AIP Racing

one star because there is nothing lower…
FOR DUCATI OWNERS, STAY AWAY FROM THIS SHOP
I live 2 blocks from it, have taken my ducati there for about 1 year and they’ve done good work, or so I thought… Grover and most of the sales people are very friendly, the make you feel welcome and good about your visit. Realize that this is a bullshit and they just want you money. Do not beleive anything they say, If you have a Ducati, find another place, trust me
out of my many visits, had electrical relays replaced, oil changed, clutch plates replaced, battery replaces and fuel system replaced. must have spent about $ 2k overall, they charge you to the pennies for nuts, bolts and cleaning rags used for the work they do. reimbursement, deals or discounts for loyalty, they laugh in your face
the relays they installed — they cut the covers and original casing and fitted the wrong relays and made it work somehow, they charged me dealer price as original parts
battery — they gave me the cheapest battery out in the market which I had to recharge myself at home and charged me dealer price
clutch plates — bought a kit and took it to them because I didnt have time to install it myself. they install it backwards, kept slipping, they took one plate off, said, the kit included an extra plate that is not needed and made it work for a day, kept slipping and charged me $ 150 to clean the push rod, something that would have taken me 30 mins to do. they obviously dont know about ducatis are should be trusted.
fuel system replaced — they only changed the fuel filter, old tubes and assembly was cleaned and installed right back. they charged me $ 750 for labor and cost for a full replacement of fuel system which they didnt installed correctly and had to take it apart myself because it was leaking
lastly, they over tighten my oil filter which was a bitch to remove on my last oil change.
As Leo B. mentioned on an early review report them to BBB 818.401.1480, they should not be in business.
I moved to mountain view and found a great Ducati shop, took all the invoices from AIP, they revised what they did, charged me $ 250 to correct everything they did wrong and I have better piece of mind of what I ride
if you live in northridge and have a ducati, I recommend Moto Tecnica in LA, its far but the quality of service and prices are 100 times better than this shithole

Just got back from AIP after having the bike serviced. I want to give a shout out to Chris Jones, new guy Nate, Bill and Grover for the excellent service I receive whenever I go there. They do a great job not only servicing the bike but letting me know about the other things they find that I may or may not know to check. WHen they were done the bike was spotless. they practically detailed the whole thing. Thanks again guys! You make it worth the ride up there! See ya soon!

I took my motorcycle here that was drowning every time i accelerated
AIP RACING told me it was my engine
after the 2000 cost to replace the engine it turned out to be the fuel jets that where broken the whole time (according to AIP)
After replacing the 400 Fuel jets it turns out the Fuel jets where NOT the problem
After spending over 2500 dollars at t his place they finally replaced the 50 dollar part that was the problem from the start
Their excuse was «Oh, Sorry, we haven’t worked on a Carborated bike in a long time we didn’t know.» they didn’t Refund any of my money or discount any of the unnecessary work that they did.
PLACE IS A NIGHTMARE
PLEASE DON’T GO
HERE IS BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU NUMBER IF THEY F**K YOU OVER TOO
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
(818) 401‑1480

