Michael Newton

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  2. Motorbike shops

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    On 11/21/2012 at 11:46 AM, 2easyco said:

    Trying to remember all the Motorcycle shops around Nottingham in the 1960's. I remember ogling the futuristic looking Ariel Arrow in the showroom of Breffit's on Nuthall Road.

    There was Andy Bone and Blacknell's on Arkwright Street. Can anyone remind me of the others?

    E Kingston on New Evening Post Site,  Next door to fred bunny cycles

  6. Motorbike shops

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    On 4/10/2018 at 6:35 AM, Dick said:

    Hi Ayup Yes I would think he's one and only  he had  a really good reputation,I often used him. As mentioned in my earlier posting he had a workshop in Raleigh Mews a real aladin's cave of bike parts.

    These type of guys were a breed alone and were sadly missed when they retired. Its all about the money these days.

     

     Yes that was Clarks where we used to get good painting done, a nice crowd of guys. I restored a Vincent Black Shadow in 1965 and their paint job was excellent. I guess they are long gone.

    I wonder if Roy Exton's still going I haven't been there since 2006 and he was talking about calling it a day then.

    The shop is still there dont know if he still trades or not, he had one of my favourite bikes in his shop a 1970s Wassel 125 Antelope Trials  with Sach 125 Two Stroke motor with no miles all polished alloy most beutiful Trials Bike ever, M Newton

  7. Motorbike shops

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    On 1/21/2020 at 8:04 AM, Waddo said:

    Clarke's on Carlton rd sold Kawasaki, John Clarke used to race a H1 500 three cylinder in club races. Took me for a spin on one from the shop, absolutely ballistic in it's day with a wicked powerband. One moment you felt like you were on a 250Honda the next ( without warning) you felt like someone had rammed into the back of you at great speed. Always liked Kawasaki from then on.

    I remember Clarkes Motorcycles Carlton  they had a  good selection of different bikes as i remember looking at a Rickman Matisse type 2 stroke 125 in red, fond memories,  M Newton

     

     

     

    I remember Andy Bones in 1970s i was looking at a lovely 125 two stroke i think it was called hammer which i never heard of before,  M Newton

  8. Motorbike shops

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    On 11/23/2012 at 7:58 PM, Paulus said:

    What was the name of the shop at junction of Hartley Road & Radford Boulevard, brother of a footballer?

    There was Twistgrip Motorcycles on one side, and Wheelcraft on the other,  M Newton

     

    Twistgrip Motorcycles Radford Road, and Wheelcraft on Radford rd