Parking

At the same supermarket, it was nice to see them set aside a decent space for motorcycle parking near the front door.

Mickey

(Via: Glasgow Evening Times archive 1981)

Total Eclipse

A quick trip to Eclipse Motorcycles in Tranent this evening on the way home from work.

They are a small local bike shop who advertise themselves as a Royal Enfield dealer and a friend wanted to know if they had a demonstrator that he could book a test ride on.

Unfortunately for him, they don't. They can get you a bike if you want to buy one, and the spares to keep it going, but you'll have to sort out a test ride elsewhere.

Anyway, they call themselves The Scooter Centre, and that is where their main interest seems to lie.There were loads in the shop and in the workshop. I was rather taken by the groovy colour-scheme of one outside in the yard (see left of picture).

In amongst the more modern Japanese middleweights in the yard there was this rather well-used BSA (sporting a Triumph dual seat) which was in for a service and they also had a Honda race bike in the window. 

So, a bit of everything. I suppose that's what you have to offer if you're a small shop. Pity they didn't have that demonstrator, though, I'd probably have booked a ride myself, just for the craic.

Forth BSA

Out and about yesterday I came across this small bike shop on what passed for the main street in the village of Forth in South Lanarkshire.

It sells and maintains ATVs, but for some reason there are three immaculate BSAs sitting in the shop window. 

No idea why they're there, but as they made me stop for a look perhaps that is reason enough.