Revolution Performance Motorcycle

What to ask a repair shop in London, ON

• 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.

Other motorcycle repair shops in London, ON

• PD Restoration

  4192 Perkins Rd, London, ON

  (519) 652-6200

• Cycle One

  127 Ingersoll Rd, Woodstock, ON

  519-421-3333

Worth the ride from London, ON

• Black Walnut Bakery Cafe

  Coffee

  Hand-roasted organic fair trade coffee and from-scratch baking in Wortley Village, open seven days.

• Hawk Cliff Hawk Watch

  Parking

  Reached by turning south from Dexter Line onto gravel Hawk Cliff Rd for about 1.2 km, so expect loose surface; watched from September to November.

• Mackie's

  Food

  Fries, burgers and house orangeade served right on Main Beach since 1911.

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