Alistair Chalmers – Owner

Alistair and Jordan became owners of Findlaters Yamaha in November 2018 and are loving the challenge. Alistair comes from a background as a qualified mechanic, having started his own mobile mechanic business in 2016. He completed his apprentice in 2004 at Gough Cat in Dunedin and Cromwell, after studying for a year at Otago Polytechnic. Since then, his career has been a mix of farming and contracting, working as a contract mechanic or operating machinery.

Motorbikes for Alistair have always been a hobby as - like a lot of kiwi kids - he grew up with them on the family farm and has fond memories of being on the four-wheeler from around age six. He’s driven to run his own business and enjoys the endeavour and satisfaction involved in trying to succeed. He believes that if you’re going to do something; you might as well do it properly.

When he’s not working, which is admittedly rare, you might find Alistair out trail bike riding, spending time on the family farm, or getting away for day trips to the Catlins.