Really nice guy called to tighten my chain, clean and lube it he said come in and I'll teach you for free. Now I know how to. I tried to tip him and he wouldn't let me. read more

Slawek is great! Honest mechanic with fair pricing & great service. My new motorcycle repair & service shop . Thank you

If you don't mind buying a used overpriced bike with a battery that'll die in a week and zip ties or even NOTHING holding important fuel lines together come here... if not go to onyx down the street or overspend at motor world. read more

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Great service on my Harley Street Rod. I don't hesitate to recommend them to anyone looking for a reasonable & honest shop. Thanks Frank & the gang read more

Extremely nice experience on a tune up on a Yamaha dirt bike , they were able to get the old dirt bike running super smooth again, reasonably priced and friendly service, the person gave me an estimated total and found one of the tire inner tubes was on really bad shape(bike was sitting for about a year with that tire flat) so he asked me if I wanted to replace it, is always nice to know they won't come up with surprises after the original estimate and if any additional things are needed to know how much extra will be. Really professional. Will be back fo sho read more

Motorcycle City - Champ - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - Lemon Grove, California

I went up to Motorcycle City because of their in house financing. I drove 30 miles out of my way to see their stock and their website states in house financing. False advertising!!! read more

I have been a loyal customer to the Motorcycle City since 2009. I always bring my bikes to them everytime I need something major or just simply buying parts. Recently, I bought a bike from a friend that has been sitting for 4 years in his garage. I couldn't fix it myself so I decided to take it to their shop. Frank did a phenomenal job figuring out what what needs to be done with the bike. Could have told me to buy new parts that will cost me over $2K if I go to other dealers. But instead, he manually cleaned the system and made it happened. Now my bike is ALIVE!!! This is the least thing I can do to thank them. Please pass the good word for people that needs motorcycle mechanic that are honest and will go extra miles for you. ** so this next review is a couple hours after my first review. I recommended this place to my brother-in-law for his front and back tires replacement. So, I accompany him to the shop. I saw Frank first and told him we need new tires. He looked at it and we were blown away what he told us. He said that our tires doesn't even need to be changed for a long time and then showed us the comparison of new ones inside their shop. Bro-in-law went to other shop and was quoted over $300 just for tires not including installation. Happy brother-in-law saved him couple hundreds again. We need these type of people in our community. Enough said. read more

Motorcycle City - My bike is ALIVE!!! Thank you Motorcycle City! I feel so gratefullllllll - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - Lemon Grove, California

Motorcycle City Rocks!!! After months of searching for the right motorcycle my friend referred me to motorcycle city. Wow! Was I impressed with the service provided by the owner itself! Frank the owner went above and beyond to ensure I purchased the right motorcycle to fit my needs as I was going to purchase a more expensive and powerful ride. Frank re-routed me into buying a less powerful less expensive bike to ensure my safety!! / vs him making money. Who does this? Really??? Frank clearly showed his true colors! He is an honest and Awesome human being who didn't see me as a money figure but proved to be a business man that TRULLY cares for his customers welfare. If the business world had these values and more people like Frank the world would be a much better place to live in!! Thank you Frank for making my first motorcycle buying experience an EXTRAORDINARY!!! one. This place is by far THEE BEST... place to shop for your next motorcycle. I would HIGHLY recommend Motorcycle City to anyone out there, especially first time motorcycle buyers like myself. read more

Frank, the owner, was great in all of our interactions and very accommodating during the purchasing process during COVID-19 times. I found Motorcycle City through Cycle Trader and found a bike that I was interested. I emailed Frank about pricing, condition and purchasing procedures. He replied back with the pertinent information through a couple of phone calls and eventually I made a purchase through the phone. I'm based in Nor Cal so I setup transportation through a third party. Frank sent up the docs/keys in a week. Overall, smooth purchase during these times and Frank was nice throughout all our interactions Enjoying my bike and definitely recommend taking a look at his inventory if you are local or even out of town. read more

