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What to ask a repair shop in Wichita, 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 Wichita, KS

• Savage Cycles Ks

  1109 E. Harry St, Wichita, KS 67211

  (316) 733-8300

Worth the ride from Wichita, KS

• Keeper of the Plains

  Destination

  A 44-foot steel sculpture where the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers meet, Wichita's best-known landmark.

• NuWay Burgers

  Food

  A couple of minutes from I-235, so a quick lunch before running west on US 54 and K-96.

• Reverie Coffee Roasters

  Coffee

  Opens at 7am on weekdays, a few minutes from I-135 before the Kellogg run east to the Flint Hills.

All 3 places worth the ride near Wichita, KS →

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