My Dads Motorcycle shop in the 60"s.

[gordon62]

Hi all,

Not sure if I shown this pic on here before, so I put it on, This was my dad"s shop in Southampton in the 60"s I was very young, but I do remember it well, we used to repair police bike too and they would be line up the alley way, can remember the big telephones they had.. we did live above the shop for a short while, my dad did repairs, spares and accessory"s
and the odd bikes, I only ever saw british bike"s, dont recall any jap bike"s.
sadly the business was sold on in 1969, one of the partners that bought the business is still in business today, to what is now park road powerbikes which is and has been in shirley rd for some years now..

[Pigford]

Thats ACE

Use to pop down to Scumhampton regularly back in the late 70's on our 'Peds & 250's

[z2.john]

Scumhampton

Ha, that's naughty Pigford .............must be a closet Pompey fan !!

Great picture by the way...........

[chrisu]

a tiger cub no less

my first bike

[gordon62]

a tiger cub no less

my first bike

the Tiger cub was my aunty"s bike, she was living and working in our shop,
the black car is a wolseley 1500, my grandads car.

[Holeshot]

What a lovely photo.

Great memories

[KWACKERZ1]

Proper bike shop, I bet they even had spares in stock

[Pigford]

a tiger cub no less

my first bike

the Tiger cub was my aunty"s bike, she was living and working in our shop,
the black car is a wolseley 1500, my grandads car.

Was it Alan Bennetts in Portswood? ..... also the scrap bike shop down a steep hill not far from the TV centre

Lovin' the Wolseley - I had a 16/60 when I was 18yrs - paid £150 for it Ace car, had a knackered battery so use to pose outside the pub and start it with the crank-handle The leather bench seat was cool too.

[gordon62]

It was ALEC BENNETS in portswood, I"m guessing you mean southern motorcycles, bunch of crooks they were..I did work for them stripping the bikes down
or could have been Bevois Valley motorcycles,they are on a very steep hill, Greggs was the owner, been there since 1946, greggs died last year 85ish, his son runs it now,

[Pigford]

It was ALEC BENNETS in portswood, I"m guessing you mean southern motorcycles, bunch of crooks they were..I did work for them stripping the bikes down
or could have been Bevois Valley motorcycles,they are on a very steep hill, Greggs was the owner, been there since 1946, greggs died last year 85ish, his son runs it now,

Ah yes, Beaver Valley it was

[gordon62]

It was ALEC BENNETS in portswood, I"m guessing you mean southern motorcycles, bunch of crooks they were..I did work for them stripping the bikes down
or could have been Bevois Valley motorcycles,they are on a very steep hill, Greggs was the owner, been there since 1946, greggs died last year 85ish, his son runs it now,

Ah yes, Beaver Valley it was

gregg was a scrap man 1st and formost, it was always hard to buy anything from him, I found, but if one of his staff serve you, he take ya maney,, and say if u see gregg, either hide it or run...which I did many times..

here is thier history..website..
http://www.valleymotorcycles.com/history/

[ADRIAN H]

Not been to Bevois Valley for many a year.

[paul doran]

great picture Gordon
You have got motorcycles in the blood

[KeithZ1R]

great picture Gordon, history can be an emotive subject

[scott]

I bought my z1000 from beaver valley......you are right......crooks.....but i got my zed