I was nervous coming in for a tire change after the nightmarish reviews I had read about this place, but gotta say I was pleased enough. It was a little inconvenient that they didn't do appointments and they needed a full day to get a tire change done, but that's mostly a limitation of their number of people working the service department, as I understand, so I don't hold it to them. They were transparent throughout the process and provided some guidance on other issues I've been having with the bike, even if they couldn't work on it because of it's age. Pricing is what it will be. Most shops charge between $90 to $110 an hour in my experience. They land somewhere in there as well. But they do it well, and I'm lead to believe that they would have charged less if I had taken the wheels off myself ahead of time (I brought the whole bike in). All in all, I had a pretty good experience here. Again, just got my tires changed, so I can't speak to anything much beyond that though. I should also note that I bought my own tires through a separate company, not through Free Ride. Some places will say they can't mount tires they haven't purchased for insurance reasons, not the case here. Cheers. read more

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If I could give less than 1 star I would. I tried to go in on a Saturday to their service department. it is closed on weekends despite showing as open on their website. In addition to that every time I have been in there I have been ignored by their staff. I must look too young/poor to buy from them so they do not address me. I have seen nothing but bad reviews about their sales and service department. I plan to contact the state attorneys office. read more

The staff basically acts like customers are an inconvenience. I mean they got lots of good stuff but if staff is unwilling to help how can I buy anything. read more

"I will never go there again. Took a KRX1000 in for warranty repair on the transmission disengaging when coasting downhill. When it was returned, I decided to replace the clutch weights and discovered the primary clutch was rubbing on the plastic behind it. The right rear shock mounting bolts were not tightened up at all; the nuts were just started on the bolts. I also greased the rear bearings and changed the rear brake pads. In the process, I discovered they botched up a threaded hole for the caliper bracket. I chased the threads and it should be okay. The transmission fluid was not filled to the correct level; it was half a quart low. I noticed this because I installed a new drain plug that was magnetic. Very disappointed, when I called to discuss these problems with Jason, the service manager, all he did was make excuses." Rick Mitchell read more

andrew, who helped me since day one of my journey into getting a motorcycle, made my life easy, cool dude, super patient going beyond what he needs to do just to try and help you with whatever you are wondering about a bike, price, color, weight, literally whatever you need, he's an awesome dude and couldn't have gotten my first bike without his help. read more

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It is no wonder they get such a low ratings. The people they help like them, most others don't! I called for basic info and a little guidance to handle financing from a private owner. Was not interested in pointing me to any specific banks or credit union to finance with unless they were selling a product and making money on it. read more

I bought a tire from them (instead of buying one online). I had them mount it so I could avoid liability if anything were to ever go wrong. I had them do all the labor for said reason. My bike is just an 883 and I do not run it hard - customers report online of getting 20000 miles on my tire (Michelin Commander 2) that I bought, and I paid for this most expensive tire to get that out of it. Unfortunately the tire wore uncharacteristically quick and after about 7000 miles, it was starting to show threads. Of course I was disappointed --- but it finally made sense when I discovered why. I figured out that they mount it BACKWARDS. I went and asked them to make things right. I could have asked for a free replacement tire, or at least a substantial discount. I didn't even ask for that. I was just asking for a free mount on my next tire -- and I was blown off big time and sent to talk to someone else. They did not even show any intention of backing up their work at all. I will never get work done there again. Nicholson's would have backed their work up. Not these guys. read more

It was great working with Dan Martin. He found the ATV that met my requirements. The sales process went smoothly. He clearly explained the sales process and provided me with a tutorial on the safety and maintenance side of my new Polaris 450 Sportsman. I can't wait to hit the trails this summer!! I will definitely be working with Dan on my future purchases. read more

Don't appreciate them selling motor cycles with modified exhaust. Too noisy and extremely polluting. Not to mention illegal

Look for your bike elsewhere. Nothing like having a sales rep tell you that the destination charge for a Ninja is 1100 which by the way is listed on the Kawasaki website - 450$. Then goes on to inform you that the assembly is another 900+. $9000 was basically the price I was told for a $5300 bike. As luck would have it, there was another place in Bloomfield that didn't try to bend me over, and walked me through every single cost. The look on their faces when I told them what Free Ride tried to do. So I bought the bike right there on the spot. Feel free to waste your money here, they will definitely lie to you in order to take it. Make sure you shop around. Thankfully I did and Motorcity Powersports in Bloomfield is leaps and bounds above the crooks at Free Ride. read more

