Made for real people
My friend Jeff has a lifetime of motorcycle knowledge, but modern technology can be difficult for him. He is not alone. A good website should help people take part, not make them feel left behind.
A WORD FROM MARK
Motorcycles have been part of my life for as long as I can remember.
I’m Mark Griffiths. I was born and bred into motorcycles and have owned well over 200 of them in my lifetime. I’m down to only nine or ten now—depending on when you count!
I’ve spent a lifetime riding, racing, buying, repairing and talking about motorcycles. I’m not here to make a fuss about what I’ve done—the useful part is the experience it gave me. The right knowledge, the right part and the right person can keep a motorcycle alive.
But finding that person or part has become scattered across dozens of websites, groups and apps. Some are excellent, but none of them brings the whole old-bike community together in one straightforward place.
A LIFETIME OF RACING
The experience comes from doing it—not just talking about it.
I raced for decades across sprinting, road racing, hill climbs and land-speed events. Along the way came British championships and three Pendine records. I’m not putting that here to brag; it explains why I care about getting the details right and helping the right parts find the right people.
Motorcycles have given me a lifetime of friends, stories and hard-earned knowledge. Old Bike Parts is my way of putting some of that experience back into the community.
Bridging the gaps
Old Bike Parts is not here to pretend eBay, Marketplace, clubs and autojumbles do not exist. It is here to bridge the gaps between them and give old-bike parts a proper home of their own.
Knowledge matters
Part numbers and measurements help, but so does the experience of someone who remembers the bike, raced it, repaired it or had the same mystery part sitting in a shed for 30 years.
A WORK IN PROGRESS
We will listen, learn and keep making it easier.
We know full well how difficult digital technology can be, and we will not get everything right on day one. This site will grow through honest feedback from the people who use it. We will do our absolute best to adjust it, simplify it and make it genuinely useful—while keeping the human side of old motorcycles at its heart.