Performance Choppers are masters of their craft! Mikey is amazing and gets every ounce of your bike. They are professional, communicating every step of the way. Don't tell them, but I would have paid more for what I got. First stop for performance hear on out. If you want to get the most out of your bike and/or build, Performance Choppers is all you need. read more

Veteran owned and operated, that goes a long way in my book. Performance Choppers will be the ONLY place I'll be taking my Street Glide from this day forward. My Street Glide went into limp mode (What's that? Believe me, it's not fun) and other shops couldn't seem to figure it out. Performance had my bike on the lift and diagnosed in less than 24 hours. The only real delay was getting the correct parts from the east coast. Start to finish, 2 weeks of my bike at their place. While others had the bike for months. Finally, the best part, very reasonable pricing. Skip the local Harley shop in El Cajon and take your scoot here. read more

Great guys to work with, great service. They kept me constantly updated on status of my repair. The Part i needed wasn't available in state and they were persistent in finding it for my older bike. Cost was fairly cheap compared to HD dealerships. Looking forward to bringing bike back in the future. read more

Performance Choppers - 05 road king - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

Performance Choppers installed a new fork suspension kit, handlebars, exhaust, and a custom derby cover on my Road Glide. They were completely professional, on-time, and very fairly priced. They even did few did a few adjustments on the bars and controls a few days later to dial them in perfectly to how I wanted them. I couldn't be happier with the service and the folks in the shop are super cool as well. Thanks guys! read more

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Joe and Luke are honest guys who care about their work. I had installed a new cam and Joe tuned it nice and strong. This is exactly what my bike needed from factory. They took care of my bike and made sure that I was completely satisfied with everything before I left the shop. I will continue to use Joe and Performance Choppers for all my maintenance and performance needs. read more

Performance Choppers - 2021 Harley Low Rider S - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

I've been coming to Performance Choppers now for 5 years. I recently had them install new bars on my '22 Ultra. As always their work was on schedule and meticulous. Joe and Luke always get the job done. read more

I took my bike to Joe/Luke for service and maintenance...they were very welcoming, courteous and professionals they inspected my bike from top to bottom and addressed every aspect of upkeep. I was very happy and content with the fantastic treatment, all I can say they got a customer for life. Thank you for all you do guys and happy holidays. read more

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Joe, Ask dyno Mike if he had to remove the exhaust, I personally watched him dyno a friend's bike start to finish "get out from behind the desk" and go see for yourself. YES the exhaust was removed, while you had custody of my machine.... And a big YES on bringing it to your attention, on phone and in person (remember you put my take off parts in the saddle bags as you said, I had come back to retrieve them) IF you had taken this issue serious, instead of jerking me off, with excuses! You never even askedi me to come back so could see what I was talking about. this review would have been 110% positive. I don't lie, cheat or steal from or on anyone? Not even PERFORMANCE CHOPPERS. Joe I'm still not mad, haven't bad mouth you to the motorcycle community, but I have recommended you to few brothers? I just wish you would have made it right ! Its still running great. read more

Bad deal cost me thousands to fix my bike in parts alone after a full rebuild under warranty from this shop.

Solid bike shop with even better customer service! Everyone there is ready and willing to help you keep your bike in tip-top shape and at a fraction of the price than the dealership. They go above and beyond to get you back on the road saving you money at the same time. Great group of guys, my new shop from now on! read more

I wanted to go from stage 2 to stage 4. They told me that company doesn't work on any Harley with stage two installed by HD because of the oil pump. Furthermore told me to buy a new bike and start all over. WTF never heard a shop say that. Change the oil pump and whatever needs fixed to set it right. $5,000 to $7,000 at another shop I called the same day. PC suggested buy another bike. $40,000 bike + $6,000 title and tax + $5,000 to $7,000 for stage 4 = $51,000-$52,000. Are you crazy. Wow read more

There is not enouph good things to be said about this bunch. They have been upgrading and doing maintenance on my bikes for about 20 years. I just had work done again on my 2018 Softail, and Joe himself made sure everything was done right. I feel like a just got a new bike. (only better) I highly recommend this shop to anyone. There are many so called performance bike shops out there. But none hold a candle to Performance Choppers. read more

