Bridge City Cycles

This place is pretty rad. There’s a magician that hangs out upstairs and will perform sexy tricks for you if you ask. His name is Sean. He rules. I took my bike here for a tune up and when I picked it up it was a chopper. I couldn’t believe it! My dream bike! Thanks bridge city cycles! You made all my chopper dreams come true!!!

These guys are great. I took my Fatboy in to do a rim swap and it turned into this big ordeal that they handled wonderfully. BCC ended up doing some needed repairs to the bike, a couple of which were safety issues and were more than fair in billing for their time, as I know they spent hours tracking parts down for what I needed.
Overall, a great experience and I will definitely take my bikes back there again.

received a very prompt call back today, have been having a nightmare of a time finding someone (during summer) to work on my 81 xs brat. I was super pleased to hear they will take my bike NO PROBLEM! 5 stars dammit! I’m stoked to see how this all turns out! The girl I spoke too said she’s even hiring another mechanic June 1^st to keep up with all the summer motorcycle madness. THANK YOU FOR NOT TURNING ME AWAY!

I’ve brought my bike (83 GPZ 550) to Bridge City on 2 occasions. They have done a great job and worked hard to source difficult to find parts and prioritize safety items first on a bike that has a long list of things that need attention. They did not hesitate to take my bike and given its age many other shops in town are too squeamish to even try to work on it — I greatly appreciate that. They literally had to chase parts down from around the country and did a great job of keeping me informed of the progress.
I’m guessing some of the lower ratings here are related to earlier days when communications/​customer interface was still being worked out. I think they have this nailed down now and strike a balance between a person running the front office (thanks Megan!) and mechanics who are more than willing to step out and take time to talk to you about your bike. Prices are reasonable and I’ve never been handed a surprise invoice when I picked up my bike.
Would recommend the shop to anyone.

Great people and great service! I can’t speak to the mechanical side since I’ve never brought my Ducati in for mechanical service (They don’t work on finicky old Italians, try Cheshire for that.) But I can attest to their paint, powder coat, grinding, chopping and body work! I’ve brought my project bikes parts in for all kinds of weird stuff and have always been met with a «sure, we can do that!» attitude and I appreciate it! In fact, Anthony painted my tank 3 times before he got it exactly like I wanted. His communication and easy demeanor make it a joy to give him my money. I only wish I could get him to take more. Ducati’s have 2 cylinders like Harley’s it can’t be that different to work on mechanically. ;)

I’ll save you the read, this is a great shop and I wouldn’t go anywhere else. I’m actually kind of surprised by some of the other reviews I’ve read.
My first bike was a home-​built custom hard tailed ratrod I bought purely because I liked the looks. It was a barebones bobber and being a new rider, I wanted to get some signal lights, ditch the apes, shorten the cables, add front brakes, a horn, mufflers and wire it all up to work as it was supposed to. I was going for a vintage World War II ERA look more than a dirtbag chopper. I went to a couple shops and either they didn’t want to touch the bike or they just didn’t understand my ideal build.
After taking it to shop after shop I finally found Bridge City Cycles and met Anthony. When he first saw the bike he wasn’t concerned at all. He started pointing out several issues that needed to be addressed that I wasn’t even aware of. He informed me there were several customers ahead of me though and although, he was willing to do the work, I should expect it’s going to take time just to get started. I told him I only had a budget of about $ 1500 and he said he’d do his best to work with that but with all the mounting fabrication, there’s a good chance that’s not going to cut it. I didn’t like the sound of that but I was beginning to understand after talking to the other shops, that’s just how this business goes. At least in his case, I felt that he understood my vision. He even showed me a couple pictures of other bikes he’s worked on that had elements of exactly what I was looking for.
I had just got my license and was ready to start riding, the wait to get my bike upstairs was killing me. I’m sure I was probably really annoying with all the follow ups but if so, he never showed it. At one point, he did need to remind me of our first conversation but he wasn’t a dick about it. In hindsight, I was warned, even though I was little pissed at the time. I think he got that I just wanted my bike back so I could start riding, I wasn’t trying to be a difficult customer.
It was probably a month before he started working on the bike and he called me back to show me several things we hadn’t talked about. The bike was a mess. The fork seals, rear brake pads, rectifier and the rear rim were shot on top of everything else I needed. To help me out on my budget, he showed me how to change the rear brake, talked to me about replacing fork seals and gave me leads on finding some harder to find vintage parts I was going for on my own. He also came up with some really cool adds like braided cable for the brake lines, clutch and throttle cable, mount designs for the signal light placements I wanted and even pulled a used rectifier out of a drawer that I ultimately didn’t end up being charged for.
All and all the bike came out looking great. It took about 4 months but was only about $ 300 over my original budget which included all the extra crap he found after getting started. The bike gets tons of attention and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve learned a lot since that first bike. I have three now. Everyone of them has been to Bridge City. I will say that the typical repairs took much less time and to date, have always been within a few dollars of the original estimates. Straight ahead repairs on stock parts seems to be a whole other ball game over there. One exception was a fuel pump on the second bike. The stock one was $ 150 but he showed me how to swap it with an aftermarket one that cost $ 35. He also showed me how to make my own mount and didn’t charge me anything for the consultation.
Anthony, intentionally or not, has taught me how to buy a bike, take care of all the typical maintenance crap, locate deals on parts and that some things are pretty easy to fix on my own. He also set an understanding of what customizations mean. One of a kind, handmade from raw materials. Parts that have never been made before. They’re going to take however much time they’re going to take and until that happens, it’s a guessing game as to what they’re going to cost.
If you think vintage or custom bike repair should be like getting your tires replaced at Les Schwab, you should probably go buy a brand new bike, leave it stock and pay twice as much at the dealer for typical maintenance. I saw a Venn Diagram once I wish I could attach to this review, three circles, one is, «good», one is, «fast» and the last is, «cheap». In the center where the three circles meet, it says, «pick two». Not actually how a Venn is supposed to work but apt when we’re talking about vintage/​custom motorcycles.
It comes down to this, this shop is owned and operated by riders looking to get other riders out riding as quickly and affordably as possible. They didn’t choose my bike. I did. Bridge City is just the shop that’s kept it on the road over the last three years. It’s really that simple.