Its needs -10 stars. Went in here to look at a used bike I saw on there website. Never heard of this place so thought I'd checked them out. I saw the bike and started checking it out upon arrival to the shop. It was in fair to poor condition, needed some work here and there. Was a fixer upper. But the price tag had it listed as if was a mint conditon used bike. Whom ever came out and started to talk to me about the bike, he then stated it was a salavged bike, REALLY? I figured well maybe i'll get it for a decent price, I asked about the price, he then asked cash? I said yes, all cash! He left into the office so I inspected the bike carefully and found they had tried to repair major damage and hide it, didn't do a very good job. I've been around motorcycles all my life, he must have thought I was stupid. He comes back out with his "calculator" and beings to tell me this BS about fees and what not. He then tells me 5500.00 for a bike thats worth about 2000.00, MAYBE! I tell him how much its actually worth according to the blue book and others for sale without a salavge title and in waaaaay better condition. I was being very nice about it. He then gets crazy!, raises his voice and gets in my face, I then smelled the liquor on his breath at 11am in the morning, I could tell he had been drinking. While my wife and daughter are standing next to me he's yelling at me. Drunk jerk! I turned around grabbed my family and left. This company should not be selling hacked up repaired bikes to the public. It's unsafe!... So I went into this place looking to spend money, called this place out on the faults and was willing to buy at a low book salvage price and fixer up. I got yelled at by a drunken maniac with my wife and child there. DO NOT GO HERE NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO! These guys are con men! read more

Went to check out a bike that was listed on their website. Frank let me take the bike to my mechanic which is the ONLY good thing about this interaction. Cam chain tensioner was loose, not really a big deal but something so easily to adjust makes you wonder. Both tires were in horrible condition and I was told the bike was ready to go (it's in the description post for the bike) and the biggest thing is the voltage regulator was broke and bike was getting up to 17 volts on a 12v system. His own mechanic said the bike would blow up from that. How shady is that. Even after all that I was still considering buying it because Frank said they would take care of it. I mentioned maybe taking a little off the price for new seats given he just tried to sell me a bike that was going to blow up and he wouldn't even consider it. The in house financing is a joke and in no way affiliated with Motorcycle City, Frankj just refers them customers. Lendmard Financial is the Lender, check out their awesome reviews. 28% APR rates lol. If you really need a bike, save for a few more months and take your money to Onyx a few doors down. read more

So, my husband is in the market for a new (used) motorcycle, and we were in the area of this shop in Lemon Grove today. We walked up just before 2:30pm and the sign posted on the propped-wide-open front door clearly said they close at 3:30pm on Sundays. Not only was the employee who my husband said hello to completely cold and unfriendly, he snapped at us and said "WE. ARE. CLOSED." with a look that would kill. Who knows if my man had $10 or $10,000 in his pocket to spend in that shop? What we do know is that with "customer service" like that, we will not be spending a damn penny of our money at Motorcycle City. There are dozens more shops in San Diego more worthy of our business, and maybe the guys at Motorcycle City could take a cue from some of the other shops (like Badlands in Spring Valley) that were more than happy to have our business. And hey, the guys at Badlands actually stay open through their posted business hours -- what a concept! read more

slawek is the BEST MECHANIC in town very honest and cool guy he's helped me get used to my new bike by showing me standard maintenance i can do to keep my bike running great even if i stop by with just a question for him here answers it no problem he's a mechanic for the people highly recommend him i have a house full of motorcycles and we all go to him for the best work thanks slawek! read more

It's hard to find good people, but an honest and good mechanic is rare. I've been to motorcycle city twice and the owner Frank is awesome! I had the drive belt on my Harley sportster replaced, they were great about helping me find the cheapest parts online and honest about all my services. They adjusted my clutch for free and gave me some tips. The second time I returned with clutch problems and they helped me out without charge. Good people down there! read more

I had to write this review for my friend so that his experience will be clearly articulated. Late November 2013 he brought his Harley to Motorcycle City to have his clutch repaired; it had 50,000 miles on it. It took one week for them to obtain the parts. The bill was $500 for parts and labor. A few days later he went back and asked if they could adjust his clutch. This was done by only adjusting the clutch cable. Four months and only 7000 miles later the clutch was slipping again. The Harley-Davidson repair manual procedure for a clutch adjustment requires an adjustment on the clutch itself, not just the clutch cable. But the clutch was slipping as badly as it was prior to it getting "repaired" at Motorcycle City. He went to Motorcycle City and explained his dissatisfaction with the brief time period and low mileage of their handiwork. Their retort was that they warranty nothing. He decided to replace the clutch with the H-D Screamin' Eagle high performance clutch kit. And he would do it himself. When he removed the case cover and accessed the primary drive and clutch shell there were two discoveries or rather, revelations. The first was a bent piece of strap metal that didn't fit any description or illustration of a legitimate part within that casing. Upon removing the friction discs and spacers from the clutch shell, the other thing was that Motorcycle City only replaced TWO of NINE friction discs and one spacer. It seems that Motorcycle City replaced the minimum needed to get the bike back on the road for however brief that might be. The bent piece of strap metal turned out to be more problematic when he identified its reason for being. Because when he tightened the adjusting screw on the clutch hub he needed to wedge a "stopper" between two gears so the hub wouldn't spin when tightening it. Motorcycle City had left its stopper in place and if they realized their error before starting the bike then they decided to chance it rather than draining the gear oil from the primary drive case and removing the thirteen Allen head screws that holds the cover onto the case. When the bike was started it bent the stopper and spit it out leaving it to wallow in the primary drive case. Whatever-- the person or persons at Motorcycle City responsible for that special bit of negligence can only be described as an idiot. The Screamin' Eagle clutch rocks and this review brings closure to the travesty of dishonesty and negligence at Motorcycle City of Lemon Grove. read more

