Riders Revelation

After having a bad experience with another local shop, I found this 1 on Unilocal.I reached out to Jimmy who was responsive and extremely helpful. I was impressed with his knowledge and fair pricing. He let’s you know the deal upfront so there aren’t any surprises. Thank you for taking care of me and best believe I will be back!

THANK YOU
let me start with these 2 words.
The owner of this shop is Jim. Is very knowledgeable with what’s he doing on motorcycle repair. He know what’s going on with motorcycles and know his job very well. He helped me with my bike. Fixed so many thing very well and did a lot of work for no charge. Don’t get me wrong my bill was $ 640 and broke the bank, but he did lots of work that worth more than that. Installed new chain and chain sprockets. Fixed my hid lights and fixed lots of things. And dint charge me for the little things .
When I first spoke to him on the phone he was very helpful and seamed reasonable guy. When I took my bike I realized that he knows the bikes really well.
Thank you Jim for the great customer service you provided and the great work you did on my bike. I’m sure you will see me again but I hope nothing major. I will send all my friend if they ever need work done on there motorcycles.
Keep up the good work. Give always good prices and great customer service like u did to me and u will b very successful in life. I wish u all the luck.

As a first time rider, I have to find places that are friendly enough to spend the time with you and really show you what the bikes about and what you can do. Jimmy and his team are the ones! I traveled all the way from LA to get my bike over to them and they really got the job done fast! Definitely would recommend these guys!

Just picked my Yamaha R1 up from their shop today. I had wrecked my bike and it needed a lot of expensive repairs. Jimmy was able to find parts at a cheaper price for me and my bill was very reasonable. During the 3 week repair, Jimmy would call and text me to give me updates on the repair. I stopped in the shop several times to check on the progress and everyone was very friendly and took time to show me what had been done and what still needs to be done. I would recommend this shop to my friends and family.

I called around maybe 7 or 8 motorcycle shops to get my tire replaced for my 2013 Daytona Triumph. I ended up getting the Pilot Power 2CT it is a fantastic tire. I love it and the pricing was the best out of the 8 motorcycle shops I called. While they were changing my rear tire they looked at other parts of my bike just to make sure I was safe. I definitely recommend this place, and if anything goes wrong with my bike I will be taking it here.

After moving back to Orange County from San Diego, it was incredibly tough and nerve-​racking trying to find a new place to take my 2014 Kawi Ninja. Jimmy went above and beyond though. I needed to have my bike serviced and rear tire switched out, and Jimmy was very willing to compromise and really kind throughout the process. He matched the price given to me by my old repair shop in SD and also came in on a day that the shop was closed just so that I could drop off my bike. Also polished up some scratches on my bike, free of charge. Wonderful customer service, highly recommended!
— Selsabel

Above and beyond the call of duty! I have a 2005 BMW GSA and had a leaky seal on the drive train swing arm assembly. A long story short, the job was one that a BMW shop would not do. Their solution was to have you buy a whole new assembly at the cost of about $ 1,200. Jimmy and his crew drove to 2 or 3 BMW shops looking for someone or something that could take off a specialized nut that wouldn’t budge. IF the shop had a tool to do this job it was broke. Jimmy fabricated a tool to do the job and broke it as well. Eventually they took the assembly to a machine shop who then had to super heat the part in order for it to release. After all was said and done they fixed the problem and it cost me less than half of what it would have cost me at the dealer and they actually delivered on the repair by a drop dead date. These guys are great.

Great service! We were looking for a place to mount a motorcycle tire and every place was closed at 5 or closed completely on the weekend. I even called Cycle parts… The one on Bolsa won’t get their mounter till March and the one in Fullerton… Theirs is broken. What a bust.
Found this place with a 5-​star rating!!! They were closing soon so we zoomed over here and came here 5 minute before their cut-​off time. The old tire was removed, the new one was mounted, and the rim and wheel were balanced. And guess how much it costed… $ 25!!! So cheap!!! (This was with rim off). If they did the back tire, it would be $ 50 with the labor included.
We will be back!

