During the 60s it was normal to find half a dozen of these old motorcycle shops trading in every town as you would in today's, Brings back great memories of riding my Triumphs, BSAs and Nortons with no helmet laws and half a crown would fill your fuel tank, Well done Ian and Co for lovingly keeping the old tradition going, You have made an OAPs day.
@@DNarcisoo Well I certainly did a lot of exploring to motorcycle events and race meetings, my most enjoyable times were off road across waste land, However, my weekly wage when I started work as an apprentice back then was a meesly £9.10 shillings, I still wonder how I could of survived without an understanding family of motorcyclist that inspired my love for loud, fast, and smelly two wheeled machines, my passion for motorcycles started at an early age, the good old days of childhood going fruit picking and on holidays in my grandpa's side car and never getting caught up in traffic as there wasn't any, All great memories, What a difference the world is today.
@@JohnJones-cp4wh John I started work in 67 not 53, before that I remember spending my 2/6 or half a crown pocket money on fuel for my BSA Dandy, C15 and Bantam that I was given from a local Post Office worker, I then went on to own a Triumph Tigercub, Speedtwin and Thunderbird, by 69 I had a change and started riding Nortons, AJS and Royal Enfields, mid 70s I turned to the Japanese market and purchased a Yamaha 650 XS2, better known as the Japanese Bonnie due to it's very strong bottom end, from there I turned to restoring and showing 70s BMWs, to this day I still ride although health issues are taking their toll, at the moment I own and ride a BMW GS during the winter months and an Indian during the summer, motorcycles have made a huge impact on my life towards my health and wellbeing and so long as I can get them to the main road without falling over I will continue to enjoy my life to its full, How about You.
Very good blog Freddie and Monica , doing a sterling job on the camera.Your attention to detail is great, even the background music was spot on period .That’s two old age pensioners you have made happy😂, and currently still riding at73 a new 1250 GS In Sweden.Hopefully riding over to Uk this summer to see my brothers🇸🇪🏍😄🍻👍
Can’t agree more. Fabulous video Freddie and Monika. Ian’s a lovely guy. This is real quality like Quentin said, you’ve taken it to another level. Should be on the BBC!
Ive just walked in from my local Triumph/Suzuki dealer, bright lights, chrome, coffee machine etc and then I watch this!! Blown away with the authenticity, history, passion, and knowledge, great video, really enjoyed that!
Freddie, it was like you were 6 yrs old and had gone to the best toy shop in the world. Loved your enthusiasm its what makes the videos so watchable. Fantastic.
I remember Verralls in Tooting Bec by the tube station bus stop. I remember salivating at the window at a couple of MV Agustas and one time they had a Vincent Black Prince. Still dream of the Vincent although more of an Egli fan.
I know the new bikes these days are excellent, the mechanical and electronic engineering on them is amazing in a lot of cases. But I have to be honest, the more advanced bikes become, the more my attraction to the older bikes grows. Back to time when bikes could be not only fettled but repaired by a spanner confident owner in his or her shed. And not need to be hooked up to a computer at any point. To me that just feels… well purer I guess. Excellent video again Freddie. Also feel I should mention your excellent camerawomen and all round partner in crime Monica, who doesn’t get the credit she deserves in comments. So well done both, looking forward to the next one.
You hit the nail right on the head, although the latest thing in their day these machines were designed to be repaired which is far cheaper than sorting today's machines out when they go wrong, pick up coils or a set of points ?
Freddie, we absolutely loved your reaction when you went inside Verralls 😃 We we were sharing your excitement. Thank you for being so real 🥰 My partner, Adam, was vicariously there with you and was physically leaning forward and pointing at the screen with excitement 🚲 The best man cave ever!!! There’s something for everyone in your videos. A trip to a coffee shop, tea shop or local pub completes the stylish production values for me. You and Monika are a class act 👏👏
i live about 4 miles from there in crawley ,been past there loads of times.i thought it was all closed down marvelous news this. what a great selection of historic bikes.
Freedie, when you make it to the States, you have to visit Maggie valley, North Carolina. One of the greatest motorcycle museum full of working, running classics that will amaze you.
I remember a mr Gordon Button who helped me identify a 1936 Francis Barnet power bike autocycle, lovely man back in the day of hand written letters, blessed be everyone, speed and light....
If you all ever have reason to visit the US, you HAVE to make the pilgrimage to Marne, Iowa smack dab in the middle of the country for a visit to Baxter's Cycles. Their vintage/classic showroom will absolutely blow your mind!
