Interior of a room with a vintage motorcycle, two white chairs, a small black side table, a large wall art with a motorcycle graphic and the word "Speedway" in red, a potted plant, and a window showing a street scene outside.
Logo for Top Dead Center featuring a stylized circular gauge with orange and blue sections, and text indicating locations Coffee, Moto, and Sandos.
Close-up of a blue espresso machine with the label 'La Marzocco' on it, in a coffee shop. The background shows a menu board, a black-and-white photograph, and various coffee-making supplies on a counter.

COFFEE

Three motorcycle helmets, one red, one white, and one black with an Italian flag, hanging below a sign that says "Get It On" with stylized artwork of a helmeted person.

MOTO

Close-up of a sandwich with pita bread, ham, cheese, and spinach on a tray with parchment paper, inside a restaurant.

SANDOS (& MORE)

What’s Top Dead Center?

Top dead center (TDC) is where it starts. When the piston is at its highest point in the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, it’s ‘at top dead center’. From here you can synchronize timing and other systems to do what they’re supposed to do, when they’re supposed to do it. It’s a constant, the beginning state for tuning and troubleshooting.

Without being synchronized, you’ll never get anything done.

It’s a little corny, but that’s what we’re after with the Top Dead Center space: finding the best place to start. There’s a lot going on in the motoring world - certainly in Seattle. Our goal is to bring communities together that appreciate the spirit and history of motorsports - whether it’s cafe racing, MotoGP, Formula One or just the joie de vivre of riding (and good coffee).

At Top Dead Center riding, wrenching, collecting and eating all come together - and everyone is welcome.

A vintage-style fabric artwork depicting a motorcycle with the number 13 riding towards the right, with the word "SPEEDWAY" in large red letters at the top and a red arrow pointing right below. The artwork is hung on a beige wall above modern lounge chairs and a small table.

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