Dent Repair

Admit it: nothing fills you with pride quite like showing off your motorcycle. But when an unsightly blemish is visible on the body of your motorcycle, it can be a source of pain or frustration. Let the professionals buff out the scratches and remove the dents and dings so that you can enjoy your ride all the more. Using paintless dent repair technology, the professional dent technicians at McDowells Specialty Repair can get you out on the road, good as new, in no time flat.

Upholstery Repair

Has the seat of your motorcycle seen better days? You’ll probably want to get that taken care of before you spend hours on a ride! With extensive knowledge of upholstery repair and replacement, the crew at McDowells can patch your seat, repair and rejuvenate leather, and leave your motorcycle looking better than it has in years. After an appointment with McDowells Specialty Repair, you’ll be able to cruise through the countryside in complete comfort.

Get A Tune-Up

Just like with any motorized vehicle, it’s important to take your motorcycle in for a professional tune-up before hitting the road for any planned extended trip. There may be a few things you can do yourself, but if you’re expecting to travel long distances, it’s always safer to have a qualified motorcycle mechanic take a look to make sure you aren’t missing anything that could put you into a bad place during your trip. Get your oil changed, make sure everything is working properly, and breathe a little easier knowing you won’t get stranded on the side of the road miles from any civilization.

Plan Your Trip

Once you have all of your safety and comfort features taken care of, it’s time to plan the trip! North America has so many wonderful road trips available, and they’re all so much more breathtaking from the seat of a motorcycle. Take a tour of National Parks, explore the coastal highways, or plan a cross-country trip with a stop in all 50 states–whatever fits your time, budget, and dreams!

Call The Experts

Ready to start getting your motorcycle ready for that long ride? Give the team at McDowells a call today, and let’s get started! We’ll have your motorcycle looking just like it did the day you rode it off the lot…or maybe even better.

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As you may know, it can be hard to maintain your ride by yourself after a jam-packed summer of road trips. This is where professionals check-ups and repairs come to the rescue.

Home Maintenance

There are certain things you can take care of at home in order to uphold the quality and integrity of your ride. This includes checking up on things like:

• Oil Levels
• Coolant Levels
• Chain Cleaning
• Brakes
• Air and Fuel Filters
• Air Pressure
• Tread

Because most of these are routine checklist items for automobiles, it is important to keep these updated for your motorcycle during the fall as well. Many owners even revert to keeping a notebook or written log of their checkups with dates included. This is a huge help for tracking any usage concerns and maintenance items that need to be purchased.

Professional Maintenance

That being said, it is also important that owners take their motorcycles in for professional maintenance as well. Motorcycles and other automobiles are such complex machines with very detailed mechanisms that require expert care and repair.

Investing in professional maintenance is where the wear-and-tear over long periods of time can be repaired and fixed properly. Repairs that can extend the lifetime of your motorcycle as well as improving your ride experience are:

• Seat repair
• Windshield
• Grips
• Levers
• Dent repair
• Other Adjustables

Seat Repairs for Shock Absorption

One extremely important thing about motor vehicles, of any kind, is their capacity to absorb shock. Motorcycles, in particular, are installed with significant shock absorbers to alleviate the physical toll that riders inevitably experience. This infrastructure is crucial because rider tiredness and fatigue are caused by vehicle shock from accelerating, stopping, bumps, vibrations, and more.

After months of consistent use throughout the summer, your seat can become worn down and/or damaged quite a bit. This limits your seat’s ability to aid in shock absorption. Fortunately, seat repair services not only provide comfort during every one of your rides, but a new seat can also protect you from fatigue during long rides.

Motorcycle seat repair services are a forgotten task during motorcycle maintenance but they are a major cause for concern if not properly repaired. Speak with a professional about whether restoring or repairing your motorcycle seat is something you need to consider.

Forward Thinking in the Fall

Whether or not you are confident in your motorcycle expertise, seeking professional motorcycle care can keep you on the road with your beloved machine for years to come. The fall may be your perfect opportunity to get any repairs done, cosmetic or otherwise, before the winter season creeps closer and it becomes too late.

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For those of us that are motorcycle owners, we know that the summer weather and wear can have a much bigger impact on our rides than we think, especially on the upholstery, leather saddlebags and the motorcycle seat. We also know that it takes a special touch to keep your ride looking at its best, especially when things wear out over time.

Small maintenance efforts, both mechanically and aesthetically, can significantly extend the life of the motorcycle, so we’ve compiled a short list of the most important checklist items for motorcycle maintenance.

Practice Rides

Just like with a car, you shouldn’t take your bike out for long rides or extended travel immediately after a long stretch of it sitting in the garage. Taking your bike out for relatively short rides across a spectrum of both city and highway roads will help you test the waters and get your bike into peak performance before your weekend getaways or summer adventures.

Tire Condition

To keep your ride as durable as possible, we want to ensure that your tires are able to maneuver the road ahead. Your tires are also able to give you the best gas mileage possible. On top of that, the better they can absorb the pressure and uncertainty of the road, the less the body of your motorcycle is forced to. Ultimately, these both lead to extended longevity for the bike as well as your enjoyment on it!

Fluids and Filters

As many of us know, we should be checking our fluids regularly. The fluids in any motor vehicle are an immediate representation of its function and capacity. Keeping an eye on these will dramatically increase the lifetime of your motorcycle.

Body Repairs

The body of the vehicle is also incredibly important. There is significantly less external protection on a motorcycle than a car, as you can very well see. Because of this, small dents and scratches can also have a bigger impact on the motorcycle’s function. Of course, the severity of the impact is dependent on where the damage is. Many bikes see bigger dents on the gas tank just because of where that part is on the body of the vehicle. These dents can cause gas to leak so be sure to check with a local expert on motorcycle dent removal for your bike.

Upholstery Repair and Comfort Upgrades

Finally, no one wants to ride a bike that is just too worn out. We all do our best to keep our bikes in their best condition but sometimes, the originals just can’t (and shouldn’t) be saved. Comfort upgrades or new upholstery can make a dramatic difference in how much you ride the bike. Looking into motorcycle seat repairs or replacement can be an easy way to improve your experience each and every time you ride.

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