Joe was the chief mechanic at Barber Motorcycle Museum in Leeds, Alabama for over 10 years. He know has his own shop and can restore/fix any bike on the planet. He can be contacted @ Joe Bruton, 202 Bearden Road, Pelham, Alabama, 35124, 205-663-3535, cell 205-492-0451, email: brutonvintage@yahoo.com.

Give him a try, you will be satisfied.

Don Franke
Bridgetown, Barbados

 Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the
 black flag, and begin to slit throats.
 H. L. Mencken

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'IN GOD WE TRUST'

"She is the "Femme Fatale" of the cafe racer"!  Joe is the only person I would ever have touch my motorcycle, he is an absolute artisan.  


-Cindy S.
Pelham

"Joe Bruton transcends the label, "mechanic", and the only close term I can apply to his talent is"craftsman".  Joe is thorough, meticulous, and brings a passion and love of motorcycles to all of his projects. If you are looking for cut rate work, go somewhere else.  You will NOT be sorry you chose him."


-Greg Calhoun
Birmingham

Thank you Joe for restoring my 1969 Honda Z50 to brand new condition.  I was truely amazed at the detail work you put into my bike.  I remember what this bike looked like new on the showroom floor and the polishing that you did on my handle bars and brake drums makes this bike look better than it did when it was brand new.  Mexican Yellow was always my favorite color and it was so rare that I never believed I would actually own one. 


-Keith B.
Birmingham

This  1963 Ducati 350 Sebring Flattracker is truely the old motorcycle in the shed story. A friend of mine, Clint Brooks works calling on motorcycle shops and is in a great position to find vintage bikes. Clint had heard about this bike but was not allowed to see or even contact the ecentric owner. Clint was told the 350 had been built to flattrack and was raced but after a engine rebuild,was put in the shed and never run again. About a year later he  was told the owner would sell the bike but he did not know what he wanted for it and you still cannot see it. Another year and the call comes that the flattracker is $1500 so come and get it. Clint called and we met with me giving Clint  $1800 [$300 more so the owner would not back out]. When I finally got the Ducati it was untouched for probably 40 years. I wanted to leave it as found except to paint the gas tank. I met with Joe and that all changed. The entire bike was stripped,painted,wired,engine rebuilt ectttt....Joe has done a beautiful job and it won the Duacti Island, modified class, 1st place at the 2008 Barber superbike event and YES IT AS BAD AS IT LOOKS.
         
1963 Ducati 350  BA [ Bad Ass] Sebring Flattracker

-Howard Boone
Birmingham

   Joe Bruton has worked on my motorcycles for a decade and I have been
proud to call him “friend” for longer than that. I own several
bikes ('85 Yamaha VMax, '96 Ducati Monster and '02 KTM 400 EXC) and I
would not have purchased any of them if Joe was not available to work on
them from time to time. I won’t belabor the point about the scarcity
of talented people with integrity who work on motorcycles. If you are
reading this, you know what I mean. Joe is a rare find for several
reasons- he has a passion for excellence in whatever he does, but has a
particular zeal for motorcycles (they are in his DNA). He is a skilled
craftsman who researches the archives for information not readily
available and knows how to fabricate rare or unavailable parts. His work
ethic, background and experience result in finished products with his
unique signature on them: works of art worthy of any museum, safe and
fun to ride and often better than the day they left the factory. From
vintage restorations to go-fast machines, if you are looking for
commitment to excellence, attention to detail and unique solutions, you
may stop looking: your search is over.

Gerry C.
Birmingham, AL