What Is Roy-Fisher Motor Works?

Roy-Fisher Motor Works is a developing motorcycle shop focused on practical ownership, thoughtful customization, mechanical rehabilitation, and long-term preservation.Whether a motorcycle needs routine maintenance, fuel system service, a custom transformation, or simply a second chance after years of sitting, the goal remains the same:Keep motorcycles on the road and in the hands of people who love them.Not every motorcycle needs a complete restoration.Sometimes it simply needs someone willing to diagnose the problem, perform quality work, and help it ride again.

Shop Philosophy

Rideability, Over Showmanship.Motorcycles should be ridden, not hidden.⸻Reliability, Before Cosmetics.A beautiful motorcycle that won’t start is still a problem.⸻Documentation Matters.Every build should leave a trail future owners can follow.⸻Preservation Matters.Not every motorcycle should be transformed.Some deserve to be preserved.⸻Build It Like Family Will Own It Someday,Because someday they might.

Services

Maintenance & Inspection

• Oil & filter service• Spark plug replacement• Battery replacement• Charging system inspection• Tire inspection & replacement• Brake inspection & service• Fork service & seal replacement• Fuel system inspection• Seasonal maintenance• Pre-purchase inspections

Revival & Rehabilitation

Many motorcycles spend years parked in garages, sheds, barns, and storage units.Roy-Fisher specializes in evaluating neglected motorcycles and determining what is required to safely return them to service.• Carburetor cleaning• Carburetor rebuilding• Carburetor synchronization• Fuel system restoration• Battery replacement• Charging system diagnostics• Electrical troubleshooting• Brake rehabilitation• Safety inspections

Customization

• Bobber conversions• Seat conversions• Handlebar upgrades• Exhaust upgrades• Lighting upgrades• Vintage-inspired customization• Rider-focused modifications

Heritage Motorcycles

Some motorcycles are worth preserving because of the stories attached to them.Roy-Fisher supports preservation-minded projects involving family motorcycles, heirloom motorcycles, and long-term ownership motorcycles.

** Final pricing depends on project scope, customization needs, and whether ongoing support is included.

RMW Build Standards

Roy-Fisher has developed repeatable platform standards designed around reliability, serviceability, and long-term ownership.Current platform:Honda Shadow VLX Standard“RMW-VLX-S1”Typical evaluation that includes:• Fuel system service• Carburetor inspection and tuning• Battery and charging system inspection• Fork inspection and service• Brake inspection• Tire inspection• Electrical inspection• Road test• Build documentation* Future standards are planned for Honda, BMW, and Harley-Davidson platforms

Ownership Programs

RMW BASIC$99 / YearFor riders who want a professional second set of eyes on their motorcycle.Includes:• Annual motorcycle inspection• Battery health check• Fluid condition inspection• Tire inspection• Brake inspection• Safety review• Maintenance recommendations• Service reminder enrollmentIdeal for riders who perform most maintenance themselves but want periodic professional evaluation.━━━━━━━━━━━━RMW RIDER$39 / Month
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$399 / YearDesigned for motorcycles that are ridden regularly and maintained proactively.Includes everything in RMW Basic plus:• Priority scheduling• Seasonal inspections• Service reminders• Maintenance records• Annual oil & filter service labor included• Annual brake fluid inspection• Annual charging system test• Annual roadworthiness inspectionOwner pays for fluids, filters, and replacement parts.Ideal for riders who want routine support without managing maintenance schedules themselves.━━━━━━━━━━━━RMW HERITAGE$99 / Month
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$999 / YearDesigned for heirloom motorcycles, collector motorcycles, and long-term ownership motorcycles.Includes everything in Rider plus:• Annual condition report• Annual market value assessment• Documentation support• Ownership history tracking• Long-term preservation planning• Annual oil & filter service labor included• Annual major inspection included• Carburetor synchronization labor included when applicable• Chain adjustment labor included when applicable• Priority access to scheduling• Consultation on future repairs and preservation strategyOwner pays only for parts, consumables, fluids, and outside vendor services.Ideal for motorcycles intended to remain in a family, collection, or long-term ownership plan.━━━━━━━━━━━━ROY-FISHER PHILOSOPHYMost shops repair motorcycles.Roy-Fisher seeks to preserve ownership.A well-maintained motorcycle is more enjoyable to ride, more reliable to operate, easier to sell, and more likely to survive long enough to become someone else’s favorite motorcycle someday.━━━━━━━━━━━━

Current Fleet

Heritage Collection

RMW-R80-H1Status: Restoration PlanningFamily motorcycle gifted by my grandfather.Currently planned for future recovery and preservation.* Not for sale

━━━━━━━━━━━━RMW-MAGNA-H2Status: Future Acquisition*The motorcycle my grandfather used to ride me around on as a child.Part of the family history that helped inspire Roy-Fisher Motor Works.* Please reach out with potential leads

Production Collection

RMW-VLX-P01
Status: In WorkHonda Shadow VLX 600Platform development motorcycle.Currently validating the RMW-VLX-S1 standard.

━━━━━━━━━━━━RMW-VLX-P02Status: Future Acquisition*
Potential second production motorcycle.* Please reach out with potential leads on
any 1988-2007 VLX 600s━━━━━━━━━━━━