On an errand of mercy to Andy Tiernan's emporium !

[@Wedge-r9o]

Thank you for the tour I have been watching their videos and I must subscriber to Andy channel. I’ve often wondered what it looks like inside. it was better than I expected the tour and what a bunch of proper vintage motorbikes

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

Thanks for watching!

[@petersheppard6085]

What a place...like something from a bygone age....

[@anythingoldmechanical]

The beautiful little rigid B31 with the red tank outside, never even got a mention!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@anythingoldmechanical With over 150 bikes in stock, I couldn't cover them all! it would make the video far to long!

[@frankboff8185]

Thanks for looking around, very interesting.

[@andrewbernard9571]

A superb tour to a fascinating place full of some great machines. Would Love to visit Andy's someday. BTW The Bad Norton was the Jubilee and not the Navigator as you mentioned. Most of the Jubilee's faults were corrected on the Navigator that made it a better bike which runs and performs well from what i understand. Not to mention Velo's are Great Bikes too. ❤

[@philcox8771]

Nice one VB, great revisit to Andy Tiernan Classic bikes again, wow, all I can do is dream on.. thanks mate.. 👌

[@ianlawrie919]

Super tour of Mr. Tiernan’s shop and what an eclectic knowledge you have 👍 even though the light was limited, did you not think that the Panther sloper shone like a beacon. Great video 👌👍👏

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

I'm quite used to Panthers, I had nine of them at one time!

[@mred7030]

its good to see the old bikes .

[@blearyview2254]

I had a modellers lath like that, loaned it to a fellow modeller and never saw it again. I do like that maroon speed twin.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@blearyview2254 Hello Mr BV! Yes, pretty little bike.

[@RockerMark]

I was straight onto Andy T’s website but couldn’t find the 30’s Panther. Gorgeous!!! Great video and you certainly know your bikes!!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@user-hb2fl4wz4m Not everything in the showroom is for sale....Unless you ask him!

[@jim.bambury]

Great piece on some beautiful machines. Your run through made me realise how ignorant I am of british bikes.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@jamesbambury5031 They are not everyone's cup of tea!

[@roum22]

I have to disagree with you on the Navigator being Nortons most shameful effort, that surely must go to the truly awful Jubilee. At least the Navigator got a set of "Roadholders" and just enough power to get out of its own way. Very much enjoyed the tour, that lovely old maroon Speed Twin would be my pick.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@roum22 Ah yes, I forgot about the Jubilee! How right you are!

[@GapBahnDirk]

Wow. What a fantastic place!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@GapBahnDirk It really is!

[@colincraig6269]

Amazing garage tour! Nothing like this here on Vancouver Island , thanks for the tour Volcanic

[@vfrexup]

Bizzarely, my wife and I were out for a run in the car yesterday, up near Loch Tay in Perthshire. Heading home we caught up with a guy on an old British bike - the reg was OXS 372. I overtook the guy and it was a 500cc AJS from 1948 (according to DVLA database) - just like Peter's, also OXS reg. ! . What a coincidence coming across this video by chance, the following day..............think I'll nip out and buy a lottery ticket !

[@johnfountain8588]

What a great video vlog Absolutely incredible to see all those old bikes in one place and you running commentary was top shelf I found you in a mutter and judging by this video I will be going backwards into your other videos and will subscribe Thanks for the tag along Regards from Florida

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

Thanks a ton!

[@simonchilli2088]

Loved the V-Strom behind the Vincent!!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@simonchilli2088 I loved the Bullet behind the V Strom!!

[@redtobertshateshandles]

I'd have to go with dads bikes. The Panther or the 1000cc BSA even though dads was a flat tanker. Both had chairs. The Panther carted Dad and Mum and my two brothers to the beach and back, and chugged slowly up steep hills getting vapor lock in the Australian summer heat.

[@patrickgreenman8248]

Glad you got your screws ,loved the tour!,I wish Andy was nearer my neck of the woods ,I love the Velos but am a bit wary of their "quirks" as you would say!,maybe one-day ill have one,great video!!

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

A well sorted Venom is still a fast bike, even today!

[@patrickgreenman8248]

I'm quite tempted, but its the getting it"well sorted",and keeping it that way which is the sticking point!

[@thomasnoon9974]

I've never been to Andys shop, but have watched quite a few of his video's, and am impressed by both the bikes, and the manner in which he and Peter describe them - a double act indeed which is ideal for what they are selling. Andy's place is fascinating to people like me who've been into bikes since the last real hey day of the 1970's / Sheene era - but i worry about the future of UK motorcycling because the trade is dying - very few young kids are interested in bikes nowadays. And that's the problem, which is also affecting the classic bike market with the recent fall in values for most machines. While his old ramshackle and disorganised shop is "trendy" businesses ran like that today can only survive because they own their premises outright and have very low overheads. The classic scene will have to adapt to the way society is changing if its going to survive, let alone prosper......

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@thomasnoon9974 Andy sells on average 10-15 bikes a week, every week. Bikes don't hang around there long! I worked for Andy for 27 years, every winter through to late spring as my main work (Earthmoving) is seasonal. The original "Classic" bikes are still in very high demand with prices being stable. The new, modern classics have taken a big tumble price wise. I recently bought a 2019 650 Interceptor with just less than 7.000 mikes in the clock for £2400, I resold it for £3250 quite quickly as I already own a 2022 650 Interceptor' You say his place is ramshackle and disorganised, Although it appears that way, we know where everything is! There is actually quite a bit of organisation in that madness! I often get approached by younger riders quizzing me about what i'm riding, they have a genuine interest in bikes in general and their numbers are higher than you think!

