[Jon T. Flesh]

Lets here some reccomendations for good shops, mechanics, dealers ect in our area! This would be good to help anyone out looking to get thier bike worked on ect and not wanting to get boned in the process.
Here are my experiences:

Good

Mountain Performance Cycle (Longmont, CO)
For major engine work, he can even machine his own parts. Tom is a classy guy. Runs his shop at his house. He does work for the AMA and MRA. He rebuilt my engine after the headaches I have been through without one single gripe. He quoted me a price over the phone when we first talked about workin on my bike. He stuck with the quote the whole time. I came in just a bit more than the original quote because he replaced a couple gears.
I don't want to post his ph# but if you are interested in having him work on your bike (he likes bare engines, not the whole bike BTW) email me at [email protected]

Perfomance Cycle (Denver, CO)
These guys are very helpfull for parts, apparel, oil ect. Anything from Hardleys to Ducati's. They are a tad on the pricey side but worth a stop by. They are willing to help you make a right decision on fitting ect. They do have good sales though, be sure to check them out at the end of the season for clearances. I got a Fieldsheer 2 piece for about a total of 600.00 bucks from them at a end of the year sale.

Erico Powersports (Denver, CO)
Yes these guys are a Triumph dealer. They sell a big amount of used bikes though. Ton's of wrecked and used parts. They also do good on new OEM parts (For any bike imaginable). They have a Dyno and a good shop. They are a tad pricey but I have herd one of the best Suzuki mechanincs in the state works there.

Bad
Excel Motorsports (Denver, CO)
At least the one off of Colfax is awful. Avoid these people like the plauge. I have had my bike in there for warranty work so many times I cannot count them all. Thier Sales people are flat out liars in my dealings with them. Thier shop is shit. They say they do things and then do not come through. They even fucked my bike up when replacing one of my many CCT so bad it ended up splitting a cam in half! STAY AWAY!!!!

Anyway that is something to get started with. I have herd from many of you about other good shops and dealers but I never delt with them so feel free to let us know your experience!

jontflesh

[ 12-06-2002, 10:06 AM: Message edited by: Jon T. Flesh ]

 

[Bigtime 73]

Sounds great Jon!

Give your money to me and I will take care of everything for you!

 

[gixerking]

too bad all those are in colorado

 

[Jon T. Flesh]

Originally posted by gixerking:

too bad all those are in colorado

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Well list up some Kansas ones Kingy

jontflesh

 

[MRA Racer 157]

For anyone up north...

GP Powersports has treated me very well. They are an aftermarket parts source and they consign used bikes, they are not a dealer. They are also one of my sponsors.

They used to be called The Parts Place, but changed name/ownership this year. Mark Parkinson is the new owner, he loves bikes and is a former MRA racer. He is also the owner of Parkinson Automotive here in town. Parkinson Automotive has been voted Best Automotive Shop in Fort Collins 5 years in a row (Fort Collins Coloradoan survey) so he knows how to treat his customers. He has bent over backwards for me and I would appreciate any opportunities you all would give him to earn your business.

Later...

 

[MileHighGSXR]

Originally posted by Jon T. Flesh:

Mountain Preformance Cycle
Prefomance Cycle

jontflesh

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hey Flesh, why don't you learn how to spell!

 

[hcr25]

As far as dealerships go colorado Powersports in Castlerock is by far the best I have dealt with in the 6 years i have been racing with the MRA! Yes they do sponsor me but before they did they always treated me as if they were sponsoring me.Gerard Bourn is the GM there although his ride of choice is a pimped out R1,he will always help you out.Chuck Zeck is the parts manager who rides moto x & makes some bad ass moto x number plates.
The number is 303-688-0500 Colorado Powersports has 4 other stores in Colorado and i have only been to the store in Boulder that sells Yamaha's which is what i will be racing next year !! Thanks guys Mike Hard Core Racing #25

 

[hcr25]

As far as places for service and parts try T-fog Wheelsports in Golden. Jim & Scott are good guys who are very good price wise and Jim really knows his shit! Mike Hard Core Racing #25
T-Fogs # 303-216-2400

 

[Jon T. Flesh]

I hate you so much MileHigh

DICK!

jontflesh

 

[KSGixxer26]

Originally posted by Jon T. Flesh:
[QB]Lets here some reccomendations for good shops, mechanics, dealers ect in our area! This would be good to help anyone out looking to get thier bike worked on ect and not wanting to get boned in the process.

