Where is a reliable repair shop in NYC?
Most of us would like to know the answer too. In general, most NYC motorcyclists think the quality of local motorcycle repair shops ranges from shakey to criminally incompetent, and that includes franchised dealers as well. For more detailed comments from customers about individual local repair shops, see the NYC Motorcyclists Shop Poll web page: www.magpie.com/nycmoto/shop.html Among the area shops that get better grades from subscribers are: Motorcycle Works in Brooklyn (general repair) Rizzon’s (Ducati) in NJ NJ Power Sport (Triumph) Rockwell Cycles (Triumph, MZ) on 9W north of the Bear Mtn Bridge Lombardi’s Harley-Davidson in Staten Island • Is lane splitting legal in NYC? No, although it’s common and it’s generally safer to cut to the front of the traffic at a light than get stuck between two cabbies who just spotted the same fare. While it’s rare to get popped for lane splitting on city streets, cutting in and out of traffic at speeds significantly higher than prevailing traffic
