1 – Short Story
What started as a hobby has now turned into a vocation for Zacharie Chenier. It started off with a 1984 Harley-Davidson Shovel Head that he learned to fix, fine tune and tweak to specs and beyond. When given the opportunity to turn this passion to fix his own vehicles into maintaining them for others, Zach took the leap and the rest can now said to be history. From simple maintenance to total rebuild, Zach has proven to himself and of course his customers that his meticulous nature in maintaining motorcycles and snowmobiles should be left to one that understands the machines and that have patience to keep them functioning at their optimal performing level.
2 – Why a fabrication business?
The apple does not fall far from the tree.
Under the guidance of his father Pierre Chenier who is an accomplished fabricator, Zach learned that often times if you don't have the part you need to make the part. Although not an easy process, fabrication requires meticulous calculations, the right tools and of course patience to turn out (fabricate) parts that will not only fit the purpose but are also as good if not better than the original.
Given that many older motorcycles and even snowmobiles do not have adequate replacement parts to keep them going, Zach has decided that fabricating and manufacturing parts for the jobs he is given can be and is often a better solution.
Zach believe in having the right tool for the job and surrounds himself with quality equipment to fabricate, customize and fine tune part to fit the job.
3 – Qualification
Zach is a Fully licensed qualified motocycle technician that insists on using factory licensed diagnostic tools. He has formal training from La Cité collégiale in Ottawa but he feels that his current qualifications are twofold.- First and foremost he is the son of accomplished fabricator Pierre Chenier who has been working at maintaining all kinds of Machinery for the large plant he works for.
- Secondly, his experience working in the railway industry has served him well in terms of being able to troubleshoot all kinds of problems that often need alternate solutions.
4 – Service Turnaround
Since opening in early 2022, the garage has been booming simply from word of mouth testimonials to Zach's professionalism and of course his work. His attention to detail is as reported 'phenomenal' and he believes in customer retention. That said, given this, he is in demand for individuals to get their machines rebuilt, modified or simply service. At the moment there is a 3 month waiting period for new customers. However, if you want someone to get to know YOUR machine and take care of YOUR machine... Zach Chenier is your man.