WE ARE EXPERT MECHANICS AND EXPERIENCED RIDERS

Ali is the architect behind The Dog’s Hogs—the voice, the systems, and the experience that holds the whole operation together.

With over a decade of riding and a personal collection of eight motorcycles, her connection to bikes is lived, not borrowed. But her real edge comes from what she brings into the shop: over 20 years in communication design and a PhD in interdisciplinary studies, where she trained in systems thinking, sociology, and the art of making complex things make sense.

She built The Dog’s Hogs from the ground up—the brand, the visual identity, the website, the tone—building a shop that’s as intentional in how it communicates as it is in how it operates. Clear where other shops are vague. Transparent where others hide the process.

She runs the front of house, and shapes how the shop works. 

Current obsession: a naked 2010 Ducati 1198cc Streetfighter S.

The Dog is the heart of the shop floor—the one you call when a bike has beaten everyone else.

With over 50 years of riding and working as a PhD in mechanical engineering, Dog doesn’t troubleshoot problems so much as recognize them. Vintage machines are his territory—carburetors, aging electrics, long-forgotten factory quirks—and he carries decades of patterns in an almost eidetic mechanical memory. He’s not guessing. He’s seen it before.

Before motorcycles, Dog worked in aerospace with Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Transport Canada as a turbine specialist. That level of precision never left. His process is old-school and unshakeable: slow is smooth, smooth is fast, and shortcuts don’t exist.

He’s the guy who will take something apart properly, understand it fully, and put it back together so it works the way it was meant to—sometimes better.

He left aircraft to work on motorcycles full-time. That should tell you everything.

Current ride: a 1998 Harley-Davidson 1340 Fat Boy (Yes, the same one from Terminator II).

Mr. G is the quiet backbone of the shop—the kind of mechanic who doesn’t need to say much because the work does it for him.

With over 40 years in the trade, forged in heavy-duty environments where failure isn’t an option, he brings a level of discipline and scrutiny that borders on unforgiving. Bolts get torqued properly. Systems get checked twice. Nothing leaves his hands unless it’s right.

He keeps a low profile, but make no mistake—his standards set the tone. There’s no flash, no shortcuts, no “good enough.” Just solid, dependable work done the way it should be.

If a bike leaves The Dog’s Hogs feeling tight, dialled, and trustworthy, there’s a good chance Mr. G had eyes on it.

Current ride: a 2013 Harley-Davidson 103 Ultra Classic.

Mallard is the blade in the shop—the new edge.

Originally trained as a head chef, he brings a level of precision, timing, and discipline that translates seamlessly to the floor. Every movement is intentional. Every detail matters. And like any good chef, he knows that consistency isn’t luck—it’s practice.

What sets him apart is instinct. Mallard approaches bikes with a kind of mechanical intuition that feels older than his years—equal parts curiosity, creativity, and a refusal to leave things half-understood. He doesn’t just follow the process—he learns it, questions it, and sharpens it.

He’s the one absorbing everything, moving quickly, and quietly raising the bar.

Current ride: a 2000 Honda VT750.