If there's such a thing as bike porn, this is where you'll find it! As a Vespa owner, I've had the…read moreopportunity to visit The Transportation Revolution/Moto Julia, at the corner of Julia & Baronne, several times over the past ten years. The service is always top notch. The inventory of upper-end bikes and gear is the best in town. They've cut back on Vespas, with only a few on the showroom floor, but no doubt they'll be able to satisfy your needs. The service department is great, as well. If you're in the market for anything from a Ducati to a Vespa, or just want to drool over a few, pay them a visit!

The Transportation Revolution continues to be a favorite spot for me to "window shop" and lust…read moreafter a Ducati motorcycle that, unfortunately for me, I will not be able to purchase for a while. :-( However, that doesn't stop me from walking over and browsing (drooling) among all the fine Italian motorcycles. Yes, this fine establishment also sells Triumph motorcycles and Piaggio scooters, but to a motorcycle enthusiast like myself, there is nothing more soul stirring than the sound of an Italian L-twin engine; especially one equipped with a Termignoni exhaust. But I digress. The store's owner Zach Mattherne is super friendly and can often be found on the showroom floor chatting with customers. Recently, a new salesperson named Matt has joined the staff. He's also super friendly and very knowledgable. Even if you're not in the market for a new motorcycle, but are a fan of them, stop on by and check them out. The reason I am updating this review is for a recent service I had on my Honda CBR 954 rr at this dealership. Yeah, you heard me right. A Honda motorcycle got serviced at a Ducati dealership. For 3 weeks, the Transportation Revolution offered a full synthetic (Castrol) oil change and motorcycle inspection for only $50.00. ($30.00 for scooters). For those of you "cagers" who do not ride motorcycles and think this doesn't sound like a good deal, let me assure you that it is. Quick lesson: Most motorcycle engine (not Harley Davidsons) oil not only lubricates the engine's internals, it also acts as the transmission fluid and as an oil bath for the wet clutch. Therefore, it has to be formulated to withstand extreme heat and shearing forces. That's why motorcycle oil off the shelf can cost anywhere from $10.00- 18.00 per quart. Therefore, a $50.00 oil change and inspection is a deal. They even found a loose rearset (footpeg) on my bike and tightened it up with some locktite. My service advisor (Rob E.) was very professional and had my bike ready to go within 2 hours, which was cool by me as I was a walk in customer late in the afternoon hours the day before a holiday weekend. Kudos for the shop area being exceptionally clean and well organized. In fact, I've never seen a shop so clean. More to come.......I hope.

Dave and his crew have been our EXCLUSIVE scooter repair team for a VERY LONG TIME!! Dave has been…read morefixing our scooters since before Katrina, and is the ONLY PLACE will take our scooters for repair and upkeep. Their prices are reasonable, their reliability stellar and their knowledge of keeping a scooter running is unmatched, in my opinion. If you own a scooter you need to get to know FX. You will eventually thank me!

Buyer beware With FX…read morerecommended by Moto Julia for working on older BMWs, I bought what I thought to be a good deal from a good mechanic. I believed I was purchasing the exact bike I had been searching for; turned out to be quite the project bike I didn't really want. I currently kind of feel stuck with a money pit of a motorcycle that Dave said was good, ready to go, and he would ride across the country as is... I soon learned to consider it unsafe in the condition it was and have found multiple roadside stranding type issues since purchasing. It has been stranded in my driveway more than once with, intially, an officially tested bad, failed battery and then a completely worn out starter motor. I was able to get it running again for a few hundred dollars in replacement parts, and a lot of work on my part. These are not the only problems I have been finding but the only ones that left the bike unable to start at all. I am hopefully only looking at around $2k to get it to where I think I can ride it to British Columbia and back, like I did on one of my former older in far from perfect type of shape BMW bikes. The point is I'm having to work and spend $ on this bike a lot more than I'm riding it when I was told it was good to go as is... Be very careful and know what you are doing or bring someone who does. I'm uncovering more and more issues with and cheap parts installed in this bike as I get work on the other potential problems, that I had voiced concerns about when I was buying it (that Dave said were normal charateristics for this type of motorcycle to have). #1 was slack in drivetrain - which may or may not need serious repair - some owners online have said they have lived with "the drive clunk" for many miles on their R1150 models - others have rebuilt shaft, bearings, and splines throughout the drivetrain to remedy, = $$$ Beware of vehicle purchases without clear mechanical certainty of what you are buying. Be thorough and don't let your excitement get the better of your judgement. Really inspect every detail when purchasing from here and don't take their word for it just because they are mechanics. I do like the bike and believe I can eventually fix all its issues I'm discovering but I probably won't be using Fx to do any more of the work on it. The repairs I did have done there were grossly underestimated, and I was charged 12hrs at $119.00/hr instead of the quoted 4-6hrs. Otherwise, Dave is very friendly and helpful, as is the woman working the front desk. Going by other reviews, maybe they are better with the scooters but I don't advise going there for BMW repairs/service.

My Honda 919 needed a repair and Redbeard Cycles was recommended. Nate from Redbeard took time to…read morediscuss the repair with me in detail. He completed the repair in a timely manner and the cost was very reasonable. He is very personable and his technical knowledge of motorcycles is great. I'm quite happy I came to Redbeard Cycles and I will come to Redbeard Cycles for repairs in the future.