Performance Choppers, I had a bike custom built by yall and I couldn't be more pleased with it. Your service is amazing and the Harley mechanics are truly artists with their work and standard of perfection. The owner is very insightful and helps walk you through the "bike building" process step by step. He definitely left me with a positive feeling riding away from his shop, I got the best possible price on the highest quality bike you can find. For quality and price, Performance Choppers will beat ANYBODY. read more

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This shop right here got me running right and I love the outcome of the bike, the Dyno & Tuning is 100% customer service is 100% and any questions are answered with Honesty. This shop will have u riding home with a smile. read more

Performance Choppers - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

Had an issue with my bike and a certain shop close by told me after looking at it that they can't work on it. I saw Performance Choppers across the street and decided to give it a shot, went in and was greeted like I had been a customer for years! A mechanic came outside and talked to me, not only making me feel welcome but was able to troubleshoot the issue within minutes. After my bike being at the shop for a few days I was called and informed what would need to be done. When they told me the estimate I almost couldn't believe it... It was the lowest price I had ever heard of when it involves a Harley. Well, I grabbed my bike yesterday and sure enough it was that cheap! For the best quality work I had ever had preformed on my bike! Thanks for your hard work and hospitality, I will return! read more

Performance Choppers - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

They would not honor their work ruind my new crank did not flush motor properly reused oil pan gasket forgot to put intake gaskets on. Tried to blame it on brake in process. Offered to show all logs from break in process they refused just took the warranty repair they could get paid on and threw my bike out. Going through bike and finding more and more issues. Beware if you want a good experience dont ask for anything and be grateful for what you get. My bike was there for 3 months read more

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I stopped by Performance Choppers this past Friday to get a quote on a Handle bar install. Ended up spending two hours talkin with Mikey their tuning specialist. Very knowledgeable and willing to help me make the best decision on the engine mods for my electraglide. I was recommended to the shop by a good buddy and man am I thankful. Look forward to doin business with these guys! read more

Performance Choppers - Can't say enough about the crew over at performance choppers. My go to shop from here on out. This place goes above & beyond w/o robbing u! - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

Such an awesome shop. I come here for all my little nick nacks and occasional advice. Everybody here is very helpful, patient, and not condescending at all. I would recommend them to any friend or family member over the stealership right up the street. Performance Choppers or bust. read more

Can't say enough good things about Joe and everyone at Performance Choppers! Super friendly and knowledgeable! Joe answered all my stupid questions and he helped me with my 14 Dyna Street Bob run tiptop!! Will be bringing my road king to Performance Choppers! Thanks again! read more

Rolled into Performance to see if they would service my 2005 American Ironhorse LSC. I had called around to other shops but most are not equipped to handle choppers. This was not a problem at Performance. They took care of all the service I wanted done and then some. I also had them re-wire my bike to by pass the Thunder Heart EHC. Lots of work and that had my bike ready to ride in two days. The customer service was the best part about the shop. Everyone was smiling, helpful and answered all my questions. Luke and Tommy were even kind enough to just bs about bikes. Thanks for the great service, I'll be a loyal customer! read more

Fast service, professional and knowledgeable group of guys. They fixed the problems in no time and does not try to upsale me on nonsense stuffs. The guys even help me load and unload my bike from the trailer. Will definitely use them again on any Motorcycle problems and services. read more

I have never been inclined to write a review but I think it will be very helpful to others as it was to me. This place really takes care of you. From sales, customer service and professionalism, they have earned my respect and a customer for a very long time. Let's not forget the patience that everyone there has. Everyone took the time to explain every single detail, even if they had to explain things a million times. My biggest applause has to go to Mikey the dyno tuner wizard. He went above and beyond to explain step by step until all my questions were answered to a "T." So if you have time, check them out. It will all be well worth it. I have no reason to go anywhere else. Very pleased and comfortable with all the services. Oohhhhh! And I can't forget to give a big recognition to Len for making everything possible. Thank you for all the help, advise, and services. read more

