In case you don't read this entire review, I wanted to make sure most people would see this sentence in this post so that Logan and Buck in the service department, in addition to Jerry Peak the mechanic who has worked on my bike, are all 3 recognized because they are excellent employees and honest men of good morale and integrity, hence the reason I go there and am writing this review!
Now I'm sure anyone reading this knows just how hard it can sometimes be to find a good and honest mechanic/service center, whether it's for your car or motorcycle. Fortunately, I was able to find a place to work on my bike that has not only done excellent work but that also has been very honest and ONLY fixed what was broken instead of ripping me off and deceiving me by doing work that didn't need to be done just to make more money. Now I'm not saying all, or even most, places that fix automobiles/motorcycles are that way, but unless you are trained yourself you just have to trust that you aren't being taken for a ride, figuratively speaking of course. Here are some of the things that happened to me that were evidence of an honest business that employs people with an enormous amount of integrity.
So, I have taken "my baby" to Sunrise a total of 4 times since I have owned it. I originally brought it to them was because from time to time there was some hesitation during acceleration. Although this only occurred occasionally and sporadically and didn't seem to be anything serious, I wanted to have them take a look at it just in case and to avoid any possible future problems. Well, I dropped it off in the morning and spoke to Buck, one of the guys who works the front in the service department and is VERY cool with excellent customer service skills I must say. Anyway, he called me the very next day and said they looked at it, and said they didn't find any problems but to bring it back in if it does it again or gets worse. When I asked what I owed he said, "well we didn't find anything wrong with it so there's no charge". My jaw dropped and....*Mind blown*. Now how often does anyone take their car or motorcycle to a mechanic, even if they are a very honest mechanic, and walk away without being charged ANYTHING at all for SOMETHING?!? I was floored!! The only thing Buck said was that they recommended I have the carburetor cleaned at some point in the near future but that it was not something that needed to be done right then. The next time I brought it in was a few months later because it broke down and wouldn't start and needed a new starter clutch for which I was given an approximate estimate between, if my memory serves me correctly, $900 and $1100. Yes, that's an expensive fix, BUT, it's also a standard price for that particular type of job for my bike. Now, I was expecting it to be at least the more expensive part of the estimate, but was happily surprised that when I went to pick it up Buck told me they were able to get it within the lower part of the estimate which came out to be just slightly more than $900. I agreed to pay the full amount if it came to $1100, and I think most people know that there are a lot of places who would just charge the larger part of an estimate if the customer agrees. However, they didn't do that, which in my eyes shows integrity and honest business practices. The 4th time I took it to them was just recently (about 7-8 months after I had the starter clutch fixed), and spoke to Logan when I dropped it off, also a fantastic employee with great people skills who knows his stuff. Anyway, I had to have it towed because it wouldn't start, plus it needed an inspection. They passed the inspection and said nothing was needed, which most of us know is also extremely rare, but yet again this shows me just how honest they are and only fix what needs to be fixed. But the reason why they said it wouldn't start was because it needed a new battery and also there was a loose wire connection at the relay solenoid. My bike is 12 years old and had the original battery that came with the bike, which has 11,500 miles, so it was due for a new one. As far as the mechanic who has done the fantastic and honest work on my bike, his name is Jerry Peak. So if you take your bike to them, I would personally recommend you ask for Jerry Peak, because this is a man of integrity who not only does excellent work, but who doesn't rip people off by doing work that doesn't need to be done or overcharging people for work that should cost less. And by the way, I should recognize in this post Logan and Buck at the front in the service department, in addition to Jerry Peak, because all three of them are honest men of good morale and integrity.
In closing, dealing with Sunrise has been a fantastic experience and I would most definitely highly recommend them because they have been very honest, fair, and reasonable with me, and are the epitome of how good and ethical business practices are supposed to be put into action. read more