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Title: MOT Location ?
Post by: purplebear7 on 20 December 2012, 05:29:48 am: Hi Guys,

Long Shot ..

Anybody know of a Bike MOT Station near Portsmouth (ideally a place that deals in Honda's)

I need to get a test done as I get off the ferry mid afternoon on a Tuesday .. before heading North on the A34.

I did the Google thing but without much luck.

Cheers in advance ;) Polar Bear Spain
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Robbie8666 on 20 December 2012, 09:32:01 am: there are a couple in Waterlooville, but thats heading up A3 rather than towards A34, I can message you the number of the bloke that did mine, he is more race bikes specialist. When you coming over?
Title: MOT Location ?
Post by: BBROWN1664 on 20 December 2012, 01:03:59 pm: Pm Bigmac. He is around that area.
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Grahamm on 20 December 2012, 01:58:31 pm: Quote from: purplebear7 on 20 December 2012, 05:29:48 am
Anybody know of a Bike MOT Station near Portsmouth

Vernon's Motorcycles in Copnor Road (http://www.vernonmotorcycles.co.uk/index.html) :thumbup
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: fireblake on 20 December 2012, 04:37:56 pm: Hey Trev, Vernon mc's. Blast from the past for you. Maybe the owner is an old diver?

Mickey
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: purplebear7 on 21 December 2012, 06:34:16 am: :) Muncho Grassy guys .. some good possibilities to check out there .. I'm sure to get a slot at one of them.

Vernon's sounds like the first port of call .. it's quite close to the Ferry Dock.

Bit of historical info for those that may not know ...

HMS Vernon was for many years the Royal Navy Diver Training School in Portsmouth. I did my basic stuff there back in 1957 .. before moving on to Special Services courses. Some of those were done at Stokes Bay over on the Gosport side .. that's the place Buster Crabb went missing from. Oh bugga .. I feel really bloody old now :\ Gasp, Grunt, Splutter.

Cheers again guys .. have a good-un.

Stay Safe ;) Trev
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: pitternator on 21 December 2012, 07:21:01 am: If you are over in the Uk soon PB, let me know as I am taking much of January off to improve my own house for a change, so should be able to meet up.
merry Xmas
Jon
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Grahamm on 21 December 2012, 11:06:58 am: Quote from: purplebear7 on 21 December 2012, 06:34:16 am
HMS Vernon was for many years the Royal Navy Diver Training School in Portsmouth.

And now it's the Gunwharf Shopping Centre!
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Doddsie on 21 December 2012, 11:45:04 am: Is the old tattooist still under the arches there?
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Grahamm on 21 December 2012, 04:11:27 pm: Quote from: Doddsie on 21 December 2012, 11:45:04 am
Is the old tattooist still under the arches there?

You mean this one (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=gunwharf+quays&ll=50.796713,-1.104512&spn=0.0067,0.016329&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=Gunwharf_Quays,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&t=m&z=16&layer=c&cbll=50.796885,-1.104858&panoid=WYHDyBIOTBzOjS1XS4-O_w&cbp=12,180.12,,0,0.12)
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Doddsie on 21 December 2012, 09:46:49 pm: Erm, can only see a blank square, but Im guessing its still there then!!
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: fireblake on 21 December 2012, 10:36:17 pm: I can see it ok. Still a pit hole?
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Doddsie on 21 December 2012, 10:54:06 pm: Ah, can see it if I click on `this one`. That place has been there years, remember it as a kid.
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Grahamm on 22 December 2012, 01:13:01 am: Quote from: fireblake on 21 December 2012, 10:36:17 pm
I can see it ok. Still a pit hole?

Search me! I've only ever walked past it, not actually patronised its services!!
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: pitternator on 22 December 2012, 07:06:06 am: you were getting tatts as a child ! :eek

;)

ps the latest craze is to actually tattoo skin color so it looks like real skin.....whatever next eh ??
Title: Re: MOT Location ?
Post by: Doddsie on 22 December 2012, 04:19:33 pm: I remember it as a kid... didnt say I went in there!! :rolleyes