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Why decide to become a motorcycle technician?
“Give us a story about a satisfying repair?”
I did a full service on a bike and the customer gave us good feedback. He said his bike “ran better than when it left the dealership’’ that right there made me feel like all the extra work I do pays off. Some customers don’t notice the extra work I do, but when they notice, it feels good.
Local Business Owner Builds Community with Mentorships – KSFR Broadcast
Wake Up Call’s MK Mendoza speaks with Co-Founder and Co-Owner of OCD Custom Cycles & Auto Repair Company, Marc Beyer about why building community is so important and how he engages it through mentorships, community classes that offer basics on mechanics for females and those who want to know the nuts and bolts of car function and on-going activities that allow people to connect, have fun, network and find support, and strengthen the ties that build on the positives that make a community thrive.
Riding to work
Commuting to work
Scooter Service and a Dog
Sumo on the back of Uomi Brog's Scooter Uomi Brog came in to have her scooter srviced and sent us these two adorable pictures. "Two pictures of my two buddies. Sumo loved riding with me. Both of my dogs when younger would ride with me all over town."
Riding Through the Pandemic – Author’s Essay
by Stuart Kirk Madrid-Ghost Town When Spring arrived in mid-March, the pandemic of coronavirus was gripping the United States at the speed of a MotoGP racer. Cities, counties and then entire states restricted movement. Each week increased sickness, and fear spread...
New Kraut Racing Member
Jonathan Lopez Jonathan Lopez is the newest member of Kraut Racing. He is racing a 2020 YZ450 at Sandia Motorcross Track in Moriarty. He is leading in the points in his classes: 450 and Open. If you are interested in being Sponsored by OCD Custom Cycles & Auto...
October Track and Race Days – Race School Schedule
Marc on his Super Mono Greg on his KTM 390 SMRI put on a great track and race day September 19th and 20th! Thank you to all the organizers: corner workers, pit crews, starter, timing, sponsor Moto Authority, marketing, and board members - with you all we would not...
How Many Is Enough? Author’s Essay #3
By Stuart A. Kirk Author's Stable of Motorcycles “How many bikes are enough?" asked Bob, my philosopher friend, one morning as we were eating donuts at the Santa Fe BMW dealership. It seemed like a straight-forward query, but I had no answer. I recalled later that...
Kudos for OCD!
A traveler wrote a nice letter to the BMW ON magazine about a positive experience he had at our shop last summer. It got published in the August 2020 Issue! This is it below: A Great shop in Santa Fe Last summer, I was staying in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after a long and...
All Girls Track Day
Arroyo Seco Raceway in Deming New Mexico put on their annual "All Girls Track Day" August 8th. Frances and Adah - the only female members of Kraut Racing - took this seriously and left the men behind. Women can go do a track day and help each other to accomplish tasks...