Recommended Place For A Service?

[GSXR]

I don't know if I'm posting to the correct board or not but I'm looking for your recommendations for servicing my GSXR 1100.

I'd rather give my cash to a someone working from home or in a small unit than to a large, franchised dealer. This maybe a strange idea but I think the small guy has more to prove and therefore is more likely to do a decent job, first time.

I'm based in Lichfield, Staffs and want someone who'll maybe treat my old 1991 bike with some care and do a fair job for a fair price.

Your thoughts please.
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GSXR | Ian
| 1991 GSX-R 1100M | 1994 XR600R | 1965 BSA C15T | 1970 Woman | 2001 Daughter | 1989 Leathers |

[MarsBar]

You could try Bike Tek in Tamworth. But don't take it to Chase Superbikes as it will cost you the earth.

[RigsVille]

I agree with MarsBar, Bike Tek in Tamworth is very highly recommended.

https://www.bike-tec.co.uk/

Unit 4 Beauchamp Ind. Park,
Wilnecote.
Tamworth.
B77 5BZ
Tel: 01827 261866
Fax: 01827 284338

They are almost opposite Sutton Motorcycles (used to be Motorcycle City)
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-- Rig
www.RigsVille.com

[ZZ-Rse]

For a recommedation I'd say C and B Mann, in Kings Norton, Birmingham. Small unit, been there for years. Above all they're bikers, know what they are talking about and have the disturbing tendency to view a customer as something other than a sacrificial pig.

[MarsBar]

Midlanders I didn't know about? Have you been admitted to the Midalanders User Group?

[Laura]

There is street bike in halesowen which are a suzuki dealer and speedaway.
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[dainesefreak]

No Laura, no don't do it, don't mention the dreaded S's!

[GSXR]

Thanks for all the replies.

Sounds like Bike-Tec are worth a visit as they're the closest to me.

Thanks again for the posts and I've scribbled all the other places down just in case.
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GSXR | Ian
| 1991 GSX-R 1100M | 1994 XR600R | 1965 BSA C15T | 1970 Woman | 2001 Daughter | 1989 Leathers |

[BiKeBiKeBiKe]

ye i agree where in lich u liv i liv by coop

BiKeBiKeBiKe
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[Ant]

Nooooooooooooooooo, not biketech! There robbing bastards £12 for an exchaust gasket and then the quoted me £60 for a rear tyre on my old nsr and wouldn't give me my wheel untill i payed the new price of £80
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04 ZX10R ~

[GSXR]

Oh bugger. Some say they're great others say they're crap. I'm back to the beginning.

I live in Handscare by the way.
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GSXR | Ian
| 1991 GSX-R 1100M | 1994 XR600R | 1965 BSA C15T | 1970 Woman | 2001 Daughter | 1989 Leathers |

[Slavo]

Stay well away from FOWLERS!!

The guy that owned my bike before me had spent almost £2000 on parts and labour. About £1500 was just labour!!

It seems that when they fixed one problem they conveniently come across another that needed some more labour, like removing paint from the discs. This included removing the calipers and the discs to do this (which could've been removed easily by riding in a straight line and braking to let the pads remove it).

[dainesefreak]

My bike's going into Sutton Motorcycles for a 4k service today, it's the Sutton Motorcycles in Sutton not Tamworth though. They have always done a very good job, think they came about 8th in the Ride Rider Power survey last time.

I don't know about the Tamworth branch though, I've got a feeling that they kept the mechanics on from Motorcycle Shitty.

[RigsVille]

All my Blackbird riding mates have their bikes serviced at Sutton, apart from one time they forgot to replace one fairing screw non of them have had any issues.

From what I understand the main difference between the Tamworth and Sutton branches is that the Tamworth don't have a loan bike, The Sutton branch have a CB500 loaner.
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www.RigsVille.com

[Ant]