A better name for this shop would be Hotel California; «you can come in any time you like but you can never leave».
Minor fabrication estimated (in writing) 2 to 3 weeks with quoted cost estimate «+ or — 20% that ended up being +120% …
With no completion time insight, I simply went and got it after 9 MONTHS. Work incomplete and improperly performed. A had another shop fix most of their non-​fabrication poor craftsmanship who did it in 8 days at cost of $ 600. A college friend who is an attorney stated any legal representation would simply shift dollars from Anthony (BCC) to an attorney. My advice is avoid this place.

This was my first visit to Bridge City Cycles. I took my 750 Magna in for chain and sprockets replacement. I was told that it would be about 2.5 weeks since there were 4 bikes ahead of me. I didn’t mind the wait because I have heard good things about Bridge City Cycles. They ordered and received my parts and did the maintenance quickly. They got me back on the road for summer in 1.5 weeks. The cost for parts and maintenance was affordable and now my bike is running great!
I’ll definitely be bringing my bike here again in the future. Thanks again guys!

TL;DR Anthony pours his guts into his shop, thrives on feedback, and makes it right.
I started bringing my bike (Honda CB550f) to Bridge City a few months back. I had taken the advice of a friend to go to his shade tree guy. Shade tree agreed to look over my bike after a share of hemming and hawing, and while talking asked «have you ever talked to Anthony at Bridge City? He races one of these things.» I decided that was good enough for me to at least have a conversation. I popped in to Bridge City and spoke with Megan at the counter, and Anthony, who came down from the shop to introduce himself personally. I talked with him about what I wanted done, what my budget was, and what my concerns were. This go-​round was a top-​end, and carb rebuild. We ordered the parts and I waited patiently for my turn on the table. I took my bike in and dropped it off once all the parts had come in, and asked for a ballpark on the time. I was told two weeks, that there was a bike ahead of me, and that it was almost done. Two weeks came and went so I called and was told the previous bike had been delayed, etc etc. (insert miscellaneous shop excuse here). I continued to check in over the next couple weeks, as did they. The timeframe ended up being about twice as long as anticipated. Some of the delay was them juggling multiple projects. Some was me, being really stoked to get it done and pushing the bike on them when I heard my parts were there, and not being deliberate about setting a firm appointment with them for drop off when I was up instead of just jumping in the queue. There were some issues getting things dialed in, but Anthony persevered, sorted it out, called me about the details to get my go ahead, and made it happen. I got my bike back all rebuilt and pretty, as well as a comprehensive list of «trouble areas» to look at in short order (many of which I knew already from riding the thing — chain/​brakes/​etc).
I got my ducks in a row and ordered parts for round two and rode around in the meantime. While I was waiting on my parts I noticed some issues with loss of power in the midrange revs and sent an email out to Anthony to give him a heads up that something wasn’t right (this was a new issue presenting post top-​end). We made a plan to add it to the list when we did the brakes, chain, and sprockets. Parts came in for round two, Megan called me up and we set an appointment to ease the delay issue from last time (I told them how frustrating the lag time was for me). I dropped my bike off as scheduled and waited to hear she was done. Then the call came. «Do you want the good news, or the bad news». The good news: my work was all done. The bad: Anthony had taken my bike out for a test ride/​safety check and the brakes locked up on him and he dropped it. Everyone was okay, and the damage was cosmetic. The shop was covering it 100% but it was going to hold up me getting it back. Get it back I did. I rode off just shy of a week behind schedule and happy as a clam. I noticed some continued troubles with power, and the brakes were not feeling right. I emailed Anthony again, and gave him a run down. He asked me when I had a chunk of free time, and we set a time for me to sit in with him while we walked through troubleshooting together. He came and picked me and my bike up and trucked us to the shop and spent his Saturday morning figuring this out. He was very helpful, and informative. Telling me what he was doing, answering my questions, explaining the processes. We got everything squared away, solved the power issue, worked the kinks out of the brakes and got her back to her old self.
Two days later I was running an errand and my clutch cable snapped. I also had noticed that my brake light wasn’t coming on with the front brake lever. I hit Anthony up and told him my problems. He set an appointment with me, made a house call and sorted it out on the spot.
The 4 stars are because it wasn’t «right the first time» but there is no way I’d go lower because Anthony wasn’t satisfied until I was.
Working with Anthony, Megan, and all the Bridge City crew has been an awesome experience. These guys thrive on information (don’t be afraid to be proactive, they are great about being «bugged») and are more than willing to take those extra steps to make sure you walk away happy.

