Bike Park Leith: More than a Garage

BPL is proud to be a Community Interest Company and as such we provide much more then a safe parking place, we’ve created a hub which offers a large bright space to fix, tinker, service, and maintain your bike. With our new premises we have a beautiful upstairs area with everything from refreshments to hot desks, it’s the perfect spot to relax post ride, plan your next adventure or just meet other members for a catchup - there’s no shortage of folk who've ridden far and wide and where better to talk bikes than sitting up on the mezzanine admiring the view & smell of a big shed full of bikes.

After living in Leith and spending over two years hunting for a garage, I finally decided to create exactly what I’d really been looking for. That’s how Bike Park Leith was born back in mid 2019.

Before BPL, I kept my bikes split between my office garage out in Livingston and sometimes a friend’s shed way over in Fife. All I really wanted was somewhere closer to my flat where I could take the bike for a quick spin or spend a few hours working on it — without an exhausting commute either side.

The dream was always a fully kitted-out workshop, with a couple of benches, all the tools you could ever need, and a few nice extras like a beer fridge, a coffee machine, and a space to relax and enjoy the view of a garage full of bikes.

Its taken 6 years and three moves to finally grow and evolve enough to find the space where this dream has be able to grow and flourish into our most recent premises, which at three times the size of our first garage is big enough to fit it all in !

Security first
Security is a huge concern for motorbikers in Edinburgh, so it was always our first priority. With CCTV cameras inside and out, a monitored alarm, brand-new doors, and exterior bollards, we focused on this from the outset. A fully automated pair of smart doors and a linked intruder alarm means no annoying codes or keypads - all you need is a smartphone and your unique ID and the doors open with one tap.

Facilities that matter
A secure garage is useless if it’s a dark, damp cave where you can’t really enjoy spending time. Whether you’re checking your oil or doing a full service, the right space, enough light and the right tools make all the difference — not just for the quality of your work, but for the enjoyment of it.

Over the past six years, we’ve built up a tool collection featuring 3 full roller boxes of top-notch kit, plus some fun big extras like a press drill, a rabaconda and a 10 tonne press! and we’re not finished yet.

As the workshop is the beating heart of the building - we like to keep reinvesting here with new tools bought all the time. If we haven’t got it and you need it, it goes to the top if the list ! A slide hammer is our most recent purchase, along with an air hammer (don’t ask!)

Community at the heart
Community is something you just don’t get anywhere — especially if you’re new to the area (or to Scotland!). After living here for over 10 years, I know how hard it can be to find like-minded motorbike enthusiasts in a city, or anywhere really. At BPL, members can spend hours working on their machines, start and finish rides together, and benefit from organised rideouts, workshops, and social evenings. There’s no better way to meet other riders and plan your next adventure.

This focus on community will grow even stronger into 2026 as we really stretch out into our new space which is almost fully renovated and has a dedicated space for courses which are being launched late 2025 !

Workshops to level up your skills
I’m pretty good at breaking things, but not always so talented at putting them back together. That’s why we’ve began to set up a series of workshops, backed by local professionals, to help members upskill and learn the right way to service, maintain, and fix the common issues you might encounter on long trips or weekend rides. These sessions also cover essential knowledge, like which tools to always carry and how to use them. It’s a service I’ve looked for in every city I’ve lived in but never found — and it’s an incredible way to deepen your connection with your bike and the biking community. To date we’ve had all sorts of one evening workshops (sometimes hosted by our fave Valet Professional Callum from Contrast!) to international visitors - but a more structured series of workshops is in high demand and we have an announcement on this incoming

A truly global community
Our members come from all over the world as do our visitors — The only thing more eclectic than our members is the bikes they ride! We’ve got everything from classic enduros to shiny adventure bikes, vintage sports bikes to a monkey bike!