Last day of Saltire Motorcycle dealership in Edinburgh (Administration)
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Up until a couple of years ago I had been a regular motorcyclist for over 40+ years. Towards the end I began to realise that if you want to buy 'anything' motorcycle related, chances are the price will either be double, or sometimes considerably more.
Young people aren't as interested, or can't afford new motorcycles. Nor can they be bothered to go through the lengthy process of CBT's and extensive tests followed by restricted machines that are no fun to ride. A lot of potential young riders are now getting on high powered electric bikes and bicycles and sticking a finger up at the law. And if I am honest I can't say I blame them.
I saw all this coming way back in the 80's when the Govt. of the time closed all the youth clubs down and stopped a lot of support for young people.
Motorcycling is indeed a niche hobby and very soon we'll be seeing a lot more motorcycle companies, dealers and franchises going under, as more sad realities of modern life in backwards Britain...........
The testing system is really putting people off big time DVSA need to sort their shit out and simplify it should be how it used to be either das or 2 years restricted then full power thereafter.
Electric bikes and insurance has screwed the motorcycle industry!
You are bang on the money, I started riding on the road in 1982 when I was 16, as did most lads because it's all an apprentice could afford and you didn't have the ridiculous licensing system of today to put you off. How do we get back to motorcycles being daily transport instead of big boys' very expensive toys? It's probably the best thing we could do for the environment if that's one's concern, and it would definitely reduce congestion. When do you see an experienced motorcyclist stuck in a traffic jam. It's my belief that successive governments want to get rid of motorcycles, so by making it difficult to get a license, it will naturally die off as we old ones die off.
Nailed it. I am 60 so my 2 sons have had multiple bikes around them all their lives, result? Zero interest in motorcycling. It's too much hassle & too expensive. I got a moped at 16 & promptly set off for the south of France, then at 17 l had a 250cc transport for everywhere & l was an adult. Society & cost is keeping the young from being adults until 30+!
Absolutely. It cost me £13 to pass my test and change my licence to 'full' in 1980. We bought bikes because (a) we wanted a bike and (b) you could just go, buy a 250 and ride it! Instant freedom.
What a change in half a century.
I reckon my generation had it best.
63, R1 rider.(With Renthal bars!).
Well done for shining a light on this
Thanks for your video. TH-cam is flooded with videos which appear to be poorly veiled advertisements for dealers. Your video is unique in showing the demise of a dealer.
Saltire was one of the best dealers i ever bought a bike from along with the servicing after
Great place for a day out when getting a service
All the staff were superb
very sad the way the whole of Britain is going downhill . we as a family have been motorcyclists for me and my wire 50 odd years and our son 35 years . i hope and pray our local dealer can survive ,i have known the staff for many years . also we are fans of the Triumph Visitor Centre ,local to us , and so hope they weather this uncertainty everyone is going through . as pensioners we are dreading the Starmer and co. budget in a couple of weeks from now .
The budget could be hell for soooo many people
Known them and Callum for a long time, best part of 40 years. Sad day for them all and the Edinburgh industry. Saying that just bought my second Royal Enfield, you should pick one up...
Sad news looked a great place! But many dealers shut this year!
The appreciation of the FTRs was EXACTLY what I would be thinking.
Shame for all the staff at Saltire. I bought my first bike from them and the service I received was superb. Always enjoyed popping in from time to time to look at the bikes and grab a bite to eat at the cafe
horrible to see good people go, governments fault in so many areas
And who's voting for these governments?
@@kwakithailand god knows
Such a shame, did all my training at Saltire , great staff . Always enjoyed a mooch around the showrooms.
My son has just started his motorcycle life on the road and when pricing up 2 stroke oil he said it's 2pound cheaper online, i then explained to him that you should support your local dealer as much as you can as when they have gone it is gone for good. He now buys from our local shop (york Suzuki) and building a good relationship with them
It's such a shame that dealers such as this are going under, I've never visited Saltire but was a regular visitor to their online site. I've come really close to buying a few of their second hand machines, then opted for other bikes. More recently I had my heart set on the new Chieftain Sport and was just waiting for the new model to hit the showroom floor. Now I'm rather glad I hadn't invested heavily into that given they're now in administration.
You would have been massively stuck for an indian approved service centre
New pricing is simply insane! Add the idiots that use 'never never' deals to think they can afford a new bike is another reason for this looming disaster. I bought a brand new 2008 Aprilia RSV Factory for £8,995. Fast forward to 2024, the new RSV Factory is over £26k! Just under a three fold increase in 16 years. Wages/salaries have barely changed in that time.
Those savings you're seeing in that dealer going bust are taking the piss. If their going out of business, expect to get bid in bollocks for the last stock.
Some maths says it’s not far above the cost of the inflation over that period of time. But way way ablove the increase in average salary and even more than disposable income!
Inflation, and nearly static salaries.
Very very sad. For a long time Callum was the only man I’d let spanner my bike when he was at A3P and Moto-cal. My cousin mark was his sales manager too. I feel bad for both of em. I really hope they can find work soon.