1st time buying a motorcycle. This place made the process really easy and got all the gear for a cheap price. I will for sure be coming back. read more

I got my beautiful 07 R6 and been enjoying riding once again.. Great group of guys. .. honest, upfront and A1 customer service read more

Motorcycle City - "Violet" 07 R6 from motorcycle city - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - Lemon Grove, California

These shady scheming jerks said over and over that there was nothing wrong with my '07 'Busa even though it clearly has an issue. Another shop agreed with me that there's an issue, but until Motorcycle City realized my warranty was two months OR 1000 miles, they said there was no issue. I'm two weeks short of two months. Then they realized I had gone over 1000 miles and suddenly there IS an issue with my bike (no kidding!), but now it's all on my to fix it. Don't go here, don't buy from these guys. read more

Motorcycle city must be a front for some other type of venture. I was in the market for a motorcycle and called motorcycle city. I got to explain what I was looking for, which bike I wanted and that I had a trade. Apparently, all of the inept staff are unable to make any decisions about their bikes, potential trade ins, financing etc. Only "Frank", whom I never met, even after setting up three separate appointments with this clown, could actually deal on a bike. Allow me to elaborate on what "honestly earning my business" means at MC: The bike in question a 2007 Yamaha R6 for the asking price of $6495; with taxes and fees $7300 give-or-take. They sent out their best to tell me about their "in house financing" Essentially they wanted to low ball me on my trade. No surprise there. After all, "the blue book is only a guideline" The kid with the accent couldn't even tell me if the bike was salvaged or not. Then he structured a deal that Frank *might* approve. It was me putting down half the $7300, then adding their "in-house financing fee", a non negotiable 20% of the financed portion of the bike. This is the fee that Frank charges to provide financing in order to give his customers the privilege of paying another 20% on the financed amount. Long story short I was to pay full retail for a used bike with a salvage title and then give Frank $980 more dollars to finance another $4500 at 20%. Total price of vehicle would be My KLR for $1000 + $2500 cash + 24 easy payments of $290.00 for a grand total of $10460.00 for a 2007 bike with 24k miles and a salvage title worth about $3000. Oh yeah and that includes the military discount !!! They figure if Iraq doesn't kill you you may live long enough to help make Frank a rich man. I have nothing against making a buck but let's be honest here; a profit is expected but this type of underhanded, ignorant and dishonest attempts at fleecing the veterans of our military is unconscionable and should be illegal. I am no expert but isn't 40% usury? Yeah, if its been a while since you've been raped or your into submission stop on by and let Frank and his crew take a lick at you while whispering in your ear about the military discount. PS not all is entirely bad. The sales guy named Paul seemed to be embarrassed to try and fleece me for 40% interest. read more

Was shopping for a two bikes (his and hers) and decided to hit up all three shops in this area. First i drove past thinking it was closed because I was expecting to see bikes outside like the pictures online. We turned back around figuring I'd look through the windows and parked on the side street since there is no parking on Broadway or parking lot. To my surprise there were a couple of bikers in the garage and the shop was open. Walking through the "showroom" was difficult for hubby, as there were bikes wall to wall with little to no space. Every bike was clearly labeled with prices indicating they were salvage titles. Even then, they were expensive. Someone was in the back office talking on the phone. He looked up and saw us but never once acknowledged us or provided and customer service. We left figuring this place is more for repairs than sales. read more

If you are looking for somewhere to get a brake and light inspection for the DMV, do NOT go here. They told me they could do the inspection, they charged me $45 and gave me a DMV form completed by a 'certified' inspector. However, when I went to the DMV they did not accept the form. It was not the proper form, so now I have to get a REAL brake and light inspection from a REAL certified inspector and go BACK to the DMV. They charged me $45 for a piece of paper that is useless. read more

