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David's Custom Cycle

Motorcycle Repair Shops · 3070 Dawes Rd, Mobile, AL 36695

Owner-run Mobile shop since 1994 doing motorcycle repair, fabrication and dirt-bike work.

What to ask a repair shop in Mobile, AL

  • 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.

Humidity and heat are the maintenance story here. Corrosion on electrical connectors and fasteners shows up early, tires age in the sun even when they are not being ridden, and summer afternoons are for shade, not long stints. Riding season is long, so service intervals come around faster than the calendar suggests.

Other motorcycle repair shops in Mobile, AL

Worth the ride from Mobile, AL

  • Serda's Coffee Company

    Coffee

    Early coffee before crossing the bay, with street parking on Royal and an open door from 6am on weekdays.

  • Mobile Bay Waterfront (GulfQuest)

    Coastal View

    Downtown Mobile riverfront on Mobile Bay.

  • Felix's Fish Camp

    Food

    Closed Sundays, so plan the Causeway run for another day, then eat on the deck with a big lot for the bikes.

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