Anyone Know The Bike Dealers In Basildon ?
Anyone Know The Bike Dealers In Basildon ?
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KTMsm

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28,982 posts

293 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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A bit of a strange question but Google suggests there are a few Bike Dealers in Church Road, Laindon but I think there's only one could anyone confirm it's name ?

It seems there was

Gordon Swift Motorcycles
Which seemed to become Swift Motorcycles
Which seemed to become Total Bike Bits and /or Marshalls Motorcycles

On Streetview I can only see one premises but I can't read it's name

Thanks

lazybike

1,009 posts

121 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Used to be Swifty's not sure what it is now, more a repair/parts place though, Chucks was up at Whitmore Way but he's gone now, Wickford has an MOT/repair place, there's black art suspension up on the A130 he does all kinds of stuff.

KTMsm

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28,982 posts

293 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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lazybike said:
Used to be Swifty's not sure what it is now,
Do you know when it closed are we talking 1, 5, 10 years ago ?

Fire99

9,868 posts

259 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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lazybike said:
Chucks was up at Whitmore Way but he's gone now,
Blimey, I remember Chucks... When did they go?

lazybike

1,009 posts

121 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Not sure when Swifty shut, I would guess 3-5yrs ago, but it is a guess.
Clive who had Chucks retired about 2 yrs ago, he was mainly doing scooters and parts in the end, I bought my RGV250 off him back in the day.

Fire99

9,868 posts

259 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Lots of ends of eras. Julian Soper Motorcycles in Leigh on Sea recently retired. I bought my first big-bore kit and jack-up kit for my brand new DT50 back in 1990 from him... (As a scruffy 16 year old biggrin )