Humm? How do I start. I have been riding and working on my bikes for over 45 years.
Starting in the 60’s on mini and dirt bikes. A 350 Honda (yes I admit it) and Kz650 in the 70’s.
In the 80’s it was my built up Kz1000 and my GPX750 Ninga that I rode on the Crest and at Willow springs race track.
In the 90’s, I pulled a 73 Iron Head, out of a barn in Yuma, Az and restored it. My last bike. (Maybe) that I bought is a 1990 FLHTCU from a brother in the VNV. I rebuilt the S&S to a 96 inch +. That I rode throughout the Western United States with my Brothers to various Memorial Sites. During my Harley Years I have been honored to learn from some Old School mechanics that started with the original Laidlaw’s and Barger Harley-​Davidson.
Posters here understand why I have given some of my background.
Now here’s where things start getting familiar to previous posters.
On Oct 30, After not liking answers from a couple of other shops in the valley, I was given the phone # to AIP. (Thank You Siri). Grover answered the phone. I explained what was going on. He said come in NO PROBLEM. At that point it was. (They somehow found me a axle.) More about that later. Work needed was to pull races, reinstall with bearing etc. Mikey at front desk told me then that they didn’t have Bearing in stock, but could get NEXT DAY.
Great I said. Do it. Meanwhile Grover was nice enough to take me around shop and work area telling about their awards and how proud they were about their work and his son’s work on the Dynotune machine. Well I went home feeling Great.
You see at that point in time I was going over my Iron Head and the big bike to get ready for a memorial run for a Brother and a trip to Yuma to do house work with my sons and a friend (all
Taking time off from work.)
Well Damm!, Found the answer to my time problem.
Grover and his Great team from AIP!
Are you with me?.
So on Nov 1. I loaded the big bike on the trailer and brought it to our friends at AIP.
So here we are Nov 30.
Is the engine Fixed right? No!
Is the Bike Safe? No!
Is the Bike Deadly? Yes!!!
As the posters here can guess this is only a bit of my AIP story.
I am suppose to talk to Grover on Wens because he wants to make it RIGHT. Although he didn’t seem too concerned at last phone call.
(reason post is here) Stay Tuned.
Parts, Service, Work and Rider Safety. Grades to follow!
P.S missed my Brothers memorial run. Looks like I have to cancel my trip to Yuma. (3 vacations wasted) was suppose to leave on wens.
Thank You, Grover, mike and the crew at AIP!!!

Happy Girl! Happy 4^th! …Thanks to AIP!
Riding back from Phoenix last Friday my clutch went out 80 miles from Blythe. We had it towed to Blythe and got a room at the Best Western. We found a little shade at the hotel and Michael spent time on the phone talking us through a clutch adjustment, in the desert on the hottest day in history, but it needed more than an «adjustment», and all the while Michael kept us calm and cool in 120 degree temp! ARGH! Soon after, he called right back with a tow guy scheduled to haul me back to AIP the next day, 248 miles at a 3^rd of the price of a normal tow! Wow! Still a lot but didn’t break the bank and that was such a blessing.
Long story longer… AIP did it again! You guys never cease to amaze Craig and me. My clutch was fried… to be rebuilt it needed all kinds of modifications to fit my small hands but Gabby and the gang did their magic. I was able to ride through the Santa Monica Mountains today and have breakfast with our second Mom, Vern at the Rock Store and my clutch worked the best ever since the last rebuild, 44,000 miles ago. WhoHoooo!!!
We can never say enough good things about Chris, Clint and Bill’s leadership. Your team is stellar! Chris, Clint, Bill, Michael and Gabby gave us such personal and sweet care.
God Bless America and GOD BLESS AIP!!!
xoxo
–Mary
I’ve been reading some guys ‘CRAPPY’ reviews here. I think they’re
impatient people with an agenda… I’ve been with AIP since 2006… and I can’t find anything wrong with AIP other than they’re human beings with a heart! No body’s perfect! I know on «yelp» other businesses bash other business. That’s the only reason… I can’t explain their bad review other than wimpy guys who
don’t have any «reason»… or are bashing from local businesses etc??? Seriously? We ride from Burbank over because they simply… CARE. Care BIG time! It really chaps my hide! —-Mary
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Happy Girl! Happy 4^th! …Thanks to AIP!
Riding back from Phoenix last Friday my clutch went out 80 miles from Blythe. We had it towed to Blythe and got a room at the Best Western. We found a little shade at the hotel and Michael spent time on the phone talking us through a clutch adjustment, in the desert on the hottest day in history, but it needed more than an «adjustment», and all the while Michael kept us calm and cool in 120 degree temp! ARGH! Soon after, he called right back with a tow guy scheduled to haul me back to AIP the next day, 248 miles at a 3^rd of the price of a normal tow! Wow! Still a lot but didn’t break the bank and that was such a blessing.
Long story longer… AIP did it again! You guys never cease to amaze Craig and me. My clutch was fried… to be rebuilt it needed all kinds of modifications to fit my small hands but Gabby and the gang did their magic. I was able to ride through the Santa Monica Mountains today and have breakfast with our second Mom, Vern at the Rock Store and my clutch worked the best ever since the last rebuild, 44,000 miles ago. WhoHoooo!!!
We can never say enough good things about Chris, Clint and Bill’s leadership. Your team is stellar! Chris, Clint, Bill, Michael and Gabby gave us such personal and sweet care.
God Bless America and GOD BLESS AIP!!!
xoxo
–Mary