I would like to update my review from before. Jimmy and his staff are incredibly knowledgeable and honest. I don’t know what else you would want to expect from a motorcycle shop. I will be taking my 2013 BMW R1200 GS here for any maintenance, repairs and additions to my bike in the future.
They actually explain to you what exactly they are going to do beforehand and explain the reasons. Just true passion here for motorcycles is the sense you get. I figured I would give them a try because of the positive feedback, and I sure am glad I did. The pricing is very fair and again, for my maintenance schedules I will be bringing the bike here as opposed to the BMW dealer. Thanks Jimmy!

This is the place to take your bike no matter what you need jimmy is there to take care of you and not take advantage of you! Took my ducati there and he took care of everything. I needed done. electrical to body repair!

Being a new rider I was in totally unfamiliar territory. Jimmy explained and answered all my questions and did an awesome job on my Solo Seat :)

Well, after my horrible experiences with Del Amo Motorsport in Costa Mesa, I decided to take my R6 to Riders’ Revelation. Simply put, if you care about your bike and want quality service done, bring it here. My bike had over 50k miles and was giving me a lot of problems and Jimmy, the owner, gave it a through diagnosis and offered me several options. Now, my bike runs like a beast. In this corporate world, it’s good to know there is a little shop that care about quality and service to the customers over greedy business practices. They earned my business for life and I highly recommend this establishment.
James

Hello im fox from armstrong towing i go to a lot of motorcycle repair shops and collision centers riders revelation stands high above the rest great people great work done on the motorcycles in their care. Highly recommend them!!!

Short Version:
If you’re looking for a motorcycle shop that can do high-​quality work for a (very) fair price, this is it.
Jimmy, the owner, took a bike that I was on the verge of selling and completely transformed it (in a good way!).
Thanks, Jimmy & co., for taking care of me and my bike. For as long as I’m living in SoCal, I’ll be coming back to your shop for sure. :)
Long Version:
Owned a 2005 Suzuki GSX-​R750 for 5 years and while I love it to death, it started giving me issues and was debating selling it. With the labor quotes and diagnosis received by the dealership, it didn’t inspire much confidence that the issues of my (salvaged title) bike would ever truly go away. Jimmy and his crew changed that.
The issue that first brought me into Jimmy’s shop was a snapped engine bolt when the dealership tried to remove a bent frame slider per my request. The dealership wasn’t confident that they could get the bolt out in an efficient manner. They said it could potentially take 2 – 3 hours of labor.
Looked on Unilocal for another shop to get a second opinion and found Riders Revelation. Called Jimmy and he said to bring it in first thing Saturday and that he would take a look at it. Showed up and 30 minutes later, problem fixed! Told Jimmy how much I appreciated his help and that I would come back for more service.
A few weeks later, I returned with a slightly more complicated issue: vibrating front end feel. Asked Jimmy to ride it and see what he thought. Turned out the issue was with the front suspension. Somehow a cartridge from a different bike made its way to the left fork. One would only catch this when comparing the two cartridges side-​by-​side (which Jimmy did) since they were very close in length.
Not only was the cartridge the wrong part, which also appeared damaged and not fully functional, but the preload for that fork seemed to have been taken out completely, causing it to act like a pogo stick. (So problems on top of problems.) Per Jimmy recommendation, I Ebay’ed a replacement part to hopefully fix all this.
Kept the bike there while the part came in and had the following done in the meantime was:
–replaced fork seals
–replaced front/​rear rotors
–bled front brakes
–cleaned/​lubed chain
–retouched some existing dents/​scratches
–installed toe guard
–oil and oil filter change
–cleaned air filter
–R1 throttle tube mod
Fast forward, as the cartridge comes in, Jimmy installs it, goes for a ride and tells me everything is all good and that «it feels like a race bike now.»
Conclusion:
First, I was surprised on how little all this work came out to be. I guess I got use to paying dealership prices so when when I saw the final quote, I was pleasantly surprised to pay something that I thought was (very) fair.
Second, the bike felt completely transformed! Not only was the vibration gone, but when I took the bike out to the canyons the next day, I had to get use to how quickly it was turning in. I’m so happy with the bike right now that I can’t imagine letting it go while just a few months ago that I was creating a Craigslist ad to sell it.
Thanks Jimmy, and your his crew, for all the work you have done. It’s a no-​brainer that my bike will be coming back here for all its maintenance/​mod work. :)

