Alter Ego Motorcycle Supply

What to ask a repair shop in Overland Park, KS

• 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.

Heat is the maintenance story here. Check tire pressure cold before every ride (hot pavement adds a lot), watch coolant and oil levels through summer, and expect rubber to age faster than the tread wears. Early starts beat the afternoon on the bike and at the shop.

Other motorcycle repair shops in Overland Park, KS

• J&J Cycle

  15897 S Mahaffie St, Olathe, KS 66062

  +1 913-553-0714

• Smithers Customs

  513 E Kansas City Rd, Olathe, KS 66061

  +1 913-768-8667

Worth the ride from Overland Park, KS

• Louisburg Cider Mill

  Food

  Hot apple cider doughnuts from a working cider mill on K-68, open year round.

• Homer's Coffee House

  Coffee

  Nearly 25 years of specialty coffee downtown, with live music on weekends, before heading south out of the metro.

• We B Smokin'

  Breakfast

  Riders and pilots share the parking on the ramp at Miami County Airport near Paola, with weekend breakfast and smoked meat through the afternoon.

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