04-14-2015, 12:41 AM
I have given up on all motorcycle dealerships for service in Arizona. Well almost all, Renaissance in Tucson where I bought my Griso is pretty good. It's a long way to ride for service however. When I first moved here from Ohio back in 1987 I had a vintage 1970 Triumph Daytona. I took it to Dave Hull's Triumph shop in Mesa. Excellent mechanics and a pretty cool place, full of local characters along with Ducati and Moto Guzzi motorcycles. Dave sold the shop to a guy named Greg Ruiz, he eventually moved the business to Chandler renamed it to AZ Superbike. Greg carried on the tradition of excellent service. Over the years I bought 7 bikes from Greg, Ducati's Guzzi's and several Hinckley Triumph's. All were serviced there. Greg finally sold AZ Superbike to the Coulter Group aka Ride Now. Their service department is a scary place. Mostly young guys with very little acumen and or experience. I had the Griso's first service there and vowed to never go back. Dave Hull's son Tom is a certified Ducati and Moto Guzzi mechanic, my Griso goes to him today for the 6,000k service. I am unsure about where the CB1100 will have it's next service, maybe East Side performance. I have a friend who works there who previously worked for Dave Hull and his forte was always Japanese 4's. I need to have a prior relationship or at least feel comfortable with the staff before I let them take the bike behind the curtain. It's not always about cost.