Got my 2006 gsxr from here great price and very military friendly. Also took care of my repairs when I had got into a little accident. Great staff very helpful. I would defiantly recommend to anyone and everyone. read more

This is a great place to buy a bike. Frank the owner was straight forward in regards to the price, history of the bike and the process. I was in and out in an hour. I highly recommend this place to anyone who is shopping for a bike. I am the proud owner of a 2013 R6!!!!! read more

Motorcycle City - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - Lemon Grove, California

I brought an older small bike in for repairs, after being told by other shops they wouldn't work on anything that old. They not only swiftly fixed it, the cost was less than expected. I thank their service department, and highly recommend them. read more

Thank you to Frank who took care of my V Star 1100 Custom, ( I keep it very clean) and made helpful recommendations for future service. When I asked about the final gear with the oil change he said he hadn't changed it but if I wanted it done he would do it at no charge. This review just affirms what an honest, thorough shop and sales Frank runs. I plan on getting all my future service done at MC read more

I am very pleased with my purchase of a motorcycle from Motorcycle City. My experience was that they really want their customers to be happy. They go out of their way to explain the 1/3 down "in-house" financing throughly, extend a warranty on used bikes (that they stand by), put new tires and an oil change on the bike, and in general will work with you on any issue. I came in focused on a certain bike, and Frank really coached me on what he thought might be a better bike. I am very thankful for the coaching as I love the bike selected. The financing extended was perfect, and the charges associated I thought appropriate and worth the value. I will to do business with Motorcycle City again and highly recommend them. Scott B Happy owner of a 2006 HONDA CBR 1000RR from Motorcycle City read more

Frank and crew did me a solid after I was turned down for routine maintenance on my older motorcycle by Veys. They do good work for reasonable rates and quick to boot. Helluva nice folks there. I'll be back again for sure. If you have an older bike (or even a newer one) do yourself a favor and just take it here. read more

This place is awesome. Frank the manager assisted my husband with his pocket bike problems. He was kind,considerate, helpful, thoughtful, and one of the smartest person concerning all things bike that we have ever met. We will definitely come back to this business but frank made us feet welcome. Peggie and dave read more

Motorcycle City has a good reputation for honest service and I needed a 10K for my Stage IV+ Road King. The work was performed with care and precision, in a timely manner, for an affordable price. Frank and his staff were knowledgeable, friendly, and welcoming. I highly recommend Motorcycle City for service, and friends who have purchased motorcycles there are glad they did. read more

Took a my bike that i recently bought here to swap tires with ones of different bike. I advised that my bike(recently bought) had been sitting for 10 years outside. First the guy swapped tires in a hurry and then put both rear pads between caliper and disk. I took it back and a different mechanic fixed. They had to replace disc, pads and caliper. cost me over $105 tire work. Owner told me he would come me an oil change. For brake/caliper issue. So I was happy, advised I would come back later for oil change. About 1 month later (rode bike 5-since work was done). My bikes back tire is flat I go to put air in it and valve stem comes off in had with air chuck. So I call them back. They want another $100 to replace valve stems. I call other places and all advise they can do it cheaper $65-$80, however all recommend asking first place if they can fix it. So I call back and ask instead of oil change can you replace stems guy says ok, advises they are in stock and to drop off tomorrow morning. I told him I'll drop if tonight, I am unable to drop of Thursday due to work. When I get there I tell the mechanic I drop of to what's going on he says ok he'll get it done however he says he doesn't have valve stems. Advises autozone across the street does, otherwise he is going to charge me for new stems. I go by 3 different ones since I don't know which size he needs for my rims. I drop off to mechanic and leave. They call next day say bike is done. I go to pick up and mechanic says I owe him $25. I ask why I paid for stems myself and he was doing stems instead of free oil change. I tell him sorry I don't remember you telling me that yesterday, you said you would do it instead of oil change. He says he's running shop alone (which isn't easy) and told me exactly cause he remembers me call back the second time asking to swap oil change for valve stems that oil change was $75 and I would owe him $25. I apologized again saying I don't remember that and I'll go get money. He says so who's the liar here. I told you over phone the difference, then you show up without money, your pretty bad man.!!!!!! They should have fixed valve stems the first time after I advised them the bike was sitting for several years, not get upset and try to charge me money for their poor mechanic services. read more

