300 NE 72nd St · Gladstone, Missouri
Hard Core Customs is a full-service American V-Twin shop. Repair, maintenance, accessories and custom paint. Next door is Hard Core Cafe, the bar and kitchen Kevin and Kathy Burns built for the people waiting on their bikes.
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Both businesses sit on NE 72nd Street in Gladstone, side by side. Hours below are the shop's and the cafe's own published hours, and the light on each card is live.
300 NE 72nd St
Full-service American V-Twin shop. Parts, accessories, service and paint under one roof.
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(816) 468-0088 Directions320 NE 72nd St
2,600 square feet of red walls and diamond plate. Pool table, Harley-Davidson pinball, darts, live music, a deep beer list and the Burn Pit patio.
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Hard Core Customs services all American V-Twins and stocks the parts and accessories to go with it. If it is on your list, it is on this list.
Diagnostics and repairs on American V-Twin motorcycles, from a small fix to a job that keeps the bike off the road until it is right.
Routine service that keeps the bike running the way it should, scheduled around your riding season instead of the other way around.
The parts and accessories that change how the bike looks and rides. Come in and talk through what fits your bike and your budget.
The paint is the first thing anyone notices. Colour matching, pinstriping, flame work and full graphics, done in house.
Riding gear, clothing and leather on the shelf, so you can walk out with the parts and the jacket in the same trip.
Prices and turnaround depend on the bike, so the shop quotes each job after looking at it. Call (816) 468-0088
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Hard Core Customs can handle the whole custom package, but paint is what gets a bike noticed. If you can imagine it, the shop can spray it.
“We can match any colour, factory or custom, and our technicians get the pinstriping exactly the way you want it.”
The shop's own words on custom paint
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Hard Core Customs has a gallery and nobody can find it, because it is buried three clicks into a 2016 website. Tap any photo to see it full size.
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Kevin and Kathy Burns kept hearing the same thing from customers: there was nowhere within walking distance to eat while the bike was in the bay. So they built one, next door, and opened it on October 30.
“We want the girls at City Hall to come down and feel as comfortable as a big fat biker.”
Kevin Burns, co-owner, to the Kansas City Star
The room is 2,600 square feet of bright red and diamond plate, with a pool table, a Harley-Davidson pinball machine and dart boards. There is a separate smoking patio called the Burn Pit, live music, sport on the TVs, and a beer list that keeps people there after the food is gone.
The cafe carries its own Google listing at 4.7 stars across 235 reviews, and the regulars talk about the food more than the bikes.
“Their turkey melt is so good. But I love their French dip and potato salad too.”
Elizabeth Berutti, Google review
“Their salads are amazing. You won't be left hungry, that's for sure.”
Angie Pike, Google review
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The shop
300 NE 72nd St, Gladstone, MO 64118
Tue-Fri 9am-5pm · Sat 9am-2pm
Extended hours by appointment
The cafe
320 NE 72nd St, Gladstone, MO 64118
Tue-Thu 11am-12am · Fri-Sat 11am-1:30am