Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | June 2023

BUSINESS FEATURE Sugar Land Power Sports Family-owned garage creates biker destination S ugar Land Power Sports was repair and renovation services for almost all motorcycles ranging from older cruisers and cafe racers to newer sports bikes as well as

BY JOE EDWARDS

created out of family passion and community connections. Owner Mike Stubbs initially needed a place to repair his son Jason’s motocross race bikes. Mike applied his experience work- ing at Lexus dealerships and general auto mechanic knowledge toward Jason’s repairs. Jason now works alongside his dad and Lily, a harle- quin Great Dane, to repair the Sugar Land community’s motorcycles. Mike opened Sugar Land Power Sports in early 2019 o Hwy. 6 behind Auto Solutions, another locally owned shop specializing in car repair. He attributes much of the shop opening due to the giving nature of his late friend, David Hillman. After Hillman shut down his Kawasaki dealership, local racers were looking for someone capable of high-quality repairs. Mike would often be asked at the local raceways if he had a shop due to his prior experience working on cars. At rst, Mike and Jason needed a place to repair their personal bikes and did not initially anticipate opening a commercial repair shop open to the public. However, with Hillman’s help, things changed. “Then Dave showed up with a big trailer. A lot of this stu came out of his dealership,” Mike said. “So he dropped that o and said, ‘Now you open the shop,’ and that’s how I got this started. He was the type of guy who would give you this shirt o his back.” Sugar Land Power Sports oers

mixed-use adventure-touring bikes and even some all-terrain vehicles. Mike said one repair holds a heavy place in his memory. One day the business received a call from a son whose father died due to COVID-19. The son wanted to recover and repair his dad’s rare Harley Davidson Springer Softail to use in his father’s funeral procession. Sugar Land Power Sports were the ideal team for the project, Mike said. “We got … the bike back here at the shop to see if we could salvage anything. We thought it went from a $1,500 or $2,000 bike to a $10,000 bike,” he said. “So we all pitched in as a team, redid the transmission and did a lot of major work. It turned out looking just beautiful.” This repair was another reminder that certain motorcycles are not just vehicles; they are memories encapsu- lated that reect someone’s personal- ity and life experiences, Mike and his team at Sugar Land Power Sports said. Mike and his team attribute much of their success to valuing trust and consistency with its customers. “One of the main mantras I learned is you treat every guest as a customer in your own home. And [when] you think about it, why wouldn’t you? When oering a service, you depend on that cus- tomer to pay your bills,” Mike said. “In the walk of life, we all need help. ... Everybody needs help.”

Owner Mike Stubbs has a passion for repairing his son’s racing bikes, which translated into opening Sugar Land Power Sports in 2019. (Photos courtesy Sugar Land Power Sports)

Classics such as this Kawasaki Vulcan are often at the garage.

Mike said he enjoys sourcing parts and oering repairs at reasonable prices.

SHOP SERVICES

Family-owned Sugar Land Power Sports oers a variety of services for motorcycles.

Oil and lter

Fuel system and tuneup

Suspension system

Tire installation/ balancing

Batteries and electrical

Exhaust system upgrades

Sugar Land Power Sports 9908 S. Hwy. 6, Ste. B, Sugar Land 832-990-8824 www.sugarlandpowersports.com Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., closed Sat.-Sun.

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SUGAR LAND MISSOURI CITY EDITION • JUNE 2023