Moto Whoops

Terrible. An English barrier is one thing, but being an a hole is another. The owner has a really bad attitude, and accused me of wasting his time, when all I was doing was asking questions about pricing. Didn’t leave my bike, and definitely won’t be coming back ever.

Warning!!! Do Not Go!
This place is terrible. The worst business I have ever been to. I left my motorcycle there for service, then he later calls and tells me to pick up my bike because he got busy. When I went to pick it up after work, the gate to the parking lot was closed so I couldnt pick it up. He just left the bike outside. The next morning when I went to pick it up, I noticed he left the key in the bike. When I confronted him, he said «I told you to pick it up».The owner speaks zero English, and has terrible customer service. I’ve been going to him for years due to the price, but Hudson’ is just as competitive. What a jack*ss#. Feel free to message me about this guy. Like I said I’ve been going to him for years and there has ALWAYS been issues with this guy… mostly because of his poor English.

Its not easy for me to write a poor review. I believe in supporting small shops and local services but the owner of Moto Whoops is simply unprofessional as a mechanic. I would caution anybody considering getting work done here.
I went in for a simple tire patch after picking up a nail on the freeway. The service was fairly priced and very fast but upon returning for pick up I found my electrical system and speedometer to be not working. When I confronted the owner to ask what had happened he became defensive at laughed at me, accusing me of trying to exploit his labor.
I told him that I couldn’t ride safely with out a speedometer and that It was working fine before I dropped off the bike. I told him I was happy to pay for the repair but he refused my business.
I walked away frustrated and with a motorcycle worse off then when I started.
A good Bike Shop who you can trust is a rare thing. I’ve come across a few in my time riding and Moto Whoops is definitely not one.

I took my bike in for the 15k service. Mr. Kimura again provided an estimate of cost and time, both of which were right on the money. When I picked up the bike, he provided an explanation as detailed as what the exact valve clearance was for each of the valves. He also did a thorough job of correcting several hack jobs I committed over the years, and took the time to explain the proper ways. My bike now rides like new!
He continues the Japanese tradition of professionals being more like artisans in their field — everything is done precisely and correctly that it is like an art form.
All in all, he is a great mechanic. I give him the highest recommendation.

Unfortunately we did not even get past the front door as the owner or whomever was working that day was extremely rude and impossible to deal with. We were really excited to try this local, inexpensive shop out for minor electrical work on a Honda cb175 but due to the immediate rudeness of the owner and his inability to communicate we went south to a very nice shop down the road. The man literally kept interrupting me and insisting I told him something different over the phone with regards to the type of bike we were bringing. His interrupting and total inability to politely converse with a potential customer with multiple bikes infuriated me to the point of yelling. One entirely objective observation is that the place is a little hard to see as you’re coming down the road not very good signage and easily missed. I own a small business and always make sure my customers are heard even if I can’t accommodate them, that’s called common courtesy.

OK, I have not yet had the pleasure of leaving my bike here to get repaired… BUT, that is mainly because the owner went over my bike and outlined that the repairs would cost more than the value of my bike. Sadly I am not a collector that can afford the extra expenses at the moment. I would assume that almost any other mechanic would have taken in the bike and tried to make as much money off of me as possible. I absolutely plan on returning to this shop should when I want to spend the cash on restoring my classic bike, or if I’ve acquire another bike that will need any maintenance, repairs, etc. HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone who rides!

Honest and great prices. This spot is legit. I still drive to this location even though I moved away from the area. I just don’t trust anyone with my bike other than Mr. Kimura. He takes pride in his work and business. He does the work all by himself. A+++

I took a tire over there to have a screw taken out of it. He said he was busy but would have it done by a certain time. He had it done before he said it would be done. I am going to have my bike serviced here from now on also. I should’ve come here years ago!

I just bought my first bike, a Kawasaki Ninja 250r, and I had a really hard time finding a good motorcycle mechanic in my area (Long Beach) who wasn’t quoting me ridiculous rates for what should be routine service for my bike (full service including valve clearance check every 7.5k miles). I found Moto Whoops recommended on a thread in the subreddit r/​longbeach.
I called up Moto Whoops, and talked directly with the owner who even pulled up the service manual specific for my bike go over what needed to be done. His quote was less than half what the kid at my local motorcycle super store was trying to rob me for. Sounded good to me so I rode my bike all the way from Long Beach to Gardena on a Saturday afternoon as agreed. Looks like Moto Whoops is a one-​man shop kind of deal, really old school, and just the kind of mechanic I was looking for. I left my bike with him, and got a call back from him before the end of the following week to let me know that my bike was ready to pick up.
When I came to pick up my bike, the owner was very kind enough to go over all of the repairs that he did, and even pointed out all of the little details that he did. The previous owner of my bike didn’t sufficiently torque one of the spark plugs, causing the valves in one of my cylinders to go out of spec. He saved all old parts to show that he replaced them, even showing me how the old spark plug had carbon building up on the threads and that the crush washer wasn’t compressed. He even saved all the paperwork for the old versus new valve clearances, and even gave me the old shims for adjusting the valves. Also, he personally took my bike for a test ride before finishing the job, and noticed that my front brake was squishy, repaired it properly, and warned me that my front brakes would be much more responsive now. Turns out he was right, because I almost locked up my fronts coming to a red light after I left. He even cleaned and lubed my chain to the point where it looked better than new.
I really like Moto Whoops, and would recommend it to anybody. The owner is patient, very knowledgeable, charges honest rates, and most importantly has very high attention to detail. What more is there to ask for?

