorad for a while. He's about as honest as they come, and knows his trade.

Sweet, thanks.

[PossumMonkey]

Yes but it the fuckwits fuck it up you can go back the workshop and they will rectify it, not so back yard professionals

that's a sad assumption that mechanics without a shiny retail front are 'back yard professionals'.

[rustyrobot]

I use Motorad, have never had any problems with them (although parts supplier in Auckland is another story). They charge $80/hour labour - be interested to hear what others are charging.

Independent Motorcycles sounds like a good option.

[Brayden]

Bro if you want HONESTY and GOOD PRICE go to richards motorcycles in jville he is a serious good cunt and will sort you out

[F5 Dave]

One presumes from a question worded like this that the original poster is smart enough to know that motorcycle shops have workshops staffed with qualified mechanics and whose activities are managed by some quality control system or other. One presumes that the OP has a prejudice against what they think are inflated franchise workshop prices and wants some El Cheapo deal done.

If people think that hiring a professional is expensive they may be surprised when they hire an amateur.

Except you never know who's working on your bike, often the boy. I've had brake bolts fall out the day after in a large franchised dealer. I'd prefer an older hand that has gone out on his own after some decent training.

Actually Richard (Richards Jville) fits that bill. Grumpy exterior, but a good decent honest bloke underneath.

[Phleep]

Bro if you want HONESTY and GOOD PRICE go to richards motorcycles in jville he is a serious good cunt and will sort you out

I can vouch for him as well. I know someone who lived in Kelson and bothered to go all the way to j'ville for every warrant purely because they trusted him.

I have dealt with him in the past and have started doing so again and find him good at matching the solution to your bike - which currently is just whatever will get it running but he was also good with my old GS500E.

He comes across as being more interested in keeping bikes on the road than purely profit and has been in j'ville for decades.

[F5 Dave]

Ha ha, when I was living in Kelson I was doing the same thing (& then when I moved). Only stopped as wife got a job on Saturdays (when he does all the WOFs) so I'm looking after the kids that day.

[jellywrestler]

Hi all

Looking for a trustworthy bike mechanic with a good reputation in Wellington region.

Any recommendations?

Ta

noel turner 40 plus years in motorcycles alone

[F5 Dave]

He was foreman at Honda City wasn't he?

Saw old man Mike riding that crazy 3 wheel articulated scooter thingy this morning. He still seems to hang out in the back of Honda city workshop (front is the bottley) presumably to escape the wife.

[jellywrestler]

yip..........................

[Thruxton]

Richards Motorcycles in Johnsonville.
Richard is a God as far as I'm concerned. He has been working on my bikes since 1979.
The only time he hasn't worked on my bikes is when I have been living out of the country.
Had to take my bike somewhere else once. A reputed Wellington dealer, well that ended in complete disappointment.
Richard doesn't suffer fools particularly well and why should he.