Make sure you get a decent pad to put under the sidestand, or you'll find your bike may not look quite so good lying on its side, with a big hole where the stand was placed, especially if it gets warm in the sun!
Try getting a quote from your local council highways department. Derwentside, where I lived in Co Durham, regularly quoted to local residents for all civil engineering works and were very reasonable and successful. Martyn
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Make sure you get a decent pad to put under the sidestand, or you'll find your bike may not look quite so good lying on its side, with a big hole where the stand was placed, especially if it gets warm in the sun!
tigerman is used to seeing his bike on its side lately
As an ex Quarry Manager I've made a lot of the stuff and I've seen a lot of cowboy jobs with 'some spare tarmac left over from a motorway job' - which just doesn't really happen I'm afraid! Beware the 'cheap overlay' where they just stick a thin layer down over the top of what you have there already.....it'll look good for six months and then with traffic and frost will start to fall apart. I'm afraid the moral of the story is 'you get what you pay for'. If it's cheap it most likely won't last. Ideally it should be dug back to the sub base and then relaid. Give the supplier as much info as possible, ie: steep drive, motorbikes etc as they may recommend a material that performs better than a standard bitmac.
I can personally recommend Broomsmead Surfacing near Morchard Bishop, I believe and Torbay Tarmacadam are good too. You could also try Glendinning at Ashburton, as they make it at their quarry and also lay it (usually a good idea as they will guarantee their product and their workmanship)......and maybe South West Highways, although the latter usually deal with bigger stuff.
