Gifts for the Motorcycle Rider Who Has Every Tool Already
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Riders are difficult to buy for in a specific way: the gear is personal, the fit matters, and anything functional he needed he researched properly and bought already. Buying him a worse version of something he owns is the standard failure.
The category he never buys for himself is the one that celebrates him. A named sign on his own garage wall is faintly self-congratulatory to purchase alone and completely right to receive.
Start with what he rides
Match the silhouette if you can. A cruiser guy given a sportbike design notices immediately, and it reads as a near miss rather than a gift. If you are not certain, the shop and mechanic designs work regardless of what is in the bay.
- Motorcycle Adventure Monogram Sign — for the long-distance rider
- Cruiser Mechanic Monogram Sign — for the one who does his own work
- Rough Ride Monogram Sign
- Hog Parking Plaque — the running joke that gets hung
For a father and son who both ride
This is the strongest version of the gift, because it is about two people rather than one. The American Motocross Family Monogram Sign takes a family name.
For the one with a shop rather than a garage
If he calls it the shop, put shop on it. The Cruiser Shop Monogram Sign and the Trike Shop Monogram Sign both take a name and a year.
Sizing, because garages are bigger than you think
An 18 inch sign that looks generous on a desk disappears on a garage wall. Start at 24 inches. Above a workbench, aim for about two thirds of the bench width. Our man cave layout guide covers where these actually go.
Mounting in a garage
Unfinished garage drywall is less forgiving than interior drywall, so find a stud where you can. On painted block, use a masonry bit and a concrete screw, and vacuum the hole before driving. Detail in our hanging guide.
What not to put on it
Avoid manufacturer logos and club insignia. Beyond the trademark question, riders tend to be particular about which marks they display and where, and a well-meant guess is worse than a clean name.
His bike, cut in steel
The strongest version of this gift is his actual motorcycle rather than a generic one. Send a side-on photograph of the bike and we will cut its outline from 16 gauge steel, from $69. Side-on works best — the silhouette is what the laser follows, so a three-quarter angle loses the shape that makes it recognisable. You approve an emailed proof before anything is cut, so you see the outline before it exists in metal.
Shop the signs in this guide
Motorcycle Parking Monogram Sign · Master Of The Garage Monogram Sign