About Us

Motorcycle Recycle was established way back in 2004 by Richard and Charlie, and their initials make up our parent company R&C Distribution Ltd.

From humble beginnings, our family run Motorcycle Recycle business has steadily grown; now listing tens of thousands of new and used motorcycle parts, producing a healthy year-on-year increase in sales, growing our online presence and allowing us to expand and invest in our Motorcycle Recycle family.

Based in Colchester, Essex, UK, (Britain’s oldest recorded town) our massive three story warehouse also has a staffed reception, where we invite and encourage local customers to call in and sample our acclaimed Motorcycle Recycle customer service.

One Motorcycle Recycle team, made up of four integral departments, boasting many decades of automotive knowledge with a wealth and great variety of motorcycle history and backgrounds.

Following the bike purchase and delivery, we test, strip, clean, photograph, list, store, package, and dispatch all the parts internally; whilst managing the new orders and our customer’s needs through our semi-automated, bespoke stock management system which link to all our online selling platforms.

  • Departments & Functions:
    • Motorcycle Dismantling, Testing & Parts Preparation
    • Management, Business Development, Parts Photography & Listing
    • Order Preparation & Global Dispatch
    • Reception & Customer Relations
  • Motorcycle Dismantling, Testing & Parts Preparation
  • This department occupies two rooms, furnished with two hydraulic ramps, an abundance of specialist tools and testing equipment. We've also invested in the latest, individually tailored, low energy consumption 'aqueous machine' from Aquakleen; which uses high performance vertical pumps to deliver improved cleaning with virtually zero residue. The unique chemistry which uses detergents that are not classed as hazardous, provide outstanding cleaning and is compatible with all alloys. Our team prepare, test and dismantle scores of motorcycles each month, equating to many thousands of checked and cleaned motorcycle parts.
  • Management, Business Development, Parts Photography & Listing
  • The very heart of the business beats here. A dedicated PC with specialist bespoke software, active for all 52 weeks of the year, accepts online orders night and day. In this space also sits Motorcycle Recycle's Senior Management Team, directing, monitoring and advising. But a tight family team demands everyone has to be hands on, even Company Directors list stock, pick and pack parts.
  • This office also has two photography stations and two listing bays; for researching, price checking and launching parts onto the World.Wed.Web.
  • Business Development explores new projects whilst supporting day-to-day operations and monitoring the multiple social media platforms.
  • Order Preparation & Global Dispatch
  • New and used items ordered from across the world are wrapped and boxed securely, assuring the item is received in exactly the same condition as it's purchased. Larger, weightier items benefit from the use of heavy duty double wall packaging. Automated address labels with preassigned couriers and tracking information are matched and attached in preparation for the four daily collections.
  • Reception & Customer Relations
  • Front of house is not just ‘Goods In’ but also the department that responds to swaths of daily online communications, ranging from emails celebrating a job well done to the occasional need to reassure or offer a solution. Reception is also where we encourage our loyal customers to take advantage of our ‘look before you buy’ services for 100% peace of mind. Whichever option you prefer, what you can be sure of is... it will be lavished with the acclaimed Motorcycle Recycle customer service.
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