Wayne’s Cycle Shop helps find the right bike

In early May I strolled into Wayne’s Cycle Shop. I simply walked around taking a peek at bikes, not letting on that I was interested in owning a bike again. I didn’t want a salesman to come on too strong. So I remained quiet and gently looked at price tags.
While walking around, I met Greg. Greg wasn’t a high-pressure salesman. He listened while I told him what I thought I was looking for. He was able to get a feel for the type of riding I would do and the type of bike that might fit my needs. I told him that I rode a bike many years ago and had a license. But I came to realize that, in the past years, the motorcycle driving privileges didn’t carry over to my current license. Greg said that would be no problem and told me how I could apply with the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
I didn’t walk out the door owning a motorcycle. There was no pressure to buy. Having owned my own business for a number of years I thought, “Boy, that’s the way to run a business.” I was impressed with how I was treated on my first visit.
After a number of “stop-and-check-arounds,” Greg had a lead on a motorcycle that was what I was looking for and within my price range. While Greg was with another customer, I was introduced to his father, Wayne.
Wayne seemed like my dad. He, too, was not pushy but led my wife and I into the back of the shop where he showed me the bike. He said, “it’s not cleaned up yet, but it might be what you’re looking for.” The 1994 Yamaha 750cc Verigo was what I had been looking for.
Wayne led me through the “homemade” motorcycle training course constructed on his side parking lot in preparation for my road test. The help was invaluable in helping me pass my test.
After a long, almost 1,000-mile trip with my wife down the Blue Ridge Parkway and back home again, I decided to trade in the perfectly good Verigo for a new motorcycle. After only six short weeks of owning the Verigo, I had put 3,200 miles on it.
For anyone out there considering a motorcycle, or even if you’re not sure, you’ll find people at Wayne’s who simply aren’t interested in “making a buck” but in helping to find the “right fit.” As far as I’m concerned, they helped me along “down that long lonesome highway.”
Tom Osinkosky
Crimora