Freedom On 2 Wheels

Hi Rado
I just recently picked up a 2021 Honda PCX150. It’s got ~6600km’s on it.
Hoping you can pop out to The Gap to give it a service and safety check. The oil is low on the front disc brake and there’s a fair bit of play in the controls for the rear brake, so brakes certainly may need attention.
If you can give me an idea on cost and timing, that would be most appreciated.
Cheers
Adam

Hi there,
I’ve got a Piaggio Typhoon 50cc scooter with an engine that’s struggling to turn over. I was wondering if I could call you out to assess the problem? I’m located in Annerley. Email is alexlamont64@gmail.com for further communications.
Cheers,
Alex

Hello there. Do you offer a mobile mechanic service? I need someone who can house call Southside and work on two classic bikes that need their clutch plates reinstalled after removal to pass no-asbestos import inspection. I have the work space, all parts and technical information, just not the skill. Job would be in a few weeks time. Look forward to your response. Cheers. Andy

Hi, I had a brand new rear tyre put on a year ago, 50cc Yamaha vino.
Slow leak, but seems to lose air slightly faster now lately.
Wondering if you work with the tyres? Can advise?

Hi,
Just enquiring how much it would cost to get a logbook service done on my Yamaha mt-07 for 10000km service?
Would need to stamp the logbook for me as well.
Is this something you can do?
Thanks
Mark

Hey mate. Have heard great things about your service. I have a Kymco super 8 50cc moped. Was starting fine a few days ago but now doesn’t want to turn over using the electric start or the kick start. Is this something you’d be able to diagnose and fix for me? I’m in Carseldine so would need to come to me if that can work. Look forward to hearing from you.

Hi mate, I couldn’t get through on the phone but I’d like a quote on a service if possible. I purchased a moped from a friend and she said you know your stuff.
Cheers, Will

Hi Rado.
I would like to get my CB500F serviced please.
Sometime over the next 2-3 weeks preferably.

Alex.

G’day,
I have a 2011 50CC Aprilia Moped that has just been sitting in my garage for 2 years and i can’t get it to turn over now – was running fine before.
I kind of just wanna know if its completely seized of if it will turnover and get running again (could just be battery) – hoping to get it running to either sell or atleast drive it to the dump haha.
I’d love to know your callout fee/quote to inspect and then go from there on any repair costs if this is something you can do?
I am in Mansfield, Brisbane
Cheers;
Mitch

Hi Rado,
Just enquiring about a full service on my Piaggio fly 150. You have previously attended at my home to service this scooter in Salisbury.
I think this is one where I will need to leave it with you to service though.
Some issues are: –
– front dash front dash lights are out
– clock on front dash not powering on
– battery probably needs to be replaced
– rear topbox was welded on to try and reduce failure of the signalling to that topbox, but signalling to topbox has failed in any event
– full kickstand seems loose and needs to be tightened so any leaning with the scooter doesn’t have metal scraping the road
Please advise as to whether you can take on this job,
Thanks,
A.L

Hi rado. I have a problem with my benzhou picnic 150cc. The spark plug always pop out maybe because the thread is broken. Hope you can help me with this problem. Thank you and hoping for your reply. Have a lovely day.

Hi I have a Syms Red Devil scooter and I am looking to sell it and was wondering how much a basic service and a road worthy certificate would cost ?

I have had my Service done by Rado for a few years now. He is incredibly thorough, punctual and very affordable.. I love the fact he comes to you. He communicates well and does what he says. Definitely worth using him.. very happy customer.

Hi mate, looking to get my ktm 390 duke serviced at my house in wynnum west. Feel free to give me a call whenever John.

Rado, thank you for saving me today! Selling my Vintage Vespa & during its safety/RWC check, the front brake cable broke. Thanks to Rado’s availability & quick response, he was able to replace it rapidly & in time to get the Safety Cert today and all prior to me heading to work this afternoon. Thank you so much Rado.
Cheers
Jane

Awesome service Rado..! Great response and very knowledgeable. This guy wants to share his passion with all his customers and is keen to explain what he is doing to get folks involved and interested in their bikes. Will be back again next time for sure.

