The Boss

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Started in the trade in 1979 when he took a job as an apprentice mechanic with North Wales Kawasaki in 1979. Shortly after this he made a sideward step moving into a full time position in the stores with the same company. In 1980 he moved to what was then City Motorcycles as the storeman and has been here ever since, progressing to salesman, manager and eventually taking over the business in 1986. He is currently involved in sponsoring and running a very successful classic motocross team. Competing with 1973 CR250M Elsinores in both local championship events and in the past world-wide events in countries, including Belgium, the USA and Germany.

Parts and accessories manager.

Peter has been with Bill Smiths, since 1997 when he turned up to help on a busy afternoon and they wouldn't let him go.

He has recently been promoted to Aftersales and Parts Manager with overall responsibility for all non-motorcycle sales issues including warranty. For anything you need other than a new bike Peter is your man.

Sales Manager

Paul is the Sales manager at Bill Smiths having joined at the start of September 2002 from one of the largest motorcycle parts wholesalers, where he was their North West area sales manager. He has been working in the motorcycle trade since he was 16, starting as a storeman in a Kawasaki dealers. He then spent several years working for the same dealership as a mechanic, before becoming a salesman for the same company and eventually moved on to be a branch manager for them in 1986. When they went into liquidation in 1988 he purchased the branch he was running and eventually sold it as a going concern in 1992, when he went back into full time education to complete a degree course in information technology. Always a committed motorcyclist having owned over 100 bikes by the time he was 21. He currently owns an old air-cooled RD350 Yamaha (has now started to get this back together with a view to using it for track days although the project seems to have stalled again ), a 1980 Honda ST70, a 1998 Triumph Daytona 1200 SE and a 2002 Suzuki GSX1400. You can regularly find him enjoying the stunning roads of North Wales on his days off. 

Technician

John has recently joined us from another local dealer who he had been with for nearly eight years. A fully experienced technician who adds a lot to the team here at  Bill Smiths. He can be found riding his newly purchased Yamaha YZFR-6R or maybe at the drag strip running his highly modified Kawasaki ZX7-R nitrous injected drag bike, which for the 2012 season will be turbo charged as well. With which he gained a prestigious 5th place overall at last years Bull Dog Bash at the Shakespear County Raceway near Stratford on Avon.