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We have a few up here in Washington (Im speaking of the Western part only, there are a couple in Eastern Wa as well).

Up north we have Champion Motorsports in Bellingham Wa.
The owner (Harold I think) is a really nice guy. They have a couple racks of gear but a pretty nice selection of bikes for such a small dealer. I think my apartment is bigger that the shop. They are too far away for me to get anything serviced there but a great little shop and always friendly.

Lynwood Cycle Barn is next in line down the I5 cooridor. BIG place, lots of brands, what seems to be like a good service area but the worst sales experience in the world! Youd think they would carry a lot of Triumph gear but they actually have less than Champion.

Cross over to the other side of the tracks and you get to I90 Motorsports. This is closest to me and the dealership where I got our bikes. Decent selection of apparel, ok selection of accessories. They are always at full retail and usually have to order the things I want. I really dont like their service department cause of one person who is ALWYS there but their parts guy Brent is the reason I buy anything there. They usually have one of each model on the sales floor and have a large wherehouse across the street.

Then comes the most obscure shop...almost no signage but real friendly...
Lakewood Motorsports (Bob and Vena are always there and always friendly) has a good selection of accessories and gear. If they were closer this would be my shop of choice. I hear their service dept is awesome. Not super high tech but experienced and honest. A few bikes on the floor usually one of each and a couple used bikes.

None of the above have a RAT pack that Im willing to ride with. Most are sportbikes and ride like sportbikes. Some are even more like a traveling stunt show.

Anyway... out of all the shops Ive been to here in Wa (including the Eastern ones) and the ones Ive been to in other areas (Canada x1, Colorado x1, Montana x1, Oregon x2, California x3) Southern Cal Triumph had the largest selection of anything and everything hands down! I would venture to say if it was in the catalog it was in their shop!

AND...just for the record...the shop I would most likely be willing to part with my hard earned $$ at (if it was close enough) would be Cascade Moto in Beaverton Oregon. Even as an out of stater Karen and I both feel welcome at their events and often talk about moving back to Oregon just so we can be a part of their RAT pack.