Get-cha Motor Runnin’…

One of the slick looking rides that you can rent – Tim Dustrude photo

There’s a new motorcycle rental place in town. Actually they’re the ONLY motorcycle rental place in town. It’s U-Ride Motorcycle Rentals and it’s at 25 Nichols Street, right there on the corner of A Street by Roy’s Espresso. You may know of Beast Powersports, over on Carter Avenue? Well owners Larry (Captain) Phillips and his daughter Sierra Frost have expanded and are now offering retail sales of accessory items and motorcycle rentals from this new place.

And I know what you’re thinking: How is this going to affect Susie? (Susie’s mopeds). “Susie is a good friend and is actually behind us 100%” says the captain. “She sends customers our way and we send customers her way.” Which makes perfect sense – they’re actually two very different clienteles.

Larry and Sierra opened the retail sales portion of the business in early April and now have officially started renting bikes as of just a couple days ago, after getting the rental reservation system tuned up and ready for prime time. And now Beast is headquartered here as well, while the shop has moved to the north end of the island (so don’t go looking for them on Carter).

Retail Store salesperson Jeanine Bennion (L) and store owners Larry Phillips and Sierra Frost – Tim Dustrude photo

Captain Larry and company also happen to belong to the group that has put together Sunday’s Bikers4Orcas fundraiser, a worldwide event devoted to freeing and then caring for (as necessary) orcas which are currently in captivity.

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