Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Total recall... or why bike people are the best!

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There is a long held belief that while working in a retail environment is fine, it would be even better if customers didn’t keep getting in the way. Motorcycle sales are invariably complex (can I have a screen/lock/set of matching luggage/ patchouli-flavoured enema with that please?) but hey, if you want to turn metal into money you have to kiss the occasional frog.

Most of my customers were lovely people; I still bump into the odd

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