JW Groombridge closure

[bud]

Yeah you should be able to get your bike back. Just have to wade through the red tape.

That is unless it was a Norton, and while in for a service they stripped your pride and joy for parts!

[Gerontious]

Now Pidcocks. Applies to go Into administration. If it disappears it will be a big deal for this part of the East Midlands.

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2024 by Gerontious

[Mawsley]

Who pays four grand down on a bike prior to collection?

[AstronautNinja]

1 hour ago, Mawsley said:

Who pays four grand down on a bike prior to collection?

I paid for the full bike before it got delivered didn't have a licence yet so couldn't ride it home 

[RideWithStyles]

2 hours ago, Mawsley said:

Who pays four grand down on a bike prior to collection?

Some conditions are just that.

Triumph want £3500 minimum deposit for a  peasant base spec 1200 tiger with no options for one example…

base bobber is £2700.

mt09 is £2500. 

doesn’t matter if that’s pcp or Hp. 

Edited October 22, 2024 by RideWithStyles

[Gerontious]

3 hours ago, Mawsley said:

Who pays four grand down on a bike prior to collection?

 

That did strike me as a bit odd. Honda wanted £100 from me as a deposit. with the balance to be paid on the day of collection.

[Mawsley]

27 minutes ago, Gerontious said:

 

That did strike me as a bit odd. Honda wanted £100 from me as a deposit. with the balance to be paid on the day of collection.

 

I've never paid over £100 for any bike, new or used...and I've bought a few!  I'm staggered that companies are asking more.

[Mawsley]

2 hours ago, AstronautNinja said:

I paid for the full bike before it got delivered didn't have a licence yet so couldn't ride it home 

 

Well, I guess I have joined the HDRCGB and bought a rack for a bike I won't get for a fortnight. 

[AstronautNinja]

55 minutes ago, Mawsley said:

 

Well, I guess I have joined the HDRCGB and bought a rack for a bike I won't get for a fortnight. 

BROTHERRRRRRRRRR

 

Your my kinda guy. New bikes for everyone I'll tag you in my new bike thread, I'm sure I'll get some stick 

Edited October 22, 2024 by AstronautNinja

[Gerontious]

On 21/10/2024 at 15:49, Gerontious said:

Now Pidcocks. Applies to go Into administration. If it disappears it will be a big deal for this part of the East Midlands.

 

 

 

following on from this both the Triumph and Ducati dealerships have been closed permanently and staff laid off.

 

There is some interest in the BMW dealership - but it’s nowhere near certain it will survive.

[Bungleaio]

Mixed emotions for me with Pidcock,

 

I bought my street triple from Pidcock back in 2018 and they were great.

 

Went to their BMW dealership in 2021 made an appointment to test a GS for a few days later but when I got there they just asked me to sit next to the coffee machine, after half an hour of waiting the salesman went over to the receptionist and said to her that he was too busy with a potential sale so get me another coffee and he'll check my license and give me the keys when he'd got time. I got up and walked out. They called me a couple of days later to see if I wanted to come back and try again. I didn't.

 

Tried a Tiger in 2023 from Triumph with the same sales guy that sold me my Street Triple, liked it and was prepared to do a deal but they said they might be getting one in a few months so try calling them to see if they had got one. I called another dealer and they got it from the factory in a couple of days.

 

Also tried a Multistrada from Ducati, I liked it but they weren't prepared to do any discounts which made it unaffordable for me. I asked about a used one and they said just have a look on their website and see if there's any that I liked the look of then call them to speak to them about it.

 

Sorry that people have lost their jobs but they were a bit of a weird bunch.

[Gerontious]

3 hours ago, Bungleaio said:

Mixed emotions for me with Pidcock….

It stopped being Pidcocks after Roy Pidcock died and the business was sold. New owners made a lot of changes but kept the name.

 

i saw the before and after… and the after was truly shocking.

[IndigoJo]

Another two bite the dust:

 

P&H in Crawley: Being converted into SuperBike Factory South.

 https://www.facebook.com/superbikefactory/posts/pfbid0317MGFD1RPFDYJVG3MLLVC3zMUQUZfo7E3JitpgPCv2bGtXYuntVjxREMk9hQ5mVjl

 

Colchester Kawasaki (also sells Enfield, BSA and various Chinese brands): closing at the end of the year. GlobalMoto are selling the site (which they own outright) to invest in other areas of the business including opening new stores. https://www.facebook.com/colkawasaki/posts/pfbid02FWGBFprcCfsb6moz5hZUvezxLy1RQ7awvXKhfTxGjhSuVE95EkBC4dGy2zVhWhHRl

Edited November 5, 2024 by IndigoJo

[bonio]

Colchester Kawasaki is a big loss for us. There were the to go-to Kawasaki place for the whole region. 

[WildnFrantic]

Hartgate in Mitcham is still very much alive and kicking - they downsized as the owner is getting on a bit plus they gave up RE. P&H going is a kick in the teeth as been going in there for years - Marcus,the sales manager was a decent guy and the dealership going is a big loss 

It seems to sum up the motorcycle industry at the moment

[IndigoJo]

2 hours ago, WildnFrantic said:

Hartgate in Mitcham is still very much alive and kicking - they downsized as the owner is getting on a bit plus they gave up RE.

Do you know why they gave up RE? It's quite popular given all the buzz about their new models.

[WildnFrantic]

2 hours ago, IndigoJo said:

Do you know why they gave up RE? It's quite popular given all the buzz about their new models.

I'd heard, through the grapevine, that as now RE were dealing direct with dealers, and not MotoGB, that they were becoming difficult to deal with 

[Mawsley]

Superbike Factory is going to be the next Carnells/Motorcycle City. 
 

The few interactions I’ve had leave me with the distinct impression they’re as dodgy as fvck. 

[RideWithStyles]

MotoGb have been “difficult” for so many years its gone beyond a laughing matter, more of amazement of when rather than if…