{"id":98,"date":"2026-01-06T15:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T04:26:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/?page_id=98","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2118955726\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-3171211498\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 data-line-height=\"xl\">About Us<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3171211498 {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-3171211498 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2118955726 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: #fccf00;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_218802052\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-68600396\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1869281370\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-4043133289\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1>A little bit about our owner<\/h1>\n<p>Brad has been passionate about motorcycles since he was a little boy and first rode on the back of a moped. That moment sparked something in him and led him to ask his dad, a motor mechanic, to fix up his great uncle\u2019s derelict moped that had been sitting in the garage. Once repaired, it became Brad\u2019s first bike.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Brad had a collection of bikes he salvaged from the rubbish tip or bought from friends at school. His first roadworthy bike was a Honda MT50, which he purchased at 16 and got his licence on. He rode it for about nine months before realising he needed more power \u2014 and that\u2019s where his journey began.<\/p>\n<p>Brad was always tinkering with bikes and cars. After travelling around the world and spending a few years at university, he began a motor mechanical apprenticeship and qualified in 1996. He then started his own business, which he ran until he emigrated to Australia in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>In Australia, Brad worked as a mechanic for his first year before moving into the exhaust trade as a rep, where he stayed for 19 years. Over time, he found himself missing hands-on work and wondered whether he could combine his passion for motorcycles with his mechanical skills.<\/p>\n<p>Brad had been a customer at Pablo\u2019s for a few years, and through conversations with Rick, the previous owner, he learned the business was for sale. Over the next year or so, each time Brad came in for tyres, Rick confirmed it was still on the market. Brad began working with Rick in February 2025 and completed his due diligence before Rick left the business in May 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n<p>Brad loves what he does at Pablo\u2019s and enjoys meeting the different people who come through the shop.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4043133289 {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-4043133289 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-482566350\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_610284294\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-575x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-575x1024.webp 575w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-168x300.webp 168w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-768x1368.webp 768w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-862x1536.webp 862w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-1150x2048.webp 1150w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-Motorcycle-Tyres-Owner-scaled.webp 1437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_610284294 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1836485886\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner box-shadow-2 dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1836485886 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_218802052 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_218802052 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1185993432\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle\"  id=\"row-1232574344\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-511515192\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1>Our History<\/h1>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_528649318\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-motorcycle-tyre-specialists-owners.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-motorcycle-tyre-specialists-owners.webp 602w, https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pablos-motorcycle-tyre-specialists-owners-300x187.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_528649318 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1615193029\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<p><strong>Pictured from left to right: <\/strong>Brad, 4th owner; Scott, 2nd owner; and Rick, 3rd owner of Pablo\u2019s.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1615193029 {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-1615193029 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-618719235\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>With more than 35 years of history, Pablo\u2019s is a staple in the biking community and a trusted motorcycle tyre specialist.<\/h3>\n<h3><br data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"279\" data-is-only-node=\"\" \/>Known for expert advice and quality service, Pablo\u2019s has supported generations of riders across Melbourne.<\/h3>\n<h3><br data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"388\" \/>Brad, the fourth owner of the business, now looks to take Pablo\u2019s into its next phase as Melbourne\u2019s number-one, complete one-stop motorcycle tyre shop.<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_836570594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner box-shadow-2 dark\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_836570594 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1185993432 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n  padding-bottom: 60px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#section_1185993432 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-blank.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-98","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/98\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pablos.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}