"Get stuck in and find out!" The best and only attiude to have. I bet they didn't have a Grindlay Peerless in there?? I saw one in an antique shop window in the Peak District, mindblowing bit of kit!! Keep up the good work Freddie and Monica 👏
Freddie since your trek to North Africa been watching your you tube and u are way up the artwork and music I do hope you will be offered a chance on mainstream TV one day
Hi Freddie, I am following your channel from China. This is vintage classical shop just amazing. Would love to visit it one day! Great job Ian did. Thank you for showing this to us!
That was a whole lot of special, the feeling seeing the old petrol pump now integrated into the coffee shop then Verralls, Holy Smoke I had to unglue my eyeballs from the screen, absolute biking nirvana, thank you for sharing, this is definitely in my Top 3 videos I've watched on this channel. 😍
What I like about these traditional dealers is that the buildings fit the bikes..... it just would not be the same if it wasn’t located at the old “Forge” of the old “Mill” or something similar. A new building in the high street just wouldn’t have the same appeal. Great video.
We used to have an old motorcycle shop here in Hull, set on a main road but none the less the shop had not been modernized and like Verralls was packed with motorcycles of all ages and motoring memorabilia..........sadly the owner passed away and the shop closed.
I should have commented earlier as everything I wanted to say has already been said.. so I'm simply going to say thank you Freddie and Monika please keep doing what you are doing 🥰
Freddie and Monika, what a team 👏. You guys have the edge on other RUclipsrs because of teamwork 👏. THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM is another fantastic episode, well done.
Me too used to look in the window and dream as I went past going to school early sixties.. Still cannot afford the Indian's and Harleys I'm afraid so still dreaming. 😄Great vid.
That bread with mushrooms and edible flowers looked delicious. How kind the owner was, also considering that your visit was unplanned. I am a little surprised to learn that that business operarates online, I mean, it looks like the last place on Earth you would expect to have an e-shop. It definitely comes from a pre-internet era.
Freddie, how did I not know this was 5 minutes up the road from me!!! I'm ashamed. But thanks for bringing it to our attention, what a great tour! My partner is up for a visit to the cafe at the weekend whilst I have the same excited reaction as you 😆
What a nice cosy little Coffee shop at the end with great bites… and with a taste or two from Portugal 🇵🇹 . I shall be subscribing to your channel. Personally appreciate your non ostentatious & non influencer-like approach when you present us with your videos… really organic! I like that.
Yet another truly enthralling masterpiece. In this world of utter diatribe, Freddie, you and Monika shine a bright light on the world. Well, certainly on mine. And i thank you both for that.
What a fantastic motorcycle ethusiast's haven Verralls is. It was kind of Ian to show you around and let you make a video. I'ts true that motorcycle interest moves in waves. The Japanese motorcycles from the 1970's through to the mid 80's rekindle nostalgic memories for me, especially the Suzuki's of that era. Verralls reminds me of Dale's Wheels through Time Museum in North Carolina. I haven't visited there but it's more like a living motorcycle museum than a museum of just for show motorcycles. Another place I'd like to visit is The New England Motorcycle Museum in Connecticut~ Kaplan Motorcycles. I'm so glad there are people like Ian keeping unique places like Verralls alive, because there aren't many old school places left, where you can reconnect with a bygone era and bring some of those great memories back to life. Thank You.
Absolutely stunning video Freddie and Monica the easy way that you talk to people and Monica's beautiful filming made this excellent and the location was stunning you were the child in a sweet shop please take the camera to Estonia 🇪🇪 because even the mondain becomes interesting on your travels 😊😊😊
Great to see Verralls alive and thriving - we remember when they were back in Tooting not that far from our place on Kings Road. Nice one Freddie, Ride On!
Hello Freddie! To be honest I started to follow you not for to be interesting in motorbikes or cars but for improving my English listening to native speakers. You are very nice and intelligent youtuber and I can understand you pretty easily, no need captions! Warm greetings to my homeland girl Monica❤
Ohh Freddie & Monika, another brilliant piece of mechanical history. Some fantastic machines there! Thanks and enjoy your next adventure in Estonia 👌⭐️ Looking forward to seeing Joe work on bringing your classic Bonneville back to its glory 🙏
What a place Freddie! It reminds me of when I was a kid and there was plenty of shops like this with no shortage of old classics at affordable prices, and the smell of the old oils and parts wrapped in waxed brown paper looking at that place I can smell it now! 🙌😃 Brilliant video Freddie, cheers 🍻
What a fantastic place. Some amazing motorcycles. Happy to hear they're getting into the 70's bike and not staying static to the detriment on the business (imo). He's right in saying that when I'm looking at classics it's the 70's bikes I had pictures of on my wall.
