Cruising about the other day, I stopped into Twin City Custom Cycles, a local custom motorcycle dealer. Way back in the day when they started out, I stopped in and talked to the owner Art Welch. When he started up this dealership, it was pretty empty. It was just him in there all by himself with a few small scale automatic motorcycles that he was selling. These were, and are still known today as Ridley Motorcycles. (about Ridley)
http://www.ridleymotorcycle.com/corporate/index.htm .
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The shop used to be called Twin City Ridley at that time when Art was just getting started. Since then till today, Art has grown this shop into quite a successful business. They now have a mechanic shop for full lines of repairs and accessories, and offer a wide variety of motorcycles for sale, including the Ridleys, which now also have full size stature bikes, and also offer automatic, and non-automatic bikes. (Yeah, you heard me right, fully automatic!) I know they aren't for everyone, but there is a good following of this kind of ride.
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Twin City Custom Cycle is also a dealer for Precision Cycle Works Choppers,
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.and Viper Motorcycles,
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.and Royal Enfield Motorcycles,
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and quite a few scooters as well.
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Oh, did I mention the full line of motor-clothes and accesories to boot?
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It is quite impressive to see such a wide variety of motorcycles all tricked out under one roof, along with the classics and a line of scooters as well.
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It's great to see a local small dealer turn something like this into such a success!
Keep up the great work Art and the crew at Twin City Custom Cycles!
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They are located at the actual street address: 3280 Hwy 61, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110.
Known by most locals as: The corner of Hwy 61 and Buerkle Rd. in White Bear lake, MN.
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All this, and I only stopped in to look for a pair of shades , and I even forgot to get them on my way out..... Damn!
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