| In the south London area, I would also recommend Pro Twins. I got mine from there and it has not stalled once...hope I am not tempting fate.
When you go into Pro Twins the reception is in the workshop so you can stand and see them working on your bike. Somewhere that has that sort of confidence in what they are doing is bound to be good. At least that was the basis I used to deal with them and I have not been sorry.
To give you an idea of the level of service, mine was in for its first service on Saturday. Dropped it off at 9am and went back at 5pm to pick it up. They also fitted the DP hugger which was ordered at the same time as the bike but did not arrive on time for it to be fitted as part of the PDI. When they rolled the bike off the bench it was spotted that the shock was hitting the hugger. Turns out on the '05 bikes with the "r" swing arm, the DP "R" hugger hits the shock for some reason. Further examination showed that the Ohlins shock base plate sits higher than the Showa shock base plate, so the hugger works with the 999S and 999R with the new swing arm but not the base model.
Pro Twins worked at the bike, fabricating the hugger and rotating the shock until it all fitted nicely, finishing up at 8pm on Saturday evening. Any other dealer, I am sure, would have either taken the hugger off and given me back the bike or told me to call back for the bike a few days later.
I would say that they are not cheap...first service (600 mile), a throttle mod (shorter movement and bit more weight) and a 14 tooth front sprocket left me with a bill of £500...but the workmanship is of a very high quality.
They also have a reasonable selection of 749s/999s both used and new to choose from.  |