Thanks AGAIN Rado!

Next day service of my VStrom 1000 at my workplace.

Absolute gentleman and bike wizard. This is why I keep using you. Faultless!

Hi Rado

It’s Greg Tait from 5/99 Bilyana Street, Balmoral here. You did my initial (300km) service on my 125cc Scooterelli back in mid-2021.
I’d like you to do my next service (1300km) and also do a roadworthy check as I am planning to sell within the next month (as my circumstances have changed).

I’d like you to service at my place again, maybe on Friday 11 February if possible. Otherwise, I can fit in with your availability.

Cheers, Greg
0417 016 880

Hello, I have a Znen 50cc moped that for the life of me won’t start. It’s at Emergency Services, Kedron. Are you able to help me?

H, are you able to do a scooter service in Rothwell? I have a 2020 Peugeot django 50cc scooter and this will be It’s first service. If so, can you give me an estimate on the service cost with call out fee. Thanks
Gabby

Hello,
My friend Marian in Carina recommended you.
I was hoping you could come to our house in Quarry Rd Alderley to service my Honda CMX500.
10 000km. 2017 model.
Also need to swap the exhaust for the original as I am very much a learner and need it original to be LAM approved.
Would you be available next week on Thursday or Friday?
Or the week after on Thursday or Friday?
Kind regards,
Magdalena
Mob 0411 477 136

Great service today from Rado on my Kymco 50 Lite
Had to ask him to come to me as my scooter electrics were faulty but he was with me on time and quickly established the fault.
Rado also checked for other issues so I feel the scooter has had a good check up and ready to ride again.
Thanks Rado

Hi Rado.
I have an Iconic Scooterelli 125cc that requires the initial service. I live at Balmoral.
Is this something you can do?
Cheers, Greg
0417 016 880

Hi was wondering if you travel to Ormiston ( near Capalaba)

Hi. I have a 2014 650cc burg an Suzuki scooter. It’s only done about 5000km and no service except for a factory recall. It’s been sitting for about a year. Can you help.
Chuckles😎

Fantastic service, and willing to show me what he was doing as well as teaching me. By far the best service I have encountered in my life! Top marks and highly recommended!

Thanks for the excellent service. Also appreciated that you taught me how to do some of my own servicing.
Will highly recommend you!
Jeremy

Thanks Rado for the work done the tips and advice you gave me on my xvs650 Bike is running like aDream Thankyou for the Peace of mind Sensational Cheers Troy

Hi Rado,
Thanks for servicing & fixing my Vespa. It was so convenient to have you come to our place and it was great that you had everything with you to service & fix the leaking fuel tank. I appreciate the tips you sent as well – every thing helps when you own a tempremental Italian vespa! We’ll definitely be seeing you again.

Hi rado just letting you know that i had a very good experience with you on our first meet. I own a 2008 triumph rocket 3 an it required all the hoses (3) to be replaced. Not only did you do a great job but you were willing for me to watch and learn. Also your response to my enquiries was answered quickly an politely. The cost of the service was very reasonable. Will be back to do the spark plugs.thanks again. Rangi

Thanks Rado just took the blade for a run and is running beautifully i will definitely be using you from now on thanks again great job.
Simon

Rado is an amazing professional! Thank you for checking my Benelli Pepe 2009 and making it feel like new again.
The best mechanic I have ever met! Very honest, reliable and he shows you how to maintain and fix your bike/scooter yourself. I am pretty happy and will keep using his service.

Hi Rado,
Thank you for a fast and great service and additional tips about scooter usage.
Best Regards
Alex

Rado is awesome. He really knows his stuff. Has heaps of little tips and tricks to keep your scooter running better for longer. You can book your bike in at an exact time and wait while its serviced, saving the round trips and losing your bike for a while day! And on top of all this he is great value. 10/10.

