Johnny Cycle Motorcycle Recovery

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.

Other motorcycle repair shops in Newark, NJ

• Tootsie's Cycle

  196 Van Winkle Ave, Garfield, NJ 07026

  +1 201-625-0102

• Bike Boys

  154 Central Ave, Orange, NJ 07050

  (551) 297-8006

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 →

Riding here?

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