Combustion Cycles sells, services, maintains, and repairs all aspects of motorcycles by Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Triumph, and Ducati, along with scooters by Genuine, Vespa, Honda, Suzuki, and Yamaha. We also provide basic services including oil changes, tires, and batteries for European and American motorcycles including Harley-Davidson and BMW.
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Combustion Cycles was established in 2003 and quickly became the Triangle's source for motorcycle and scooter service and repair. Not long after opening, Combustion earned its North Carolina Motor Vehicle Dealer's license and began selling new and used motorcycles and scooters. Since then, tens of thousands of customers have bought their bikes from and/or had their bikes maintained and repaired by Combustion.
Why Combustion?: Are you tired of Franchised OEM dealerships that cannot do anything but routine service? Did you ever get the feeling that the guy changing your tires and oil on your new bike at the OEM dealer was "less-than-qualified"? Combustion Cycles has the experience and knowledge to treat you AND your bike right, every time.
Our current inventory is always updated and displayed on craigslist.org. The Vulcan 1600 Classic has all the amenities of a classic roadster including a windshield, saddlebags, and a passenger backrest. This bike has a low maintenance shaft driven rear wheel. The Vulcan series is known for confident handling, and plush comfort.
State Safety Inspections: Scooters with 50cc sized engines (most scooters you see around) do not require state inspection but North Carolina does require that you renew your registration yearly and maintain liability insurance. Scooters with engines larger than 50cc do require yearly state inspections.
Scooters with 50cc sized engines do not require a driver's license or motorcycle endorsement in North Carolina! What North Carolina does require is this: 1) you must be 16 or older, 2) you must wear a DOT-approved motorcycle helmet, 3) the scooter must be registered and renewed yearly, and 4) the scooter must have liability insurance in effect.
Reviews (9)
Daniel Ryder
Dec 25, 2021
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Feels like taking your bike to the family mechanic. You can trust that they'll do what you ask, as efficiently as possible. And if they need to diagnose a problem, you won't get weird extraneous expenses.
If there's an issue with the bike, take it here and rest easy it'll get fixed, no stress, no extra expense.
If there's an issue with the bike, take it here and rest easy it'll get fixed, no stress, no extra expense.
Jimboss
Dec 02, 2021
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Have been living in Durham since 2005 I did not even know this place was there they have great customer service they did exactly what I wanted them to that even topped off some fluids on my bike I will be using the begin and spreading the word combustion cycles is where you need to take your bike in Durham
Erik Hamilton
Nov 05, 2021
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Combustion is the only game in town for Genuine brand scooters. I had to have a warranty repair completed and in direct contradiction to Genuine Scooter's policies I was charged for the diagnosis. I communicated with the CEO of Genuine USA and they said that warranty repairs do NOT require a payment for diagnosing warranty covered repairs if the repair is covered under the warranty. I was charged a diagnosis fee. Be aware of what you are being charged for.
Francisco
Aug 15, 2021
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Shelby Spainhour
Aug 03, 2021
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David Florence
Aug 02, 2021
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I recently moved from NY to Durham for my job. I did not have a car in NY, so I decided to get a motorbike. I went to Combustion Cycles and met the team including David the owner. Super nice people. They put together a great bike and added all the accessories I needed to make it safe and fun. They taught me how to ride it and have made minor adjustments to the bike as I have been using it all the time. I appreciate all their efforts in setting up my insurance and registration as well. Good people!
Michael Smith
Jul 24, 2021
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I'm an over 50, brand new scooter owner and rider. Dave and Courtney took great care of me, answering all of my questions and following up a month later to see how things were going. One of the mechanics also gave me an extremely useful lesson in riding before I left with my new scooter. I highly recommend Combustion Cycles!
William Franks
Jun 23, 2021
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Jon Gregory
Aug 30, 2019
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Dave and crew are the best. I've dealt with them for about 10 years now but have always known Dave to be THE GUY you want working on your bike since before I even started riding. I'm on my 2nd bike purchased from Combustion and it was exactly what I was looking for. It is a small shop, so sometimes you do have to wait a bit to get your point across, but in my opinion it's worth it.
2015 Yamaha FZ-07
2015 Yamaha FZ-07
