New bike shop in the Hutt - Valley Yamaha

[merv]

The Suzi shop I'm mumbling about I think was the original Lawton & Boyle and was on the East side of High Street and its where I drooled over the first TS250 I ever saw. WM Hutt came after that as did Honda City and Valley Yamaha, but then I'm old enough to remember Sawyer Honda in Cuba Street Wgtn before it moved to Cambridge Terrace, before it moved to Adelaide Road, before it moved to Motorad in Vivian Street. I drooled over the first CBX1000 in Cuba street

[pete376403]

Not quite - twas Frank Boyle. He was on high street about where the IRD building is now, then moved to the shop which became the Sallies. Frank was an ex-speedway rider (rode at Taita during the 50's) His shop had agencies for BSA and most of the other Brits, then picked up Suzuki.

Frank is (was) a brother or other rellie to the Boyle of Lawton & Boyle (adelaide road). Dickie Lawton was a well known tuner of speedway bikes long before become renowned as a tuner of Suzukis.
( I recall going to Lawton & Boyle to lust over the very first CB750. Priced at $1999, made every other bike in the shop look primitive.)

Other Lower Hutt bike shops - Wgtn Motorcycles had a place next to the Melling bridge (where the pet centre is now) didn't last very long, Honda city were on high street near the Ford dealership, then moved to the old SM motors building on the corner of pretoria street. Over the road there was a little hole in the wall bike shop that had Yamaha as their main line.

And if you're REALLY old you might remember the Tolley and Spence shop in Upper Hutt. Nothing but brits, because thats all there was.
then there was W White in Bond Street, where Steve Dundon and gary Gill used to be mechanic and saleman, before they started Wgtn motorcycles
(fuck I'm old)

[BMWST?]

Not quite - twas Frank Boyle. He was on high street about where the IRD building is now, then moved to the shop which became the Sallies. Frank was an ex-speedway rider (rode at Taita during the 50's) His shop had agencies for BSA and most of the other Brits, then picked up Suzuki.

Frank is (was) a brother or other rellie to the Boyle of Lawton & Boyle (adelaide road). Dickie Lawton was a well known tuner of speedway bikes long before become renowned as a tuner of Suzukis.
( I recall going to Lawton & Boyle to lust over the very first CB750. Priced at $1999, made every other bike in the shop look primitive.)

Other Lower Hutt bike shops - Wgtn Motorcycles had a place next to the Melling bridge (where the pet centre is now) didn't last very long, Honda city were on high street near the Ford dealership, then moved to the old SM motors building on the corner of pretoria street. Over the road there was a little hole in the wall bike shop that had Yamaha as their main line.

And if you're REALLY old you might remember the Tolley and Spence shop in Upper Hutt. Nothing but brits, because thats all there was.
then there was W White in Bond Street, where Steve Dundon and gary Gill used to be mechanic and saleman, before they started Wgtn motorcycles
(fuck I'm old)

this is correct....no one has mentioned Whites in Dixon Street.i bought a sr500 and a xs750e from them...Honda city were in their high street shop near the ford dealer in 1972 cos i bought my very first bike from them...

[pete376403]

this is correct....no one has mentioned Whites in Dixon Street.i bought a sr500 and a xs750e from them...Honda city were in their high street shop near the ford dealer in 1972 cos i bought my very first bike from them...

You're right, whites was in dixon street in the building where Lone Star is now (or really close) dunno why I thought of bond st. was a two storey place, with the s/hand sales bikes up on the second floor. I went up there looking one time - could have had just about any early 60s brit twin for about $250

Also there was another bike shop in a side street off molesworth st, somewhere near the vogel building. Anyone else recall that one? Only ever went there once.

[BMWST?]

You're right, whites was in dixon street in the building where Lone Star is now (or really close) dunno why I thought of bond st. was a two storey place, with the s/hand sales bikes up on the second floor. I went up there looking one time - could have had just about any early 60s brit twin for about $250

Also there was another bike shop in a side street off molesworth st, somewhere near the vogel building. Anyone else recall that one? Only ever went there once.

whites was on the right hand side heading towards willis,just after victoria stnot sure if it was right on the corner or the next one...