Hi Rado

Thank you sooooo much for coming out to the North Side of Brisbane to service my Piaggio MP3 250. I am very grateful that you understood the workings of this type of 3 wheeler scooter as they are not very common. Thank you also for all the wonderful tips and showing me not only how to ride it but also where all the bits and pieces are. At least now when I have to get to these I know where to find them. At 7400 km I will be calling you again

Cheers
Chrissy :-)))

Great service, good knowledge about scooter and motorcycle

Hi Rado just putting this on here to say thanks so much for fixing my bike..great job.

G’day Rado,
Thanks for riding out on your day off today to help me with my emergency. I managed to get the bike home then find a new part on ebay saving me considerable money. I would recommend Rado to anyone looking for a good honest motorbike mechanic who wears gloves while fixing your bike so as not to mark anything. Thanks again Rado.
kind regards,
Peter

Hi Rado,
Thanks for taking me through the servicing and upgrades to my Triumph
Bonneville and Royal Enfield. It was great to have someone guide me through it as just reading a manual rarely covers everything you actually find, eg having EFI and not Carbs. 🙂
Thanks again for sharing your practical knowledge and guidance,
Cheers
Ray

Thank you Rado for a very efficient service on my scooter. It was so nice and easy to have you come to the house for the service, and on a Sunday as well. I will certainly be using you again and have already recommended you business to friends. Thanks for tracking Dow a part for me as well. I have purchased it and look forward now to hours on freedom on two wheels.

Rado, best service my bike has ever received, the bike is running very smoothly. Thank you very much.

Kind regards,

Adrian

Having a natural distrust of mechanics generally, it was a pleasant surprise to a meet a polite, honest and prompt professional. It was very informative to have Rado teach me how to self service my scooter for future, and now I feel I have that confidence. Rado was patient, and addressed all my questions and concerns.

Saved by Rado once again. My bike broke down in the city and he came down to get it fixed and serviced at the same time. Now my engine is purring like a kitten. Thanks Rado!

HI Rado, I can see by the regularity of of positive feedback others have had the same experience I did. You did a great job on the old VTR1000 and I’m glad I found your website. Your knowledge is second to none and your friendliness and willingness to explain what’s goin on with the bike was fantastic. Cheers again Rado, ride safe and look forward to speaking to you in the future.

Thanks a lot Rado! great service and tips!!!!

Fully recommended to anyone!

Afternoon Rado,
Many thanks for servicing my 2013 Suzuki 650VSTROM yesterday. It was a pleasure to finally meet you after a number phone calls. Your workshop setup is a credit to you, extremely tidy, well organised and functional. Your service costs were very reasonable and your efficiency was bordering on “legendary” considering that I was on my way after about 40 minutes so that was appreciated.

Great having a yarn with you,hope you might join me on a ride in Lao or Cambodia next year. A great experience is guaranteed and good value for money.Once again thank you for your prompt efficient service it was greatly appreciated.

Kinds Regards Graham

Hi Rado… thanks for recently servicing my scooter. I found your approach and clear enjoyment of what you do so impressive. All the best.

Warren Wackerling

Booked a service on the 11th of March. Scooter could start but due to the build up of sludge in the carburator it kept dying all of a sudden. Great work on the scooter to get it up and running and a 2 hr service cost only $120. I highly recommend Rado for scooter servicing.

Jnr

Hey Rado,
Just wanted to say thanks for servicing my bike. You do a great job for a really reasonable price and I’d recommend you to anyone else looking to get their bike or scooter serviced or fixed.
Cheers Tony

Hi Rado. Great to see you have joined the HMCCQ. I look forward to seeing you at some events. My BSA Bantam is still going well and I have recently bought a 1983 Honda CB250RS done only 9400k’s. It is in mint condition and as it turned 30 years old last August it qualifies as a historical bike so is club elligible.
Cheers.
Kevin

Hello Rado, ready to get the machine oil changed plus an issue with a warning light. Is Friday the 1st after 2pm okay. At your garage.

Damian Perrin

Hell Rado,

Excellant first impression. Thanks for a great job and all the hints. My CF Moto 250’s first service. I will be using you in the future.

Regards,

Damian.

