Motobuild – Race paint and Motorcycle Repair Specialists

Motobuild has been involved in the repair and refinishing of motorcycles for over 13 years

operate from purpose built premises near Northwest Ormskirk, Lancashire, with fully skilled members of staff and offer a fast and efficient service to Motorcyclists and top dealerships throughout the North West.

We are approved by many insurance companies and will collect motorbikes anywhere in the UK. We also provide a collect and repair service for motorbike panels anywhere in the UK.

We have low bake oven facilities and a full ‘Standox Letchler’ (Moto colour) paint mixing scheme enabling us to be successfully involved in the refinishing of late model bikes and classic vintage bikes.

Fairing and Plastic Repair

Motobuild specialise in the repair of Motorcycle fairing (or plastic) and also specialise in custom Race Paint.

Custom Race Paint

Motorcycle Custom Race Paint is great for Track days. Motobuild can paint both your road bike and your track bike in Team colours such as Moto GP, WSB or BSB.

Insurance

Motobuild also undertake insurance repair work for a large number of leading insurance companies

Their facilities and equipment include a laser frame jig.

Testimonials – What the customers say

A top class service. The repair work to my Fazer was done to a high standard .

In fact the paint finish looks better than when i bought it new……..

Mark, (Chorley)

Bought the salvage,but when it was returned to me the tank,which was previously undamaged,had a massive crease diagonally across it,just behind the filler cap and right on the double curvatured area in front of the rider.

It took five months of hassling the Insurers , but they finally admitted their liability and I had the tank repaired by Motobuild in Burscough…..it came back looking like a brand new one….faultless…quite awesome,really. How I wish I had a ‘before’ photo to show just what good job was done.

tarka (ukgser.com)

Thought you might like to see your excellent work on my bike.

Once again many thanks for a 5 Star job!

Mike Pearson (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne)

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The first time I participated in a multisport event, it was a duathlon. A duathlon event consists of a run, a bike ride, and a run again.

I thought I can finish the race in the top half of the group with a mediocre road bike. It was an aluminum bike with 25c wheels, and weighs a grand total of 11.5 kilos. But I didn’t know all that then.

When I arrived at the event, I saw many participants come with fanciful bikes. Their wheels look different and some were so narrow that I wasn’t sure how the rider could maintain his balance on them.

I later learned that those bikes were carbon fiber bikes. Carbon fiber is an extremely light and stiff material that is widely used for manufacturing super fast road bikes. Almost all the pro racers use carbon fiber bikes. But hey, I thought this was an amateur event. So what’s up with all the aggressiveness?

As it turned out, even a small event can be very competitive. Most of the participants want to do well in the event. Many are there just to try and beat their personal best.

On my cheap aluminum road bike (without clip pedals), I was able to cruise at a speed of 30 kph. But by the end of the bike ride, I had almost nothing left for the run! Many of the participants in the same age group were able to catch up with me in the final leg.

Being my first event, I didn’t know that the bike ride could take so much energy from me. The more experienced participants had much lighter bikes. Some carbon bikes can be as light as 7.5 kg. That’s 3 kilos lighter than my bicycle. In other words, I’m riding with a 3 kg handicap all along! In addition, some bikes have aerobars on them, which help the riders achieve a more aerodynamic position. They were just putting in half the effort and they could easily beat the speed that I was riding at.

Of course, I learned an awful lot from the event. I sold my aluminum bike, and bought a full carbon bike just to try things out for myself. I was surprised to find that instead of cruising at 30 kph, I can easily cruise at 35 kph with the same effort. On top of that, my top speed is now way faster. The handling feels much more natural, and the pedaling is certainly more efficient. The carbon forks are able to transfer a huge percentage of my energy into the wheels, which results in a forward motion. And that’s what you’re looking for in a good bike. You want the maximum power transfer. You can never achieve the same results on a poorly engineered bicycle.

So you want to beat yourself (or beat others)? Then perhaps it’s time to make an investment.

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• SELECT 1:1 Power Plate: SELECT Grade Nylon and Composite Fiber plate for lightweight stiffness and durability
• 1:1 Anatomic Buckle Closure: closure follows the natural anatomic shape of the foot to eliminate hot spots and remove pressure from your instep
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Pearl iZUMi Women’s Race Road Cycling Shoe

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• 1:1 Anatomic Buckle Closure: closure follows the natural anatomic shape of the foot to eliminate hot spots and remove pressure from your instep
• SELECT 1:1 Heel Cup: with integrated Molded Power Band for benchmark heel hold and power transfer

Product Description
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