Ok here are my reccomendations for good places in Kansas. STAY AWAY FROM WICHITA

!!! That is unless you want to get ripped off. I would not reccomend you buy your bike here. Wichita is a fairly med. size city but the bike scene is pretty small. So the with the shops not selling a high volume of bikes you know what that does to the prices. I would say if you want to buy a sport bike and can find a truck go to Chanute KS, OKC, Tulsa, or Barttlesville. I bought my Gixxer in Tulsa and am very happy with the price and service that I have recieved.

Here is where I bought my bike.
Great price, great service!
http://www.gchonda.com

[ 12-07-2002, 12:27 PM: Message edited by: KSGixxer26 ]

 

[Ytry2]

Performance Cycle..
I have been using them for almost ten years..
Don work my 9RR over..
I hate to say it.. But they are WAY over priced...
Discount Tire beats them Hands Down!

And TFOG ROCKS!

 

[Rbike]

I haven't been to GP Powersports since it changed from The Parts House. But I wouldn't go back into that place because of the snotty punks working the counter and the big sign by the register that says "Absolutely no refunds". I don't do business with those kind of places...but I should give them another try since it has a new owner.

I've been using Loveland Cycle Supply ...ask for Don. He treats me well, and even though he is mainly into dirt bikes, he will get me anything I want. He even matched an internet price for an Arai helmet.

 

[colorado_matt]

Another good shop:

HO Motorsports
2516 49th Street
Boulder, CO
303-447-8845

Ron Hough has built some great engines over the years for MRA racers, including for his brother Don, who for several years held lap records at pretty much all of the tracks.

Matthew

 

[Gixxerpilot7]

Good info thanks

 

[P B]

TFOG and TK are great places.

Performance is good for accessories but don't have a shop anymore - however I think their top mechanics opened up TK anyway.

Fay's service shop sucks, parts are ok but overpriced, sales is run by a bunch of pompous assholes.

Grand Prix - mixed feelings, some people like them, I have seen them do some stupid things.

Colo Powersports - Castle Rock seems to be ok, but I have seen a lot of horror stories about the rest, from small mistakes to gross incompetence and dishonesty. Your mileage may vary.

Coyote Motorsports - New, but good. One of our members had a problem there, the owner got on the message board and everything was solved very quickly. They admitted the mistake and fixed it. I say, try 'em out!

Excel - Ugh.

Erico - mixed. Cool place, but I've seen some idiocy from the service shop there as well.

That's all I can think of just now.

 

[josh0351]

PowerSportsPro is a pretty good dealer in the Omaha Metro area (stocking Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki and Ducati), but they typically don’t do a whole lot of bartering on sticker prices. Their site does offer a pretty nice feature, the PartsFish, for genuine OEM parts research on all major manufacturers: http://www.powersportspro.com

 

[Jer]

MRA Racer 157 said:
For anyone up north...

GP Powersports has treated me very well. They are an aftermarket parts source and they consign used bikes, they are not a dealer. They are also one of my sponsors.

They used to be called The Parts Place, but changed name/ownership this year. Mark Parkinson is the new owner, he loves bikes and is a former MRA racer. He is also the owner of Parkinson Automotive here in town. Parkinson Automotive has been voted Best Automotive Shop in Fort Collins 5 years in a row (Fort Collins Coloradoan survey) so he knows how to treat his customers. He has bent over backwards for me and I would appreciate any opportunities you all would give him to earn your business.

Later...

Correct me if I'm wrong but they may have gone under. When I was driving past a while back I saw that they had a bunch of used cars or something there instead.

 

[P B]

Check out Twin Peaks at I-25 and Longmont. A guy from CSC is one of the owners now (his family bought the place), they will take care of you!

 

[fast600]

is there any good places that have dyno's in denver area??? what is the best????

 

[P B]

TK Motorsports, located at 8th/I-25! Please tell them Ralph referred you.