Rado it was with great pleasure to meet you and have you service my Aprilia sportcity 250
Just in that short time of meeting you you taught me a lot about the basic of servicing a scooter. Your knowledge over the years that you have got from your self and from your dad is just fantastic. Please anybody reading any of these comments being left by people who know Rado and have had work done by him , please consider Rado before a dealership.
Once again Rado an app salute pleasure meeting you.
Kind regards
Peter

Thanks Rado, a top job done on my HondaCB250, it’s now running beautifully. Excellent work, professional service and highly recommended. Cheers,
Ed

Meeting Rado for the first time I wondered what he knew. It became obvious that his knowledge and desire to fix something that is wrong became evident. He was not satisfied until he knew what was wrong and the correct way to fix the problem. This was all done whilst explaining to me the problem so that I was educated at the same time. Thank you Rado for your help in starting to fix my highly modified BSA Racing bike. I look forward to our next meeting when the bike should be running smoothly.

Hi Rado,

Thanks for servicing my Kymco Bug Vibe 50cc Scooter…..Was very impressed with the smooth handling of it after you serviced it…. Further, Happy as you shared your personal experience about parking and showing us the correct rules of parking around the shopping centres……Now i will be concentrating more on caring my scooter after you showed to topup the fluid and to clean the engine with the greasing whenever required…….

Will surely be happy to recommend you to my known one for their scooters…..Keep it up…..Good Job…..

G’day Rado.
Thanks again for the service you did on my scoot yesterday. I really appreciated the thoroughness with which you completed the task, and also your willingness to share your knowledge so that I can better understand my bike – even to the point where I may even attempt the next service on my own.
I also greatly appreciated the fact that your price is extremely reasonable and certainly cheaper than the bike shops.
I will not hesitate to refer my friends to you.

Regards & thanks
Mike Baker

I would love to book a service for our Piaggio 125 scooter in Annerley
Celia White

Rado fixed my problem with my scooter promptly & at a very reasonable price. Then showed me how to service it myself. Was nice to meet you, Rado. Will be highly recommending you to friends. Thanks, Col Weir.

Hi Rado

Just a quick note to say thanks sooooo much for fixing my Monza today! I took it for a spin and it feels great…just like new again. Thanks for all the info you shared and for showing me how to do things for myself.

You will be recommended for sure!

Thanks again,
Mat

Thanks again Rado for a thorough service on my Sym Firenze and thank you for checking out the air filter and your advice about the Methylated Spirit in the fuel tank to clear any condensation. I’ll give it a go and I will try Noosa Style Scooters and see if they’ve got the air filter next time I’m up there.
You’re great value Rado.
Mario

Hi Rado,

Again, many thanks for a great job done on my Benelli re it’s 15000km service. Like your prior work performed on my scooter, I appreciate the job you did now and the info you shared with me. The scooter is running beautifully…like brand new. Great to have someone like you around who knows what they are doing…

Many thanks

Regards
William

Hey Rado,

Thank for showing us how to keep our Vmoto Milan going, the service was great it has been running great.

I will need you help again as the throttle cable has snapped and I am having trouble locating a part for it. We need your services again to help us get the scooter on the road again.

Regards
Nick and Amanda

Hi Rado,

Many thanks for sorting out my Benelli Velvet scooter 125cc.
The 3 issues I had you sorted within the day, great service and thanks for all the tips you gave me, they will make my life easier.
The brake light front and rear levers work 100 % after you modified and repaired them, as previously the brake light were not responding when I pulled the levers.
I also appreciate the job you did to fix the seat storage lock, clean neat job in a very small space and finally thanks for sorting out the oil change, it would be something I would normally do, but with me struggling to get the drain plug unscrewed because there was no o-ring, I was glad you could sort it for me.
Will definitely see you again if the scooter plays up and I cannot repair it..