Performance Choppers - Motorcycle Repair Near Me - El Cajon, California

I wanted to ride my HD a few months before posting my review and my view did not change since servicing. I took my 12 CVO Ultra for a Dyno tune and Mikey worked his magic! He took me into the shop and explained every detail of the process and showed me examples of other machines performance gains. While I had the bike there, Joe took care of me and was able to immediately get me into the shop for the 10K service. Once they were done with the 10k service, Mikey took the bike into the dyno to start the tune. I was able to watch the initial process but had to leave before he finished. The end product is awesome! For no other mods other than exhaust, the machine moves along! Heat is down a bit and my roll on throttle is more responsive. This is definitely a hidden gem in El Cajon with great folks working there. Big shout out to Mikey! He definitely knows his business!! read more

Last week my friend who is disabled and a senior we took his Dyna and V rod in to get running. My friend told them to get them running and adjust the valves on the V rod. They called the next day saying one of the fabs were fried so they had to order a new fob and the cable to communicate with the V rod and wouldn't have them until the following Monday. They called that next week ( last week) saying the bikes were ready to pick up. Now my friend lives 60 miles away and has delt with this shop many times in the past so this is why he trusted them with his bikes. This is where it all goes south. The bill came to $650.00. Joe went over the invoices with a friend of my friendssince he is disabled and couldnt come with to get his bikes myself and another friend were going to ride the bkes back to the mountains. they said they had to buy a new battery without authorizing it with the owner and charged 122.00$ to install it (Burned) because the new one we just put in the V rod was the wrong battery(we just bought it from a battery shop for that bike) . Also said he took a vaulve cover off and checked one set and they didn't need it. (After further inspection at home , no cover was removed. It was obvious no cover was removed. Also said he just programmed one fob for both bikes (where was the new fob?) gave us a fob he said was burnt and said heres the new fob. We went to leave and got 2 blocks away and the V rod was falling on its face, cutting out and popping and was'nt going to go anywhere. Went back to the shop and told them the V rod was falling on it's face , Joe looked at me and said yeah. I told him its no good and he tells me "He said to get them running not make them road worthy" Quote. I asked him what he was talking about he said it runs and I told him no thats not right, thats's not running. He say's it runs, it idle's! I told him he was playing on words. We all know running means rideable. We took the dicussion outside and i told him you can rev it and tell it's not right. Joe say's and I quote again"he didnt tell us to rev it". I called my friend who the bikes belonged to and he wanted to talk to Joe and Joe responds " I don't want to talk to him he had a stroke he can't talk" ! I said you'll take the mans money but you won't talk to him, he said no. WE argued about the term run and I looked him in the eye and said , you and I know this is Bullshit your just playing on words and he looked at me and paused then say's na it's not . Then he say's they couldn't test ride it because the tires were flat and the tags were out of date. Then I started to bring up the fact that this same shop when they were in La Mesa did me wrong years ago and cut me off and told me to and I quote again " GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE I'm not talking to you no more" ! SO Joe leaves me sitting in the parking lot with the owners who is on the phone, a bike that won't run even after I told him the owner just wanted them to make it right and declined to do so then dog's me until they close and didn't say another word. It gets better. After sitting in the parking lot for about 5 hours until the owner could arrange to get the bike back home we find that the bike has a number of codes that keep coming up and the invoice for both biked say, test ride ok! How's that? He was very adiment about not being able to test ride due to the tires and registration and if the reprogrammed the ecm like they said the bike should have ran in the terms we know as running! Then the fact of we gave them 2 fobs to start with supposedly ordered a new one but only gave us 2 after saying heres the new one then we find that is the original fob, so wheres the new one. Theres more to this story but I'm gonna end it here, FOR NOW. Joe you did Tony way wrong and you know it. You were more UNPROFESSIONAL than ANY company I've ever delt with and did a loyal customer dirty. You were so rude with me because I called you on your shit, plain and simple. Own it dude We're just getting started on this ordeal. You made NO attempt to right this very wrong situation and thats dirty bussiness. I added nothing but only stated the truth of what happened that day and was nice enough not to put all the dirt in this review. Dont know what to say except damn dude really? Oh yeah Tonys friend was on the phone with me when you bagged on him about the stroke comment and other dirt you said. No back peddeling my friend. I'm sorry I had to go to this extent but you gave me no choice and this is only the begining! Darin on Tony's behalf and blessing... Have a good day. read more