Gave this place a call to see if I could get the throttle on my Vespa fixed. After leaving a message to the service department (which they never responded to) and giving them two calls, someone finally picked up the phone. "What kind of moped do you have?" he asked. "A Vespa," I responded. "We don't fix Chinese scooters. We only fix Yamahas," he said. "Chinese scooters need different parts." "I don't have a Chinese scooter," I responded. "This is Italian. I just need the throttle fixed, I don't really need specialized parts, I just need the throttle to work." "Sorry, but we can't fix that. Only Yamahas. Not Chinese scooters," he responded. "I don't have a Chinese scooter," I replied. Even if I do buy a Yamaha down the road, I would not get it repaired here after being talked down to like this. Better to do business with people who treat potential customers with respect. read more

I searched dealerships across the Detroit area. I just got my cycle endorsement and didn't want to go private. This dealer by far gave me the best deal on a 2017 Kawasaki 650 and made me feel comfortable with the bike as a newbie. Customer service was great. I sat on nearly every bike in the showroom and no one seemed annoyed, instead they engaged me in no-pressure conversation. I had a ton of questions and Carl was patient and gave me the info I needed. If you just finished with MSF or have been riding for years, I recommend you check out the deals at this place! Happy Riding! read more

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Buyer beware on the factor demo used machines. Polaris does not due factory demos. They are pre-owned. I learned that lesson the hard way.

After spending $35000 with Freeride (We are super happy with the Can AM Maverick!) the customer support has been horrible! We should have walked out when we went in to sign the paperwork! The interest rate was different than what the sale kid told us it was, he did not disclose the extra fees we had to pay up front. Any way we bought a bunch of accessories for the Can Am and have had to take it back in a few times as the accessories became available to install (still not done with this) during this whole process they never called or initiated discourse concerning the accessories availability. We had to call them all the time, half the time they would never pick up! "Hey, Brandon how ya doin? Yeah are our parts in yet? You were supposed to call me." Brandon: "Oh yeah one of my guys was supposed to call you..." We have heard that one a few times now. The last time we were in we were like yeah we know it is dirty (I actually felt embarrassed at how filthy it was:() but Brandon knew we were upset at how he had handled our service and offered to wash and detail it before we got it back. So they installed the new wind shield, never returned my brothers phone calls about when he could pick it up (mind you they told us it would be ready Monday or Tuesday, my brother called them on Wednesday!) and then just prior to them closing he is informed that our ride is ready so he runs over there to get it, gets over charged from what he was quoted on the first service and everyone bailed to go home and the ride was NOT washed. "Oh, our power washer is broken" don't offer to do something and then not follow through!...This place is a joke, on other reviews a reviewer had noted how they do not ask if they can help you when you walked into their store....this is true we witnessed the playing on the phones and the abject disregard for potential customers! Dummy us WE approached them...I am just disappointed. read more

I got my new jet ski from here and they were fantastic.Danny was my salesman was very quick with responses and dealt mostly over the phone .Eric there was a very nice guy he hooked me up and took care of me !The service department were great with extra installs.Thanks again read more

Been several days since my visit to this dealer and nothing has changed they are the worst dealer of any kind Ive encountered. I responded to an on line advertisement for a 4x4 utility 2020 Defender pro xt with a long box. Sales person responded 2020 was gone but they had the same unit in a 2021. I called , emailed and text to confirm exactly the unit they had in stock and that it was ready to go. I drove over 350 miles rt to see a machine that was NOT the one the salesman quoted. The only response I got was oops sorry. I asked for them to check for availability elsewhere , a few minutes later they said nothing available. No offer to do anything. No incentive of any kind for my cost and inconvenience . No " here's $$ go have lunch". Absolutely just rude oops! good by. read more

Went to this location in anticipation of buying one of many atvs they had listed "in stock" on their website. When we arrived two men exited the building without mask on so we entered without mask, we were greeted by a gentleman without a mask who demanded we put on mask while all the staff were maskless. We put the mask on and shopped around to find not a single atv that was listed in stock to be actually in the store front. Rude service and false advertising. read more

I recently had such a great experience while shopping for a side-by-side. Walking into Freeride and seeing all of the new powersport vehicles on display got my heart racing. I was greeted by Danny who welcomed me to Freeride, my excitement headquarters. He was so knowledgeable about all of the vehicles I was looking at and by asking me what I was seeking, together we found the right vehicle for me. I needed financing and Danny walked me through the whole process. I have never experienced such an easy process of purchasing a vehicle before Freeride. I will definitely be making this dealership, home base for my side-by-side. read more

