Hello I am Paul Clarke, proud owner and founder of Moonraker Motorcycles Ltd.
Below is a quick summary of who we are and where we have come from.
Formed on August 1st 1985 Moonraker Motorcycles has grown in the past thirty five + years from humble beginnings in my Mum's garden shed to the largest Royal Enfield dealer as well as specialist commuter, Scooter / Super Scooter, Small to Medium sized Motorcycle and Moped dealership in East Anglia.
I had four years in a shed in my Mums back garden. Until back in November 1989 I signed a lease and took over what was then Bob Gotts Motorcycles it was on Drayton Road. I then nurtured Moonraker the company over the next seven years, working all hours until expansion led to me being able to buy out and take over the large showrooms and workshops of what was then Slaughter Motorcycles of Norwich. That was on 1st January 1996 and it is still to date Moonraker Motorcycles location 125-129 Oak Street Norwich NR33BP.
Back in 1985 it was just me Paul. Now in 2022 we have myself as well as Shane who has recently joined us from a Car and Commercial sales back ground as well as Isaac from retail and warehousing they both work alongside me in Sales and Showroom. Both are keen bikers, and the love of Motorcycles in every waking hour. All of us working together brings a vast experience and knowledge to the Moonraker showroom and stores. The three of us Shane, Isaac and Myself are at the front of shop in sales of Motorcycles / Scooters / Helmets / Jackets/ Gloves and the day to day running on the shop, booking you in for service and MOT or whatever your needs.
Then we have Aaron who is situated in the Workshop he is a fully trained Royal Enfield, Zontes, Benelli, Keeway and Piaggio Vespa technician with a vast Royal Enfield knowledge, as well as being certified to undertake MOT testing of all makes of Motorcycles.
Aaron joined the Moonraker team in 2016. Then we have the ever helpful emergency Van driver and gofer, Charlie. Forever working away in the back ground sorting out all the admin is my brick of a Wife and fellow Director Karen. She runs our accounts as well as working in Sales and Shop support from time to time. All my staff work full-time and are all fully trained, highly competent and reassuringly approachable.
We have over 100 new Motorcycles and Scooters in stock we also can have up to 40 used Motorcycles and Scooters For Sale online or in-store at any one time (sadly finding clean used stock that we want has been hard so Used stocks might be low at times)
We sell Royal Enfield, Benelli, Zontes, Keeway Motorcycles and Sym Scooters as well as quality clothing and safety helmets from low cost to high end with fair prices for all riders both Male and Female from the 16 year old novice to the mature commuter who has just sold the car and is now starting out on two wheels, as well as the more experienced Motorcycle riders. We also stock spare parts both genuine and pattern as well as service parts for all brands we sell as well as others we don't.
We are as accommodating to the customer who desires 'just' one pair of gloves to the customer who seeks the whole package (i.e. the actual vehicle, CBT training, Road Insurance, helmet and clothing...and the finance to pay for it all!).
We all take great pride in our work at Moonraker Motorcycles and are proud to be known as a 'One Stop Shop' for both product, stock , Training and information. The levels of service are second to none and our enthusiasm shines through.
Please feel free to come in and see the high quality of our working environment. I am as you can see very proud of our standards and achievements
Thank you for reading this.
Paul Clarke.
Managing Director.