Recently I flew over to the East Coast for some family stuff- my buddy Jeff Yarrington picked Wolf and I up from the airport in Baltimore and took us to 515 Moto to see the new digs.
515 Moto is a very unique shop- it’s also the headquarters for Lowside Magazine, the Lowside Garage, and Monstercraftsman.
While the 515 Moto shop had it’s official grand opening just a couple weeks ago, it’s been in operation as the Lowside Garage and work space for Jon from Monstercraftsman for a while now. The Lowside Garage is a communal work space where you can store your bike, work on your bike, or build it from the ground up. Monstercraftsman is a custom motorcycle hub, providing hand made chain tensioners, weld on hard tails, brat kits and more. Within the two buildings of 515 Moto, you can roll in a project bike to Lowside Garage in back, go buy parts in front, have your stuff painted in back, and go put it all back together. Giving experienced riders and newbies alike an opportunity to get their hands dirty and make their bike exactly what they want.
Just inside 515 Moto’s front door, the gallery room
The space is literally huge- the front room is like the tip of the iceberg. They have a full paint booth, a CNC machine, multiple lifts, heavy duty drill presses, the list goes on. The member garage is a completely separate building, secured by a full fence with back gate for member access.
Founder of Lowside Magazine, Lowside Garage, and 515 Moto- Rich Gohlinghorst is a busy busy guy. He’s there every day, all day long. Jon from Monstercraftsman is busy making awesome new products and gizmos. Jeff Yarrington is perfecting fancy light up paint. It’s amazing.
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- Lowside Magazines, Lowside Stickers, Monstercraftsman stickers!!
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- Alicia from MotoLady and Rich Gohlinghorst, owner of 515 Moto and Lowside.
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- Great custom number plate and dual headlights in the Lowside Garage
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- Awesome sticker in the front room
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- Customer and Lowside Garage member Josh's custom Kawasaki
Mary McGee is a pioneer in American motorcycle racing, thanks to her untamable determination and a spirit as warm as her smile. Her excitement for motorcycling, especially racing, is contagious even in her eighties. She was the first woman to receive an FIM racing license in the United States, first woman to complete the Baja 1000, and the first woman to race the Baja 500 solo. These aren’t her only firsts, either. She was also the first woman in motocross and road racing in the States. McGee was rightly inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Posted on August 23, 2014 in Blog, News & Features by Alicia Mariah Elfving
