Motorcycle Performance Services

Awesome crew. My Ninja250 (2012) was left sitting for a couple years by the previous owner. Then I put 3000 miles on it in 8 months, dropped it once and had another minor accident (I know) that bent the brake pedal. I’ve been doing the chain maint and oil changes on it but nothing else really.
Normally I would fix things myself but my current apartment and work situation doesn’t allow me the time or place for an engine job.
Got the standard tune-​up, carbs cleaned and synched, brake fluid and oil change, wheel aligned chain maintained all that. They made sure nothing else was wrong with it from the drop, cleaned it up and even bent the brake pedal back into shape for me (I didn’t even ask!) so I can keep my janky ebay replacement as a spare.
I got some concise and wise riding tips from the boss man too, after I told him about the drop. Good stuff.
Anyway when I rode it out I almost thought they’d swapped my 250 for a 300, positively dreamy. Different beast now that it works like it’s supposed to! So nice :)
I don’t have the invoice on me at the moment but it was less than $ 500, I think around $ 460. Less than the estimate they gave me too, which included some brake work and a valve adjustment I thought it might need.
Haven’t price shopped because I needed it rubber down real quick but I can’t complain about the service. I brought it in right after the holidays and they were finished in I think a day and a half, maybe two.
They let me leave my suit and helmet in the shop too so I didn’t have to bus it home!

The guy who runs this place has the coolest personality and is very much bullshit-​free

I’ve been taking my GXSR here for a few years and I have no complaints. Alex always goes into a lot of detail explaining whatever the problem is so I get a lot more info than just a list of parts replaced. I leave feeling like I know a little more than when I rode in. He’s up front about price estimates and length of time I need to leave the bike there.
I don’t have a lot of experiences with different repair shops so I can’t comment on pricing other than bikes are expensive in general. I usually run everything by a few friends who’ve been riding longer than I have and I haven’t felt ripped off. I have been to another shop that seemed to take forever just because. Alex and his guys want the bikes done and out of there as much as we want them back.

Been a couple of weeks since I got my bike back from MPS. Wanted to wait a bit before I wrote up a review of my experience with their staff, service and work. Let me first say that I’m a bit of wrench head and have services my bikes over the years. Why pay way too much for an oil change, chain adjustment and lube, etc. Back in January, my daily rider, broke down. It’s ’07 Suzuki Burgman 650, with 55k on the odometer. Yeah I know, a scooter. The local dealer that I have done past business with, quoted me 5.5K to replace the broken CVT, or a $ 350.00 trade-​in on a new scoot (Yeah right!). I was recommended to MPS by another local garage that primarily services sports bikes (West Coast GP Cycles on Pico). I met with Alex the owner. He suggested tearing down the CVT, to diagnose the problem. Once that was done, he came back with a decent quote on sourcing an engine and CVT replacement instead of a rebuild. I felt very comfortable with the quote and suggestion after talking with Alex and one of his mechanics (Beto) that had done the tear down. Well the bike is running like new. I’m very happy with the work, their follow up and the cost. I will recommend them to other motorcycle riding friends.

Not sure when riding a motorcycle has become a status symbol (and you thought it was a cheaper means of transportation — pfft), but one thing for sure — if you’re thinking about one, then you can probably consider coming to Motorcycle Performance Services if you’ve got some extra mulah. But, if you’re looking for a bargain to repair your love moto, Motorcycle Performance Services is not it.
My husband gave them a call after we’ve talked about getting his motorcycle up and running again for his work. The owner — Alex — spoke to my husband and said he’d charge between 600 and 800 to get it fixed up. So, we waited for about a week, and I dropped him off to pick up the motorcycle during the weekend.
Motorcycle Performance Services — well, you did a really good job with the bike — I’ll give you that much. You did such a good job, so much so that my husband kept gloating after he came back. Yep, he looked radiant… from the sweat perspiring because he knew he was in trouble with how much he had spent.
Motorcycle Performance Services, you are lucky that the wife (i.e. me) did not go in — because, well, you would’ve been liable for emergency costs related with a client’s heart attack, talk about sticker shock!
Somehow, what we thought was going to be around 600– 800 max ended up $ 1,065.13 — yes, they replaced the fuel, battery, oil filter, chain, and coolant — yet Labor cost alone was almost $ 500, not to mention towing cost of $ 100.
At this point, I would probably cite them in the legal papers for divorce as basis for my husband’s frivolous spending, also, because they have a monopoly over fixing motorcycles — if anyone knows of a cheaper motorcycle place, please hit me up (I cannot take the pains of my money being brutally abducted by MPS any more).
We might come back in the future if we want our bank to be raped again, but — in the mean time– I’m glad that the motorcycle works. Please don’t stop working, ever.

