Lightning Services

Baz is a great bloke. He knows his stuff, with engineering and specifically Harleys. He's looked after my bike for years; I won't allow anyone else to touch it! Highly recommended outfit!

Baz helped me sort out an electrical problem on my Harley recently. He was incredibly helpful at every stage including the collection of my bike and quick turnaround. I do not write many reviews, but this guy certainly deserves a good one, so if you want great service at a sensible price then he is your man! Just a tip, if you can give yourself an extra 10 minutes on each visit to Baz, who has been a lifelong passionate biker, he has some great stories to tell! If you are really lucky, he will also include you on his Weekly biker's blog!

Very good service. Not many places like this anymore. Baz (owner) is a top guy. Extremely knowledgable and very happy to help. I had a rebore on my evo softail, and parts too. Very high standards. And he gives you time on the phone when he’s not busy. There’s no hidden secrets. Worth every penny.

Fantastic work, professional and creative. All aspects regarding my motorcycles have been carried out to the highest standards. This includes servicing, rebuilding, creating custom one off items and excellent attention to detail, really superb work.

Lightning services have been taken care of the servicing and repairs on my bike for close to 20 years now - they wouldn't have been doing that if I wasn't happy with what they do………. I guess that could be 'nuff said, but no, in all honesty I'm more than pleased with the way they do their thing + I get my parts there along with good advice ( and tea! ) … I've recommended them to quite a few people over the years and they're all happy. I ride what some would call an older Harley and in my experience, people who know about the older iron know more about the newer stuff than the dealerships, they know plenty about other makes here too……. So what's not to like ?

New rear shocks supplied and fitted on my HD Breakout. Great job done and customer service is excellent! Very helpful advice and offered options from economy priced parts to the more expensive flashy kit. Nothing is too much trouble, highly recommended!

I've used Lightning Services a couple of times now. One one occasion needed a rear disc for a Sportster to get it through MOT, one phone call later and it's all sorted, disc arrived 2 working days later, cue one happy chappy ? .

Excellent Saturday service to swap out carb and refit Keihin already cleaned and rebuilt by Lightning Services. Took longer than expected but Baz stuck at it until we had a smooth running engine ready to go. Bike ran well in torrential conditions 40 miles home. Thanks Baz for a long Saturday and job well done!

I have been using Lightning Services for 8 years now to service my Harley Davidson Sportster annually. They are a pleasure to do business with - reliable, responsive and highly skilled and knowledgeable.

I considered several motorcycle services, (very few in my area which meant many miles travelling and could not have left the bike). Some didn’t respond or said the job was too small! Once I located Lightning Services of Trowbridge; left a message and must say a lightning response from Baz. After further correspondence and my issues were resolved. Although they were closed on Wednesday it was no trouble to collect my bike and returned it after work on a Saturday. As a family business they put customer service as their main priority, Brilliant service, very knowledgeable, Value for money, fast collection excellent turnaround time and delivery. Could not have experienced a better service anywhere. Well done Lightning Services! Will definitely use again and highly recommended to other potential customers thinking of using the company. Well-deserved 5 stars!Moreexpand_more

When the down pipes rusted through on my CBR600f, I wanted to make sure it was in capable hands as changing them can be tricky. I had a look online and as soon as I saw Lightning Services I knew that they were the ones for the job as they have bags of experience with old bikes. The week before it was due in, the bike broke down due to a faulty fuel pump and clogged up carbs. Baz managed to sort these issues as well, and since having the bike back I can't stay off of it! It is much smoother and sounds awesome! Will definitely be using these guys again and I can't recommend them enough. Thank you for all your hard work Baz!

Having owned my buell since 2005 and being new to the area (trowbridge) I needed to find somewhere that would carry out some work on my buell. I googled buell services in Wiltshire and lightning services where the 1st hit. Only being 5mins up the road I popped up to see them where I met Baz, this mans knowelge on these bikes is 2nd to none and he is a super nice guy who I could chat for hours with, he booked my bike in and got it back on the road for me after sitting for 3 years. The bike runs bettter than ever and I can not recommend there services enough.

