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Motorcycle Insurance Work and Accident Repairs

Accident damage assessed, documented and repaired, with the paperwork handled so you are not chasing an insurer between jobs.

Insurance Work in the First Bikes workshop

Coming off a bike is bad enough without a fortnight of phone calls afterwards. We handle accident damage from the recovery through to the finished repair, and we deal with the insurer’s side of it so you do not have to.

What we do

We assess the damage properly, including the parts that are easy to miss: bent forks, tweaked yokes, a cracked subframe, damage to the frame itself. Cosmetic damage is obvious. Structural damage is what matters, and a bike that has been straightened badly is dangerous.

We photograph and document everything, and produce an estimate in the form insurers expect, with parts and labour itemised. If your insurer wants to inspect the bike, it stays with us until they have.

Non-fault claims

If somebody else put you off the bike, you are usually entitled to have it repaired at a workshop of your choosing rather than one your insurer directs you to. We are happy to talk you through how that works.

Getting the bike here

If it is not rideable, we will recover it. If you are stranded at the roadside out of hours, ring 07300 011336.

An honest assessment

Sometimes the right answer is that the bike is not economic to repair. If that is the case we will tell you plainly, with the figures to back it up, rather than run up a bill on a machine that is not worth it. You can then make the decision with the facts in front of you.

Book insurance work

Send the details and we will come back to you within one working day to agree a date. This is a request, not a confirmation.

No email? We will confirm by phone or WhatsApp instead.

We also open WhatsApp with your details filled in, so you can add photos or ask a question. If it does not open, we still have your request. You can also ring 01255 427851.

Other things we do

  • MOT Testing

    DVSA approved MOT testing at £29 for class 1 and 2 motorcycles, with same-day slots and any advisories explained face to face.

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  • Repairs

    Repairs on all makes and models at £60 per hour plus parts, from a snapped cable to a full engine rebuild, quoted before any spanner is picked up.

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  • Servicing

    Routine servicing to manufacturer intervals or a sensible schedule for how you actually ride, with a written record kept for your bike.

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  • Roadside Recovery

    Out-of-hours recovery across Tendring when your bike has let you down, with the workshop behind it to put the fault right.

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  • Bike Collection

    We collect your bike from home or work, do the job, and bring it back, so a service or MOT costs you no time off.

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  • Diagnostics

    Electronic diagnostics and old-fashioned fault finding for the problems that other workshops have given up on.

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  • Tyres & Brakes

    Tyre supply and fitting for road, touring and adventure bikes, plus pads, discs and full brake system work.

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  • Fork Seals

    Fork seal replacement, fork oil changes and suspension work, done with the stanchions checked properly so the new seals last.

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