This shop is awesome. I took in my 06 CBR600RR for an oil change and chain service without making an appointment and they did the work while I waited. Only called about 20 minutes prior to taking it in for the service. The owner is super knowledgeable and so down to earth. The mechanics are great and very meticulous about their work. They also did a top to bottom inspection and made adjustments where needed at no extra charge. There was a few cosmetic things that the owner took care of for me as well.
I highly recommend this shop for any work or service on any type of bike.
5 stars and 2 thumbs up all day every day!!!

Brought my new bike in for some HIDs. As always Rider’s Revelation did a great job. They look great, no errors and they even reprogrammed my bikes alarm. Also got my chain cleaned and lubed. It went in black and caked with dirt, came out spotless. They even cleaned my rear wheel. Love these guys and will continue to come back!

Just got back from my 600 mile service done by these guys on my R Nine T. This was my first time doing a 600 mile on any of my bikes, this one being my first new bike.
First off I just want to say Jimmy is a great down-​to-​earth, very knowledgeable guy. Definitely knows what he’s doing. His crew is very friendly too. Best part of the service was that he included things beyond what the maintenance checklist from the manufacturer listed. Not only that but at a much better price than my local BMW dealership.
Overall I am a very satisfied customer, I know my bike is in tip-​top shape thanks to these guys, and am definitely coming back for future maintenance. I am pretty glad I found these guys.

When some airhead cager backed into my SV650 and knocked it over, to say it ruined my day would be putting it lightly. But fortunately he agreed to call his insurance company and even more importantly I found Jimmy and Riders’ Revelation! Jimmy took the money from the insurance and not only did he fix the dings and replace broken turn signals and body panels, but he even stretched the budget by using used parts wherever possible to make my bike better than new! With new front and rear suspension (the stock setup is notoriously cheap on SVs), new chain and sprockets, and clip-​on handlebars, my bike is now way more fun to ride around town and in the twisties. And, with the sickest paint job I’ve ever seen, it looks badass too! I’ll be taking my bike to Jimmy and Riders’ Revelation for all service and repair needs from now on, period.

I have taken my 2^nd bike to jim now. correction 3^rd. I took my R1 to him which he was able to pin point the issues and fix them. reasonable price to. then i just took him my 08 hypermotard and it had a separte issue after the service but jim stuck to it. he worked his ass off to figure it out. so i rewarded that with a 3^rd bike my 02 ducati 996s
This was alot of work. belts valves and some other stuff jim helped out with. look, sometimes he is hard to get a hold of on his phone, but come on the guy is always working. if your a customer that likes to hoover and be a pest, i recommend not to be like that and let the guy do his magic. Hecan work on any type of bike.
He is a good strait up honest guy. he will do more for you than a regular dealer would. he’ll make common sense recommendations, not just take your money. I will be a long time supporter of his shop. In fact i have 2 more in line to take to him. It’s a good thing i will hopefully get some repeat customer apreciation. I drive out of my way to get to Jim’s shop. So it’s worth it to me. i hope this post helps future clients. good luck

Bad call on Sam E.‘s review.
Sounds like he WANTS to know more details on the attempt to replace gaskets on my front engine cover, as well as the weep hole plug-​up.
Let me just calrify thay my review was NOT coming from bad intentions, but pure honesty. Although Jimmy has not been friendly with me, he’s never been mean.
Follow up: Jimmy called me the same day of my initial Unilocal review and I got the money back that was spent on the failed fixes.
My bike is still leaking and still stuck with the ugly light grey gasket sealant.