Menards 275-9251 Moe's Motorcycle Shop Building O SCALE NEW

Motorcycle owners might be America’s last free spirits. Hectic work week? Walls closing in on you? Or if it just looks like a dandy day, gas up your bike and head East (or North, South, or West). Freedom to travel light and fast! You’re a nomad on two wheels.

But as every cycle owner knows, the price of this freedom is you need reliable, regular maintenance that won’t break the bank. And in your Train Town, Moe’s is the place to go!

The basics: Moe’s Cycle Shop is a low relief structure designed for placement against a wall or in a part of your village without the depth to place a complete structure. It measures 9 inches wide, 7 inches tall, but with a modest 6-inch depth.

Moe’s is fully assembled and decorated with three figures, a ladder, oil drum, trash can, parts crate, and three motorcycles.

Accessory lighting requires power through a Menards® 4.5-volt power supply. You can use the 279-4061/4361, 4060/4362, or 4050. You can connect them through a single plug over the tabletop or from beneath the shop from a drop-down pigtail plug.

Why you need this: How does Moe's offer affordable motorcycle repair? Well, you won’t find smoked glass display cases, racks of leather jackets, and there isn’t an espresso machine near a flat screen. If you’re lucky, Moe might offer you a cup of Maxwell House out of an old Mr. Coffee! But the main product is terrific maintenance and low-cost motorcycles.

The two-story structure has a real weather-beaten look with a rust metal roof, peeling paint, and clearly the previous owner had some hard times. But Moe is the new owner and he is sprucing things up. High above, a daring painter works to finish Moe’s dramatic flaming bike rider signage.

LED lighting is mounted below the lower awning, shedding light upon weathered wood and flaking blue paint. Just below, two used tires are displayed on a platform. Just below, a helper holds a ladder steady.

The front of the shop has doorways and windows. You can get a view inside the maintenance bay with what looks like a mechanic getting ready for a test ride! On the concrete pad, three motorcycles, red, blue, and maroon, are on display. They all have rigid saddle bags and one is receiving a close look by a service tech. Nearby, Jack ponders whether or not his owner will let him go along for a ride.

Off on the right side is a doorway for a restroom. You’ll spot vintage ads for Quaker State oil and Champion spark plugs. The opposite side has ads for Fram oil filters, spark plugs, and next to the building’s electric meter, an ad for Michelin motorcycle tires.