Cape Cod Choppers & Custom Bikes

Here I am, stranded almost 300 miles away from home thanks to a broken chain on a vintage Honda motorcycle. Fortunately Cape Cod Choppers was there for the rescue.
I was down the road visiting family, and having spent the previous two days calling every single Honda dealer and other Japanese motorcycle dealers around town, NOT ONE had a chain for my bike, a common part that fits various models and years, yet the shops that SHOULD have the part do not. I thought for sure I was screwed.
Finally, I was about to give up my search for the elusive chain and would have to trailer my vintage 450,000+ mile beast home on a trailer… OH THE HORROR OF COMMITTING SUCH BLASPHEMY… On my way to pick up a trailer, my family member said «what about them» as we passed Cape Cod Choppers. My immediate reaction was «I don’t think they’ll have it. it looks more like a bike builder’s garage than a store» because it was literally a small garage with a small office on the side, and besides, traditionally, most customs and chopper builders are mainly Harley guys, but I decided to drop in, and lo and behold this office on the side was packed to the gills with parts EVERYWHERE… It was a complete MESS with parts on the floor, hanging on the walls, on the counter, behind the counter, on racks, under the counter, in boxes, and all the way up to the ceiling… it was motorcycle parts heaven and all over the place were photos of bikers, motorcycles, events photos, old photos, I mean decades worth of photographs all the way back to the 50s… WOW.
Behind the counter stood what can only be described as a typical HARD CORE BIKER DUDE… long hair, tattoos everywhere, a long beard and a beer belly, of course. a little rough on the edges, a little tough on the tone, but genuinely friendly and humorous. My immediate thought was «No way he’s gonna have my chain… this is a Harley man standing before me» and certainly this man is personally biased in favor of Harley motorcycles, but his knowledge and passion for ALL motorcycles become very clear and evident as I witnessed and listened to his conversation with two other customers and his mechanic. Oh the knowledge this man has was indeed precious… and them came the gruntled «What can I do for you» and I asked for my 530×104 chain. He smiled, reached right underneath where he was standing and slapped onto the counter a 530×110 and said «we can cut 6 links off this sucker and there ya go»
Hell yeah baby, I was thrilled and then I was in for another surprise, the price of the part did not include an inflated markup and I was happy to pay the $ 39 for what was normally sold for $ 80+ elsewhere.
This place is amazing and I can not wait to drop in next time I ride down there. great place. At the time, a new shop was being built down the road where they would have a large showroom full of custom bikes, a large store, etc. so, I’m really looking forward to my next visit to see their new location.