Hi Triangle,
You mentioned Bruce Daniel's motorcycle shop in your post and as you knew him by name I wanted to let you know that Bruce, who was my stepfather, died on the 11th of Jan age 82.
His age doesn't give you a realistic image of him - he was surfing a few weeks before he died! His motorcycle business was so important to him - I don't know whether you knew but in the early fifties he was a BMW sponsored motorcycle racer who won the TT races a couple of times.
He was an inspirational man who lead a very full life ( he was also the veteran waterski world champion in about 85!).
Anyhow lovely to reminisce about local shops and haunts!
Emma