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Former Branch Manager Details Superbike Factory's Chaotic Final Weeks Before Collapse

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A former branch manager has described the chaotic final weeks at UK motorcycle retailer Superbike Factory before its collapse into administration. A new CEO who arrived in December 2025 reportedly pushed staff to move bikes as fast as possible, and around 270 employees learned of redundancy at a single Monday 2pm meeting in July 2026, unpaid for that month, with at least one customer left with neither their bike nor payment.

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Junya Ikeuchi

EUROPE & SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT

60 / European Motorcycle Scene · Social Issues

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Junya IkeuchiEuropean Motorcycle Scene · Social Issues Commentary

In Europe, this kind of retail collapse isn't unfortunately rare. In social terms, 270 people being let go at once in a single meeting, unpaid for the month, is a serious worker-protection issue. Customers losing both their bike and their money is the kind of thing that breaks a company's credibility at the root.