Service Department : 1 Star or less. They put a Dunlop GPR300 (stock $95 tire) and tried to quote me beforehand $260 for the change. I let them know I wasn't as green as they seemed to think and asked about the price of the tire and labor. They broke it down for me as $99 labor and $125 for the tire. Math. So I insisted on less than $220 for the tire change and ended up paying $226. That's not a very reasonable rate for a rear tire change. Won't be going back for service. Retail: 5 stars. The gents there are very helpful and tend to be at least fairly knowledgeable. They have a fair selection of anything you would need at a powersports retail for standard prices. I have no problems and even a couple good experiences with them- Sales: I have no experience with sales as I bought my bike at Rosenau read more

Bought a 2019 Can-An Outlander 450 DPS and they by far had the best pricing on the unit in Michigan. Process was super fast and most paperwork was done over the phone. The dealer was transparent and easy to work with. Johnny was super helpful! Also, purchased the ATV during the lockdown so we couldn't go inside but they were very accommodating. read more

Saw the bad reviews of this place and had to check it out I Was looking into getting a cruiser for my girlfriend and I anyway so I rode my gsxr to the dealer. Right when you walk in there's a man to the right (maybe a salesmen?) and said hello and stated why I was there. He didn't seem to urgent to show me around so I mozied around the cruisers and some other things (what also didn't help was nothing had price tags on it, I had asked where I could find the price and the man by the door just said "if your curious you can just ask"). Tried to start a conversation with the other "Salesmen" to the left stating again what I was in for and it seemed he was making more money of his phone. The only person who actually talked to me somewhat was the gear person in the back and once again I stated why I was there and just got a "oh yea we have a good selection". From what I believe to be the manager never left the office the full 30-45 min I was there so I suggest definitely not the place to go for first timers or anyone really looking for a dealership experience. read more

I'd give this place no stars if I could. We purchased a 2019 Kawasaki Mule and it was delivered in January or 2020. We also purchased the plow and salt spreader accessories as well. Two weeks after it was delivered, the plow motor seized up. I also noticed that they ran the main wire bundle across the drive shaft and that there were numerous nuts and bolts that were only finger tight. It was literally lying on the shaft itself. We called them to have it picked up and serviced. Apparently they didn't have someone to come pick it up and asked us to drop it off. After we told them that it wasn't our responsibility to return the vehicle they finally sent out the father of someone who worked there. After a couple of days we called to check on the repair. They told us that it was working and that they couldn't find and issues with it. They dropped it off and we were back in business, or so we thought. They never entered the "service" into their system. So it currently appears that they never logged the work nor did they bother to reroute the wiring as was requested. Roll forward to now (2/19/2021) We we're having issues with the unit starting or staying running. So we called them and explained the issue. They asked us to drop it off and that they would take a look at it. Later in the day, they contacted us and said that they had replaced the battery because the battery was bad. We took them at their word. They're supposed to be the "professionals". After this and during the use of this unit the main power wire (that was never rerouted) shorted out on the drive shaft because the insulation was worn through and damn near caught the unit on fire. They never even tried to diagnose the problem. Just said it was a battery issue. Called to have them correct the issue they caused only for them to tell us that they would need us to drop it off again. we told them that wasn't possible and frankly, shouldn't be our responsibility since it's their service that has caused these issues. Eventually they did send someone out (he took his lunch and came out to do the repair) and it was fixed, if that's what you want to call it. Once this place gets your money, they couldn't care less about your issues or problems. Honestly, teeth on an asshole are more useful than this place. I wouldn't even buy a bicycle from this hack of a business. read more

We checked the inventory on the website and it said you had 2 UTVs in the model we wanted to purchase. We drove from Jackson to PURCHASE a Kawasaki UTV vehicle today. When we arrived, we stood in the middle of the showroom and no one waited on us for several minutes until I asked someone coming out of the back room if we could get waited on. When the salesman finally arrived, I found out your website inventory is a lie{we just checked it before leaving our home) and you "might be getting some in a couple of weeks". The person in charge of your website is not doing their job! We will purchase elsewhere. read more

Strange experience with this dealership. They've been advertising a bike for several weeks on their website, craigslist, and cycletrader. I went in on a Saturday to look at it, and it wasn't there. I spent about 20 minutes walking around without any luck and without any offers for help. I emailed them and asked if the bike was still available. After several back and forths, I found out that the bike is at a warehouse somewhere else. The only way I could see it is if I came back, put down a deposit, and then they would bring it to the dealership later and I could come back and see it. This might not be the norm, but it seemed really strange that they make it so difficult to see a bike. read more