The employees at Motorcycle Performance Services have all the expertise, experience and willingness to accommodate their customer’s needs. I have never found another shop that would go to these levels to exceed expectations. I send all my friends there. They’re centrally located and will pick up and drop off your bike.

This review is just for their prices. Their work may be great if you can afford it. So I called to ask about the cost for a tire swap and wheel balance. FIFTY dollars per tire to swap PLUS another FIFTEEN dollars per tire if you did not purchase the new tires from this shop. Sorry, but $ 130 to swap tires is absurd.

I myself am mechanically inclined and can usually do most of my work my self. But not having time or a place to work on all my toys, I have Alex and his team do the work for me. I have been coming to this local shop for over 7yrs now and have never had any complaints. Alex is always willing to help me out wether it be swapping on new tires for my quad to more major work like installing a clutch. Im all about supporting local shops and will continue to do so!
As for people that say there is bad attitude there grow up and dont take everything so serious, we are all kids at heart right?! We all like our big boy/​girl toys! Now just be a big boy/​girl and learn to not take simple things in life so serious!

I wish I could give no star or even minus.
The guy have an attitude, he think he is god and worse of all he is not honest,
He told me a price for a specific work and said if there will be any change in the price he will call me. well, he did not call and when I called to ask if the bike is ready, they said it is and I can come and pick it up.
The only problem was he jacked up the price 30% up. without calling me to say anything.
His mechanic and him both quoted me the price, he just took advantage of me.
The guy is pure asshole. will never see me again.
do yourself a favor, go somewhere else,
and if you don’t believe me and go there, check his attitude and judge yourself.

Second time I’m bringing my bike here. This place was recommended by the Honda/​BMW motorcycle dealership/​shop on Santa Monica blvd.
Both times, I’ve dealt with Alex (owner) and he’s a straight-​to-​the-​point fellow. Looked at my bike told me what was wrong. What needed to be done, and what I was doing wrong. Which is appreciated.
Bike was finished on time on the date promised (which if anyone who has had their vehicle serviced where ordering parts is involved and one having to leave their vehicle for a couple of days, is a rarity) so no sort of inconvenient delays were experienced.
The initial estimate was very close to the final cost so no real surprises of «we had to replace this extra part…»
My bike is due for brake service and I will be bringing it back here. Highly recommend.

Motorcycle performance does the job everytime! The guy named beto helped a lot. He addressed all my questions and was humble. He has so much Experience is amazing! 30 years!!! I was referred by a friend and this is definitely the place to go for any fix. Very much recommended!!!

There’s nothing wrong with expensive shops, run by people people that try to make a point that they have been riding longer than you, if they are putting out quality work. Alex was a dick and made it very clear he knew exactly what he was doing from the moment I tried requesting spoke weights rather than stick on weights for my 1973 Moto Guzzi.
The only problem with having his attitude is your work needs to be of the quality you say you have.
The rear brake cable was installed wrong and the front brake was adjusted so poorly that the lever had to be pulled all the way to the throttle to get any feeling.
One star for installing my tire in a fair amount of time.

waiting to see what occurs. Third time bike had been in the shop for same issue–
Worked out a fair deal, I’m not technical — trying to gauge the process and what transpired. He explained everything with me.
My Ducati place forever.

Had good experience took my R6 in to check some electrical problems I was worried thinking it was something huge but it wasn’t just needed a battery replacement. I seen that they kept checking the voltage to see if the battery was charging or not then they took it for a test ride and said it good to go. They gave me a good price can’t complain because I know electrical problems can be tricky. Alex is a cool guy. My shop to go to now.

Sorry to give such a poor review, but my bike had an electrical blowout on a road trip so I was forced to tow here. They took a few days to even look at it. Someone said they were looking at it just now and they’d call me back soon. No call for a few days. Call again, exact same response.
7 to 800 dollars and a few weeks later they replace the cdi box, battery, and lights that blew. The most alarming part of my experience was upon picking up my bike and going to the gas station the gas tank WAS NOT SECURED. it was simply resting on top of the nubs instead of hooked in. I had to ride to orchards and buy an Allen wrench to do it properly.
Low and behold a few weeks later my battery fries and the lights pop again. Now having the bike in my own garage I replace the regulator, get another new battery and everything seems fine. I know electrical can be complicated but come on, seems common sense they would have done some basic voltage testing and seen the regulator was out.
Would not go here if you have options. Gas tank could have flown off on the freeway and killed me.