Bought a Sportster 883…. Happy as that Larry bloke! 'Til, I want to change/customise a whole lotta stuff to make it really mine, you know how it goes? Looking through "Backstreet Heroes" I spied an ad for "Lightning Services", without doubt an amazing find. Think I'll write myself a wish list of all things low and dirty Sportsterwise and go and visit Hilperton. Meet an extremely affable bloke called Baz, we drink a lot of tea and chat even more. He totally understands I have a limited budget, no problem, and due to his extensive knowledge (not saying he's Gandelf mind! ) of everything bike wise under the sun we come to a plan of action. So far work done: Burly rear lowered progressive suspension and slammer kit on front forks, Zbars, new cables, white vintage grips and levers. Always a work in progress for me I cannot recommend Baz and Kev highly enough. Motorcycle builders/mechanics/workshop of excellence. Definitely go see for all motorcycle needs. Baz makes a good brew too!Moreexpand_more

Baz undertook the rectification of defects, improvement and finishing works to my partly renovated 1966 Royal Enfield Continental GT. Utilising his years of experience, his advice and expertise was invaluable. The quality attention to detail has made the finished bike a joy to behold. Nothing is too much trouble, he even rescued me on his Saturday morning off, when I was stranded on the roadside and recovered me and my ailing machine to his workshop. I have no hesitation in recommending Lightning Services for ANY motorcycle related works.

Been going to lightning since I got my HD48' 5 years ago, Baz and Kev don't mess' my sportie purr's like a Doberman(sweet! ) and I just got myself a kwaki 2001, 800 drifter- Indian tribute, I call it the chief' but since the boys have had it, she's now called Mr Chief! Different bike, she's work in progress, ongoing fabrication for mounting a gilroy saddle and custom luggage stand offs. These guys know what its about, love doing it and like doing it well, only place I'd use and I highly recommend Lightning Services! I will always be back.

I always think I'm going to be ripped off when I go to a garage. From the moment I contacted Baz at Lightening Services, I felt reassured that he was a friendly professional passionate biker interested only in doing the best for his client. I had a full 10K service and Baz noticed some problems which he pointed out for me to consider. The advice was gratefully received and I had the work done… I was pretty surprised by the improved handling and smooth engine running…. 'The problem you’d been experiencing was due to the missing vac take off cap on the throttle body combined with needing a TPS Reset – part of the service. This will have smoothed things out in the power delivery. No doubt the high idle was there to compensate for the missing cap. It’s a common problem on the XBs. Handling improved with new fork oil, new tyre, new head bearings … Oh and some air in the tyres too!'.Highly recommended.Moreexpand_more

Superb Service and friendly. I usually like to do all my own work, but was struggling with a difficult job due to a previous owner using copious amounts of thread lock. There are not many I would trust with my Moto Guzzi, (including Guzzi Dealers) But I have complete faith in Baz and Kev. Considering the difficulty of the job in hand, I was impressed with the Value for money achieved. Previously I had used them for powder coating my Wheels and was impressed with quality of that job too.

First contacted Baz for advice and recommendations about improving Sportster suspension in a cost effective manner. He recommended PT shocks and Springs for the rear and same company progressive springs for the front combined with quality and correct spec fork oil. Could also have chosen other front fork mods but budget did not allow. The outcome was complete transformation to something much more comfortable and controlled. Wanting more power and less stifled engine he recommended V and H pipes and fueller, S&S stealth kit and enormous K&N filter. Again we were looking for the best value for money and the result was spectacular improvement, but again, as with the suspension, spot on estimate and in the time advised. Very impressed with level of knowledge and information provided. Especially pleased with the feeling that Lightning was looking after my wallet as well as the bike. Would recommend very highly and now planning to take my KTM there. Simon B.Moreexpand_more

I can recommend Baz and Lightning Services without any hesitation at all - I have had excellent experience with them. I have an old Ironhead Sportster - and like any bike of that age it has it's foibles. In the last few months, Baz has given it a general service and tune up, has over hauled the carb and done a top end overhaul, fixed a number of oil leaks, tidied up the wiring and dealt with a number of general fettling issues. The bike is absolutely transformed. Beyond just doing a great job, Baz has been ready with advice, opinions, suggestions and reassurance. What gives me great confidence is that he's also quite happy to say "I wouldn't bother to do that" when my ideas seem a bit unnecessary.

Had trouble with my Sportster so off I went to Baz! New carb fitted, new crane coil and a crane ignition module! Rounded off with a lovely set of Vance and Hines pipes and all is well, , ,! Baz is full of knowledge and always willing to answer questions! So if your bike is poorly haul a## to Lightening Services and u won't be disappointed !