I'd flown into Fort Worth to pick up a Yamaha FJR 1300, and ride it to Boulder, Colorado, a nifty…read more1000 mile jaunt. I endured 8 hours in the saddle getting out of Buttsore, Texas. Then, as I wound my way on lonely roads into the gorgeous canyon and prairie country of NE New Mexico and SE Colorado, the transmission became increasingly reluctant to shift up, initially into 5th, sometimes into 4th. At La Junta, I was privileged to find Motive Sports. It's run by a jovial hippie named Alan who spent 20 minutes popping my bike through gears, and eventually pronouncing, "Aw, hell, just keep riding. You'll probably make it." He said, "These Japanese bikes all have fussy transmissions. Just take it to a Yamaha dealer in Montana." I can't say whether he could have fixed it if I'd left with with him, but Alan's understanding of the mechanism, and diagnosis of the potential problem left me confident he probably could, or would if I'd given him the chance. Significantly, Alan refused to charge me ANYTHING for his efforts, and seemed happy to pass the time swapping motorcycle stories in the sunshine. Worth a stop at least for conversation. On Alan's advice, I jumped on the bike, and amazingly, for the next 100 miles, the gears all worked fine. They started getting funky again east of Denver, but true to Alan's prediction, I was able with some double-clutching to nurse the bike (at 75 mph+) into Boulder without incident. POSTSCRIPT-Three months later: Took my bike to my local Yamaha dealer, who did a thorough (expensive!) work up. Turns out, Alan's quickie diagnosis was spot on. Shifting problem was solely due to old gunk in the clutch cylinder, easily cured with new fluid & a clean out. Alan, my man!!

Alan is a great guy to have work on any type of motorcycles. He never trys to break your bank to…read moreget great work done.