Kimura is just the best motorcycle mechanic I have ever taken any of my motorcycles to EVER! Reasonable rates, less than a stealership for sure. I will only use him for tune-​ups, or anything else. Totally worth the drive/​ride to his shop! He is a Japanese factory trained motorcycle mechanic with over 20 years experience. He is a true expert. Plus he is honest, you can trust him — this is awesome especially in today’s world.

Took my Honda F4i to Moto Whoops based on everyone’s reviews and had an equally great experience. I asked Shohei to look over the whole bike + oil change, and he walked me through his findings (very methodical), explained his recommendations, and broke down his price quote, which was very fair. I left the bike with him over the weekend and was able to pick it up the next Monday.

I took my 2001 Katana 600 to a shop on 190^th and Inglewood to fix the hard start and idle issues, and the guy charged me $ 450 to do what amounted to nothing. Bike kept getting worse, so upon a recommendation from a friend I took the bike to Moto Whoops.
The owner, quickly pre-​diagnosed the issue and got it fixed in a day. Made some service recommendations in the future that would extend the life of the bike (60,000 miles) but weren’t necessarily required due to additional cost. Others might’ve done the work without consulting and jacked up the fee. Fixed the carbs, resynced them, fixed the intake and exhaust line problems. Out the door for under $ 200.
Bike now runs better than when I bought it. Totally recommend the place to anyone who needs an honest technician to work on their bike.

Horrible Mechanic! Didn’t fix my carburetor. And when I went back still didn’t fix it.

Before and after had Vance and Hines straight shot, dynojet stage 1 and K &N air filter installed. Order parts Tuesday late afternoon received parts on Thursday took bike in Thursday at closing time and call me at 3 pm the next day and my bike was done. Great service and pricing was rite. Recommend this shop highly.

I think I just found my long term shop. Now, yes I only had flush mount turn signals and a slip on exhaust done but… the owner/​mechanic/​one man show (Shohei Kimura) said it would be ready Saturday. I dropped the bike off Wednesday at around 2 in the afternoon. Got a call at about 8pm the same night saying he stayed late to finish it and said its ready for pick up. What??! That’s customer service. The slip on turned out great and the turn signals were clean, flush, solid! Very nice man running an honest shop. Price was very fair for the job and will continue to use him for all installs and repairs! I will go no where else especially after being taken advantage of previously from another shop that I won’t mention. Hint… in San Pedro. In my opinion, your bike is in good hands here.

He’s the man. Really cares about your bike and makes sure it’s done right. Thanks.

My friend found this shop on Unilocal and with all the glowing reviews I took my Ninja 250 here when I couldn’t start it anymore. Within about a week I was able to get my bike back. It seemed like the problem was the carburetor needed cleaning and he also found a small hole in one of the screws somewhere in the engine. His English isn’t great so forgive me that my explanation isn’t very detailed. My boyfriend also brought his bike here after being screwed over so many times with Del Amo Motorsports (never, ever go there!). All he needed was his front brakes to be bleeded and Shohei was able to do that in a day. Shohei prices are very fair, he estimated around $ 200 and I paid about $ 190. I remember my bike being dusty but when I picked up the bike it was nice and clean. He went the extra mile to wipe it down for me! I will definitely recommend him to any of my two-​wheeled owning friends.

This guy is incredible. It’s so difficult to find a bike mechanic that does decent work and won’t rip you off.
Got my bike back earlier than promised with a bill lower than promised. It even came back cleaner than I left it.
The shop is immaculate and this guy is really meticulous; he wrote down all of my valve clearance measurements for me to take home. Amazing. I’ll be back.

This place is a one man show. It’s a very rustic and quaint shop with a collection of cool vintage Japanese bikes. He seems to ride Baja pretty frequently.
I took my one year old bike for a 24k service. It’s the one where all fluids need to be changed, valve clearance check, spark plugs, air filter, etc. I stopped by Monday to see if it can be done in one day. He gave me a few days where he did not have anything scheduled and could dedicate the whole day to my bike. I chose Friday and told him I’ll be bringing in my own parts.
Smash cut to Friday morning @9am. I drop off the bike with the parts. I told him I would be back at 5pm. He said he will try his best to finish by then. I get a call a couple hours later reporting that a valve was out of spec and he would be removing the cam. He already warned me on Monday about the extra charge if that happened. i didn’t get a call at 5, but stopped by anyway to find my bike waiting for me outside.
He spent a few minutes explaining what he found wrong – valve clearance numbers, kinks in my chain, air filter had a little life left, etc.
Very meticulous work done at fair prices. He seemed to have a very sharp sense for diagnosing problems. He said my idle sounded rich and recommended a custom map if I wanted it to run better. This is definitely one of those old school shops that are increasingly difficult to find as older motorcycle guys retire.
edit: I dealt with him entirely in Japanese.

This is a great place to have work done on your bike. I am only basing this on the work I had done. Shohei did a good job replacing my front tire and front brake pads. I brought my own parts and he put them on.
Shohei seems knowledgeable about all bikes (mine is a Harley) and he is most likely an expert in Japanese bikes.
The work was flawless and he totally cleaned the calipers for the brakes. He had said they were not working smoothly. It is that extra care that really separates an average mechanic from a really good one.
I was in and out in an afternoon. I arranged the time by phone ahead of time. I highly recommend this.
The prices are reasonable and the quality of work is excellent.