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Meet the meticulous motorcycle man

By Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.com Allied Motorsports offers inspections, repairs, and storage It’s possible, when turning into the driveway at 14910 Kishwaukee Valley Road, to think that your GPS has made a mistake. The first thing a driver sees is a white, two-story single-family home with black shutters. But the work of Allied Motorsports is done around back in a spacious shed where a 1975 turquoise Vespa is in storage and a newer Harley-Davidson Dyna Street Bob awaits a few last adjustments before its owner arrives at noon. It’s where Danny Room practices the art of motorcycle maintenance on “a lot of scooters, a lot of Harleys,” and everything in between. ‘Obsessed with motorcycles’ “I’ve been obsessed with motorcycles since I

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