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Suzuki GSX-R1000 MotoGP

A lovely “Gixxer Thou’ in for a new tyre and some…
  • Service

M.V. Agusta F4 Race Bike

Saturday Special.: 2017 M.V. Agusta F4 Race Bike.
  • Specials

Silly Season – 16 bikes in the workshop!

Silly season – 16 bikes in workshop.
  • Specials

Projects

Ready for Peebles Show

Ready for Peebles Show on Sunday. Come along to the Drill Hall 10.00am.
  • Specials

Honda XR 250R with no spark

Honda XR 250R with no spark – broken ignition pick-up wire.
  • Repairs

Norton Commando 850

Norton Commando 850 in for a service.
  • Service

Dr. John Daytona 1000

Dr. John Daytona 1000 in for a service.
  • Service

Autumn Leaves

Autumn leaves still causing problems in February!
  • Service

Moto Guzzi T5 Polizia

Moto Guzzi T5 Polizia with new paintwork.
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi Griso 8v

Moto Guzzi Griso 8v.
  • Service

Honda VFR 1200 Automatic

Velo the dog trying the seat out for comfort on a Honda VFR…
  • Specials

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Darl Services wishes all customers a Merry Christmas and a…
  • General

Kawasaki Vulcan S

Kawasaki Vulcan S with 10.000 miles.
  • Specials

Amazing Drive Mechanism!

Check this amazing drive mechanism out. There’s a story…
  • Specials

Beautiful Ducati 999

A gorgeous Ducati 999 in for a service.
  • Service

Moto Guzzi Nevada Limited Edition

2016 Moto Guzzi Nevada Limited Edition. One of the last made.
  • Service

1973 Honda CB750

1973 Honda CB750, Supplied by Darling and Swinney, Berwick.…
  • Repairs

Triumph T160V

Triumph T160V in for surgery.
  • Repairs

Triumph T150V Carburetters, refurbished

Triumph T150V Carburetters, refurbished
  • Service

1981 B.M.W. R100RS

1981 B.M.W. R100RS
  • Repairs

A Taste of Milan

Just a handful of photos from my trip to the Milan show.
  • Shows

Moto Guzzi 750 S3

Saturday Special: Mr SG’s Moto Guzzi 750 S3.
  • Specials

2009 Triumph Bonneville Wheel

2009 Triumph Bonneville Wheel. Nice and shiny on the outside,…
  • Repairs

Triumph Daytona 675

Saturday Special: Triumph Daytona 675.
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi California

Saturday Special: Moto Guzzi California 75th Anniversary.
  • Specials

Custom Martek

Saturday Special: Martek back from the paintshop. Airbrush…
  • Specials

Yamaha Diversion Exhaust Pipes

Saturday Special: Yamaha Diversion Exhaust Pipes. Slight leak!
  • Repairs

Triumph Rocket Three

Triples do not get any bigger. Triumph Rocket Three in for service.
  • Service

A Pair of Moto Guzzi Le Mans

Saturday Special: A Pair of Moto Guzzi Le Mans.
  • Specials

Cagiva Raptor 650

Saturday Special: Cagiva Raptor 650.
  • Specials

1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport

1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport out and about.
  • Specials

Aprilia RSV4 Factory

Saturday Special: Aprilia RSV4 Factory, 238miles old……
  • Repairs

Ultra Classic Electra Glide

One for the Harley boys: Ultra Classic Electra Glide.
  • Repairs

The Beast

Saturday Special : “The Beast” getting ready for…
  • Specials

The Joys of seized brake calipers

The Joys of seized brake calipers.
  • Repairs

M.V Agusta

M.V Agusta and local scenery.
  • Specials

Honda CBR 600 RR

Saturday Special : Mrs D’s. Honda CBR 600 RR.
  • Service

B.M.W. F800ST

Saturday Special:  B.M.W. F800ST. Electrical Problems!
  • Service

Purple Street Triple

Purple Street Triple, New tyres and service and off on a month…
  • Service

911 at St Mary’s Loch

911 admiring the view at St Mary’s Loch on way to Moffat Rally.
  • Specials

Busy Busy

Busy Workshop today! [Good Luck to Team Kershaw Racing at Knockhill.]
  • Specials

Triumph 1050 Sprint

Triumph 1050 Sprint in for service. Apparently the air filter…
  • Service

Laverda RGS Corsa

Another Special : Laverda RGS Corsa.
  • Specials

Triumph’s Organ Pipes

Saturday Special: Triumph’s Organ Pipes.
  • Service

Honda CBF 125

Japanese minature engineering: Honda CBF 125.
  • Service

Ducati ST2

Ducati ST2 in for Cambelt change.
  • Service

Kawasaki KX 250 F

Saturday Special: Kawasaki KX 250 F Valve clearance and shim…
  • Service

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport in for service. [Tripod for camera…
  • Service

B.M.W. R1150 GS

Visitors from Holmfirth (Last of the summer wine…
  • Service

Suzuki TL 1000 R

Saturday Special Suzuki TL 1000 R.
  • Specials

M.V. Agusta F4S

Saturday Special : M.V. Agusta F4S
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi

Old friend in for an MOT.
  • MOT

Aprilia Futura

Unusual Aprilia Futura in for service.
  • Service

Laverda 750 SF

Saturday Special : 1972 Laverda 750 SF.
  • Specials

Rickman Metisse 1970

Another Classic in for M.O.T. : 1970 Rickman Metisse.
  • MOT

Suzuki Hayabusa

Suzuki Hayabusa in for service. It’s not all Italian…
  • Service

Ducato 900SS

Ducati 900SS in for chain and sprockets – using the…
  • Service

Triumph speed triples

A tale of two triples! Triumph speed triple and street triple.
  • Service

Saturday Special: We’re Busy!

We’re super-busy this weekend!
  • Specials

Gas Gas TXT 250

Gas Gas TXT 250 in for repairs.
  • Repairs

Ducati 996 Timing Belts

Todays service is a Ducati 996, in for work on the timing belts.
  • Service

Easter Special – 1990 Gilera Saturno

Easter Special! Another Italian Beauty. 1990 Gilera Saturno.…
  • Specials

Honda NC 30

New Painted wheels for Honda NC 30.
  • Specials

Desmo Art

Ducati 450 Desmo engine.
  • Service

Honda VFR 1200 DCT

Honda VFR 1200 DCT in for a service.
  • Service

YAMAHA FJR 1300

YAMAHA FJR 1300 in for service and MOT.
  • MOT
  • Service

BMW R1200GS

Unusual BMW R1200GS;  frame repainted black and tank painted…
  • MOT

Yamaha YZ 250 forks

Yamaha YZ 250 forks in for seal change.
  • Repairs

Honda CR 250 Showa

Honda CR 250 Showa forks. National fork week!
  • Repairs

KTM 300 EXC Stroker

KTM 300 EXC Stroker in for fork overhaul.
  • Repairs

Honda VFR 800fi

Honda VFR 800fi in for service and MOT. Probably one of the…
  • MOT
  • Service

Two Harleys

Bill and Ben the Harley Sportster Men.
  • Repairs

Polaris Sportsman Quad

Change of scenery, Polaris Sportsman Quad 4WD.
  • Service

Aprilia Mille

Aprilia Mille in for valve clearances and MOT.
  • MOT

Ducati 1198

Ducati 1198 in for service, tyres and MOT.
  • MOT
  • Service

Yellow Peril

BMW R1100S in for major surgery.
  • Repairs

Ducati 851

Ducati 851 in for a belt replacement.
  • Repairs

BMW F650 GS

B.M.W. F650 GS, a change from the 1200GS.
  • Service

BMW Crash Bars

SW-MOTECH Crashbars fitted to B.M.W. R1200 GS.
  • Service

Moto Guzzi Stelvio

Moto Guzzi Stelvio in for major service (all the way from…
  • Service

Easy Rider!

We just need Pete Fonda now.
  • Service

Bavarian Weapon

Another Bavarian murder weapon in for a service!
  • Service

Fresh Tarmac

Some new road outside DARL Services!
  • Specials

Three Beemers

We thought of three wise men. So, three B.M.W. GS.
  • Service

Vespa Jigsaw

All we want for Christmas is a Vespa Jigsaw!
  • Repairs

Air Brush Antics do Ducati

Another great job by Air Brush Antics.
  • Specials

Ducati 907 Paso

Ducati 907 Paso front end strip and fork overhaul. The MIR…
  • Repairs

Benelli Tornado

A very underrated bike.
  • Service

BMW Paris – Dakar

The original! The BMW Paris – Dakar Engine Room has not…
  • Service

BMW R1200GS

A new frame for this BMW R1200GS.
  • Repairs

Moto Guzzi Superalche

New magnets for the Moto Guzzi.
  • Repairs

Ducati ST3

This Ducati ST3 was in for cam belts and new suspension bushes.
  • Service

Kawasaki ZX10-R – ‘Fanny’

The Kawasaki ZX10-R 1, prepped and ready for the TT.
  • Racing

Cagiva Special

We’ve built this bike as a one-off, and it’s…
  • Specials

B.M.W. R1200 GS Diesel Removal!

This BMW needed some TLC.
  • Repairs

Honda Bluebird Steering Bearings

This Honda Bluebird needs new steering bearings.
  • Repairs

Triumph Trident

Here’s a Triumph Trident we had in for repair. The rear…
  • Repairs

Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1

We worked on this rather special bike today – a Moto…
  • MOT

Moto Guzzi Griso 8v

Moto Guzzi Griso 8v in for service and M.O.T.
  • MOT
  • Service

Classic BSA

Classic BSA.
  • Specials

Dr John Daytona 1000

Dr John Daytona 1000.
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi Neuvo Falcone

It’s amazing what we get in for MOT check. Today we took…
  • MOT

Ducati Hailwood Replica

Ducati Hailwood Replica.
  • Specials

Ducati S2R

Ducati S2R Cam Belts.
  • Service

Moto Guzzi Nevada 750ie

Moto Guzzi Nevada 750ie, 9,000 miles and no drive.
  • Repairs

Honda ST1100

This Honda ST1100 needed it’s
  • Repairs

Porsche 356

Porsche 356, wonderful.
  • Specials

Ducati S4R Monster

Ducati S4R Monster,replacing speedometer sensor.
  • Repairs

Classic Vespa

This classic Vespa was in for repairs.
  • Repairs

B.S.A. B40 Trials

Saturday Special – B.S.A. B40 Trials bike.
  • Specials

Triumph Trident T160V

Triumph Trident T160V clutch replacement.
  • Repairs

Norton ES2

This beautiful Norton ES2 was in for a service.
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi Superalche

Moto Guzzi Superalche in for MOT.
  • MOT

BMW HP2

BMW HP2 2009 edition.
  • Specials

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport 4V

Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport 4V in for it’s first MOT.
  • MOT

1970 Honda CB 750

1970 Honda CB 750 – not many bikes have made the impact…
  • Specials

BMW F 800 GS

BMW F 800 GS in for its first MOT.
  • MOT

Ducati 900 Superlight

Ducati 900 Superlight in for surgery, and ready for the spring.
  • Repairs