My local bike shop is the reason I ride.
8 years ago I bought a KZ1000 for $800. It needed a few things - fork seals, valve cover gasket, exhaust bolt snapped off.....new tires.
Every other shop in town either would not even look at it or wanted $1000 to fix it.
The local shop had me going down the road on new Dunlops front and rear and fixed all my issues for $320. They really love working on older bikes.
Had that first experience not gone so well.....maybe I wouldnt even ride today - who knows.
Since then they are the only people short of a the dealer (and only on warranrty work on my new bikes) I will let touch my crap. They work on everything from my 2011 BMW to my 79 XS - great guys.
Ashbys Cycle in Centerville Iowa.