Cheers
William

Such a professional job. My 250 CC scooter was stopping and creating all sorts of issues for me. I rang around looking for a reputable mechanic service person close to my home of Newmarket.
Most of the bigger cycle service center’s did not want to know me.
I began to chase mechanics on the Net/Web, where I came across Rado.
Because of the industry I am in time is very precious particularly the hours worked during the day.
Rado stepped up and attended my home in the evening, where he went over my bike. The next day the bike failed to start at a set of traffic lights. I contacted Rado, who attended my place of work, the bike was fixed and I was on my way that evening after work.
THAT’S SERVICE….
I had Rado do a service on my bike the following week….it is running great, such a relief……..
I will in future have Rado attend to my bikes needs, even though he provides great instructions regarding DIY…My Time is money…..and Rado is Money well spent….
Thanks Rado….

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Graham Selwood

Hi
about 2 weeks ago or so i got one of your fliers left on my cbr600rr outside my house in the gap i usualy do some of my own work on my vehicles but the cbr has been making some weird noises over the recent months and i have not had the time to have anyone look at it! where are you based and is there a time when you would be able to look at it for me?
thanks
Jon

Hi Rado,
I came accross your website by accident in search of a solution to repair my Kawasaki gpx250 97′ model. I had an accident recently after the floods around the brisbane area, where i slipped on the mud which was left behind, and had the rear of my bike collide with a car.
This caused some damage to my rear fairing, some indicators, brake lever, etc… these of which i have already managed to get parts from wreckers and replaced myself.
What im concerned about right now is that my frame is definitely bent inward, causing the seat to feel higher and somewhat awkward. Riding also feels weird as i need more effort than before to negotiate turns. I have also confirmed this because the fairings dont bolt on perfectly like before… thus frame = bent.
I have yet to take it to any workshop so far as they have all quoted me ridiculous prices before ive even shown them the bike.
Anyway, I am hopeful if you could help me out, I stay near the city, and would be happy to ride over to show you the damage done if you think its possible to fix.

Thanks & Cheers!
Matt

Hi Rado,

I came across your flyer in my letterbox! So I have chased up your website here.
I own a bug bandit 50cc scooter that I bought second hand at the end of last year. It is going fine but I’m not 100% sure of the service history so I thought I should have it serviced/looked at. I’m also interested in your offer to teach people how they can do it themselves! The scooter has done 3273 ks but is quite a few years old. Do you do servicing out of hours or on weekends? And where is your workshop? I live in Bardon and work in West End.
Thanks,
Matthew

Hi. My Piaggio Liberty is due for a 20K service, but I would like to get mobile service, because:

. the tubing under the seat from the petrol tank to the carby has developed a split, and fuel drips down onto the hot muffler. I do not want to ride it for obvious danger.

So I would look to getting this repaired at home and the 20K service at the same time.

Is this possible?

Many thanks
Chris

Hey Rado,
I own a 101s tgb 50 cc scooter and lately I have had some problems with it. It started to blow some smoke and when the idle was full it occasionally dropped out for a stretch along the road. It has since gotten worse and the scooter stopped going altogether. I thought it was something to do with the carby so i pulled that apart and gave it a clean. The scooter then worked for another two trips until it soon stopped again. Would you recommend getting you to have a look at it/service it or just take it to a repair shop. Any help would be much appreciated. Regards Gerard

I was looking for someone to do a basic maintenance to my scooter and I had a flyer from Rado saved for few months. Then I just called and booked a day for it…Well done and reliable…I recommend !

Hi Rado, thanks for your help today for my bike. It is great to meet you. I appreciate your punctuality. Thanks again.

Hi Rado,

Many thanks for the service you performed on my TGB 303RS 150cc scooter yesterday (26 August 2010). It’s running really well and I really appreciated you showing how all the different parts of the bike work. You charge a very fair price – I will absolutely be recommending my fellow scooter riders to you for servicing and repairs!

Cheers,

Sam

Hey Rado,

Just want to say thanks for the great service and showing me how to do it myself. My next service really will be for free :).

Your value is brilliant compared to those greedy scooter shops.

Thanks! Mike

Hi Rado,
Thank you so much to fixed my scooter. It was very helpful that you also teach me how to fixed it. I am very appreciate with that. Many thanks again.

Kind regards,
Sam.

Hi Rado…my royal enfield has been maintained very badly with sometimes dangerous consequences, would you be willing to bring it to an enjoyable ride again?