This was awesome. I would love a deeper dive filmed with them, the chap working there is also top notch and very knowledgeable. Maybe an episode with a few bikes pulled out of the shop? It's just hard to see them amidst the sea of bikes
The Scott was a two stroke twin initially made by Alfred Scott founded in 1908. They were raced and used as speedway bikes beside being a very useful road bike. They finished in 1979 when the last updated one was built by the Silk company. And the Scottish was a trials bike bult by Greeves in Thundersley Essex. Hope that fills in the gaps from an otherwise interesting post.
Brilliant! Wow what a treasure trove of bikes, Ian has got the best job in the world. It's great to hear if they haven't the part you can get it made. RC Planes hanging up also what a fantastic place!
Fantastic visit, thanks to Ian for the tour and for you and monika taking us. I can only wonder at how good the place smelled, bringing back so many biking memories.
Thank you both, for showing us these noble custodians of motorcycling history. Makes me glad to have been alive at this point in time, to witness the glory of motorcycling. A future of all plastic, electric, driverless vehicles doesn't appeal to me, I will be giving it a miss!
Freddie, this was an awesome episode! i got up thinking it's Sunday and my day is going to be uninteresting, but you and Monica just turned it round well done great subject matter!
Perfect complement to my bacon sarnie and cup of tea. Ian comes across as the type of person you would want to by a bike off. If you get time in your busy schedule you should have a ride down to the New Forest and have a look around Sammy Miller’s museum, they have some great ride in days for different manufactures
What a blast from the past! Not only the fantastic bikes but I used to live in Staplefield, literally just down the hill! Quite glad that they were not there back then(30 years ago ish) I would have been permanently broke!! Coming back to UK to see Mother soon so will be visiting.....glad they will ship for me!! Let's see what the wife says!
Back 20-30 years ago we had a dealer in Portland Oregon on Sandy Blvd called the Sandy Bandit. He had a shop similar to what you seen. Mostly Velocetts, Triumphs, BSAs, Greeves, etc. Bikes were crammed in making it hard to walk around. He had every part imaginable. Love your videos, say hi to Monica for us.
I am English and found cycle hub by chance and Bought NOS wheels , fuel Tank ,headlight assembly mudguards and a few other bits off them for my 1964 T120 . Cycle Hub ,was the name of the shop . Sharon Cliffs wife was who I mainly dealt with although I had a few telephone conversations with Cliff . Cliff Major was the owners name , sadly I think both are no longer with us . They had rare NOS parts which cost me a fortune to buy and ship over , Cliff certainly new how to charge, but I never tried to negotiate the price as he had the parts and where else would I find them . I heard from other USA dealers etc that he could be awkward to deal with , personally he was always fine with me and a great bloke to talk to and listen to , Sharon his wife was always really nice and very helpful to me also . Sadly I had to sell my bike after I had fully rebuilt it using all NOS parts from here in England , Denmark and the USA all to the exact parts list , to help towards the purchase of my house .
First time watching. Great video. Even if there were a number of brands you didn’t know, most of those were big name brands way back in the day. There were literally hundreds of manufacturers in the early days of motorcycles. By the 1930’s the majority of them were out of business. He had a Singer. Yes it’s the same company that makes sewing machines just as Sunbeam made kitchen appliances. You have to remember that companies were pressed into service during the war years. They stopped manufacturing whatever products they normally made and started making war materials. You can run across some very odd things if you dig around enough. Such as appliance makers manufacturing ammunition or weapons. Auto plants building tanks. That sort of thing. Just recently at the height of Covid, a Ford auto assembly plant was pressed into service by the US government to make face masks and other PPE. Anyway, that is a fantastic shop. I would love to visit someday.
OMG! Freddie. My mind is blown! What an unbelievable find. There is so much amazing history there. I’m not just a Harley guy. I’m also a member of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, and I’ve been to many events and swap meets with all those marquee’s in attendance. But a couple of those bike names I’ve never heard of. Dude I knew that place was gonna be awesome as soon as I saw the high dollar Indian board tracker. But for my money, I would have that Guzzi in the window. I figured something out to. The flashing clock on the Fiat is its heartbeat ❤. So you better never set it. 😜
Wow, what a place! Just one complaint Freddy. You ignored the 3 wheelers. There was a lovely Morgan, and a bike with family sized sidecar. I guess you will just have to go back again to show us them!
