INDEPENDENT SHOPS in Michigan

Shop	Comments
Al's American Iron 3030 Sangra St., Suite 104 Grandville, Michigan, 49418 (616) 532-4304	"Great shop. An authorized Power Commander tuner who took extra time to assure my lightly modified 2004 FLHTCI was tuned optimally. I recently took in my 82 shovelhead FXR, and they did an expert job of repairs and tuning. Great folks. Highly recommended." - BG 10/07
Ironhorse Stables 34951 29 Mile Road Lenox, MI 48050 (586) 749-5211	"This is a full service shop. From repairs to full custom built choppers. Specialize in high horsepower full dressers. These guys are honest and up front. They have a dyno, and will get the most power for your dollar anywhere in southeast MI. I have been riding for 35 yrs., and have not found a better place to have repairs, or performance work performed. Give them a try, you'll become a regular." - JS 04/04 "A great indie to have HD performance work done. The owner is the the wrench working on your scoot. He is a tremendous mechanic and knows high performance. Not inexpensive but honest to a fault and goes out of his way to make sure you get the absolute most for your dollar. In-house dyno and they stock performance parts to get your project done quickly. I travel almost 300 miles one way to have my work done there because I can rely on it being done right. More importantly, he takes the time to walk you through your build, you come away knowing this shop has your satisfaction as their first priority. Stands behind his work, goes the extra mile, does the little extras and doesn't scalp for them, and is always happy to help with the logistical issues. Hard to find people like this in this day and age. Highly recommended!" - EP 12/06
Bubba's Tri-city Cycles Linwood, MI	"Kudo's to Bubba's. I rode up to Tawas to go on my first poker run of the year. I get about to Linwood and had to use the facilities and warm my fingers up when I backed off the throttle on the off ramp I hear a POP and the bikes starts whining. I limp into the gas station and see a HUGE puddle of oil under the bike. Call my friend up and he calls Bubba's. Bubba brings a trailer and takes me back to his shop. He then says "I don't have any mechanics here today but you can put it on one of the tables and see what's wrong". We pull the inspection cover off the primary and the top bolt from the primary chain adjuster had come all the way out and fell into the chain. Took the primary cover all the way off and checked everything out no other damage except a small gouge on the inside of the cover. Bubba gets me the bolt, a new gasket, some locktite and some fluid. We put it all together, start her up, no funny noises and no leaks. Bubba's had been closed for about a hour now but he made sure I could get back on the road. Total cost $66 for the tow and the parts. If your ever in Linwood, MI stop in at Bubba's they are definitely stand up folks." - RM 03/04
Louie's Custom Cycles Muskegon MI	"Visit Louie's for quality aftermarket H-D Parts. I got a great set of Bub Rinehart pipes for my '04 Sportster. It sounds great! Now, that is. The first set broke at the head due to a manufacturing defect. Lou got me a new set and installed it at no extra charge. His hourly labor rate is lower than the H-D dealer. Some dealers won't install aftermarket pipes, but Lou does." - PG 09/05
Gus' Speed Shop Newaygo, MI	"GSS is clean, friendly, and does it ALL---and right the first time. From oil change to frame building to high cube motors it\'s done right and right there. Authorized moco parts and service plus anything aftermarket w/o the glitter...truly an old head HD wrench." - JC 10/06
Bishop's Performance Redford, MI	"Best shop to get high horsepower they have in-house machine shop, dynojet, all the latest & greatest. The owners are great people to talk to they try to answer all your questions. They let me bring my own parts in. I would recommend this shop to everybody." - MM 02/07
Clor Cycle Saginaw, MI	"The owner is the most honest and knowledgeable wrench I've ever met. The shop is busy because they get bikes in and out, and treat customers with respect." - MD 08/06
The Shop Trenton, MI	"Small place, only room for 2 bikes inside shop. Excellent mechanic, one benefit of small shop is they get work out fast, and they do it right. Owner goes through normal places to get new parts he also has some used parts. Only place I deal with." - DF 01/03
Stevenson's Cycle Wayne, MI	"I took my 'glide to him in the fall of 2002 to get some basic maintenance stuff done in prep for a trip to Florida. I also asked if he could run the bike on his dyno and get tuned better. The owner had my bike running the best it had ever run, even though he charged me five hours of dyno time. I was still happy to finally have a good running Harley. So when I got sick and tired of the rear cylinder base gasket leaking, I figured I'd take it back to them in 2003. He ended up doing a top end rebuild and I also had them put a bunch of chrome covers on to replace the ratty looking aluminum ones, new brakes, lines, cables, etc. I have had a continuous oil leak issue since then. They had the bike back three times in 2004, once to reseal the rocker boxes, once to replace and reseal the rocker boxes, and the last time I had him replace the breather. That time he had the bike for almost two months. Yeah still leaks. I won't go back or recommend them to anyone. Oh, and the upper end rebuild, with only 3,000 miles on it is crap. The present shop showed me the cylinders that were .004 out of round and the ring gaps that were too large. Not to mention the valves that weren't even sealing on the seats." - RS 08/06

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