Nelson’s in Brooklyn: Best Shop Around

This is just a little rave for Nelson’s of Brooklyn.  The name is the only thing conceivably wrong with the shop:  Nelson’s Hawg House.  Oh well.

The whole story is that my brother was having trouble with his ’02 Sportster.  He’s been to Nelson’s before and always had good service.  This time, the bike would stall randomly.  It only happened 4 times, but it was enough to make us cancel a trip.  The first time it was during idle.  The second time was at 90mph along a perfectly level patch of freeway on a bright August day.  The third time was in 70-degree weather doing about 30 in stop-and-go Brooklyn traffic.  The 4th time was 10 minutes later after crossing the Verrazano, somewhere in Staten Island (NEVER GO TO STATEN ISLAND).

So he brought it in.

All armchair mechanics probably want to say it was dirt in the fuel lines or gunk in the carb.  I told him to run through a tank with b-12, which kicks the ever-loving shit out of any crud that builds up in your system (unless it gets a chance to really take hold [years of neglect, seen it m’self]).  He was hoping it was the module.

Long story short, it was actually an electrical problem.  Who knew? The bike never had trouble starting, the lights/horn/blinkers all worked fine, and yet that’s what it was.

But none of this matters for the story.

I called them up, as this was happening the week before my brother’s birthday, and I told them to send me the bill.  They told me they laughed so hard at everything we did, and that the problem was  so trivial and fixed so easily, they didn’t ask for one red cent.

If there’s any better recommendation than that for being a stand-up shop, you tell me and I will eat raw shit.

So that’s Nelson’s at 140 12th Street, Brooklyn NY.  Call them at (718) 788-5558 if you are anywhere in NYC, north/central NJ, or long island.  They will treat you right.

Meanwhile, in Road King Classic land, I’m a few hundred late for my 5k service.  But I’m on it …I must confess I have something else eating my time now that the weather’s bad, so if anything I’m planning rides for next season.