It’s 1973, you are 16 years old, mad keen on bikes and you knock on Harold Fowler’s door in Bristol to ask for a job. Far from being shown the door,
“Start next week,” was what Paul Branson was told by the late, great Harold.
He did just that, then a few years later opened Bransons Motorcycles in Yeovil with Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha franchises.
Branson tells Trade Talk, to appear in the April issue of BDN: “It was the best start in the industry anyone could have had and what a boss to have.
“We are having a good year with Kawasaki and stock is coming through OK. We had a very good January, with all brands selling well. February was only on a par with last year, but we are ahead with new 17-plate orders for March. We did 836 new and used last year and are very happy with that.”