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Voted #1 motorcycle shop in the Houston & Galveston areas.
Frame-up customs, ground-up restorations, Harley & metric service, and
in-house Dynojet tuning — built by hand on Hwy 146 by Mike
“Iron Mike” Peterson and his crew.
"We care about one thing — your motorcycle's optimal performance."
32+
Years in the
motorcycle trade
4.7☆
627 verified
customer reviews
#1
Voted best shop
Houston & Galveston
DYNO
In-house Dynojet
on the shop floor
Bacliff, Texas · Service for most makes
The Work — 01
Real bikes, real builds — every one of these rolled across the floor at Iron Mike's. Customs sketched at the bench, welded in-house, dyno-tuned before they leave. Photos straight from the shop.
Custom · Chopper
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Harley · Custom
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Softail · Custom
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Bagger · Build
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Detail · Front End
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Out Front · Hwy 146
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How a build happens — 02
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Pull up to the shop on Hwy 146. Talk to Mike directly — what you ride, what you want, your budget, your timeline. No gatekeeping, no middleman.
Week 0 · Free02
Sketch the geometry. Spec sheet — engine, frame, wheels, tank, paint. Costed line-by-line, signed off before a single weld hits metal.
Week 1 — 303
Frame goes on the jig. Engine pulled down, bench-built, then strapped to the in-house Dynojet. S&S or stock H-D displacement — your call.
Week 3 — 1004
In-house metalwork — tanks, fenders, bars, exhaust. TIG welding, hammer-formed sheet metal where it matters. This is where the bike becomes one of one.
Week 8 — 1605
Block sanded, multi-stage layered, clear-coated and cut back. Custom flake, candy, ghost flames, hand pinstripe — Gulf Coast style, none farmed out.
Week 14 — 2206
Shake-down run, then a final Dynojet pull. You pick up on Hwy 146 with keys, a signed spec sheet, and the full build file — every part and decision on record.
Week 18 — 26Capabilities — 03
A bike that didn't exist last year. Frame, engine, sheet metal, paint — all from your spec, all done under one roof on Hwy 146.
Full service on most makes — Harley-Davidson, metric, American iron. Mileage-specific intervals, repairs, tires, and Texas state inspections.
One of the few non-dealership shops in the Houston area with a dyno on the floor. Your bike gets tuned before it leaves — not after you ride it home.
Tank, fenders, frame, full bike. Multi-stage candy, flake, ghost flames, and hand-laid pinstripe — all in-house, none farmed out.
Period-correct, frame-off restorations on vintage Harleys and machines left for dead. Brought back to running, riding condition — documented.
Unique Capability — In-House Dyno
Iron Mike's is one of the few non-dealership shops in the Houston area with a dyno on the floor. Every custom build and performance job gets strapped down and tuned before it leaves the bay — no guessing, no "ride it and see."
That means your fuel management is dialed, your power curve is documented, and you're not coming back next week with a lean surge at 4,000 rpm. One shop. Complete result.
Meet the builder — 04
Mike's been turning wrenches since 1994 — first out of his own garage, pure word of mouth, no signage. By 2006 the work had outgrown the garage and he opened a proper service shop. In 2010, demand pushed him to the current location on Hwy 146 in Bacliff, right in the heart of Gulf Coast riding country.
Three decades in, nothing leaves the shop unfinished. Fabrication, paint, engine work, dyno tuning — it all happens under one roof. That's how Iron Mike's became the #1 voted shop in the Houston and Galveston areas, and why riders haul bikes in from out of state.
He works on everything — Harleys, metrics, drag builds, restorations — but customs are where it gets personal. Every build leaves with Mike's name on it, whether you can see it or not.
Wrenching since
1994 — Bacliff TX
Shop opened
2006 · Hwy 146 in 2010
All in-house
Fab · Paint · Engine
The standard
"Optimal performance."
The bench — 05
Certified, credentialed, and hands-on every day. The people who'll actually be working on your motorcycle — not a rotating cast of part-timers.
Owner / Builder
"Iron Mike" himself. Turning wrenches since 1994, opened the shop in 2006, and built the reputation that put Iron Mike's at #1 across the Houston & Galveston areas.
Tech / Dyno
Built ground-up customs, drag bikes, and ran dyno tuning at his own shop in Puerto Rico before joining Mike in 2015. The hands behind a lot of the performance work.
Tech / Service
MMI-trained and factory-certified on two of the big names. Keeps the service bay moving — maintenance, diagnostics, and dialing in customer rides.
4.7☆
★★★★★
627 verified reviews
across Birdeye, Google & Facebook
★★★★★
Brought in a 1990 Fatboy that hadn't run since 2005. They went over the whole bike, did the engine work, and had it back to me faster than I expected — and kept me in the loop the whole way.
Verified review · Harley owner, Gulf Coast
★★★★★
Excellent service, spot-on repairs, and incredible custom builds. Mike and the crew take care of customers near and far — you can tell they actually care about the bike.
Verified review · Repeat customer
★★★★★
One of the only independent shops around here with a dyno. Got my tune dialed in-house instead of guessing. Lowest part prices I've found too — worth the ride to Bacliff.
Verified review · Houston-area rider
Commission — 07
Tell Mike what's in your head — the type of bike, the vibe, your budget, what you ride now. He'll get back to you personally within 2 business days.
Or skip the form and call the shop: (281) 339-3748
3331 N Hwy 146 · Bacliff, TX 77518
Find the shop — 08