I live in west sussex and have unwittingly been past this place literally hundreds of times and didn't even know it was there absolutely absolutely brilliant and what a lovely guy the owner is well done Mr Dobbs and the lovely Monica
Amazing shop and thank you to Ian for his explanation and tour. More importantly breathing new life into classic motorcycles. Like Disneyland for motorcycle enthusiasts.
Hey Freddie, greetings from NZ. Your videos are a real pleasure. Charming, well shot (big thumbs up to Monika's camera work), portraying the best of UK's historical towns and villages, obsessed with cafes and coffee, and all held together with a love of, and interest in motorcycles. Well done you two!
Excellent video, really enjoyed this, takes me back to when I was a youngster walking around Vale Onslows in Birmingham, happy days, happy memories, thanks for sharing!!
Wonderful to experience you raw enthusiasm for the history of two wheeled power. When you are up in the midlands viewing the progress on your Bonnie do yourself a favour and go and spend a few hours viewing the largest collection of British motorcycles at The national motorcycle museum just outside Solihull. As much of an education as you can view. 😊
The Greeves 'Scottish' is named after the International Six Day Trial held in the Inverness area. Scott motorcycles were two stroke twin cylinder bikes of 500cc, started by a vicar, I believe.
What a super bike shop. Great to see Verralls still thriving and doing well, in this horrible age of consumerism and wastefulness.
During the 60s it was normal to find half a dozen of these old motorcycle shops trading in every town as you would in today's, Brings back great memories of riding my Triumphs, BSAs and Nortons with no helmet laws and half a crown would fill your fuel tank, Well done Ian and Co for lovingly keeping the old tradition going, You have made an OAPs day.
The amount of exploring one could do at such a low fuel price! I envy those who lived those times...
@@DNarcisoo Well I certainly did a lot of exploring to motorcycle events and race meetings, my most enjoyable times were off road across waste land, However, my weekly wage when I started work as an apprentice back then was a meesly £9.10 shillings, I still wonder how I could of survived without an understanding family of motorcyclist that inspired my love for loud, fast, and smelly two wheeled machines, my passion for motorcycles started at an early age, the good old days of childhood going fruit picking and on holidays in my grandpa's side car and never getting caught up in traffic as there wasn't any, All great memories, What a difference the world is today.
So jealous of you. I would have loved to experience the 60's biker world.
@@WreckingCrewHR4K I started on £1. 9s. (1953) Early 60`s fuel I remember was 4s 7d gall. So WreckingCrew must have had a cyclemotor.
@@JohnJones-cp4wh John I started work in 67 not 53, before that I remember spending my 2/6 or half a crown pocket money on fuel for my BSA Dandy, C15 and Bantam that I was given from a local Post Office worker, I then went on to own a Triumph Tigercub, Speedtwin and Thunderbird, by 69 I had a change and started riding Nortons, AJS and Royal Enfields, mid 70s I turned to the Japanese market and purchased a Yamaha 650 XS2, better known as the Japanese Bonnie due to it's very strong bottom end, from there I turned to restoring and showing 70s BMWs, to this day I still ride although health issues are taking their toll, at the moment I own and ride a BMW GS during the winter months and an Indian during the summer, motorcycles have made a huge impact on my life towards my health and wellbeing and so long as I can get them to the main road without falling over I will continue to enjoy my life to its full, How about You.
Freddie, you’ve taken it to a new level mate! Well done!
Thanks Quenten🙌🏻
Very good blog Freddie and Monica , doing a sterling job on the camera.Your attention to detail is great, even the background music was spot on period .That’s two old age pensioners you have made happy😂, and currently still riding at73 a new 1250 GS In Sweden.Hopefully riding over to Uk this summer to see my brothers🇸🇪🏍😄🍻👍
Can’t agree more. Fabulous video Freddie and Monika. Ian’s a lovely guy. This is real quality like Quentin said, you’ve taken it to another level. Should be on the BBC!
Freddie is definitely another level 🤣
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Ive just walked in from my local Triumph/Suzuki dealer, bright lights, chrome, coffee machine etc and then I watch this!! Blown away with the authenticity, history, passion, and knowledge, great video, really enjoyed that!
