About Merriam Cycle
Owner Bob Jones has spent decades restoring and reconditioning vintage Japanese motorcycles from his Merriam, Kansas shop.
Our Shop
Merriam Cycle
5911 Merriam Drive
Merriam, Kansas 66203
Phone: (913) 677-4663
Hours:
Tuesday – Friday: 10:30am – 7pm
Saturday: 10:30am – 5pm
Sunday & Monday: Closed
Owner & Manager — Bob Jones
Bob Jones owns and manages Merriam Cycle. With 37 years in the motorcycle business — 17 of them as a Yamaha franchise dealer — he raced and repaired Formula 1, 2 and 3 bikes for 14 years. Bob builds the custom bikes himself, and does the paint work, custom engine detailing and seat designs.
That racing background still runs through the shop. It is one reason the crew spends as much time around precision hardware as most owners do — watches included. If you want to see the replica watch references our regulars keep asking about, this one is where we send them.
Terry Heckart — Parts and Service Manager
Terry previously worked for Bob at JoCo Motors Yamaha for 5 years. He raced AMA Formula 2 TZ250 and TZ350s, is a custom high-performance XS1100 rider on the street, and road-races his RZ350.
The Mechanics
Braden Thro
Braden is our full-time wrench, skilled in electrical trouble-shooting and repair. He has been with Merriam Cycle for five years and knows vintage Hondas like the back of his hand.
Jim Fatino
Jim is a full-time mechanic with us since 1999. He is experienced in all phases of the work — painting, polishing and mechanical — and builds customs for us in the off season.
Sean
Sean came to us in 2001. He is well tuned in vintage bike problems and is skilled in all phases of the work we do on both vintage and late-model bikes and ATVs.
Want to talk with us about a restoration or a custom build?