Any good indy mechanic recommendations in Scotland?

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Only my second post on here but I've been mining all the great information available.

I'm looking for recommendations for a good indy mechanic in Scotland (central belt and north) - thinking of a Steptoe type, as I may be needing clutch replacement - see below.

I'm still looking for an 1150GS to buy but at the moment I have a loan of a mate's one and have been getting out and about on it. This might be a possible purchase option.

It now appears the slave cylinder on it needs replacing. It's lost the clutch fluid and on removing the starter motor I can see it dripping where it has run along the actuater shaft (if thats the correct term).

I'm in the process of trying to access the slave (using the info on the forum) and once its out I can establish that its failed and get another and install.

However I'm assuming that if the clutch is not already ruined by the fluid contamination it wont be far behind hence my search for mechanic recommendations.

I'm handy spannering on my jap bike but doing any big jobs on the GS doestn't appeal, so I'd want to involve an "expert" Also it helps to keep the cost down compared to dealers.

Many thanks
 
+1 vote for Jim. Top bloke. Really helpful and knows his stuff. Particularly with older bikes.
 
Thanks

Thanks for all the suggestion/recommendations.

I dont mind a bit of riding to a decent mechanic and I have family in central belt area so all suggestions are possible options.
 
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There is also a guy called George in South Queensferry who is a bit of a local legend with older BMW bikes. But George is over 65 now and he was scaling down his operations a few years back... I am not sure if he is still working. Jim Downie recommended him to me once as a more local contact. And even though I only spoke to him over the phone, he was a really nice chap to speak to. Seemed honest and genuine. Never got his second name, but do have a mobile number somewhere if anyone is really stuck...
 
george Gunn in south queensferry
i think he retired recently
but was going to do more bike stuff i think!
 
jbox said:
george Gunn in south queensferry
i think he retired recently
but was going to do more bike stuff i think!
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Nice one! That is the very man. Good to know he is still about and doing bike stuff. :thumb2
 
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