Spot on, these old shops are the real deal and have character unlike modern supermarket stye motorcycle shops.
This channel never ever let's you down and always a coffee/cake shop to finish off what more could any biker want ????
Freddie, it was like you were 6 yrs old and had gone to the best toy shop in the world. Loved your enthusiasm its what makes the videos so watchable. Fantastic.
Cool dude running the shop. 👍🏻
I remember Verralls in Tooting Bec by the tube station bus stop. I remember salivating at the window at a couple of MV Agustas and one time they had a Vincent Black Prince. Still dream of the Vincent although more of an Egli fan.
I know the new bikes these days are excellent, the mechanical and electronic engineering on them is amazing in a lot of cases. But I have to be honest, the more advanced bikes become, the more my attraction to the older bikes grows. Back to time when bikes could be not only fettled but repaired by a spanner confident owner in his or her shed. And not need to be hooked up to a computer at any point. To me that just feels… well purer I guess.
Excellent video again Freddie. Also feel I should mention your excellent camerawomen and all round partner in crime Monica, who doesn’t get the credit she deserves in comments. So well done both, looking forward to the next one.
ps. Hope I spelt Monika’s name right first time but changed the spelling for this comment… hedging my bets ☺️
You hit the nail right on the head, although the latest thing in their day these machines were designed to be repaired which is far cheaper than sorting today's machines out when they go wrong, pick up coils or a set of points ?
Freddie, we absolutely loved your reaction when you went inside Verralls 😃 We we were sharing your excitement. Thank you for being so real 🥰
My partner, Adam, was vicariously there with you and was physically leaning forward and pointing at the screen with excitement 🚲
The best man cave ever!!!
There’s something for everyone in your videos. A trip to a coffee shop, tea shop or local pub completes the stylish production values for me.
You and Monika are a class act 👏👏
Hi Freddie, I sold Brian Verrals last premises for him and Ian. He was a glorious gentleman. Very kind and generous.
Greaves were made in Essex Freddie. The “Scottish” refers to the Scottish 6 Days Trial. It’s a trials bike.
GREEVES.
i live about 4 miles from there in crawley ,been past there loads of times.i thought it was all closed down marvelous news this. what a great selection of historic bikes.
Freedie, when you make it to the States, you have to visit Maggie valley, North Carolina. One of the greatest motorcycle museum full of working, running classics that will amaze you.
I remember a mr Gordon Button who helped me identify a 1936 Francis Barnet power bike autocycle, lovely man back in the day of hand written letters, blessed be everyone, speed and light....
If you all ever have reason to visit the US, you HAVE to make the pilgrimage to Marne, Iowa smack dab in the middle of the country for a visit to Baxter's Cycles. Their vintage/classic showroom will absolutely blow your mind!
"Get stuck in and find out!" The best and only attiude to have. I bet they didn't have a Grindlay Peerless in there?? I saw one in an antique shop window in the Peak District, mindblowing bit of kit!! Keep up the good work Freddie and Monica 👏
Lovely. Well done. I bought my first bike from them in Tooting.. a TR25. £600.. I think it was Ian who sold it to me. What a treat. RTFM!
Excellent Explanation good service to Humanity and Riders also to bike lovers good classic collection
Freddie since your trek to North Africa been watching your you tube and u are way up the artwork and music I do hope you will be offered a chance on mainstream TV one day
Hi Freddie, I am following your channel from China. This is vintage classical shop just amazing. Would love to visit it one day! Great job Ian did. Thank you for showing this to us!
That was a whole lot of special, the feeling seeing the old petrol pump now integrated into the coffee shop then Verralls, Holy Smoke I had to unglue my eyeballs from the screen, absolute biking nirvana, thank you for sharing, this is definitely in my Top 3 videos I've watched on this channel. 😍
What I like about these traditional dealers is that the buildings fit the bikes..... it just would not be the same if it wasn’t located at the old “Forge” of the old “Mill” or something similar. A new building in the high street just wouldn’t have the same appeal. Great video.
We used to have an old motorcycle shop here in Hull, set on a main road but none the less the shop had not been modernized and like Verralls was packed with motorcycles of all ages and motoring memorabilia..........sadly the owner passed away and the shop closed.
Ive bought from Verralls before - good people to deal with 👍
I should have commented earlier as everything I wanted to say has already been said.. so I'm simply going to say thank you Freddie and Monika please keep doing what you are doing 🥰
Freddie and Monika, what a team 👏. You guys have the edge on other RUclipsrs because of teamwork 👏.
THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM is another fantastic episode, well done.
I can remember when Verrals used to be in Tooting and now they have expanded with more bikes on display. Excellent work Freddie and Monika 😉
Tooting popular front 😂
Me too used to look in the window and dream as I went past going to school early sixties.. Still cannot afford the Indian's and Harleys I'm afraid so still dreaming. 😄Great vid.
What a find! Lovely vid.
A wonderful place I'm glad to see still going. Long may they prosper.
That bread with mushrooms and edible flowers looked delicious.
How kind the owner was, also considering that your visit was unplanned. I am a little surprised to learn that that business operarates online, I mean, it looks like the last place on Earth you would expect to have an e-shop. It definitely comes from a pre-internet era.
It really does feel like it could be from 80 years ago- even the workshop
Freddie, how did I not know this was 5 minutes up the road from me!!! I'm ashamed. But thanks for bringing it to our attention, what a great tour! My partner is up for a visit to the cafe at the weekend whilst I have the same excited reaction as you 😆
What an outstanding man, and an outstanding shop. I can't afford to even consider any of these bikes but WHAT A PLACE!!!!!
What a nice cosy little Coffee shop at the end with great bites… and with a taste or two from Portugal 🇵🇹 .
I shall be subscribing to your channel.
Personally appreciate your non ostentatious & non influencer-like approach when you present us with your videos… really organic! I like that.
Yet another truly enthralling masterpiece. In this world of utter diatribe, Freddie, you and Monika shine a bright light on the world. Well, certainly on mine. And i thank you both for that.
What a fantastic motorcycle ethusiast's haven Verralls is. It was kind of Ian to show you around and let you make a video. I'ts true that motorcycle interest moves in waves. The Japanese motorcycles from the 1970's through to the mid 80's rekindle nostalgic memories for me, especially the Suzuki's of that era. Verralls reminds me of Dale's Wheels through Time Museum in North Carolina. I haven't visited there but it's more like a living motorcycle museum than a museum of just for show motorcycles. Another place I'd like to visit is The New England Motorcycle Museum in Connecticut~ Kaplan Motorcycles. I'm so glad there are people like Ian keeping unique places like Verralls alive, because there aren't many old school places left, where you can reconnect with a bygone era and bring some of those great memories back to life. Thank You.
Absolutely stunning video Freddie and Monica the easy way that you talk to people and Monica's beautiful filming made this excellent and the location was stunning you were the child in a sweet shop please take the camera to Estonia 🇪🇪 because even the mondain becomes interesting on your travels 😊😊😊
You’ve hit the jackpot there! Beautiful old place 👌🏻👍🏻
Great to see Verralls alive and thriving - we remember when they were back in Tooting not that far from our place on Kings Road. Nice one Freddie, Ride On!
Hello Freddie! To be honest I started to follow you not for to be interesting in motorbikes or cars but for improving my English listening to native speakers. You are very nice and intelligent youtuber and I can understand you pretty easily, no need captions! Warm greetings to my homeland girl Monica❤
I bought my first motorcycle from a garage like in the early 80s a Suzuki ap 50 loved it and still riding today keep up the good work you two
Freddie...Your passion is infectious. I don't know if Monika has a magic wand but it's incredible how she puts these videos together.
this was worth the watch..great vlog..love classic vintage bikes...
I used to ride a Greeves Scrambler when I was too small for my feet to reach the ground when sitting on it. What a great bike. Great Episode ❤
I had the pleasure of meeting the owner of Matisse and had a look around their workshop/factory. All hand built bikes, very cool
If I went to Verralls I’d never leave. Just pure gold. What a job.
What a lovely chap....restores your faith in humanity.
How fantastic I can almost smell the place. Great video
Thanks both 👍
Ohh Freddie & Monika, another brilliant piece of mechanical history. Some fantastic machines there! Thanks and enjoy your next adventure in Estonia 👌⭐️
Looking forward to seeing Joe work on bringing your classic Bonneville back to its glory 🙏
Thanks Steve🙌🏻 Joe’s deep into the work now👨🔧
What a place Freddie! It reminds me of when I was a kid and there was plenty of shops like this with no shortage of old classics at affordable prices, and the smell of the old oils and parts wrapped in waxed brown paper looking at that place I can smell it now! 🙌😃
Brilliant video Freddie, cheers 🍻
I wouldn't be able to leave that place! Bravo on the best video so far, and I do enjoy them all.
