These guys are awesome. I've had my bike serviced, repaired and an annual MoT there for about four…read moreyears now. Staff are friendly and you even get a cup of tea to keep your hands warm while you stand in the viewing area watching your bike get put through the paces. They sell bikes, accessories and clothes and will also order parts in for you if you need it. The mechanics are friendly and knowledgeable and will chat about your stuff if they have the time to do so. I had my bike serviced there as it was a bit lumpy, and the guy doing the work phoned me up and said "it's a lot better than it used to be; I've balanced the carbs and I'm fairly sure I can get some more performance out of it if you have the time, I've spent a lot of time on these so know I can get a bit more well out of it..." -- lovely to hear that they have a ton of experience of your machine when they're working on it. If you're looking for somewhere friendly and trustworthy to take your pride and joy to be given the once-over by a professional, you can't go wrong here. About £150 for an annual service and about £30 for a MoT.

Everyone at JCs really helpfull and friendly. I broke down…read morein Birmingham and got towed to them. And despite only having an hours notice, they managed to get the bike in the workshop and fix the problem [including someone having to go elsewhere to get a new battery for me]. Cost of work done was very competitive and carried out skillfully. I would recommend highly. Thanyou KCs. from Nik

Good knowlegable dealers…read more Bike servicing is through, staff are knowledable, good accessories department. Very good range of bikes. Excellent parking. Used them for years and never been let down

This a great bike shop and it looks fanbtastic when you go in and see all the awesome bikes that…read moreare on display old and new. Many of them are at affordable prices and they also do all the accessories you need and they maintain the bike for you and have a workshop for repair aswell

Vale Onslow's is a legend in British motorcyling having manufactured their own competition bikes…read moresome which are still proudly displayed in their store on the Stratford rd and showcases a style of bike which is still popular today. Although their stores are a little run down from the outside with scaffolding supporting ageing roof structures, the combined experience of the staff here is something that many other motorcyle spares shops would struggle to match. With the majority fo their spares aimed at the vintage and collectors markets, Onslows still have the know how to repair more modern bikes and are happy to provide impartial advice.

Great store. these guys really know their stuff. One gripe though - the shop front looks derelict,…read moredue to scaffolding and untidy windows etc. I had to go back - because on my first visit I thought they'd shut down.

Being an enthusiast on anything to do with racing, be it two wheels or four, I was immediately…read moredrawn to Redline Motorcycles - it's not every day that you see a small, independent dealer without a big flashy showroom, and it's got a nice, personal feel to it often lacking in the big dealerships. For example, in the window they have a 'no shirt, no service' sign - I've never been sure if this is a joke or not, but (unfortunately) I've yet to see any middle aged men wandering around the shop topless. They do a wide range of bikes, from the incredibly irritating Peugeot scooters driven by 17 year old 'yoofs' to dirt bikes, to big powerful bikes such as Suzuki's, as well as general biking gear such as high visibility jackets. As you'd expect, the staff are very knowledgeable, and always willing to give helpful advice.

In late November my Yamaha motorbike broke down. After having a couple mechanically minded friends…read morehave a look we diagnosed that the motorbike may have a dropped valve. A neighbour of mine suggested i go to CJ's to get it fixed so on the 7/10/11 i phoned Clive owner of CJ's and he said " i will take the motorbike in the van and do a compression test for £25 and if future work needs to be done i wont start until i give you a quote" thinking this was a great deal i took it so he took the bike and told me to ring him on the weekend. i phone him Saturday he said he was closed also they were busy on other projects, i rang again Monday and they had still not completed the basic tests. on Tuesday Pam his wife claim they had a high volume of work on and would contact me. i left it until Thursday and rang them, they said that the costs for fixing the dropped valve would be over £300 to fix, so i kindly declined to have more work done as my friend said he could have a go at doing it. i said i wanted my bike back and they said it would now be £80 i said we had the prior verbal contract and he said no to that. i phoned the police and they said only a small claims court could help. i rang CJ's again and argued my case stating i rang the police and he verbally threatened me saying " you have given my wife a lot of hassle and that I should be careful" and I said so now your threatening me he said "no". i said i would collect the bike on Saturday so write me out an invoice he said that that wasn't possible as they only give invoices to existing customers so I said sign me up and he hung up , and never answered my countless amounts of phone calls. on Saturday the 15th of October 2011 around 1:30pm i went into the store with a friend and spoke to Pam as Clive was on the floor fiddling with something, she said "it would now cost me £75 for £25 delivery and an hours labour at £45", i was not happy and said that Clive said £60 on the phone he stood up and said i was being a stupid little t**t, I argued my point saying you cant treat your customers like this, and i said about our original verbal contract at £25 he said i was off my head, and told me to leave the shop, and i out right refused. He then began to try and push me out saying "who do you think you are?" i replied i am the consumer treat me with a little respect he said he would ring the police and so he apparently did, but a police officer as one would expect in full uniform and badge did not appear instead a skin head large man and another regular sized male appeared 5 to 6 minutes later, very fast response and surrounded me in the shop. i continued to argue my case with Clive and the supposed off duty police officer and did not give into the intimidation he tried so hard to create, the supposed police officer said due to not having a written contract there was little i could do. i ended up paying the £60 for no work and half a delivery service, intimidation, physical bullying, and absolutely no customer service. And why did It take so long if he can't do the work? and if he's busy why take on more jobs???

FIVE stars because I can't think of a bad thing about them! After using the same mechanic for…read moreyears, whose prices seemed to get higher and higher, I decided to take my bike for its MOT to Behind Bars. I had heard through word of mouth 'not to bother with them'. I can only personally speculate where this rubbish came from! They MOT'D my bike on the spot, found a very minor thing wrong with it, (which would figure because it's what I already knew about and other than that, it runs like a beauty). So I came away over the moon, as I usually have to wait a day or two for an MOT. They have seats in reception while you wait and I'm Female, not once did they make me feel like I was stupid or try to convince me that there was more wrong with my bike than I anticipated. The other day I called them to ask if they could get me a new battery, which they sorted for me over the phone and told me I could pick up the next day, due to charging. They gave it me boxed, but filled and charged, I mentioned that I'd take my old one down the tip, so they offered to put the new one in, free of charge and dispose of the old one for me. I waited a few minutes and rode away happy! And again? A great price too! Good guys, who really know how to keep business!

Drayton Croft is one of those bike shops that is a throw back to how dealerships used to be before…read morethe manufacturers took over. Simple, welcoming, good for a browse and plenty to see and talk about. The area around the shop isn't that salubrious, and parking needs to be close to the main drag in my opinion, but I do like the warmth of the shop, and the chatty helpful attitude from those working behind the counters here. Last time I was in, they were rolling out bikes for me, even though I made it pretty clear I was only passing and browsing. If I am ever in the market for another bike I'll drop back and see them for sure.