Not too many bike shops left in the broken city

**Stylo** · 21st February 2012, 19:57

Christchurch CBD update ..

Damn ,

Recent footage ...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/new...ildings-vanish

**riffer** · 21st February 2012, 20:22

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** · 21st February 2012, 20:43

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** · 21st February 2012, 20:48

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

**Jerry74** · 21st February 2012, 20:56

Sportzone Suzuki and Just Motorcycles closed their doors for good.

**Oakie** · 21st February 2012, 20:59

Originally Posted by Kickaha

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** · 21st February 2012, 20:59

Originally Posted by Jerry74

Sportzone Suzuki and Just Motorcycles closed their doors for good.

Sportzone were long gone before the earthquakes though

**Oakie** · 21st February 2012, 21:00

Originally Posted by Jerry74

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** · 21st February 2012, 21:08

Originally Posted by Oakie

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** · 21st February 2012, 21:25

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

**Oakie** · 21st February 2012, 21:34

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

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** · 21st February 2012, 21:40

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** · 22nd February 2012, 04:23

Originally Posted by Subike

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** · 22nd February 2012, 08:12

....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 ....