I have only ever great experiences with BCC. I do not know the circumstances of the reviewers who were unhappy but I can honestly say my experiences have been nothing like theirs. Yes they do get busy, but when you are as good as they are it comes with the territory.
I won’t take my bikes (sportster or CB350) anywhere else.

I can’t recommend going to these guys. I really liked them as people but my bike was there 3 months for adding on turn signals and some troubleshooting. I was actually told that I needed to call them to remind them to work on my bike. I asked the guy if he was serious. I finally got my bike back after $ 650 and there was no noticeable difference in how it rode. I hate to leave a negative review but I’ve spoke to many friends and have found a shocking number of similar stories. I hope these reviews help them to realize something needs to change in how they run things.

You couldn’t pay me to bring my bike back there.
You will get 2 things from them in abundance: promises and excuses. I wound up losing the whole summer with my bike in and out of the shop and every time I picked it up there was some major safety problem with the bike that I’m lucky didn’t cause me to get into a serious accident. Never again.

Fast turn around on my bike. Faster than they originally anticipated actually. And great work. Very far pricing and a good location.

I’ve taken 3 bikes here in the past two years. Top service and quality. If you need anything done. I’d recommend these guys. Fair pricing and good customer service.

Over promised and under delivered. From price, to execution, to time my project will take; they did not hit the mark on any of it.
My bike spent 4 months in this shop for simple fabrication, a tank paint, and to make it mechanically sound. When I got it back there is still fluid leaking onto the exhaust from one side, they didn’t change the oil (even though I was billed for it), the clutch is stiffer than an old mans back, and the paint job on the tank is riddled with flaws. Heck, even the grips aren’t on straight and the throttle side is broken. The project was initially much bigger than it ended with, but the cost was still at the top of my budget. Almost every aspect of my experience with this shop was unacceptable.
The terrible customer service, and the poor quality of work, will be something I’m telling stories about at the bike rallies I go to for years to come.
I would suggest going to a more professional minded shop.

I recently needed some motorcycle parts and after almost ordering online from a business several states away I decided to try some local businesses, instead. I ended up contacting Anthony at Bridge City Cycles and I’m glad I did. Not only was he helpful and great to deal with, it turned out that I even saved some money on what I was ordering on top of avoiding shipping costs. They have a great shop and seemed quite professional. Even though I did not have my bike worked on there I still came away with a very favorable impression.

I needed new tires for my ’81 CX500 and two co-​workers suggested I check out this local shop… I live in North Portland so I checked out Bridge City Cycles and another North Portland bike shop for tire availability and prices. Bridge City had more tire options, could get the tire for my needs quicker, prices were competitive (a bit better than the other shop near my house for comparable tires) and it just felt like I was more welcome in Bridge City than the other shop.
In addition to new front & rear tires they also suggested I replace my steering head bearings. I knew they needed to be replaced but was hoping to do that down the road. I decided to have them do it since my front wheel was already off and I’d save a little on labor if I did it the same time as the tires (they also happened to have the bearings on hand and could likely finish it the same day)…
It’s like I dropped off my motorcycle this morning and picked up a better bike this evening! I had no idea the bad steering head bearings were affecting the bike’s handling as much as they did. They said I’d notice a difference in how it rides and I sure did, can’t wait for this weekend to ride some more!
I’m definitely going back for future parts and service needs.

Great shop and very helpful with the know how to get things done right the first time. These guys are A+ and get work done professionally and fast.