Tampa Elite Motorcycle Custom & Repair, INC.

What to ask a repair shop in Tampa, FL

• 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 Tampa, FL

• The Ride Factory

  2702 E 7th Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

  (813) 247-1166

Worth the ride from Tampa, FL

• Buddy Brew Coffee Kennedy

  Coffee

  Opens at 6:30am on weekdays, early fuel before Bayshore Boulevard and the Gandy Bridge over to St.

• Bayshore Boulevard

  Viewpoint

  The world's longest continuous sidewalk runs along Tampa Bay here, with a well-known view of the Tampa skyline.

• Columbia Restaurant

  Food

  Florida's oldest continuously operating restaurant, serving in Ybor City since 1905.

All 3 places worth the ride near Tampa, FL →

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