I dont get the bad reviews, but i have never purchased a bike here... First let me say that if you have gone to NATIONAL CITY MOTORCYCLE for repairs KEEP READING... I went to these jokers at national city motorcycle to get an estimate on bringing a bike that had been sitting, back to life..they started throwing all kinds of numbers at me till they stopped at 2,500 and I could not believe it..had the bike been hit by a semi truck or been sitting in a covered area???? I decided to get a second opinion and stopped by MOTORCYCLE CITY for an estimate. FRANK is a great guy, I have nothing but great things to say about him. He looked at my bike and could not believe they told me 2,500 to get it back in shape, he was pissed! He told me "650 dollars and ill call u when to pick it up TOMORROW" I could not believe this I mean lets be honest...He could have said anything under 2,500 and i wouldve been like ok lets do it...but instead he said almost 2000 dollars less.. The next day, right when he said he would, he called me and told me to pick it up. The bike is running amazing and i saved nearly 2000 dollars!! He even gave me riding tips, and did not charge me for labor for a few things. THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE REPAIRS ON YOUR BIKE DONE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE WITH NO COMPROMISE IN SERVICE!!! SIDE NOTE: FULL SERVICE IS 225... i was quoted 750 at national city....just sayin.. and no...i dont work there...i know someone thought it... read more

excellent service and excellent quality. they can totally work with you whether you have good or bad credit. this is where i got by first motorcycle, a 2007 suzuki gsxr 600. the owner will tell you straight if there is anything wrong with the bike. their prices are decent for a used bike and they give you a warranty. read more

I went to get my tire changed today-March 4, 2011 and they said it would be $75 because they had to take off the saddlebags and exhaust of my 07 Yamaha Vstar 1300. I said that would be fine because it would be extra work. Their price on their website for a rear cruiser if $45. I watched them from start to finish and they did not take off the saddlebags or the exhaust. They still charged me $75!! I tried to dispute it but he stated that it is the normal price for a cruiser and he had to use a different method to take the tire off. That different method was him throwing a jack under it and raising it up untill the bolt dropped below the exhaust. I have filed a report with the BBB and am waiting on the outcome. I think they charged me $75 because I am a woman. read more

I bought a yamaha v-star here and I can't say enough good about them. The owner Frank is one of the nicest people I have worked with and I have had 17 bikes. They are very honest and bend over backwards to help you. I also had some work done here and the mechanics are very nice and really know what they are doing. 20 years experience. If you plan on a purchase of a bike I wouldn't go anywhere else. This place is the best. If you have any questions about this place give me a buzz at stanleycarlson@att.net and I will let you know how good I was treated read more

They couldn't fix my loose headlight connection after taking it to them twice. Then, the owner said he tried to Google info on the correct valve settings. And then, probably because I'm a woman, he starts telling me all about how an engine works even though I'm saying "I know already". Don't go to these guys if you need repairs or if you're a woman! read more

Customer service......no good. Bike selection and quality.....even worse! I'm the dummy for falling victim to the "salvaged means nothing" speech. The bike was basically held together with gum it seemed. Looked awesome and rode fine for about an hour. A fuse on the cluster gauge (irreplaceable) burnt out so the light never turned off. About a week later, turns out the stator didn't work either so my bike died on the freeway. The tail light became so loose during the ride home after I bought it, the tail fairing cracked in two places from the movement. Mostly my fault for being so unknowledgeable, but all of theirs for selling a pile of junk. Also, military is just more dollar signs in their eyes. I say steer clear of this spider hole or you might get caught in the web of lies. read more

I purchased a 1997 1500 gold wing site unseen and had it shipped to South Dakota it arrived just as rich said it would. just a few minor things that they should have taken care of. over all the purchase went very well.Thanks Dave K South Dakota . read more

I paid Motorcycle City to clean my motorcycle carburetor but they did not clean the whole carburetor. I got the carburetor back but it was still vary dirty and it looked like it had not been cleaned at all. How hard is it to clean something, when someone tells you that they cleaned some thing you expect it to be done right. If you can't trust someone to clean a carburetor which is the easiest motorcycle repair to perform. How can you trust them to do any thing else. Dealing with Motorcycle City has been a big waste of my time and money if you need a repair shop that you can trust to tell you the truth and do the job right the first time this is not the shop for you. I give Motorcycle City one star only because that is the lowest rating you can give. If it were possible I would give Motorcycle City zero stars. read more

this place is really cool,when i brought my 06 honda r/r in to get an estimate they were the best price out of 3 places i went to and they did not try to sell me repairs i did not need like the other places i went,and a big plus was they fixed my bike fast instead of making me wait ,i got to ride sooner and he even changed a bad cable that was frayed on my front brake since it was not on estimate and i was on duty so i could not be reached by phone so they put it on anyway...NO CHARGE!! awesome to the military...thanks motorcycle city read more