His son, Leslie G Shirlaw, trained as a motorcycle mechanic in 1947 with George Cheyne Motorcycles in Aberdeen.  After National Service Leslie and his wife Babs joined his father's business (Shirlaw's Garage) at Princes Street, Aberdeen.  1985 saw the sad and untimely death of Les.  Up until that time he was completely devoted to the business and indeed was the architect of its steady development and expansion.  He was a man of great energy and this proved by his involvement in all aspects of 'motorcycling life'. Babs can still be seen helping out at the shop today .

Roy's daughter Dawn joined the company in 2006 assisting in the sales office.  In 2009 she was appointed office manager and deals with all aspects of sales admin and finance.  Roy's son Craig also joined the team in 2007 briefly as a mechanic and is now a key member of the sales team.  Craig competes in road racing and was runner up at East Fortune. He was recently awarded the 'visitors award - quickest non Irish rider' at the Mid-Antrim road races in 2009.  Craig will be competing in the Irish Road Races in 2010.

Shirlaws Racing

Shirlaws have a long and successful racing heritage involving family, staff and sponsorship.

-Les G Shirlaw - competed in scrambling grass track and trials, top 3 finisher

-Roy Shirlaw - has competed in all types of motorcycle sports raced both solos and sidecars.  He became the Scottish Production Champion, 125,250, sidecar runner up and gained considerable success including 3 replicas in the Manx GP.

-Phill Hogg - 2nd Manx , T.T, Southern 100 winner
-John Tawse - raced both solos and sidecars and competed in moto cross.

-Iain Duffus - British Champion and gained TT replicas winning the lightweight in the early 90's

-Brian Morrison - British Champion and gained TT replicas

Many Riders not listed and all top finishers

-Bill Davie - Scottish, British and European sidecar competitor
-Phil Bell - Scottish, British and European sidecar competitor
-Craig Shirlaw - Scottish track, Irish & Scarborough road racing
-Colin Williams - Scottish track racing
-Andy Lawson - 2009 2nd Manx new-comer. Scottish track racing
-Mike Lawson - Manx road & Scottish track racing
-Mark Buckley - Manx(classic bike) & T.T , Ulster G.P, North West 200 and Nationals

Service and Parts
Our workshop is fully equipped to service and repair Triumph , Suzuki , Kawasaki ,Aprilia, Moto Guzzi,  Kymco and Ducati and our technicians are fully trained by the manufacturers.
Full MOT facilities are available and  we are happy to work on any make of motorcycle.
We carry an extensive range of spare parts and can source parts for the majority of motorcycles.

Call 01224 584855 option 4 to book your appointment or order your parts.

Sales Dept
Heading up our sales department you will find Donald Stephen who is pleased to offer you the latest range of motorcycles from Triumph, Suzuki, Kawaski, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi and Kymco with a range of demonstration models available to test ride.
We have over 100 used bikes in stock which all go through a multi point check by our factory trained technicians prior to sale.

Call Donald, Craig or Colin on 01224 584855 opt 1 to discuss your requirements.