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    Affordable Beemer Services LLC is owned and operated by Chris Harris. Its origin is a simple story of the necessity for an alternative to the high priced, assembly-line type service available from big dealerships.
    In May of 2000, within days of having just left his position at Second Wind BMW in Milford, NH, where he was Head Technician and Service Manager, he was approached by several BMW riders and encouraged to start an independent BMW service shop. As the requests for this mounted over the first few weeks, Chris was finally persuaded to create Affordable Beemer Services LLC. It was Chris's desire from the beginning to offer service far superior to what was offered by the big dealerships and to do it at a lower cost to the consumer.

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Our Business Philosophy

    Proper scheduled service of your BMW motorcycle is essential to achieving the longevity that has given BMW such a great reputation in the long distance riding community. Our focus is to provide that service at a higher standard, in a friendlier environment and at a much lower cost than what you get from your local dealership. We know your BMW well. We want to get to know you, also. Our customers are the reason for our success, not the bikes they ride. Try us out. We think you will be pleasantly surprised.

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The faces of Affordable Beemer Services LLC:

Chris R. Harris   Owner / Technician

    I do not take service lightly. I feel that accountability and excellence are two of the most important aspects in the motorcycle service industry which frequently are lacking in todays high-pressure, high profit dealerships. To achieve these results one must be focused, knowledgable, experienced and honest. Your satisfaction in the quality of my service is paramount to the success of Affordable Beemer Services LLC. It is for these reasons that I am the only technician here. I feel that this adds a higher level of responsibility and accountability to the work in the shop and eliminates the frequent misunderstanding and "buck-passing" that you find at some larger service departments.

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Personal Info:

    I started riding Off-Road in 1979 and in 1989 purchased my first street bike. In 1991 I purchased a new BMW K1. I was fortunate enough to be able to put 53,000 miles on the K1 in 14 months of great riding all over the East Coast, Southern and South Western States before it was "totalled" in a minor accident. It was then replaced by a '92 K100RSA which was ridden for 47,000 miles in 12 months. During this time I worked at BMW of Daytona, Deming Cycle BMW/Honda and for Southwest Motorcycle Tours in New Mexico for a while, returning to New Hampshire in the spring of 1993. Over the course of 8 years, this BMW accrued over 168,000 miles, but spent 2 1/2 years of its life at the dealership for service and repairs. This unreasonable amount of downtime spurred my desire to become a certified BMW technician and to do my part to better schedule people's service work once I became an employee at Second Wind BMW in 1998. You buy a BMW to ride, not to have it sitting in a service department somewhere, waiting to be looked at.
    I had ridden over 300,000 miles on BMW motorcycles from 1991 to 2000, when I started Affordable Beemer Services LLC. Business responsibilities kept me out of the long distance saddle for the first few years but I was still able to enjoy frequent, but local, Dual Sport and Off-Road rides along with the occasional 500 mile day trips on the street. I have owned 20 bikes over the course of my riding career, several of these being BMW's.
    I am usually in the shop for, at least, 12 hours a day, Tuesdays through Fridays, unless I am on the road hauling bikes around New England. In my "off" time I am usually spending time with my wife and twin boys, if I'm not riding!!!

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Tammy Harris:

    Tammy & Chris met in 1997. She graduated top of her class with a Bachelor of Science cum laude in Zoology from the University of Vermont in 1990 and has an extensive immunodiagnostic biotechnology background. Since Chris started Affordable Beemers she handles the office end of the business. Also a former BMW parts manager, Tammy has had 2 BMW's and now rides a DR 350 dual sport bike and has been riding since 1998. Tammy & Chris were married in June of 2002 and welcomed their twins in May of 2005 and is now pursuing her doctorates degree in physical therapy.

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Damian & Erich Harris:

    Our identical twin sons, while not yet ready for a toolbox of their own, can frequently be found riding "shotgun" with Chris when he is transporting bikes around New England.

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