Garages able to do frame repairs?

[mackemforever]

I've been doing a bit of searching on this and have managed to find a few places that can do frame repairs, however they are all bloody miles from where I am, and so just thought I would check on here to see if anybody knows of somewhere that can do frame repairs that is a bit move convenient.

So, anybody know if there is anywhere near Bristol that can do them, or near the M5/M6, so Manchester, Stoke, Birmingham.

Thanks very much if you can help.

[davefly76]

Any decent bodyshop with a jig should be able to do it for you.

[megawatt]

What needs doing mate? Got any pix?

[mackemforever]

What needs doing mate? Got any pix?

 

Doesn't actually matter. I've found a garage near me that is selling a 1999 SV650 frame for about £70, not from a Cat C or D write off, complete with log book, so I'm buying that and swapping everything over to that frame. In my opinion it is easier than getting my frame straightened.

[Stu]

best way

and that way you get chance to check the full bike over when doing it

[Ingah]

best way

and that way you get chance to check the full bike over when doing it

And find all the (expensive) faults that were nicely hidden away out and sight and mind?

I'd almost prefer not to know

[mackemforever]

best way

and that way you get chance to check the full bike over when doing it

And find all the (expensive) faults that were nicely hidden away out and sight and mind?

I'd almost prefer not to know

 

Well luckily I've pretty much stripped my bike right back to the frame anyway in order to try and find what was damaged and there were no nasties hidden away that I didn't know about (yet anyway!).