Who Gets the Bikes? Superbike Factory Customers Are Stuck in an Ownership Dispute
The administrator KR8 Advisory Limited says no bikes or money can move while a third-party funder's title claims are resolved.
Who is running the administration and how do I contact them?
KR8 Advisory Limited is the appointed administrator. Superbike Factory stopped trading on July 20, 2026, and KR8 has been managing the process since then. The administrators have published updates on the Superbike Factory website, beginning with a customer FAQ on July 28, 2026, and following it with a second FAQ on August 6, 2026. That second FAQ is where the administrators set out the current position on Sold Bikes and Collected Bikes: no bikes will be released while competing ownership claims remain unresolved. Affected customers are encouraged to continue contacting KR8 at SBF@kr8.co.uk with any concerns. Because the company itself is no longer trading, that email address is the direct channel for anyone chasing an answer about a bike or a payment. KR8 has asked people to keep using it, and the public updates are where the administrators are putting the details.
Who is the third-party funder claiming ownership of the bikes?
The administrators have not named it. KR8 Advisory Limited refers to it only as a third-party funder of Superbike Factory, and it is now claiming that it holds the titles to bikes that customers bought but were never given. It also asserts title and ownership of the bikes Superbike Factory collected from sellers. In other words, the funder's position is that the machines belong to it, not to the customer who paid or the seller who handed them over. The funder's claim is one of the main reasons the administrators have not released anything. KR8 has asked the funder for the documents behind that assertion, and the funder has given an undertaking not to dispose of any of the bikes it holds while the position is agreed. The funder has not been identified in any customer update published so far, and its exact legal relationship to Superbike Factory has not been explained.
Can the third-party funder sell the bikes it is holding?
No, not during the dispute. The funder has confirmed, by way of an undertaking provided to the Joint Administrators, that it will not attempt to dispose of any of the motorcycles it holds until the ownership position is agreed by all parties. That means the bikes in the funder's hands are not supposed to be sold or moved on while the battle over title continues. The same practical freeze applies to the bikes collected from sellers, which are caught in the same competing claims. The funder has also agreed to safely secure and insure those motorcycles, a job the administrators could not guarantee because of the lack of funds available to the company in administration. For customers, that undertaking is the clearest sign available that the bikes are not disappearing while the administrators and the funder sort out who owns them.
Why can't the administrators just release the bikes before the ownership fight is over?
Handing a bike to either side before the claims are settled would mean giving it to someone who may not own it. For bikes that were paid for and never delivered, KR8 Advisory Limited says the bikes do not appear to be the property of the company, but the third-party funder says it holds title. For bikes collected from sellers, the sellers claim ownership and the same funder claims ownership too. The Joint Administrators have said they cannot release any bikes until these matters have been fully resolved, and they are currently unable to authorise release of any of the Collected Bikes to any party because of the potential competing claims. The administrators are not in a position to declare a winner on their own; they need the ownership question decided. Until then, a customer with a contract and a funder with a title document are in the same queue.
When will the next update from the administrators be published?
KR8 Advisory Limited said to expect a further update from the Joint Administrators during the week of August 10, 2026. As of August 11, 2026, that update had not yet been posted, so anyone waiting on a bike or a payment was still without a definitive answer. The administrators have not put a number on how many bikes are caught in either category, and they have not explained what process led the funder to hold only some of the unpaid-for bikes while KR8 controls the majority. They also have not given a timetable for resolving the title dispute itself. Until the update lands, the position remains what it was in the earlier customer FAQs: no bike releases, no final answer for sellers waiting on payment, and a request that anyone affected keep their paperwork ready. Customers have been told to watch for the update, and it is expected to say whether that position is changing.
What paperwork will I need to prove I own a bike caught in the administration?
For a bike you paid for but did not receive, the administrators have said ownership will be determined from the contractual evidence available to them. That points to the sale contract, payment records, and any documents showing the transaction was completed. For a bike you sold to Superbike Factory and were not paid for, the Joint Administrators have asked the third-party funder for the supporting legal and contractual documentation behind its claim, and the same standard applies to the seller who wants the bike back. KR8 has been direct about the practical step: if you have the paperwork to back your claim, now is the time to bring it to KR8's attention. Without that documented chain, the administrators have no basis to choose between a seller, a buyer, and a funder who all say the same motorcycle belongs to them. Proof is the only way to get a claim into the pile being sorted.