Had my dyna done with the screamin eagle tuner but a mistake was made, they did with the tts instead. Though it might be a better tune I was not prepared to pay the extra money for it. Bill was over 1k. The day I got it back, I noticed that Mike had my "map" displayed on the computer with a different name, he deleted it and wrote my name on it and said it was mine. Whatever I thought, the bike works so I rode it home. Later that I was riding around the neighborhood and it blew a head gasket, (the one that Len said would work.) So I decided to put screamin eagle high compression gaskets meant for my setup, which they said only THEY CAN GET. I went across the street and bought those same gaskets for 44$. I asked them to return it, which they agreed due to the bad advice they gave as far as gaskets. Mike had my bike for over a month with the constant, "call back in a couple days." Finally, they said it was ready, Mike then told me, "I rode it around and didn't notice a thing, I didn't have to tune it." "So you had it for a month and didn't do anything?" I replied. A week or so later I decide to look at the flash he gave that supposedly had my map on it {the VE chart} and what do you know....shit was blank. The bike was there for months, 'which I had no problems with' but I felt nothing was done right. I'll be taking my bike to Huntington beach Hogs fir a cheaper price and and hopefully a better outcome. read more

Been having problems all over town with mechanics for years now. I had an issue with the front end on my Dyna & a friend referred me to Performance. These guys are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. They took care of my problem very quickly. I've been trying small local shops to support the little guy and I definitely hate spending money at Harley. Well these guys are definitely my new go to spot when there is something I can't take care of on my own. Thanks Tommy & Joe!!! read more

great service, very professional. they treated me with respect and took good care of my bike. reasonable prices no price gouging. i will be back read more

I love these guys...always exceeding my expectations...after my accident, the team made sure my bike was well taken care of and came back looking better than before...I highly recommend take your bike to them...freiendly staff, great service, and great prices...what more could you ask for... read more

****TOP NOTCH WORK AND CUSTOMER SERVICE!!**** I recently had some work done and an overall checkup on my motorcycle and from start to finish the whole experience was great! Luke did a thorough inspection of my bike, did the repairs, and took his time answering all of my questions. They even stayed after closing hours so I could pick my bike up because I was running late from work. I've never had a shop of any kind offer to stay later to accommodate my schedule. That sealed the deal for me. I'm a customer for life. read more

I was looking for a reputable bike shop to help with my 99 Fat Boy rejuvenation project and visited Performance Chopper after online search and comment review. I met with Joe and we discussed what I wanted to accomplish. He is very friendly, professional and knowledgeable. We agreed the project would be long and, I am good with that. After he discussed the project with his partner, Joe informed me they were both anxious and excited to start the project and would pick-up my bike at my home Monday. I am looking forward to working with this group. Shop and garage was clean and orderly. read more

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Honestly I don't do reviews often so you can take this for a grain of salt but these guys are awesome! They excited my expectations on my bike! I went in to get my cutch fixed and they just went above a beyond! Yes I did expect to spend a few hundreds and end up spending a lot less but totally worth every penny from work to parts! read more