Little to no help, sales person surfing his phone and did not even get up to offer help. I came into the store with a 50k budget to buy a couple sea doo's and his response was we don't have any, all sold out. Hum.. maybe you should have asked when I needed them? Or how about these are what we can order. If owned the store I would fire him. If it was the store owner.. how are you still in business ? read more

Was told numerous times that my name was on a list and I'd be called when a specific bike arrived. Looked on the website today...the bike was listed (was never called) so I inquired and was told someone bought it today. Poor customer service! read more

just like the reviews says. Go Somewhere Else. I walked in there this past Saturday with the intention of buying a new 22 ninja 650. no greet no nothing as I walked around for 55 minutes asking questions and getting no where, the guys in the back in the accessory part they were helpful and friendly but not who I needed to talk to to find out about what I was there for. finally when Johnny started walking around (he had been told my name and that I was waiting) walked around asked a few other people who had just shown up if they needed anything and didn't bother coming to me knowing I was waiting. finally after getting his attention briefly I got interrupted by the phone for 10 minutes then I had to go find him again cause he didn't come back. again I started to try to explain what I wanted and again got interrupted by the phone. again I had to find him and walked to his desk he sat there and he acted like he had no clue why I was at his desk. after I finally was able to talk about why I was here wasting my entire Saturday afternoon he then basically was rude and insulted my intelligence and kept playing in his phone. I finally said do I have your attention or not and do you want to make a sale or not. that kinda froze him up a little bit but still he was very much a d*clans I ended up just walking out. I was not going to actually take more time to leave a review like this but after seeing how just abs bad all the other reviews were from this place, I just hope that whoever owns this place either enforces some sort of training or disciplinary action for this guy or just shut your doors now. cause that's not how you reward the people in the community that literally pay for you to keep the place open and food on your tables. I'm in sales and I can tell you I wouldn't hVe a job if I treated people like this. read more

Overall excellent experience with Brandon and Free Ride Powersports. We dealt with another dealer for over a week and kept getting the run around. Called Brandon- the Yamaha Kodiak 450 we wanted was in stock. We drove an hour to sign the paperwork, everything was ready upon our arrival and they delivered the ATV the same day. Couldn't ask for better service! read more

Purchased a Yamaha Xmax 300 scooter from Freeride this week. It was something they didn't have in stock but that was hardly an issue. It was immediately ordered and I had the bike in a bout a week, and could have got it sooner if I had the time. Make sure you see Rob Stancev if you go there. He's knowledgable and great at communicating and immediately returns calls, emails and texts. Also their service department is great. I haven't had this scooter in for anything yet, but my last bike has been there for service. I was also able to order a cover for my scooter and got a discount since I purchased the bike there. Freeride is in a great location and has just about everything you would need. Don't hesitate to go here for what you're looking for. If they don't have it they can get it. read more

They are the new guys on the block but quite possibly the best option around if you are looking to get into a new ride! These guys treated me like family and made me feel right at home from the very beginning. They got me the exact same bike I wanted down to the color scheme for an unbelievable deal. Carl and Erick really hooked me up and made a complicated process (in my situation) as easy and painless as possible for me. The facility was clean (new store), the showroom was stocked with a great diverse selection, the staff were super friendly, competent and very knowledgeable. The store is also at a perfect location if you want to come in for a test ride. At the end of the day, I rolled out a very happy customer with the best deal around on the exact bike I wanted. So if you're in the market for a new ride or just want to check out what's around in the bike world, look no further and come on down to Freeride for the best experience around! Ask for Crazy Carl! read more

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I have purchased two jet skis from this business. Both have ended up being very poor quality. When i tried to work out reasonable solutions with the manager i received only rude and unprofessional responses. I would recommend never buying any product from this business. They have poor customer service and do not stand behind the products they sell. read more

Just called them because my 1993 Katana has a fuel leak and I need someone to fix it. Their service department said they "...didn't work on old bikes". Seriously??? Don't bother with these new A-hats. Worse then the old A-hats they replaced. read more

Purchased my first PWC here yesterday. Worked with Eric and he made sure all my questions were answered and was very straight forward. No pressure sales, friendly helpful staff. Had my Sea Doo in the water yesterday enjoying some quality family time. Well definatly look to them for any future purchases. read more

