Riders Choice Cleveland

What to ask a repair shop in Cleveland, OH

• Do you work on my make and year? A shop that mostly sees late-model Japanese bikes may not want a 1978 twin, and it is better to hear that on the phone than at the counter.
• Will you mount tires I bring in, and what does that cost? Many shops will, some will not, and the ones that do usually charge more per tire than for rubber they sold you.
• What is the diagnostic fee, and does it come off the repair if I go ahead? Ask before the bike is on the lift.
• Appointment or walk-in, and what is the turnaround right now? In season a good shop can be two or three weeks out.
• Can you collect a bike that will not run, or do I need to arrange a tow? Some service shops have a trailer; most do not.

Riding season here has a hard stop. Before the bike sits, fill the tank and add stabilizer, put the battery on a tender, and get the ethanol out of the carbs if it has them. The spring rush at every shop starts the first warm weekend, so book the pre-season service in late winter, not April.

Worth the ride from Cleveland, OH

• Rising Star Coffee Roasters (Hingetown)

  Coffee

  Brick cafe on quiet Ohio City side streets with easy curbside parking, open from 7am for a morning start.

• Brandywine Falls

  Waterfall

  A 60 foot waterfall at the end of the twisty park roads in Cuyahoga Valley, with a boardwalk to an accessible upper deck.

• Edgewater Park

  Viewpoint

  Lake Erie waterfront with the well-known view of the downtown Cleveland skyline.

All 4 places worth the ride near Cleveland, OH →

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