Motorcycle shops in 70's Sheffield

[terminator 10]

A few off the top of my head:-

 

Cooks on West Street, may have had the name Samurai Motorcycles

Jack Woods on Abbeydale Road

Wilf Green at Halfway, maybe on Queens Road too

Charlie Freemans in Eckington

Richardsons at Intake and Abbeydale Road

Leather and Simpsons just off Infirmary Road

Bentleys on Abbeydale Road

Rainbow was where Manhattans is on Chesterfeld Road

Bobs, a british bike shop at the junction of London Road and Abbeydale Road

Samurai Motorcycles, breakers on London Road

Jeff Halls

Syd Smiths on Attercliffe Common

 

Some of these may have appeared in the 80's...

 

oh my that brings back memorys used to work for some of them

[flyer 10]

1950 my bro had a B.S.A that didn't charge to good.so taking it downtown to one of the big bike shops for ajustment, the forman fixed the problem in 2sec's flat with a twist of his minnie screw driver ,that will be three bob please! what three bob my bro said you only gave it a quick twist, ah said the forman but it took me 20yrs to learn that twist

[skippy 11]

I'm afraid that I have to go back to the 50's with my memories but I recall a shop on London Road (I think) called Cadwalladers.

 

You are right there Puffin, Joyce & Stan Cadwallender owned 2 shops down that end of town after Stan took over from his dad, it's a small world, they live in a neighbouring suburb to me here in Oz.

[handypandy 14]

Do any of you old biker boys remember a lad called Dennis Bingham? He was from Retford and his dad had a carpet shop in Gainsborough. We were mates as teenagers when both our dads had market stalls in Worksop. Dennis's dad (George I think)originated from Shiregreen. Dennis and his wife used to do sidecar racing. Back in the 70's I saw them on a BBC documentary about the TT. I think his wife was killed whilst racing shortly afterwards.

[biker 10]

Do any of you old biker boys remember a lad called Dennis Bingham? He was from Retford and his dad had a carpet shop in Gainsborough. We were mates as teenagers when both our dads had market stalls in Worksop. Dennis's dad (George I think)originated from Shiregreen. Dennis and his wife used to do sidecar racing. Back in the 70's I saw them on a BBC documentary about the TT. I think his wife was killed whilst racing shortly afterwards.

 

I think Denis still has a carpet shop as I bought a carpet from him a few years ago.I think it was 1984 when the husband and wife team finished second at the sidecar TT ,4 seconds behind the winner.She would have been the first woman to win a TT.I still dont think a woman has won yet.The tv documentary was about the same time and was on the lines of what would happen to your kids if you were killed.I think (and hope ,as they are nice people) that they are both still with us.

[milted 10]

No-body seems to have mentioned Dan Bradbury's on London Rd

[carsupplier 10]

No-body seems to have mentioned Dan Bradbury's on London Rd

 

Milted,

Have a look at posts 30 and 31 on here, Dan Bradbury is mentioned in them.

[handypandy 14]

Thanks for that Biker, I'll look him up.

[mossdog 10]

Can anyone remember the motorcycle shops around Sheffield in the mid to late seventies?

I can remember Cooks on West Street but I am trying to remember who had it before them.

Hey!! What about Vernon Bentleys on Abbeydale road ....Greeves specialists! Anyone remember "Mayfields " scramble track,( Sheffield and Hallamshire)at Ringinglow .Greenmoor at Wortley,West Knab at High Bradfield?

What about "Leather and Simpson's where I bought my first ex works Ariel 500 Red Hunter,trials(ex Wilf Couldwell).

[milted 10]

Mossdog Correct me if I am wrong,but I always thought that ARIEL produced the Red Hunter and the Square 4. Remember "pride and Clarks" Red Panther.price £29 17 6. as advertised in Motor Cycle,and the P and M sloper ,with the green tank lovely looking bike Happy days

[hillsbro 28]

Mossdog Correct me if I am wrong,but I always thought that ARIEL produced the Red Hunter and the Square 4.

 

Yes indeed – here’s a Red Hunter:

 

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Directories/Ariel%20Bikes/images/Ariel-Red-Hunter-NH-350-57.jpg

 

and here’s a Square 4:

 

http://www.partsmag.com/0509/House-Of-Kolor-0509/Jon-1959.jpg

 

Ariels were fine bikes. My uncle had an early Square 4; he told me that when flat-out for a long run, the back two cylinders would sometimes glow red hot as they didn't get enough air-cooling. I was always sceptical about this (he could tell a tale or two...) but maybe it was right.

[milted 10]

But this Red Hunter looks a bit different to mine. Of course,I did'nt have Teliscopic front forks,or a sprung frame,or hub brakes or a fancy chain guard. I don't think they had been invented then(1939) but it was a RED Hunter The Square 4 kept oiling the plugs up Such fun