DO NOT GO HERE! Read the rest of this. It is VERY telling of this business. In September of 2018 I purchased a 1985 Honda Spree and a month and a half later the scooter presented some problems: slowing down and not starting right away. I took it here to get it checked out and fixed. I brought it to them in November. Weeks go by and I figure it's taking a while to get the parts. Then a couple months go by and I check in--they've ordered the wrong parts and then FORGOT about the scooter. They said they'd fix it. It is now the end of the school year and I need to get rid of the scooter so I ask them what the status is on the scooter. Guess what? It hasn't been fixed and the right parts haven't been ordered. Luckily someone offered to buy it in it's broken state for half the price I bought it for. I show up to Free Ride today and am told to pay the 240 dollars for the "labor and parts" for the scooter. I asked why I had to pay for repairs that hadn't happened and parts that weren't ordered and Rick (the dumba** owner) told me that they put TEN TO FIFTEEN HOURS of work into this thing. They had it for FIVE MONTHS and they only put TEN hours of work into it, bought the wrong parts, and didn't even fix it. The words I would use to describe these people and this business are not appropriate enough for this website. These people are absolute idiots and Rick even told me today "at some point of working on it you just give up." ARE YOU KIDDING!? TELL THE CUSTOMER YOU GAVE UP YOU LOSER! Do NOT under any circumstances give this place your business. read more

I brought in a Harley Davidson xg750 after dumping it from squeezing the clutch and getting a brake like effect instead of coasting while on a turn. I tried to explain about this problem because it happened before (the brake like effect) but they refused to listen. After picking up the bike, and waiting for the motor to unflood, I tried to start it again and got nothing. It wouldn't move, it was siezed up. It stayed like that for about 10 -15 minutes, then I was able to move it by pushing it with my feet. I started it and put it in gear and squeezed the throttle but it wouldn't go. I ended up pushing it back to my house. When I had it towed in yesterday, they held me responsible for everything. While looking the bike over they discovered that the clutch lever was the wrong one for this bike, then accused me of switching it out! I was shocked! Why would I do something like that? They still have the bike but I hope they install the right clutch lever and not try to charge me for it. Apparently, they didn't look the bike over as well as they should have when it was brought in by the original owner. But leaving the wrong clutch lever on is only going to be the source of other problems and I don't want them to put the right one on and try to charge me for it. At this point, I wouldn't put it past them read more

Dropped a moped off for what turned out to be a dirty carborator and fuel line. Took them 9 business days to even look at it. Then another 3 business days to actually fix it. $470 dollars and almost 3 weeks later I finally got it. Oh did I mention that they told me it was going to be around 375 for the work. I guess 95 bucks more is "around" the same price. You decide, but I know I won't be going back. read more

I went to Freeride Power Sports over the weekend shopping for a bike and was quite disappointed at the low level of customer service. There were four employees on the sales floor and no other customers besides my wife and I. Not one of them greeted us or took the time to acknowledge our presence. There were actually a couple of bikes that fit what I was looking for but I refuse to beg for common courtesy. After 10 patient minutes on our part, we were happy to take our business elsewhere. read more

Very disappointed after they bought Nicholson's. The customer service has gone way down and prices have gone up. One of the mechanics actually yelled at me on the phone when I used what he said was the wrong word. I asked how much a 'spring tune up' would be and he started yelling at me asking me 'well, what's wrong with it?! A tune up means there must be something wrong with it!! We don't use that word!! WE CALL IT 'spring service'!! He got extremely heated over that for some reason and also kept cutting me off when I was trying to ask questions. It was a terrible experience. I will not go back. read more

Picked up a used bike from these guys about a week ago, and it's having problems hot starting. When I called to ask them to take a look at it, I was basically told to fuck off. I would stay away from these guys. read more

I have to say this in one of the worst places around. I found what I wanted, went in first thing at 10 when they opened. Took at least 10 minutes before we could get someone to talk to us. They were playing around while putting items out on the lot. Anyways didn't have what their inventory said they had in stock. He said it was in the warehouse & he could get it in a couple days. NEVER- mind you did he EVER ask for a down payment to hold the item for us. WHICH we had cash to buy it out right. He said he would call in a couple days to let us know when it was in. He never called so we called. Were then told someone came in before us & had already put a down payment on the item we wanted. HOW did that happen when he wrote everything in a book? AND why weren't we told of it when we were there then, instead of *I will get the item in, in a couple days for YOU*? The worse place to EVER try to buy an item from. Rob was not helpful & surely doesn't REMEMBER what he is doing or WHAT he should BE doing. I tried to get a hold of the manager so I could let him know what was going on but it seems HE is always in a *conference* or that's just what they tell you so he doesn't find out what a JOKE the sales people are. Wouldn't even send me to his voicemail... Something NOT right there... I wouldn't even give them 1 star but it needed one to get this review started on FreeRide Powersports. read more