2011 CVO Street Glide. I bought this bike from a friend in Pensacola Florida. , he informed me the bike was tuned with a TTS tuner by the best on the East Coast. When I showed up to performance choppers to have my wife's 2014 done with new exhaust system new TTS tuner new headers and a complete tune up on the dyno by Mikey ,I was informed just from a quick glance that my bike was not properly tuned. Mikey asked me who turned your bike? I'm just curious because there's no reason there should be any bluing on your pipes near the heads. Mikey said, I can fix that problem for you. I will make your bike run better than it runs now ,give you more fuel economy and make the engine run cooler and more efficient. Holy cow he really woke up my bike. he was right, the guy did not tuned it properly . he put a canned tune on it and a standard stage 1 jet tune and manipulated some fuel charts to get more performance but did not do the job properly. Mikey put my bike on the dyno and upgraded my TTS tuner to the current 2015 software then the magic happened! adjustments were maid, the tunes were adjusted and man this bike runs like it never did before! I rode the bike for 4 months with the current tune on it that it had before Mikey got a hold of it Mikey really knows his stuff. He really brought out maximum performance of the bike will giving it 5 more miles to the gallon fuel efficiency 4 more horsepower and 5 more foot pounds of torque. 101 horse and 121 foot pounds of torque! Bang!(this bike was supposed to be tuned the BEST possible in Florida. ( Really?) I have never been more excited to ride a motorcycle then I am to ride this bike after being tuned on the Dyno by Mikey at performance choppers. If you have the time when you are getting your bike tuned watch Mikey do the job and you'll know he will educate you during the whole process you'll feel like you can do the job that he does even if you really can't lol. The whole staff makes you feel like family and when the job was done I felt like Mikey became my new friend. Thank you so much Mikey for bringing out all the performance in my bike while sharing your knowledge. It was truly an experience I'll never forget and I will take all of my bikes to you from now on.!! P.s. My wife 2014 Street Glide runs like a bat out of hell also tuned by Mikey. read more

I'd tell you in person, but thanking you on yelp will help continue the wave of raving fans - Which is well deserved. My FLS had never ridden so well. Thanks for adjusting my clutch! Dealership techs didn't do that for my 2k service. The friction point is perfect - right at the beginning of the pull, for quicker shifts. It's great! Everything feels the way it should have always felt. Performance Chopper is great. I'll never go anywhere else. Well done gentlemen! read more

Mikey is AWESOME! I give him 5 stars. If you're gonna dyno your bike... Go here. Period! Mikey really knows his stuff. Just talk to him for 5 minutes. When someone can understand something as intricate as dyno tuning and everything involved AND be able to explain it in layman's terms that a 5 year old could understand. It's impressive!!! He gets it. read more

Great Mechanical/Service Department, Great Parts and supply. All you will need to get your ride up and rolling! I pick up parts here for less then I find them on the Web. Give them a Call or drop in. They are friendly people. read more

These guys are first rate. The knowledge of James, the mechanic that worked on my bike & the front desks wanting me to get the most for my money really impressed me. I will have no problem with recommending them to the rest of my friends that ride. Thank you Performance Choppers read more

Nowadays, excellent customer service is a rarity. My experience at Performance Choppers was even rarer. I had a screaming new e,hast system that needed tuning. Mikey was amazing. He gave my husband and I detailed explanation of what he was Going to do. He spent at least 6 hours intimately fine tuning my Softail Heritage. Afterward, Mikey showed us the results of his 160 point tuning. My girl is now faster, runs cooler and more efficiently. And her deep throaty growl is heard long before we arrive! Mikey and Performance Choppers ROCK!! read more

If your looking for a Harley, on a budget and want something already perfectly customized do yourself a favor and stop by to check out the selection here. There were at least 6 bikes that I looked at that were damn near mint condition, customized and well within my price range of 7K. The staff is knowledgeable and willing to take the time to share information and answer any questions you might have. The bikes are set at wholesale prices and most have all the extras you could ever want to put on your bike without having to spend the extra money. I told Lenny my price range was around $7500 and he found me the perfect bike for me with a mean, custom engine with more power than I could ask for and beat my price range by about 2K. I didn't even try to negotiate cause I was already blown away by the price. I've browsed all the websites and shops, nothing compares to what you get at this shop. read more

Great service and tons of expertise. I've taken two bikes to Mikey and the crew and have been exceedingly satisfied. I live in the Midwest now but still tell people about performance choppers! Who knows, maybe some midwesterners will show up! ;) read more

I had my CVO Street Glide dyno tuned by Perf Choppers; what an incredible improvement in performance. Great job. I won't go anywhere else. There's simply no need to go anywhere else! Mikey is the best. read more