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Stoke is a decent little showroom, owned by the same guy as Staffordshire Triumph

 

are any of the original staff still there?

 

Is it officially open yet? I thought they were going to have a grand opening with invitations to past customers?

 

Ive had a phone message from them today touting an event at the weekend. Cant go unfortunately

 

Used to get 20% off everything in there from the old parts guy (for no reason not that I'm complaining!) so hoped he would be back

 

They've had a Panigale V4S Corse stolen from outside the store yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122129439969157776&set=a.122116989063157776

 

How does that happen?

 

Quite easily, one of my bikes was stolen from outside the main dealer, nearly 4 years ago

2 lads on an MT07, Smashed the steering lock off, one jumped on mine while the one on the mt pushed it up the hill, the police think they pushed it to a van, and quickly hid it and drove off

Not been seen since

 

It was there when i went,but out the front of the shop when everyone was out back.

 

It's sad that most in any sort of motor trade take security of customers vehicles very lightly.
They only care that their insurance covers them, and don't care about the inconvenience and/or heartbreak for the customer.

I've lost count of the amount of times I've collected a bike from outside an MOT station and keys are in it.
Or how often in a similar situation my car is parked up unlocked.

 

If I experienced that, I'd only have to count to one, as I'd never go back to an establishment like that.

 

Unfortunatly getting a bike MOT round here is difficult unless you can commit to being available on a certain day 3 weeks in advance as that's how far the few places that still do them are booked up for.

So you have to go where you can and there is so little choice anway.

 

Here a week at most here, 3 weeks is crazy long.

 

There are so few places doing them.
My nearest does 4 on a Friday morning once a month.
The next nearest is always fully booked for about 3 weeks, and it's a similar story with the next couple.

5 places within 10miles have given up doing them in the last few years.
It's a similar story with bike tyres.

For various reasons I simply can't commit to being available on a particular day 3 weeks in advance to take a bike for an MOT.

 

At least 3 here within 3 miles, could be more. But my go to is a week at most.

 

Lucky to have a place just down the road that does bike MOTs, a member of this forum too @cookster