Take your business elsewhere. These guys are total thieves. I brought my bike in for a new chain and an oil change. I usually do oil changes myself but just didn’t want to deal with it this time. When I asked for a quote on ONLY the oil change, since we would have to order the chain but we could do the oil today, these scumbags quoted me at $ 125.00! I walked right out.
I did not even have a Unilocal account until today. I made it JUST to complain about this place for even thinking they could suggest such an exuberant amount for a 10 minute oil change job.
Also, I would like to point out that the only positive reviews of this place are shining 5 STAR reviews. Suspicious much? If you want to fake your rating at least make it a little more believable.
If Unilocal allowed a 0 Star rating that is more than this place deserves.
I am so glad I took my money somewhere else. These guys are snakes.

What a horrible shop. Complete waste of time and money. I highly and extremely recommend that nobody use this shop. I took my bike to them and found out that a different shop down the street saved me 300 $. They lied about the repairs and charges outrageous amount for storage. I will never come to this place and recommend no one to use there services. There are much better shops out there. This was by far the worst!

I went here because a lady knocked over my bike in my parking garage, i brought it here because i had been here back in 2006 and they did a great job back then… its been 2 months since my accident and they still owe me money and parts. and i still haven’t gotten a receipt for everything, talk about unprofessional. THIS PLACE SUCKS NEVER AGAIN

that shop doing great job. dropped my crf450r for valve adjustment next day was done. kicked from first kick. and price for labor was cheap.

Awful, awful and awful. Took my Suzuki Blvd M50 here earlier this year after wiping out on a patch of gravel. This company was recommended to me by Geico insurance and they still did a horrible job. It took over a month to, «get the parts in.» Once the parts were in a called them everyday, it took three days after they got the parts in and on the third day, I was ready to go pick up my bike and they said that they got some wrong parts and would need a couple more days. I like the people here but I couldn’t imagine getting worse service.

I’m really sad to write this review. I went to AIP quite a few times and I always liked the guys there. Too bad they never did the work properly.
I have a ten year old bike with over 65,000 miles on it. I brought it in to AIP for service and asked for whatever the routine service is on a bike like this. Since this is my first bike I’m still new to all this so I don’t know what standard maintenance is. I would expect things like oil change, tune up, check the chain, etc. I never really paid much attention to the invoices but Grover (I believe that was his name) kept telling me how good my bike was and how great it sounded. I don’t have much of a frame of reference for these things, so I took his word for it but I always thought the engine sounded like it had a miss in it.
I recently needed work done and found a place much closer to home. My new mechanic took one look at the bike and gave me a list of things that were wrong. For starters, he could tell that the spark plugs were very old. He removed one and showed it to me and even with my limited knowledge I could tell this had not been replaced as long as I’ve owned this bike. He also showed me how loose the chain was and how worn the sprockets were.
I went ahead with the work from the new mechanic, and he did a great job. I also pulled up my paperwork on all the times I’ve taken my bike to AIP and I found that the only thing they ever did was change the oil.
These are really nice guys but if this is the best they can do, I’d have to recommend you go elsewhere. I know I will.
Sorry, guys.

They’ve always been so friendly, helpful and very professional, this guys do an amezing job.

