Meet The Team
Meet The Team
Meet the Tinklers team
Alison Newstead
Director
Alison joined Tinkler’s in 1981, starting work in our Clothing & Helmets department before moving into an administration role helping the company continue to grow and improve. Alison then became a Director in 1997, she has seen lots of change over the years and is incredibly proud of what has been achieved.
GRANT NEWSTEAD
Director
Grant joined the team in 2011 as Sales support, learning his trade before progressing to a Senior sales executive role. Grant has previously competed for Team Tinkler’s Yamaha in the British Superbikes championship for 5 years achieving some fantastic results. Grant has always had a passion for motorcycles and has demonstrated from a young age the desire to offer the best service he can to customers.
Robert Willimott
Senior Sales
Rob joined our team in 2021, fresh from working in a car dealership for a number of years but always having the passion for motorcycling, when the opportunity came up Rob made the leap. His enthusiasm, love for motorcycling shines through on a daily basis in the showroom.
George Chetwyn
Sales Executive
George has a passion for motorbikes that starts from a very young age. Life took him off in a different path from a working in construction but still enjoying his love for motorcycling and motorsport on the side. When the opportunity came up for George to make his dream job come true he jumped at the chance.
George is one of the first faces you see when entering the shop, if you pop in be sure to say hello and he will gladly share the love of motorcycling with you.
DAVE WALTERS
SALES ADVISOR
Dave joined the team in 2018 with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the motorcycle trade. Previously Dave served over 40 years with another Yamaha dealership before making his way to Tinkler’s. Dave has become an integral part of the team helping our customers in many ways, from bike purchases to parts and accessories.
Jack Gray
Parts & Service Advisor
Carrie Laskey
Administrator
Carrie joined us in 2021, she has been nothing but a welcome addition to our fantastic experienced team. Carrie brings a wealth of previous customer service and admin experience. Carrie has been a good fit from the start.
Day to day you will find Carrie answering the phone helping with customer enquiries and supporting the rest of the team.
KELLY HEARN
ADMINISTRATOR
Kelly joined us at the beginning of 2025 fresh faced and ready for a new challenge. After being out of work to spend time with her family, she moved from East Sussex and realised a finer life would be in Norfolk.
She brings fantastic energy on the phone and in person, she is an important part to the team, on top of administrative duties she will help out wherever needed.
SIMON CROWE
Workshop Manager
Simon joined us with a wealth of experience in the motor industry . As a company we knew of Simon for many years as a loyal customer to us and Yamaha, buying many bikes to fuel his passion. Simon has been in the motor industry for over 30 years, he has experienced working on the tools, retail customer facing and senior management being responsible for multiple branches across the country.
Stuart Clarke
Technician
Stuart joined the team in early 2022 coming to us after spending 30 years in the motor trade working for the local VW main dealer. Coming from such a prestigious motor brand Stuart settled in to the team almost immediately. Stuart was used to the high standards needed to work on such vehicles and being around motorcycles all his life, Stuart was a perfect fit. Stuart in his younger days competed in numerous Motocross championships to an extremely high level, still today Motocross is a passion for Stuart.
David Tinkler
Technician
As the name suggests, David is an original Tinkler, growing up around motorcycles, they run straight through his veins. David has been working on motorcycles for over 30 years from the Yamaha FS1E all the way to the latest Yamaha YZF-R1. Having David as part of our team, knowing the family heritage of Tinkler’s and the standards that have been set over many years only adds to the eye for detail and hard work we pride ourselves on.
Adrian Fisher
Technician
Adrian is our longest serving member of our team, he has worked for Tinkler’s for over 50 years, he has been an incredible part to the legacy of Tinkler’s. Adrian has seen many changes in bikes over the years, always challenging his knowledge and wanting to learn new things and be able to continue in offering an exceptional service in the workshop. Adrian now works for us part time, giving us his invaluable levels of experience.
