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Yo_Gordo t1_j6n2qj6 wrote

Moto & Scoot Richmond off of Midlothian. It may be a little further out of town now but they have a great service department.

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phocuetu t1_j6ner0h wrote

Another vote for Moto/Scoot Richmond. I worked in service til fairly recently. They are an excellent company and excellent folks both in sales and service. Incredibly knowledgeable service department as well.

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BritOnTheRocks t1_j6nolpg wrote

So glad they’re still doing well. I bought a scooter from them in 2008 and they were great.

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shabba2 t1_j6p5hkr wrote

They have excellent sales but service leaves much to be desired. When they struggle with Piaggio, I’d hesitate to take them another brand.

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Richmond_Mondo t1_j6mr1za wrote

Engine & Frame in Manchester

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bandrya t1_j6n1hzm wrote

I wanted to like E&F, but ended up having a bad experience. Would not recommend.

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LemonCaperRVA t1_j6ojdji wrote

Cory is the shit and helped me move my partners motorcycle free of charge after he passed away from one house to my new house. I solidly back them!

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dalbach77 t1_j6n1wf9 wrote

Is this an HD only shop?

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Richmond_Mondo t1_j6n4sr4 wrote

They def specialize in HD, but I didn’t think they were exclusive. To be fair, I haven’t been since just after they opened and that was with a friend who was renting time in a repair bay to work on his own bike (which was was a Harley). My friend had a good experience, and Cory seems like a super knowledgeable mechanic. Maybe just give them a call if you’re interested.

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BobbyFuckingB t1_j6n6yhl wrote

With as busy as they’ve been I don’t believe they’re working on anything other than HD or Buell right now

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Fatty_McBiggn t1_j6p5334 wrote

what is regular maintenance. Chains, tires, sprockets and oil can all be done in a driveway (this is how I do it). If you are mechanically inclined, you can do valves and carbs also, though I take those projects to my neighbor who runs a repair shop from his house.

he's a wizard with carbs.

Also checkout RVAMotorcycles on FB (if you're on FB) for more answers to this and other RVA related moto questions.

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damm_n OP t1_j6pc83o wrote

I bought a used bike and I'm not really sure how this thing was maintained in the past. Surely i can do a regular maintenance, that's not an issue. Actually when i was doing it for the first time.on the bike i noticed few things which I'm not sure of. For instance: almost missing coolant:-). There are others but would like someone with good eyes and ears to tell me what piece of crap i paid money for ;-).

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UnzippedButton t1_j6mx1fo wrote

Richmond Superbike on Williamsburg Road off of Laburnum. Not the cheapest but they’ve always been super transparent with me about what they were doing and why. I wish my car mechanics were so open.

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cackwarr t1_j6n1141 wrote

Absolutely not. Joey, the guy who owns it, is a clown. He tried to upsell me on thousands of dollars worth of suspension shit that was wholly unnecessary when all I needed was fork seals and fork oil. .

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UnzippedButton t1_j6n1p9k wrote

Sorry you had a bad experience. All I can do is report on my own, which have been good.

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teknobable t1_j6ns1mm wrote

Yeah I also came here to say the same thing about this place, a shame to see that hasn't been everyone's experience there. Good to keep an eye on though when I need a mechanic again

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shabba2 t1_j6p548k wrote

Check out Dean Freeberg in Mechanicsville. I’ll get his contact info shortly.

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