I brought my bike here when I had my motorcycle accident couple months ago. Recommended by the tow truck driver, I had no idea which bike shop was good right after the accident (still shaken…). But I was a little concerning after I dropped it off as I read couple other reviews and rumors were spreading on the Internet saying this business was not legit and so forth. I have not been to other bike shop before so I can not do any comparison, but here is my honest experience with this shop.
I had my bike towed there and dealt with the «service writer» Glover. He seems to be nice and polite. A couple weeks later, I called him back to check on the status regarding the repair or the insurance claim, he told me he didn’t know anything and rushed to hang up. I was upset with his response. Then I talked to Bill who seems to be the manager (or owner which I am not sure still…) and got the answer. Ever since, I just talked to Bill who has always been professional and responsive. They were helpful enough to work around the repair in order to save me the deductible and threw a custom paint job on my gas tank (which is absolutely beautiful although the long wait of two months). I was totally relieved that this shop is more than legit and they are friendly, helpful and professional.

A friend of mine took his bike in for repairs but it took over a month to get it fixed. The place looked like they knew what they were doing but not in this case. The Manager was helpful but the mechanics that are employed there had a very hard time troubleshooting the problem and couldn’t get the bike fixed.

Not very impressed. I dropped off my bike and they told me it would be ready on one particular day, or if not, it would be the next business day after that. I wasn’t in any particular rush, so that sounded fine to me. Well, I didn’t hear from them either day so I called them the next day. They said they hadn’t even looked at it yet. Another day went by and they called and gave me a price that was much more than what he led me to believe when I dropped it off (they didn’t find anything new wrong with it). The price they gave was well over double what I have paid previously at other repair places (dealers). They also forgot what I wanted done and why.
So after some discussion we managed to get things worked out to an acceptable solution. But the effort was too much and my trust is gone (it’s not like I wasn’t very clear in the beginning). Additionally, it was another couple days more before my bike was ready (very easy fix, no big deal for any shop) — a week late at this point. If they’re going to take that long, just say so up front… don’t lie. And don’t try to overcharge me and add in repairs not requested or needed or fitting for what my stated goals were.

I love AIP. The guys are knowledgeable and reasonable. I was involved in a T-​bone accident with a car in May 2008. The bike was ride able, so I was able to somehow ride it home. Once I got it home, I tried to find a place that could fix it. The suzuki dealer was not opposed to do warranty work but in the end AIP was closer (only 4 blocks). I was able to get the guys to pick up the bike from my home and take it to their place to get it fixed. ~$ 700 later the frame was straightened and the carbs were checked and a dyno was done. The bike was on the street once again.
I am going to take my baby back to the shop soon for a quick tuneup. Since I have not ridden her much in the last 2 years since the accident. Its time to have AIP pick her up to get it tuned right so Summer 2011 I can be riding again.

I have one of the rare 2009 Aprilia RS125 two strokes and would not trust any other motorcycle shop to work on it. All the guys that work at AIP (All Industries Performance) are great people to deal with. I also have been dealing with them for years. They worked on my 1998 Honda CBR Fireblade and my 2000 Yamaha R1. I will always use and recommend AIP for any motorcycle service, custom paint job and anything you can think off for your motorcycle. AIP is the shop for it all. Just talk to Chris, Bill or Clint.

I’ve been dealing with AIP since they opened. The list of biokes that have worked on for e is as long and varied as the list of bikes I’ve owned. Honda CBR900, Aprilia Tuono & Mille, Ducati 1098 & Multistrada, Triumph Rocket 3, Honda CB-​1. They’re work is EXCELLENT and their customer service is too. They diagnosed a problem on my Tuono the Aprillia dealer couldn’t figure out. They’ve helped me sell bikes thru customer connections. They have set up bikes for trackdays for me and repaired them after track spills. They customized my Multistrada. They also love bikes and riders and you can tell that by the number of people that hang out at the shop. I love these guys. Do yourself a favor, take them your bike

Solid shop

I’ve had my Honda CB-​1 here several times for major service (carburettors rebuilt/synch’d, engine re-​ring, etc). They’ve always done an excellent job, and even gone out of there way with customer service. Grover did a great job keeping me informed and putting up with me pestering him on the phone constantly. Their pricing was very reasonable, too.