A3p dalkieth road was best shop for engineering work aswell , built a z550 motor for me reborn new pistons valves etc. Etc ,just under the 450 mark ,good times
Your Observations Coments are 100% . Most motorcycle dealerships are in a similar situation if they are honest , they are kidding themselves , to keep the ilusion going. There is NO MARKET for the gross over-supply of TOO EXPENSIVE TWO WHEELERS. Look at the second hand stock NOT MOVING TOO EXPENSIVE for the market. Younger people do not want motorcycles , and us old ones are a dying out.
So sad that community place was lost... Creepy walking through all of it.
Two bike dealers up here in north Scotland reported poor sales.
Continual bad weather and cost of machinery getting ott.
Ktm in financial straits
Brought my hayabusa and transalp from saltire loved the showroom sad to what’s happened 😢
And looks like zero chance of it coming back
Really a sad situation
It’s sad, and now completely bikes in administration, people have done their balls trying to make these businesses work but it’s so hard now, I’m self employed running a small business and it ain’t what it used to be, people generally don’t understand how hard running a business is because most people go to work and get their wages at the end of the month, but guaranteed there be the boss working more hours than anyone behind the scenes😢
It's very tough, people don't realise
The most dreadful place in Scotland just got worse . Sad news for Edinburghstan ☹️
Explain ‘Edinburghstan’ ?
@@jayflash2035 Do I need too ???
Yeah they’ve wrecked Edinburgh with the speed limits cameras and wokies too
@@Sandman.68. I guess I don’t understand the turn of phrase.
@@jayflash2035that's because you're not a racist I'd imagine.
Sorry to see them go but I wonder if they knew it was coming for a while.On my last visit a few months before the announcement I was surprised to just find one salesman in the big showroom downstairs It made me wonder
Man... you sound exactly like a guy I used to follow on TH-cam for Photography some years ago... Dom Bower.
Ever heard of him… but I am sure he is sexy af
Definitely not. He would never ride his bike above legal speeds… must be someone else😂😊
@@midlife-crysis 🤣😉
I am down in the south east and everyone I speak to says work is dead, my gf works for a engineering firm and says its so quiet, my neighbour works for wren kitchens and says its the quietest its ever been, my mums neighbour works for ups and says they are delivering on average a quarter of what they used to and my own job which sells clothes is absolutely dead and I spend most the day doing nothing, took my bike to my small dealer and his gone down to 3 days a week because of lack of work, maybe its just a blip but unless you work for one of the mega corps it seems like business in Britain is dying
Interest rates, inflation, cost of living, government policy are fuxking everyone
The economy is hanging on by a thread not long to go now ,
Sad
It looked a fantastic place… so many disappearing.
So did you bid at auction or try to purchase?
Nope. But watched it to the end. Someone got an Indian chief for 10,500 it seems
Very sad for all the staff and families 😢.
I am shocked to see all the motorcycle shops closing down in the UK. This is bad for people buying parts from outside your country.
I was going to buy my 1st bike a month back from Saltire Motorcycles, til i discovered they had closed and gone into receivership 😞
Close call, could have lost your money!
@@midlife-crysis What's the Cowshed like ?, Any good ?
@@The_Arbysmall father and son start up.
Bikes are and have been for a while too expensive,people are being squeezed by all,toys are the first thing to be dumped.
Second hand prices are also high. Nothing cheap these days
Cost of living is just fucking everyone especially young people, hence the reason there are so little under 30 riders at bike meets, there are a lot of good value bikes around the 8k mark from all manufactures but food cost, house prices/rent, constant increases from council tax, gas and electric, water bills its no wonder motorcycle dealers are just waving the white flag, people cant afford shit
It's all overpriced.New and second hand...2010 I bought a 2009 Bandit 650 for £3650.Couldn't sell it a year later with 8000 miles on it.Eventually got £2400 for it.Idiots nowadays are thinking their old shit is worth a fortune and are looking for the same money now,all these years later.Post COVID ,the worlds went nuts.
Looks like the manufacturers have shot themselves in the foot.
Manufacturers dumping stock….bankrupting distributors…. And having to take back this own bikes….not a great business plan!
@@midlife-crysis Never been to Saltire Motorcycles....sadly it looks like my loss to have missed it!
Got a price for a valve check at saltire for my 701, 6 hours at £95 pound an hour.
Went elsewhere, who can afford that ?
Not really surprised.
From the breakers just off Meadowbank road in 80,s to portobello to Gorgie to here they scammed a lot off people myself included ,
Extremely sad. I’ve seen a number of bike shops closing, what’s going on, is there a decline in bike ownership. I own a Harley and my two main dealers, have closed?
Just look ,16 shops down England just shut down ,
It will become student flats....
Possibly, it’s a lot of area, could be over 100 flats.
@@midlife-crysis maybe not for a while though as nobody wants to invest right now.
Wee trip,to ratho?
I can only hope this will help,the small businesses that were in the shadows, benefit from the fall?
Sorry to see JT and his staff lose the cafe.
I blame TJs food was naff 😂
Very sad day
Shame as it looks like a great store to hang around in.
Shame. I bought a new bike there last year.
A new bike…. Hope you find a place to get it serviced
You're snookered ,but at least you got youre bike , give it a while ,
Very sad
They robbed customers all the way to that shop ,so looking pretty gappy bout this news karma is brutal .