A blog about motorcycles, motorcyclists, and motorcycle shops

Musings on riding and working on bikes, and observations as I travel and visits bikers, riders, motorcyclists, events and shops

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Monday, May 14, 2012

Independent shop: Classic Iron Motorcycles Fredericksburg VA

Last week I visited Classic Iron in F'burg VA.  While the shop has been around for 25 years, they have been on Route 1 for about 1 year.  The shop is located in an old autu auction building, and one of the lanes is still in place, which is a neat extra when visiting Classic Iron. They specialize in used bikes, service and accessories.  When i visited all the salesmen had stepped out briefly, but I was met by the sevce manager and a young tech, both of whom were friendly and helpful.  The variety of mtorcycles on the floor was amazing.  Both metric cruisers and Harley-Davidsons were plentiful, but the younger tech said it was even more packed before the riding season!  Everything from small commuter cruisers to a handful of Honda 1300 VTXs, Sportsters to baggers and three FLHP police bikes and one lonely V-Rod were available.  Prices seem pretty good, but I don't know exactly what this market is like.

My impression based on my conversations with the service manager is he won't try to talk you into unnecessary work and he's a straight shooter.  He gave me some insights into Sportster suspension mods knowing he won't see any profit from my bike.

Over-all I enjoyed my trip to Classic Iron Motorcycles and look forward to visiting them my next trip to Fredericksburg.