and Guzzi's (spares importer/distributor for 20 years)
Back in the 80s (when I had my wonderful Ducati Pantah 600) Bernie's Spares and repairs in Colliers Wood totally undercut the outrageous spares prices on Ducati and Moto Guzzi of official importers Coburn & Hughes to such an extent that C&H gave up on importing spares.
Bernie's were absolutely brilliant. The only thing they failed to produce for me from stock was a front wheel, when I dinged one in a massive pothole on the Brompton Road. As the Campagnolo factory was closed for the summer I ended up getting it straightened by Alf Hagon's and then crack tested by a Ducati owner who was a BA engineer.
I became quite good friends with Brett who seemed to run the caboodle at Bernie's.