[Trudes]

"And thus, that concludes The History of Bike Shops for this week, tune in next week when we'll look at old bike shops in Ekatahuna."

[cxy]

You're right, whites was in dixon street in the building where Lone Star is now (or really close) dunno why I thought of bond st. was a two storey place, with the s/hand sales bikes up on the second floor. I went up there looking one time - could have had just about any early 60s brit twin for about $250

Also there was another bike shop in a side street off molesworth st, somewhere near the vogel building. Anyone else recall that one? Only ever went there once.

Tolley and Spence...

[wingrider]

Original Suzuki shop was Boyle and Fergusson. Think Willy Flowers was head spanner man.
Just down the road was Honda City owned by Mike Harris. They shifted later on and Chris took over.

Whites yamaha also had a shop but i think it was for only a short time.

[Madness]

Man, you guys are old. The farthest back I can remember was the Bike Spot, straight across the road from Honduh City. They were the place to buy tyres back in the day, I can remember taking my rims down to them on a Thursday night on the bus. They seemed to hate Thursday nights too from memory, the place was always uber-busy.

[bungbung]

What was the name of the place in Hutt road, south of the Parrot and Jigger that sold used bikes? was it a wrecker too?

[F5 Dave]

That was where Bikespot moved to. Alistair was a good dude but no business man & got burnt out (but apparently now a mountainbike sort of dude). The tyre side of the business at first I think was somewhat associated with Yokohama (or that's how it appeared) & at some stage that is where Mac was involved I think (now Maidstone).

But Trude's right, we have perhaps spanked this pony a bit far.

[Hailwood]

Sawyers was in Taranaki Street before they moved to Cambridge Tce.

Bike Clinic was another shop located in Tory Street with the superbly talented Dallas Rankine working his magic on all manner of Ducatis.

[Insanity_rules]

Man, you guys are old. The farthest back I can remember was the Bike Spot, straight across the road from Honduh City. They were the place to buy tyres back in the day, I can remember taking my rims down to them on a Thursday night on the bus. They seemed to hate Thursday nights too from memory, the place was always uber-busy.

Jesus I remember that too. Bought an old V50 off em, an IT175 and a CB100. They had the odd bike, lots of parts and pretty good service.

[roogazza]

Not quite - twas Frank Boyle. He was on high street about where the IRD building is now, then moved to the shop which became the Sallies. Frank was an ex-speedway rider (rode at Taita during the 50's) His shop had agencies for BSA and most of the other Brits, then picked up Suzuki.

Frank is (was) a brother or other rellie to the Boyle of Lawton & Boyle (adelaide road). Dickie Lawton was a well known tuner of speedway bikes long before become renowned as a tuner of Suzukis.
( I recall going to Lawton & Boyle to lust over the very first CB750. Priced at $1999, made every other bike in the shop look primitive.)

Other Lower Hutt bike shops - Wgtn Motorcycles had a place next to the Melling bridge (where the pet centre is now) didn't last very long, Honda city were on high street near the Ford dealership, then moved to the old SM motors building on the corner of pretoria street. Over the road there was a little hole in the wall bike shop that had Yamaha as their main line.

And if you're REALLY old you might remember the Tolley and Spence shop in Upper Hutt. Nothing but brits, because thats all there was.
then there was W White in Bond Street, where Steve Dundon and gary Gill used to be mechanic and saleman, before they started Wgtn motorcycles
(fuck I'm old)

Jesus you're old ! heh, As a 16 yr old I used to sniff the two stroke fumes in Bond St. W.Whites. Steve and Gary Started out there with WMCC. Always remember my YDS3s' fondly. G.

[Billy]

I remember Wgtn Motorcycles very fondly from when I was about 10. I spent many hours in there drooling. Full floater suspension (mono shocks) had just 'been invented' for motocross bikes.

I'm sure Valley were there in the late seventies/early eighties.

Yip,Hutt Yamaha were there in 79,Bob Toomey and Joanne Mieklejohn(Holden) rode RD 400Fs for them.The Suzuki shop mentioned was in fact Frank Boyle Suzuki,Frank was Don Boyles brother but the shops were run seperately