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From: geoff on 7 Apr 2010 19:00 In message <8218f0F66rU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Lozzo <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> writes >I'm going to deliberately set a bike up to fail the MOT. > >100% record still officially stands. > I emailed you - do you want to service and MOT the blade? Think I got the wrong email addy or not ? -- geoff
From: Lozzo on 7 Apr 2010 19:53 geoff wrote: > In message <8218f0F66rU1(a)mid.individual.net>, Lozzo > <lozzo(a)lozzo.org.uk> writes > > I'm going to deliberately set a bike up to fail the MOT. > > > > 100% record still officially stands. > > > I emailed you - do you want to service and MOT the blade? > > Think I got the wrong email addy > > > or not ? I can do email address is in my headers -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Lozzo on 8 Apr 2010 03:32 Ben wrote: > It strikes me Loz, that there's a small business getting started here > for you. You've got the skill and the equipment, all you need is a > small unit, and you're an independent specialist mechanic. There's the rub - you try finding any small business unit that will get planning permission for motorcycle trade use around here, and especially in an area where customers will travel to. There are none, I've already searched and had an estate agent search too. There are a couple out on farms in the middle of nowhere, places that even I have trouble finding. No matter how good you are you'll have a problem with people not bothering because they cba to take a trip that far out to have minor repairs done. Looking at it there's no problem doing the work, I'm confident and experienced enough to take on just about anything, and I have most of the kit to do it too, but I dunno if there's enough work out there to support me and the overheads. Just doing the occasional one or two for friends from home sees me ok for now, and keeps the wolf from the door. -- Lozzo Versys 650 Tourer, CBR600F-W racebike in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
From: Thomas on 8 Apr 2010 03:53 On Apr 8, 12:32 am, "Lozzo" <lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: > Ben wrote: > > It strikes me Loz, that there's a small business getting started here > > for you. You've got the skill and the equipment, all you need is a > > small unit, and you're an independent specialist mechanic. > > There's the rub - you try finding any small business unit that will get > planning permission for motorcycle trade use around here, and > especially in an area where customers will travel to. There are none, > I've already searched and had an estate agent search too. There are a > couple out on farms in the middle of nowhere, places that even I have > trouble finding. No matter how good you are you'll have a problem with > people not bothering because they cba to take a trip that far out to > have minor repairs done. > > Looking at it there's no problem doing the work, I'm confident and > experienced enough to take on just about anything, and I have most of > the kit to do it too, but I dunno if there's enough work out there to > support me and the overheads. > > Just doing the occasional one or two for friends from home sees me ok > for now, and keeps the wolf from the door. There are at least a couple of guys around here who have a mobile service. They come to you with a van full of tools and parts. Dunno how successful they are. It would seem difficult to make much money at it.
From: Charlie on 8 Apr 2010 04:48
On 08/04/2010 08:53, Thomas wrote: > On Apr 8, 12:32 am, "Lozzo"<lo...(a)lozzo.org.uk> wrote: >> Ben wrote: >>> It strikes me Loz, that there's a small business getting started here >>> for you. You've got the skill and the equipment, all you need is a >>> small unit, and you're an independent specialist mechanic. >> >> There's the rub - you try finding any small business unit that will get >> planning permission for motorcycle trade use around here, and >> especially in an area where customers will travel to. There are none, >> I've already searched and had an estate agent search too. There are a >> couple out on farms in the middle of nowhere, places that even I have >> trouble finding. No matter how good you are you'll have a problem with >> people not bothering because they cba to take a trip that far out to >> have minor repairs done. >> >> Looking at it there's no problem doing the work, I'm confident and >> experienced enough to take on just about anything, and I have most of >> the kit to do it too, but I dunno if there's enough work out there to >> support me and the overheads. >> >> Just doing the occasional one or two for friends from home sees me ok >> for now, and keeps the wolf from the door. > > There are at least a couple of guys around here who have a mobile > service. They come to you with a van full of tools and parts. Dunno > how successful they are. It would seem difficult to make much money at > it. That's the thought that occurred to me. One of those ex-racing team vans could be big enough to [1] act as a mobile workshop, [2] provide overnight crash-space and [3] serve as Lozzo's mobile collect/deliver service. |