Historic Gagg & Son changing hands... but business continues
Regular readers (as I’m sure you all are) will have no doubt noticed the adverts placed in these pages by A Gagg & Son – given that they’ve being advertising within these pages ever since Old Bike Mart started (and I wonder how many of our advertisers can claim that? Let us know if you’re one!)
The company of A Gaggs was instigated 120 years ago, with Arthur Gagg opening a pet shop on Alfreton Road in Nottingham, although after buying a secondhand motorcycle, stripping it and selling each and every last nut and bolt, Arthur realised that selling bike spares would be the future!
And, essentially, that is how the business has been run ever since, supplying new and used spare parts for British motorcycles.
In the Seventies, the business expanded when the local agent for Lucas asked the Gagg brothers, Alan and Arthur, if they wanted to buy their stock of reconditioned Smiths speedometers, so the business quickly added supplying and repairing Smiths instruments and associated components to the repertoire.
In 2013, the shop on Alfreton Road was sold and, due to moving to smaller facilities, a grand total of 44 tonnes of spares were sold to younger dealers, while the specialisation in Smiths clocks continued, although the magneto and dynamo service has been wound down over the last few months to allow more time to be spent on the clocks.
A new company, Timeless Motorcycles owned by Lee Smalley has taken over, which as the name suggests will be specialising in reconditioning, repairing, servicing and recalibration of both chronometric and magnetic instruments as well as stocking a range of reconditioned clocks and rev counters, plus spares, for sale.
Timeless Motorcycles will also be expanding into selling other parts including a range of cables for British motorcycles, sourced from a British company and made to original specifications.
Alan and Arthur will initially be on hand to ensure a smooth hand over and its new owner
Lee welcomes their support and knowledge.
The website is currently under construction (it may be ‘live’ by the time you read this), although they are contactable by email at info@timelessmotorcycles.co.uk or by the usual Gaggs telephone number on 01159 786288.