What a fantastic place. Some amazing motorcycles. Happy to hear they're getting into the 70's bike and not staying static to the detriment on the business (imo). He's right in saying that when I'm looking at classics it's the 70's bikes I had pictures of on my wall.
Freddie! Awesome video. Such a natural on camera. The blue Kawasaki stole my heart. Love that classic rear fender
This was awesome. I would love a deeper dive filmed with them, the chap working there is also top notch and very knowledgeable. Maybe an episode with a few bikes pulled out of the shop? It's just hard to see them amidst the sea of bikes
Totally mesmerising and fabulous!
The Scott was a two stroke twin initially made by Alfred Scott founded in 1908. They were raced and used as speedway bikes beside being a very useful road bike. They finished in 1979 when the last updated one was built by the Silk company. And the Scottish was a trials bike bult by Greeves in Thundersley Essex. Hope that fills in the gaps from an otherwise interesting post.
Brilliant! Wow what a treasure trove of bikes, Ian has got the best job in the world. It's great to hear if they haven't the part you can get it made. RC Planes hanging up also what a fantastic place!
Fantastic visit, thanks to Ian for the tour and for you and monika taking us. I can only wonder at how good the place smelled, bringing back so many biking memories.
Thankyous for sharing this wonderful opportunity/experience with us !!! WOW !!! I WISH I HAD A TARDIS !!! 😉🤗😎
What an INCREDIBLE find.....what a place.
I bet it actually smells as good as it looks.
Oil and two stroke......Perfect combo Hahaha!
What a place, can't wait to go and visit! Thanks for the great suggestions!
What a fantastic place, can see you enjoyed this one Freddie.
Thank you both, for showing us these noble custodians of motorcycling history. Makes me glad to have been alive at this point in time, to witness the glory of motorcycling. A future of all plastic, electric, driverless vehicles doesn't appeal to me, I will be giving it a miss!
Freddie, this was an awesome episode! i got up thinking it's Sunday and my day is going to be uninteresting, but you and Monica just turned it round well done great subject matter!
Perfect complement to my bacon sarnie and cup of tea.
Ian comes across as the type of person you would want to by a bike off.
If you get time in your busy schedule you should have a ride down to the New Forest and have a look around Sammy Miller’s museum, they have some great ride in days for different manufactures
One would never find a place like that in Canada, great vid.
What a great episode, love that vintage motorcycle shop.😊
Brilliant video Freddie. Thank you and Monika 👍🏻
aah, coffee, Freddie and Verralls, Sunday mornings dont get more perfect than that..
What a blast from the past! Not only the fantastic bikes but I used to live in Staplefield, literally just down the hill! Quite glad that they were not there back then(30 years ago ish) I would have been permanently broke!! Coming back to UK to see Mother soon so will be visiting.....glad they will ship for me!! Let's see what the wife says!
What a cool place. If I'm ever back in London I need to take a trip down there.
Fantastic. Definitely going to get myself there in the spring! Thanks so much Freddie for shining a light on this little nugget!
what a great vid Freddie lovely to see some off the older bikes . brilliant content i could see the passion there
Freddie, kid in a sweet shop ! What a brilliant place, thanks for finding this one for us. Great coverage Freddie and Monika, very
Professional.
You should try and go to the national motorcycle museum bicken Hill Coventry Road solihull. West Midlands 5 Halls full of bikes
Back 20-30 years ago we had a dealer in Portland Oregon on Sandy Blvd called the Sandy Bandit. He had a shop similar to what you seen. Mostly Velocetts, Triumphs, BSAs, Greeves, etc. Bikes were crammed in making it hard to walk around. He had every part imaginable. Love your videos, say hi to Monica for us.
I am English and found cycle hub by chance and Bought NOS wheels , fuel Tank ,headlight assembly mudguards and a few other bits off them for my 1964 T120 . Cycle Hub ,was the name of the shop . Sharon Cliffs wife was who I mainly dealt with although I had a few telephone conversations with Cliff . Cliff Major was the owners name , sadly I think both are no longer with us .
They had rare NOS parts which cost me a fortune to buy and ship over , Cliff certainly new how to charge, but I never tried to negotiate the price as he had the parts and where else would I find them . I heard from other USA dealers etc that he could be awkward to deal with , personally he was always fine with me and a great bloke to talk to and listen to , Sharon his wife was always really nice and very helpful to me also .