Dude, my friend and I came here to order a brake fluid reservoir. that’s it. Cost us like $ 20 and he said he’d have it the next business day. It’s been seven now! I’m still waiting…
His name was Alex. How difficult is it to order these parts. With the time wasted here, I could’ve done it myself on eBay. My goodness, man.
You’re the owner of the shop. You have the most to lose if things aren’t going smoothly. I would think you would make a better effort to please your customers.

First visit:
I brought my bosses Ducati (Monster s4rs) in last week because after running fine for over 30min it stalled and it wouldn’t start.
I brought it in to MPS on a referral and met Alex who is great! He explained in detail what he thought it might be and gave me an estimate on labor to take a look.
I got a call an hour later that it was ready (just the regulator)
Being that it’s a Ducati, they could’ve easily come up with all sorts of expensive things, but they were honest and communicative.
*second visit: today my 2003 Triumph Bonneville died while at a red light and wouldn’t restart, so I immediately had it towed to MPS.
Alex again explained what he thought might be wrong but asked me to wait a few minutes a so that his guys could take a quick look just incase it was a quick-​fix… unfortunately not this time:(
So I had to leave it, but Alex went through the possible issues and gave me some ballpark estimates of cost… so fingers crossed and I’ll be updating this once I hear back from them.

Alex seems like a good, knowledgeable guy and they were close to me. I took my bike in for a front tire change. Usually I just take the wheel (s) and new tire (s), but figured I would let them remove and remount front wheel this time. Simple, routine job and they seemed fair but… OVERCHARGED big time! They’re near me but I go for repairs elsewhere now to save $$.

After reading the great reviews, I decided to bring my bike to Alex. I expected it would take a while and cost a lot, and it did. However, I also expected that it would be well worthwhile… and it was NOT! He kept my bike for over a week, then did a rush job; Screws were missing, things weren’t tightened and oil residue was splattered about. After washing my bike, I rode it for a week and was less than impressed with the work done.
I will say that he was on budget, but the whole time we talked, he made me feel that my older bike was not worth his time. This is not a showroom, it’s a repair shop, that works on bikes that are on the road, daily.
Alex did NOT give me a warm, reassuring feeling like my bike was in good hands. Instead, it felt like me and my bike weren’t worth his time and his work proved that.
Final word: I am NOT going back.

I went in to the shop because I heard about ‘flash tune” and what it can unlock for my ’08 R6. I just put on a Leo Vince exhaust and thought it might be jacking around with my ECUs mapping algorithms. It’s been having some serious lag issues that arose a week after the install that I wanted to get fixed.
When I pulled up I was greeted by a sea of smiles. (+25 cool points)
The guys could «hear me coming» as my problem was immediately diagnosed by Spud. I was only running on 3 cylinders. Chris threw a heat gun on it to confirm the point of origin, and yes, #3 was as cold as I imagine Susan Boyle’s bed must be.
(+25 cool points awarded)
So that narrows the shit funnel down to a few choices. Chris said his guess is the ignition coil for cylinder #3 has went out… Being a southern man, and a fix it yourself kind of guy, I thought ok… I can do that, I have a rough idea where that is and like to learn shit and evolve as a human.
After a few pointers from Chris, I wheeled the R6 out onto the sidewalk, broke out the tools and started digging. They never pushed or pressured me to pay them to do it. Nope, they told me if I got in over my head they would take over no problem.
(+25 cool points awarded)
After an hour or so ignition coil #3 was in hand and Chris found me a used one in the shop to test if that was it. I put in place and fire it up… nothing…not fixed. I replaced mine…
My pride a little bruised, I decided to not give up easy and change the spark plugs. The bike only has 5k on it but, I thought, i’ve already dug down to them, so why not?
I bought two pair of NGK’s from Spud (super cheap) and went back to the fight. Sure enough, number 3 wasn’t sparking… changed it first… then the other 3 and her purr came back! Spud peaked out and said, «Congratulations, you have 4 cylinders!»
I am Jack’s beaming ego pulsing.
(+25 cool points awarded)
Next, «Flash» time.
But first, I did a 100 MPH victory lap (I had to feel her one more time before I had her memory flashed like that flashy thing from MIB.)
About 10 MINUTES later it was all done! He even put a super nice sicker on the outside of the ECU that detailed what in the mapping had been changed. Now for the test… REAL TALK GENTLEMAN… IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE, I COULD FEEL WAY LESS TREMBLE AND JERK BEFORE I WAS OUT OF FIRST GEAR!!!
(+100 COOL POINTS awarded)
Smiling ear to ear like Jack Nicholson as «The Joker,» I glanced up in time to watch Spud carry my toolbox to my girlfriend’s car through the shop bay opening.
(+50 more cool points for the extra mile)
What happens when you get 250+ cool points or more? You win a case Flat Tire beer and a customer FOR LIFE…