Hello,
I was just wondering what's the going rate for a good mechanic? Not at a dealership, at a local bike shop. And can anyone suggest a good shop in Suffolk County, NY?

Thanks,
Bill

 

The local dealer has shop rates posted, indy's go under that until they expand to bigger digs, then to pay for it, their rates, in my experience go up accordingly. when they're hungry and looking for a foothold you get good deals, everyone's out to make a buck. Best bet is to work for the most part on your ride yourself.

 

Thanks, I'm pretty handy when it comes to fixing things. Just trying to get a good idea how much it will cost for when I screw something up, laugh.

 

For cheap bucks and the knowledge available here you should be able to fix most anything, let alone a full motor teardown. If you screw up, don't bring them a basket case, try to put it back to normal if you can.

 

Here on the West coast of Canada a good mechanic goes for $80 per hour!

 

I'm here in the Tampa Bay area and I usually do my own, but my local S&S Kustoms cycle shop charge $68 per hour labor, while 3 local HD dealerships charge from $70+ and up as of now.

As far as I'm concerned the Service manuals are worth buying to do any serious work, or if you just simply want to know your ride inside and out with far better detail than the owners manuals.

 

Round here, Dealer rate's about 74.00 an hr.....indy's, if they're any count, bout 48-65.00 an hr

 

We have three dealers in three cities that can be considered within reasonable traveling distance. The economic status of the city is the determining factor in labor pricing and is between $75.00 to $85.00 ... local indy shops between $55.00 and $65.00.

 

Harley dealer in Richmond Indiana charges $50.00 an hour.

 

Thanks for the input everyone.