The Bikers Make A Difference (BMAD) group, based in Devon, UK, holds an annual Bikers festival in Paignton, Devon. The event, along with the regular biker’s nights held on the sea front, raises money for charities such as Devon Air Ambulance.
Always worth a visit (I’ve been to the last three festivals) the event has everything a biker could wish for. Check out their site www.bmad.co.uk The films was made by Mark at www.southcoastbiker.com. The film and southcoastbiker site is not affiliated to BMAD. Views are those of the film maker.
Buying motorcycle parts and getting quotes for repairs should be easy in the 21st Century. I needed some work carried out on my Bandit so I thought rather than spend loads on the phone I’d email various motorcycle shops/repairers etc from around the area I live (Exeter).
Sadly the response was pretty poor. Of the eight or so I emailed only one gave me quote, two asked for further clarification of the work, the remainder did not answer. Pathetic!!!!
As any biker will tell you, the cost of going to a mechanic to repair your bike is expensive. Doing it yourself is better for so many reasons. Me being a lazy bum, I always paid out to get someone else to fix everything, but not anymore. I came to the conculusion that I should not be intimidated by the bike.
So I’ve been buying bits and pieces online, and cut down the costs by at least half. Bought reconditioned when I could and fixed it myself (except for the forks).
Dealers I used who did everything they were asked to do, including replacing an incorrect part (Bentleys):