Sadly I had to sell my bike after I had fully rebuilt it using all NOS parts from here in England , Denmark and the USA all to the exact parts list , to help towards the purchase of my house .
Nice one Freddie what a great place hidden away I love those eclectic places and can spend hours and hours in them too.........
First time watching. Great video. Even if there were a number of brands you didn’t know, most of those were big name brands way back in the day. There were literally hundreds of manufacturers in the early days of motorcycles. By the 1930’s the majority of them were out of business. He had a Singer. Yes it’s the same company that makes sewing machines just as Sunbeam made kitchen appliances. You have to remember that companies were pressed into service during the war years. They stopped manufacturing whatever products they normally made and started making war materials. You can run across some very odd things if you dig around enough. Such as appliance makers manufacturing ammunition or weapons. Auto plants building tanks. That sort of thing. Just recently at the height of Covid, a Ford auto assembly plant was pressed into service by the US government to make face masks and other PPE. Anyway, that is a fantastic shop. I would love to visit someday.
OMG! Freddie. My mind is blown! What an unbelievable find. There is so much amazing history there. I’m not just a Harley guy. I’m also a member of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, and I’ve been to many events and swap meets with all those marquee’s in attendance. But a couple of those bike names I’ve never heard of. Dude I knew that place was gonna be awesome as soon as I saw the high dollar Indian board tracker. But for my money, I would have that Guzzi in the window. I figured something out to. The flashing clock on the Fiat is its heartbeat ❤. So you better never set it. 😜
Wonderful video ! Monika is a super videographer. Enjoyed watching with a hot cup of coffee and my pup Bentley in my lap. Bravo !
Wow, what a place! Just one complaint Freddy. You ignored the 3 wheelers. There was a lovely Morgan, and a bike with family sized sidecar. I guess you will just have to go back again to show us them!
I live in west sussex and have unwittingly been past this place literally hundreds of times and didn't even know it was there absolutely absolutely brilliant and what a lovely guy the owner is well done Mr Dobbs and the lovely Monica
Loved this, definitely a place i would like to visit in the summer 🌞🎉
Amazing shop and thank you to Ian for his explanation and tour. More importantly breathing new life into classic motorcycles. Like Disneyland for motorcycle enthusiasts.
Hey Freddie, greetings from NZ. Your videos are a real pleasure. Charming, well shot (big thumbs up to Monika's camera work), portraying the best of UK's historical towns and villages, obsessed with cafes and coffee, and all held together with a love of, and interest in motorcycles. Well done you two!
Thanks for showing us to the existence of a lovely motorcycle shop which itself looks like a collector's item. Nice people and history there.
Amazing video between your excitement Freddy and the bikes totally made my day you were like a kid in candy store.
Quintessential British fellows--I was half expecting Holmes and Watson to arrive!
So cool.
What an incredible place! Many thanks for letting us know about it, unfortunately, I don't think I could afford any of the bikes!
Great video! Could almost smell the history in that workshop. Amazing.
Well Done Freddie!
There are so many stories around classic bikes and their preservation .
Another excellent vid Freddie & Monika, your enthusiasm is infectious 👏👏👏👏
Excellent video, really enjoyed this, takes me back to when I was a youngster walking around Vale Onslows in Birmingham, happy days, happy memories, thanks for sharing!!
Awesome video as always, thank you Monika and Freddie ❤ hi from Holland
Wonderful to experience you raw enthusiasm for the history of two wheeled power. When you are up in the midlands viewing the progress on your Bonnie do yourself a favour and go and spend a few hours viewing the largest collection of British motorcycles at The national motorcycle museum just outside Solihull. As much of an education as you can view. 😊
Yes really recommend this. I go several times during the winter never fails to excite me
Best museum I've visited.
if you ever go again ask about the aircraft models hanging from the ceiling , another great episode and good news about the Triumph from the Wurks!
Ah ha just like my workshop! Never get rid of any parts, you never know. I live in W Sussex never knew this place existed. Thanks Freddie.
The Greeves 'Scottish' is named after the International Six Day Trial held in the Inverness area. Scott motorcycles were two stroke twin cylinder bikes of 500cc, started by a vicar, I believe.
Wonderful! Credit to Ian too! Thanks so much a lovely film
Starting looking up Verrals before the video even ended LOL. I think the 38 Rudge would be the one. What a find that place is.
Love the passion, like two kids talking about their toys, looks so cool love it 👌
Nice one.. his shop has been on some of Henry Coles shows.. seems like a sound fella..