Here's my story about my HD Nightster, Mel, Marcus and a really hot Asian chick that needs her own Yelp....
I'm not above getting dirty or trying my hand at my own maintenance. I do a little on my car, a little on my bike. But when I need some real help, I go to people that are the masters at their craft. Hence my first stop into Motorcycle Madness.
I noticed about a month ago that the front forks were sagging lower than normal. I thought maybe it was just me, as I hadn't been riding for a little while on account of the weather - but my friends noticed it as well, so I knew then that it wasn't just me. I did some poking around, found a great deal I couldn't pass up on the fork springs and new shocks from Progressive Suspension that I wanted to swap out the stock ones for. I also had some other upgrades that I needed to have MM take care of for me, as one of the bolts on the bike had a stripped head (from previous owner), that was preventing me from moving forward with the little add-ons I had. I know my limitations mechanically, and this needed a professional.
I won't lie to you - I read the reviews here on Yelp. I read how Marcus is rude, how the girl answering the phones wasn't calling people back in a timely manner, yadda, yadda, yadda.......The hot Asian chick is a throw in at their store. She deserves her own Yelp....Some times, people have to realize that the world just doesn't revolve around them.
Anyway, I went into this completely open minded. We've all had long days, been buggered with too many questions, nothing goes right at work, fight with the significant other, someone pisses in your corn flakes...whatever. It happens. I wanted to make my own judgements and post my own opinions and review.
Mel (girl on the phone), was nothing but polite to me. She gave me a rough guesstimate of the cost and about how long it would take when I initially called, and again when I dropped off the bike. She gave me a status update when I called to see how things were going and let me know that there would be a delay because parts needed to be ordered - which was fine. I go to pick up the bike, walk in and Mel and I talk for a bit while finalizing the paperwork and I ask about the owner. She points to the guy outside and I go out there to say thanks. At this point, I'm ready for the rude asshole to appear, right? I mean, based on prior reviews, that's what you'd expect.
Dead-F'ing-Wrong.
Marcus was nothing but polite and cordial. He shook my hand with a smile on his face and proceeded to go over with me what was done with the bike, and he even replaced the spark plugs for me while we were standing there shooting the breeze. We started talking about the changes I was wanting to do and he offered up other alternatives that were both a time and money saver. Who does that? Who says to a customer, "Here, you can get the same thing/effect if you do this and buy that instead. Oh, and by the way - I can order it for you and here's the cost." Or says to you, "You know what? You want the blacked out look? Here's what would look fucking cool..." I never got that treatment at a HD dealership. Not once. Not ever.
I know I took up more of his time than I should have, as I kept him past his open time for a good 40 minutes or so. Sure, some times people are in a hurry to get out, they have lives outside of work - but this particular day, he wasn't. And I'm grateful for the time he spent with me personally to go over things with my bike and things for adding onto it in the future. I'll definitely be coming to Motorcycle Madness from here on out. You may need to adhere to a little patience, it's not a dealership and they're not turning out one bike after the other with a turnstyle. They take their time to do it right, they do quality work, they're professional and it shows.
You want in-and-out? Go get a burger.
You want quality work at a very competitive price? Go see Mel, Marcus and the hot Asian chick that needs her own Yelp - you won't be disappointed in the results. read more