Christchurch motorcycle shop nostalgia

[dangerous]

Are you sure you're not thinking of Saxon street, between Tuam and Cashel ?

yip thats it... mighta been Noel?

[husaberg]

the VF750 Saber had a fancy dash...
yeah the 650 ED same as the 500EC (euro sport) also availble in custom form.
7-8k I know were mine is and when I have the funds it will be mine again, got about 30k on it and open replica mufflers that I had made up in Brissie buy the guy that built replica mufflers in chch back in the day, farked if I can remember his name.

There was the tourer as well "silver wing"

[T.W.R]

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Thought Budget started up just between Manchester & Colombo beside where Atlantic Motorcycle Company started (shared the driveway between the buildings). Had rather short lived relationship with a white XL250SA from there (48hrs or there abouts)

Yammy turbo was the last one from the big 4 Jap builders.

GPZ750 Turbo was the last from the japs.

The Yamaha XJ Turbo had a analog dash long slender instrument panel, the XJ750D had a full digital dash (we weren't meant to get them, total grey import). And the cops used the 1st spec XJ750 Seca, had the wee fog light slung under the main headlight.

VF750 Sabre had a long slender analog dash with the top corners nipped off & a odd grid pattern in green on the backing panel

Dennis Foran ? He's back in ChCh.

Are you sure you're not thinking of Saxon street, between Tuam and Cashel ?

Saxon Street Exhaust Specialists 29 Saxon St, had the Harris Pipes franchise. Built a full Harris F3 pipe system for my Mirage then Phil Payne tuned it.

Thinking of Phil remember when he had Doctor Desmo, Don had Pitlane, & Andy had Motorcycle Restorations all in the same building on Tuam St

[Grumph]

Thought Budget started up just between Manchester & Colombo beside where Atlantic Motorcycle Company started (shared the driveway between the buildings). Had rather short lived relationship with a white XL250SA from there (48hrs or there abouts)

Trev had been running a mail order specialist parts business for some years before he was talked into opening a shop in Lincoln Rd. From there I think it was Ferry Rd - same premises Blair had later. Then center of town, corner St Asaph St and the one way South. Then St Asaph St East outside Fitzgerald ave which is where I came in. Then to where they are now.

Atlantic started where you mention then to a car sales yard in Fitzgerald ave which is where they finished when Bill died.

[Kickaha]

Thinking of Phil remember when he had Doctor Desmo, Don had Pitlane, & Andy had Motorcycle Restorations all in the same building on Tuam St

I thought Phil had the original Cycletreads in that building at 50 Tuam st (I Think) Then he moved down the road to the corner of Montreal/Tuan/Oxford Terrace

Trev had been running a mail order specialist parts business for some years before he was talked into opening a shop in Lincoln Rd. From there I think it was Ferry Rd - same premises Blair had later. Then center of town, corner St Asaph St and the one way South. Then St Asaph St East outside Fitzgerald ave which is where I came in. Then to where they are now.

Atlantic started where you mention then to a car sales yard in Fitzgerald ave which is where they finished when Bill died.

Budget were also in Blenheim road in between St Asaph st Branches

I bought my BMW 750/7 off Bill in 1988

[Grumph]

I thought Phil had the original Cycletreads in that building at 50 Tuam st (I Think) Then he moved down the road to the corner of Montreal/Tuan/Oxford Terrace



Budget were also in Blenheim road in between St Asaph st Branches

I bought my BMW 750/7 off Bill in 1988

Yep, memory has kicked in, Blenheim Rd with his brother in law, Terry, who's still around doing mobile mechanicing.

Bill Jefferies sold a lot of bikes both at Eric Wood's and Atlantic. Nice guy, much missed. Good rider too, raced for a few years locally.

That building at 50 Tuam was a bloody dungeon. I believe Phil started up there as a franchise but fairly soon was on his own with only the name in common with the NI.

[husaberg]

Velvin and Cresswell used to be across the road from there at the west end of Tuam too then moved to the East on the same street closer to Madras St on the same side of the Rd in the early '70's, not far from where the Mobil is now. Think they went Suzuki, must have been about '75.

Ch Ch Motorcycles also began on Tuam St near the hospital and near the Pegasus pub. Correct me if I'm wrong. Took a Second hand DT- 360 out for a test ride but, at $500 , it was out of my price range...

Still remember 'Pit Stop' motorcycle spares started out in Bath St too, then Madras not far North of the Countdown Supermarket by a few meters on the same side of the road. Nigel Wood was the man . After a few years 'Pit stop' moved up to Madras on the East side and closer to Lichfield St , they just got the Kawasaki dirt bike dealership and, back then every dirt bike was a 2 stroke, trail bikes excluded.

There was another shop with a wrecker attacked on either Barbados or Madras can't remember what it was called? Superior?
There was also another wreaker over by allparts at can't remember what that was either.

[gsxr]

Ok My mind isnt as good as it used to be or should be/needs to be.

Things have changed around Christchurch and shops come and go or move.
Am I correct in thinking that Rolling Thunder are now in the old Eric Woods Suzuki store.

AND about 2 door down was another bike shop with Pit Lane out the back doing tyres and bits and pieces or am I more confused that I think I am

Cheers

[AllanB]

Ok My mind isnt as good as it used to be or should be/needs to be.

Things have changed around Christchurch and shops come and go or move.
Am I correct in thinking that Rolling Thunder are now in the old Eric Woods Suzuki store.

AND about 2 door down was another bike shop with Pit Lane out the back doing tyres and bits and pieces or am I more confused that I think I am

Cheers

Correct. Pit lane a few doors down. Building gone now. ANd Pit Lane has been in Darfield for 3 plus years

[husaberg]

What was the Ducati workshop in the industrial estate next to Beaumont engineering, out towards Cashmere called

[dangerous]

Correct. Pit lane a few doors down. Building gone now. ANd Pit Lane has been in Darfield for 3 plus years

NOT any longer... moved to his Glentunnel property, still selling and trading, by apointment mostely

[AllanB]

NOT any longer... moved to his Glentunnel property, still selling and trading, by apointment mostely

Oh...... Country life got to Don then.

Shame - it was good having a dedicated tyre shop in competition with the other dedicated tyre shop....

[dangerous]

Oh...... Country life got to Don then.

Shame - it was good having a dedicated tyre shop in competition with the other dedicated tyre shop....

no no... still doing the same deals Allan I wont go anywere else, new work shop but at his own property, was kicked out of the darield shop rent to high etc and its air marked to come down

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Oh...... Country life got to Don then.



Shame - it was good having a dedicated tyre shop in competition with the other dedicated tyre shop....

Had a nice argument with Bill at the other tyre shop you speak of less than six months ago.
Was looking for a new 18" rear for one of my enduro bikes, his words were my bikes were to old as nobody makes bikes with 18" rear, only 19" these days 18" are hard to get. He wouldn't back down even when I told him one was 2012 and other 2014 justified himself by saying mine were oddballs
And yes you guessed it........I bought it somewhere else.

[Kickaha]

What was the Ducati workshop in the industrial estate next to Beaumont engineering, out towards Cashmere called

Desmocycle, Phil Sutton, he is out near Darfield now