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Feb 4, 2013 | 06:46 AM

DirtyThirty

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Moving to Washington

Well once I return from Afghanistan I'll be shortly packing up and moving to Washington to the town of Oak Harbor. By the time I get the scoot shipped she will have been sitting in storage (wheels off the deck) for about a year and a half due to deployments and such. I know Oak Harbor doesn't have a dealer, and that I'd have to drive a ways to get to a one, so was just wondering if anyone around that area knew of a good indie that they can refer me to?

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:49 AM

Gunny68

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I don't know an Indy there, but that's where I went to high school back in the 8os. Much nicer than Afghanistan.

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:58 AM

stupid_rope

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damn man, i dont know of ANYTHING north of Seattle. i was stationed out there too, at JB Lewis-McChord. make sure you're ready to ride in cold wet overcast. and make sure you put great shocks on the bike - the roads are ****.

the riding is absolutely breathtaking around the 101 (Olympic Nat'l Forrest) and Mount Rainier (Tacoma area, 45 minutes south of you). lots of great microbreweries and wineries.

i did a lot of riding out there...and a lot of drinking

Feb 4, 2013 | 06:59 AM

piggy

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I don't know of any dealers BUT THANK you for your Service to our country. IM sure someone will pipe up with an indy for ya shortly.

Feb 4, 2013 | 07:12 AM

The Guardian

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There's a guy down in Tacoma at American Motorcycles I think is the name. His main mechanic has been working on bikes for like 37 years and they're not expensive at all.

Feb 4, 2013 | 07:27 AM

Rustell

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No personal experience with these guys,but probably worth checking out... http://westedgecycle.com/

Be sure and attend the "Oyster Run" in September

Feb 4, 2013 | 10:21 AM

DirtyThirty

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Thanks for the replies, and I remember the roads being ok, but that was in 06 when I left Whidbey, and before I got the scooter. Thanks for the tip on the shop in Anacortes. I'm guessing it's gonna be my best shot as from what I remember it was all auto shops when I left. I'll keep checking back to see if anyone has experience with that shop, or if they know of any other in the area as I still have some time before I transfer back to that area. If I wasn't gonna be in the island I'd check out the guy in Tacoma.