Crago Racing

Went for oil change a few months ago. They overfilled it. Not too much, just by a hair. But it bothered me. I drained a little out after I got home. Friendly people though. I was reminded of the idiom, «If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.»

«Just give me $ 110 and get the fuck out of here». Verbatim, this is what I was told by the guy running the shop.
For a little back story, I’ve been riding and doing most of the work on my motorcycles for 12 years now. I’ve owned a dozen bikes, and I’m not completely mechanically inept. I’ve been rebuilding a 1987 gsxr 750 with a buddy and it got to the point where we were over working on it, so we took it to Crago to have them tune it.
So the 1^st time we take it there, they clean the carbs, put in a stage three jet kit, and tune the bike. When we go to pick it up, we’re told that they tuned it the best they could, but that it has an exhaust leak so they could only tune it so well… 2 things: Idk why they wouldn’t mention the exhaust leak prior to pickup, and Idk why they would bother with continuing to tune it knowing that there was a leak. I’m still at 4 stars at this point though as I give them the benefit of the doubt.
So the bike sits in our garage for a month or 2 since it officially runs like crap with the exhaust leak. So we take it back to Crago and this is where it gets interesting.
The owner calls the shop and instructs them to fix the exhaust leak. Flash forward a week and I get a message from the guy saying that the bike is done. The owner and I show up to get it and are told that its $ 110 for the exhaust leak and $ 200 for the carb clean.
Carb clean???
At NO point were we asked if they could proceed with a carb clean. When I tell the guy «I wish they would’ve brought it up in a phone call before doing it», he tells me that he did call and that he was given the go ahead. He tells me that he called the number on the tow truck form.
THAT WAS MY NUMBER AND WE NEVER SPOKE. If we had spoke, two things would’ve happened. 1, I would’ve told him to call the owner of the bike as Im just the guy who’s helping work on it, and 2, I would’ve told him that I’d clean the carbs myself if thats what needed to be done. I’d pulled and cleaned the carbs several times already and if sitting 2 months had gunked them up again, I would’ve done that myself to save $ 200.
Its at this point where he goes full dickhead and repeats that he did talk to whoever’s number that was. I repeat that that’s my number and we did not talk and that I don’t even own the thing. He then says «just give me $ 110 and get the fuck out of here». Much obliged.
What I think happened is that the bike didn’t run well, so a mechanic cleaned the carbs without asking in order to properly assess the exhaust leak. It’s at this point that the main guy should’ve been honest with us. Instead, he chose to come up with a terrible lie about how we had had a conversation. Did he really think that we’d be like «oh I guess we must’ve just forgot about that whole $ 200 phone call»??
We gave him $ 110 and got the fuck out of there as he said. We will not be going back or recommending this place.

Good! Went there for usual servicing (lubing the chain, oil and air filters,…) + moving the blinkers rearward in order to install some saddle bags! The guys there were really nice and friendly, good point.
It was really well done, and it was quite fast. I only quit one star because of the price and waiting time:
— It took two days and a half instead of the announced one day
— The servicing + installing new blinkers cost me $ 235, which is a bit pricey for me but hey, it was well done and I won’t have to come back every two days.
A really good garage!

Just got my ’07 ZZR600 back from a major service. I didn’t think it had been running or shifting roughly, but apparently it was. I’m amazed at how well it’s running and how buttery the shifter is. I’ve been keeping up on the maintenance, but it feels better now than when I bought it 9K miles ago. And the price was very reasonable. I’ve found my shop. Thank you Jeff and Ron.

Jeff has done it again for me, upgrades to my 15′ R1M at about half the cost I expected to pay, rear sets — sliders — levers, and a power commander, thx again

Crago has been servicing my 2010 Honda VFR 12C for the past 2 years and I love their service. It’s a smaller shop that gives you personalize service.

I was referred to Jeff by Bombay Motorsports. I just brought my Yamaha R1 in to get a new clutch. They were friendly, fast, and went the extra mile. The price for the work was less than half what the dealer charged. I am extremely satisfied and will be a loyal customer for life.

Jeff and his crew are the shit I alway just drop off the keys and let the do what they have to… no questions ask

Thanks alot Jeff and Ron! I needed a load battery test because my bike wasnt running, they were real kind over the phone. When I dropped in they had a very friendly and experienced vibe and when they took a look at the battery they told me it was completely dead. Luckily they had brand new one and sold me at an excellent deal. I now know where to take my bike to for servicing, maintenance, or even for parts. Thanks a bunch guys !!!

So I found out that rats love sport bikes too but for other reasons. Brought my bike to Crago Racing after a rat ate thru some of my electrical wiring causing a mess. Jeff and Ron made me feel at ease assuring my bike would be fixed and back to me within a few days. What can I say, they delivered as promised and the bike runs and sounds great. I feel the pricing was more than fair, and quality of work done surpassed my expectations.
If you’re looking for a honest mechanics, complete professionals, with a clean shop that have a passion for what they do, go visit Crago Racing. You won’t be disappointed!

Cool guys and friendly service. THey gave me a bunch of free advice and even fixed the front alignment free of charge.
Location is convenient and easy to access.