Nate is great, great prices fast repairs, polite, courteous, if you got a Harley, this is the place…read moreyou wanna go he won't rape you like Harley does Just a good guy

I recently bought a new Sym Citicom300 from Greg. He is a great guy to do business with. Very…read morehonest and totally no pressure selling. No hidden fees as well.

Brought in Sylvie to get an oil change and her exhaust fixed. Apparently a couple nuts/bolts had…read morecome loose and she was very loud. They had her all fixed up overnight and it was cheap as could be. Good, quick work at a low price.

Had a NV 4500 rebuilt and a year later it was making noise, they charged me to rebuild it again…read moresaying it was a bad bearing. I had the truck 10 years and didn't have a problem until they rebuilt it. Also had a 4l80 rebuilt and now it is shifting erratically, and after 3k$ I am stuck with a truck I can't use.

These are honest and hard working people. I'm a was demanding customer in a stressful situation…read more Even I wouldn't want to have to deal with me and they did so with professionalism and grace. I wish I would have found them at the start of my journey with my transmission issues.

They are very rude, I stood at the front desk waiting, multiple workers walked around me and walked…read morepast me without even speaking. Then when I finally was addressed by someone he had the WORST attitude ever. Likely i was bothering him by spending my hard earned dollars there. He needs to get some better customer service skills because the attitude was disgusting and an easy way to lose customers. He didn't even care about what service I needed done it just seemed like he wanted me gone as soon as possible.

Avoid this place if seeking AC work they double charge. Prices on tires are decent and all other…read morework in the thousands. Yes they're greeeedy! But again on the Ac work I needed done west Jeff auto care gave me an estimate $2,000 dollars less than these crooks their number 504-358-7263.

Great place! Got me in pretty quick for nail in tire…read moreDefinitely recommend! Let me use their van to run an errand while car was being worked on

Great service and help. Knowledgeable and competitive prices. Called in morning for a specific…read morebattery and was delivered in a couple of hours. The price was the best.

Please avoid these people. I brought my son's suv in. We told them the passenger side ball joints…read morehad an issue. They changed the ball joints on the right?? They said OOPS now you have to pay for that! They do not credit the excessive "diagnostic" fee towards the repairs which at 60 I have never heard of. I was also a faithful fan of Greg! I will find another place for my family to go.

NOTE: Read reviews, ask questions, and pay close attention to estimates. I share some responsible…read morein this process. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE READ REVIEWS, AND ASKED ALOT OF QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY "UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP"! I was a long time customer with Greg Roberts at GT Automotive. I did not realize that he sold the business about 8 months ago and no longer has any ownership in the business. I went to GT automotive to see Greg, I asked the lady at the desk to have Greg call me. She said "okay." I asked her when I could bring in my vehicle and she said Monday. My son dropped the vehicle off on Monday, and asked the lady to have Greg call me. She said "Ok". After receiving a call about the diagnostics and estimate I was alarmed at the price. I started asking a lot of questions and asked could I speak with Greg, at that time she said Greg no longer works there and that he sold the business to her father. I know, if I would have read the reviews, I would have seen all the comments, but I trusted the GT Automotive brand, and boy was I wrong. I believe this was deceitful, spurious and double-dealing with the GT Automotive brand, and Greg Roberts name! To give them the benefit of the doubt I expressed my feelings about the situation, and wanted to know if the diagnostic fee would apply to the repair like before and every other mechanic I have gone too. They said NO. I also didn't understand why they were charging me a diagnostic fee when I brought the vehicle in and told them what I needed done. I was already aware of the issues. Here is what I needed to get repaired: 1. Replace radiator. 2. Change master break cylinder 3. Refill coolant/flush which wasn't needed since the radiator was replaced. 4. Refill break fluid/flush. Total estimated cost of parts was $924.00, plus $1075.00 in labor, and tax. Total estimated cost of repairs $2,250.00. This seemed excessive when I received three other quotes from several other mechanics for much less then what was quoted. Since I needed to have the repairs done immediately, I let them do the repairs since they said it's the same people working there, but doubt that is true now. One thing they will get credit for is having the truck repaired and ready in one day which should be the case when you are paying a premium like this. When I went to pick up the vehicle, they gave me an invoice which was higher then the estimate, and was giving me reason when the cost was higher. This wasn't discussed with me nor approved. They also give me some BS about the Radiator Hose Y Pipe needed to be replaced / removed which they charged my $240.00 in labor. After discussing and questioning this further, another lady come over and adjusted the invoice. I completely agree that this business is dishonest and not trustworthy at all. Their lack of communication, and deceitful practices towards their customers is not a good sign. As far as their quality of work, that's yet to be determined. We will have to see if the parts hold up and if they warranty their work if something happens. Unfortunately, I am tied to GT Automotive on this one, and will see it through, but I will not recommend them to anyone, and will not do business with them in future. I RECOMMEND EVERYONE READ REVIEWS, AND ASKED ALOT OF QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU DO BUSINESS THIS THIS COMPANY "UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP"!