[@thomasnoon9974]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 I've been in the motor trade since 1987 after working in Engineering (Shipyards and North Sea Oil Rigs) running a very busy specialist garage for 30 years until selling the workshops for housing, and so know what an organised Engineering shop looks like . . My first love was always bikes, and instead of retiring, I wanted to run a little - and stress free - Bike Shop for a few years, not to make money (because there isn't any in it compared with being a landlord or other more sought after business's) but to have fun at the end of my working life, doing enjoyable jobs and meeting decent customers . . So I kept one of the old workshops and fitted it out nicely as a wee showroom and decent equipped workshop . . Although after 5 years I'm gradually winding it down because its not turned out as much fun as I'd thought it would. However, I'd no intention of being deliberately derogatory about his place, its up to him how he has it - but was only an observation, because (same my set-up,) it is nothing like the real competitive business World where trade is much more competitive and anyone who isn't organised is more likely to fail. The closest similarities to Andy's that I know off are lower value Antique junk type and Architectural Salvage yards, where most have stock lying about in what appears to be a pretty haphazard manner - I realise the owners know where everything is, but the customers don't! I know someone who runs one of these Antique yards - but he sells the better and rarer stock onto other dealers who have shops in area's and cities where Antiques command a better price - he leaves the cheaper stuff in his yard because his customers like having a rummage thinking they're going to pick up a real gem for next to nothing.........

[@williamharris4426]

I have just bought a 350 bullet, 2003, runs sweet, I think they are good value for money.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@williamharris4426 Good man! That's what I like to hear!!!

[@dungspreader]

Grand video Mr Brown. Lots of eye candy in that emporium ! I thought you were going to get your wallet out for that G2 . Nice Panther too , I rather fancy that . 1930s bikes are so stylish .👌 I always used to lose nuts and bolts in the grass when I was working on farm machinery , so I bought a kiddies metal detector , which proved to be a very useful bit of kit . It might save you from the burden of travelling to Andy's , or not ! Stylised Brooklands can on the Custom James ! Marvelous !😂

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@dungspreader Yes, it's a unique place and he gets some real interesting bikes. The trouble is with me, is that I will work outside when the weather is good, instead of in the workshop. (I'm usually the author of my own undoing) I don't know what the previous owner of that James quite had in mind!

[@markpercy4277]

What an incredible place, looks a mess but l bet they know where everything is when they need it 👍

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

When he get's a Health and safety audit, things can get real interesting there!

[@markpercy4277]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 🤣

[@Stefan_trekkie]

I loud pick up the military enduro with the Rotax .. Love this bikes.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@Stefan_trekkie Well it's for sale! £2850!

[@Stefan_trekkie]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 Yeah, I am also 2850 kilometers away 😁😁😁 .. Anyway .. Nice video, nice bikes overall.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Can you buy cam belts ?? That's my concern. Pretty useless if you can't.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@@redtobertshateshandles Yes, readily available! (All spares for Rotax engines....No prob!)

[@redtobertshateshandles]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 they're great engines. I had a 250 disc valve Can Am.

[@thepoodlestabbers]

That Rocket Gold Star is a real one, it's the one Berret built it for Andy.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

That's why there was no price tag on it then! ....(Sorry Berret!)

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

Andy must have had that a long, long time because It stood on one side of the door to the showroom with a replica on the other side, when Andy had Bed Bazaar as a showroom.

[@davidellis5964]

Lovely bikes, I wish I had kept my dads matchless 500. I never throw any screws, bolts or spare' parts from previous motorcycles I have owned. I have some rare bits now, my friends keep saying put them on ebay.

[@kafkastrial8650]

Heaven !

[@ruahinesrider]

What a Treasure trove VB.

[@ruahinesrider]

Spend atleast a hour in there. Definitely right about things were built to last decades back in the day.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@ruahinesrider There was no throw away age back then!

[@ruahinesrider]

@@Volcanicbrown1878 Not like nowadays.

[@ruahinesrider]

Mates Dad built a bike H.R.D rotary hoe engine 840cc single & put it in a Ariel frame too. HE got a running 1953 Ariel Red Hunter 350 & a Golden flash 650 that is in boxes & a 1976 A M.F 1000cc Sportster Electric start.

[@grahamchivrall30]

Not just me then....

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@grahamchivrall30 Not just you, what?????

[@redtobertshateshandles]

​@@Volcanicbrown1878losing screws I guess.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

If you're losing screws then find a similar screw and drop it from the same place, from the same height and watch where it goes. Seek and yea shall find.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@@redtobertshateshandles Oh, yes! the lost screws!😁

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@@redtobertshateshandles I don't think I could kick the pot over in quite the same way!

[@Frank-e9p]

Sometimes I have more people stop with the car then with motorcycles if I broke down on the side of the road 🛣️.

[@Volcanicbrown1878]

@Frank-e9p Yes, I have noticed that too!

[@gordonsuddery4635]

Nice ride out of a deserter, hope you get lucky with finding replacements my best wishes to you from the Philippines 💭🤔👍😉😀😁🏁🏍️🛺🐑🇵🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