Jeff is the man. Just met Ron today, cool as the breeze both of em. Been taking my bikes here for over 6 years now. These guys know their bikes and are good ol boys. Best shop in LA.

nice guys and friendly, but unfortunately I will never go there again, first and last time. F****** !!! fist my bike never leaked oil and when I got it back it was leaking oil on the left side. bike bike runs like crap and sounds like crap, I feel like they rushed my bike and just did a half ass job and charged me up the ass on parts, took it to another shop so they can repair the leak and the other half ass job they did, basically I am paying double the labor. It s sad because they came highly recommended I will never go there again, what I waist of money and time. The other shop said they will fix the noise and leak from the left side and leave my bike running like new. so I just got an update and the other shop said, that (crago) broke my stator plug and that’s why it was leaking oil and also (crago) did not put the bearing correctly and forced it in there, and the bearing broke inside and did not clean the metal shards in the motor. this is horrible !!! BE WARNED if you want to pay double the work and get a bad job hey take it to crago, BTW I will be making a report B.A.R about this matter.

I had a great experience at Crago Racing. I have been burned by a few highly recommended shops that do lousy work for high prices. Not here. They did a great job. My bike is running perfect. I always recommend them and would use them again.

Jeff and Ron are always very helpful. They are very informative and never try to sell me on what I don’t need. I bring my bikes there for runs on the Dyno and tuning. I always get my bikes back thinking that they worked some kind of magic on them, because they’ve never run as good before. The shop is always clean and organized.

Brothers Ron and Jeff did a good job putting in new chain and sprockets on my V-​Star. Friendly helpful bullshit-​free guys. Thank you.
Second visit for a broken gear shaft: Ron again was helpful. Price reasonable and didn’t charge me for picking up the part. Helpfully answered my questions about cleaning, etc. No conceit whatsoever despite my asking very basic (perhaps stupid) questions.

The Best Mechanic I have ever been to! He’s Honest, He’s fast and the shop is always clean. Even when Jeff is covered up with work you’ll get your ride fixed quick! In the past I have done most of my own repairs but now, living in an apt, that is not always an option. Untill I move too far away, I’ll always come here.

I’ve been meaning to write this for a couple years now… Better late than never.
There’s really no better shop/​mechanic than Crago Racing and Jeff Crago. He’s a Dr. And known as a Dr. Motorcycle Dr. that is. Any bike can be fixed! Fabrications, rebuilds, race bikes, choppers, you name it, Jeff can do it. I’ve been going to Crago for a couple years for general maintenance, customization, Pre-​track prep ect. I’ve never anything but great experiences and Top notch work.
I’ve been to plenty of other shops in la and disliked most of them. Shop owners who think their the sh*t and belittle you, over charge, take waaaay to long, do shotty work and never give a straight answer. Crago will tell you what you need and get it done for you. No BS.
I’m always impressed with the projects in that shop! From hayabusa powered go-​carts to full race bikes, choppers to scooters and even the occasional formula car… If it has a motor, they’ll work on it (not cars).
I give Crago a solid 5 stars! I recommend this shop to everyone, no matter what the make of your ride. Save yourself the $$$ of having a dealer do the work and the limitations of their abilities and bring your bike to Crago!
Lastly… In reply to the only low-​star review in here from 2009: The employee responsible for that has been replaced. Jeff will make sure any customer is taken care of properly!

Honesty!
You really dont hear that word much anymore especially with mechanics. All I can say is I am happy to say it for «Crago Racing»
I have a yamaha road star 2003, my girlfriend dropped it off for me to get some repairs on it. She told them it needed a jet kit, remount of the passenger seat, saddle bag mounts. She also said, the rear turnsignals werent working and we wanted to know how much it would be to take off the fork covers.
The next day they called me with a quote for all the work, to which I agreed upon and they said they just need to wait for the jet kit which would take a day or so. This was on Tuesday, on Thursday this week they called me and said that the bike was done.
Here is where HONESTY comes into play, I asked about the turnsignals and he could have easily said we fixed them or got new ones and just showed me the old ones when I got in there to pick up the bike, instead he said. we looked them over up and down and back and forth and couldnt find anything wrong with them. They work fine.
They gave me a box of the parts they took off for me, as well as the jet kit box which.
Now for the best part… wait for it… wait for it… wait for it… remember they gave me the quote which was a good quote. the finished total was LESS then the quote they gave me… less by almost $ 100.00. I cannot remember the last time I was ever quoted something and came in and it was LESS. It made my enitre week.
The shop is really clean, and they were really friendly and actually took the time to talk to us, answer our dumb questions and were just really really nice guys.
I asked him about what else I can do to my bike besides going over the top on things for it, and he said straight out «you really dont need anything on it» instead of trying to upsell me the entire shop.
Thank you guys for being Honest. We are very happy customers and will be back.

I was referred to Crago Racing by a coworker and fellow rider (thx Art). I brought my bike in for an oil change, chain cleaning & lube, and to diagnose an engine «stutter» and warning light.
The engine issue ended up being a broken exhaust flapper valve, as it has a plastic ring gear. Tony was able to find me a used one off a wrecked bike and saved me a ton of cash.
Everything was done as promised and in a timely fashion. I arrived early (# 2 in line), ran a few errands and got a bite to eat in the valley.
By the time I returned a few hours later, my bike was ready as promised. Too bad they don’t have a «sister» location in New Orleans now that I’ve moved away.