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Motorcycle Repair Shops · 154 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050

Independent motorcycle repair shop offering mechanical, carburetor, transmission, and engine work.

What to ask a repair shop in Newark, NJ

  • 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.

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Worth the ride from Newark, NJ

  • Hobby's Delicatessen & Restaurant

    Food

    Corned beef and pastrami cut by one family since the 1960s, near the Route 280 ramps and the Watchung hills west.

  • Branch Brook Park

    Viewpoint

    Nation's oldest county park (1895), known for the largest public collection of cherry blossom trees in the US.

  • Black Swan Espresso

    Coffee

    Closes at 3pm, so make it the breakfast before heading up Route 21 toward Branch Brook.

All 3 places worth the ride near Newark, NJ →

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