Support Your Local Wrenches

A friend of mine recently moved back to our hometown after living elsewhere for the past decade. He was working as a motorcycle technician during this time and enjoyed his career, but ultimately wanted to move back home. He is slowly testing the waters to see how plausible his own small motorcycle repair shop will be. He is getting his name out in the motorcycle community as a guy that can help you out if you need it.

Recently a guy showed up with a squealing sound coming from his bike. My friend quickly diagnosed the issue, sprayed the drive belt, and the noise went away. He told this gentleman that there was really nothing wrong with the belt and the noise should be gone for quite a while. This service was done free of charge.

My point in telling this story is that we all should support our small bike shops because this is the type of stuff that you will almost always see. If you are courteous and polite, chances are you'll be getting one hell of a deal on your service and a good relationship with your mechanic. It would be damn near impossible to find a large dealership that would do any service free of charge.

 

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson