Short answer: Motorcycle junkyards are far fewer than car junkyards, and most riders do not have one nearby. The big self-service car chains do not advertise motorcycles in their yards. The practical answer is a specialist motorcycle dismantler, and most of them ship parts. The 11 below were operating when we checked, in 11 different states.
Last checked: September 29, 2026. Each yard's address, hours and speciality are from its own website, except the three directory listings, which are from public listing data. Helmet guidance is from the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the Snell Foundation.
Do car junkyards have motorcycles?
Rarely. We read what the four largest self-service chains publish. Pick-n-Pull and Pick Your Part describe their yards as cars, vans and light trucks. U-Pull-&-Pay does not mention motorcycles. Pull-A-Part says it sells used motorcycles and ATVs at certain locations, which is about selling whole vehicles and not about parts in the rows.
A motorcycle does turn up in a car yard now and then. If you are going anyway, check the yard's inventory first. Do not drive an hour on the chance.
Which motorcycle salvage yards are operating?
| Yard | Location | Walk-in hours | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern California Motorcycle Dismantlers | Fontana, CA | Monday to Friday 8 to 5, Saturday 9 to 3 | Most major brands, stock kept indoors, open since 1977 |
| Steele's Cycle | Englewood, CO | Tuesday to Friday 9 to 6, Saturday 9 to 4 | Used bikes and ATVs, new and used parts |
| Cycle Salvage | Middleburg, FL | Call first | Street, dirt and ATV parts, including vintage |
| Sport Wheels | Jordan, MN | Friday and Saturday 9 to 4. Call on other days | Many makes, vintage and dirt bikes, more than 45 years in business |
| Bill's Motorcycle Salvage | White City, OR | Tuesday to Friday 10 to 5:30, Saturday 9 to 4 | Japanese bikes, ATVs and UTVs from the 1960s on |
| A & J Cycle Salvage | Sharon Hill, PA | Tuesday to Friday 10 to 5:30, Saturday 10 to 1:30 | Japanese street bikes |
| Mids Cycle Salvage | Sumter, SC | Tuesday to Friday 9 to 5, Saturday 9 to 3 | Motorcycles and ATVs, dismantling since 1985 |
| Mr. Motorcycle Recycler | Fort Worth, TX | Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5, Saturday 10 to 2 | Says it holds more than a million used parts |
| AZ Cycle Parts | Phoenix, AZ | See listing | In our directory, 152 Google reviews |
| Mims Cycle Salvage | Camp Hill, AL | See listing | In our directory |
| Osburn Cycle Salvage | Waycross, GA | See listing | In our directory |
None of these lists Sunday hours, and several are closed on Monday too. Seven of the first eight ship parts or sell them online. Sport Wheels does not say on its site whether it ships, so ask.
Three names that still appear on older lists are closed. Pinwall Cycle Parts in Ohio sold off its stock at auction in late 2024. Bent Bike in Washington and Rice Paddy Motorcycles in Ohio are both marked closed. If a list sends you to one of them, the list is out of date.
How is a motorcycle yard different from a car yard?
Most motorcycle yards are full-service. A bike is small enough to strip in an afternoon, so the yard takes it apart, tags the parts and shelves them indoors. You rarely walk rows with a toolbox.
That has two effects. Prices are set per part and per bike, so there is no flat price list of the kind car yards publish. And the phone or the website is the real front door, because the person at the counter knows what is on the shelf.
Have the year, make, model and engine size ready, and the VIN if the part is specific to one version. Ask for photos of the actual part before you pay for shipping.
A walk through Sport Wheels in Minnesota by the L.A. Nik channel, published February 2024.
Which motorcycle parts should you not buy used?
Helmets come first. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation says to replace any helmet that has been in a crash, and that damage to the liner may be invisible to the eye. The Snell Foundation says to replace a helmet after about five years of use. With a used helmet you cannot confirm either its history or its age, so buy that new. The foundation also says not to wear a helmet that has no DOT sticker.
For the rest, this is our own advice and not a rule from a safety body. Treat tires, brake hoses and brake pads the way you would on a car: they age and wear in ways you cannot always see, and they are what stops the bike. Check the date code on any used tire. Frames and forks need a close look for bends and cracks, because a bike that reached a salvage yard often got there by crashing.
Tanks, seats, fenders, side covers, lights, wheels, carburetors and engine covers are the parts people buy used with the least risk.
