Steel Buffalo Motors

Ben, the owner continues to overdeliver on all fronts: price, customer service, and speed for fixing items. I have to vehemently disagree with Yousef since Ben is one of the most pleasant people to work with. He is fair - period. Lots of folks try to take advantage of a situation and with this company, there are no surprises.

Keep it up Ben!

One of the best shops I have ever been to, Ben was amazing always kept me updated and treated me more as a friend that just business like other shops would. Will only be taking my bikes and my friends and family's bikes here from now on. Would recommend you guys check this shop out

I have a problem bike with lots of annoying and mysterious issues that make any mechanic scratch their heads. The dudes at Steel Buffalo made sure to take their time and get it right. Even fixing a cylinder issue free of charge! Got my bike running the best it's ever run. Finding a good bike mechanic in LA is a headache. These dudes rule.

OMG what an owner. Started off well. Ben, the owner, was nice and polite. But then, he gave me a price that is twice as much as what his son told me they will charge to do a desmo service on my Ducati 848. He later agreed to honor the original price. Things got much worse from there. The bike took more than a week and half to be serviced. Turned out the bike was taken somewhere else to be serviced and the shop is NOT the place you drop the bike off at. It's just a front. Ben refuses to tell you as the customer where the actual shop is let alone for you to go there. Then the bike came with the service light still on. I asked him why that was and he asked me to just google it and reset it myself. The shocks needed lubricants and he asked me to go to auto zone and get it myself. This prompted me to ask for a detailed bill of what he did and he refused to give me one. Finally, a month later, after pulling teeth he emailed me an itemized bill. I took that to Ducati dealership and first thing they noticed is that he didn't change the spark plugs and the timing belt. Ben claimed the timing belt doesn't need changing but the dealership said theres no way to tell and you only don't change it if you don't have the tools for it. He texted me at 1045pm randomly very nasty text message and sent me multiple yelp messages. The guy is unstable and unprofessional. For all I know, he took the bike for a week, charged me $800 and returned the bike. I don't trust anything he did. He fixed the headlight for me so I gave him the 2 stars. However he is shady and I wouldn't trust him with my bike ever again. Also, notice his responses to negative reviews.. very personal and nasty. Just watch for his response to this review.. I'm sure he'll be showing his true colors..

BEST SERVICE IN LA!

I've had my Harley serviced by a lot of mechanics in LA, but this was the best experience by far. Ben is fair, honest and a genuine good dude. So many bike shops around town have a pretentiousness that feels unwelcoming, but not here. I needed a big job done on my bike, and not only was the price reasonable, he basically did double the work for half the cost - at no extra cost to me. Just because he knew it was right for the bike. She now runs better than ever. I'll definitely be booking my regular tune ups here. Happy to finally have a reliable regular mechanic.

Came in to check out some gear in-store and was greeted kindly by the staff member Achilles. He was really friendly and informative. I will definitely be coming back to buy some more gear and get my bike serviced!

My experience with Steel Buffalo was a rollercoaster of a journey, and I can't recommend them enough.

I have a 2004 Triumph Daytona which has been cursed from the beginning. I love the bike, but it never quite ran right. It bogged down and had flat spots in the acceleration. I had taken it to several different mechanics including the designated Triumph shop in LA. Every time I got it back it would run ok for a while and eventually the problem would come back. I was about to throw in the towel and decided as a last ditch effort to give Steel Buffalo a shot.

When I pulled up to the shop, Ben met me out front, we discussed the issues and he immediately took the bike for a test ride. Knowing the owner was personally involved in inspecting the bike was really impressive. He felt strongly they could get the bike running well and I left it with them.

When they pulled the bike apart it was obvious that someone in the past had hacked their way through repairs, cutting corners and removing vital parts. Ben immediately called me, sent me pics, and called me back to look at the bike and discuss options. Ben was super transparent and honest, and this type of integrity continued throughout the project.

The project was met by hurdle after hurdle... the pandemic hit, my bike is a classic, limited production British bike... parts are already hard to get and was amplified during the pandemic. I was ready to give up on it several times... but Ben never quit.

Ultimately they resurrected the bike, I literally was looking for a new bike... Ben texted me and said it was fixed! I couldn't believe it. She runs stronger than ever, its like I got a brand new bike, I've never loved her more.

These guys aren't going to sugar coat anything, they will be honest and transparent, they will be personally invested in your bike, and if you need it, they may just work miracles.

I've never pulled up to any bike maintenance shop or gear spot where I was greeted with such great energy. And I've taken my Harley Sportster 1200 all up and down the west coast.

I was looking for a spot to get my bike serviced and detailed and almost immediately through messaging on Yelp, I was hit back by (the awesomely named) Achilles who let me know just to bring her by and everything would be taken care of. Ben, who I get the sense is the big boss followed up and told me my bike would be fully taken care of. Sounded too easy.

But it was that easy. Ben immediately spotted additional things that would need a looking at, and the whole crew was clearly talented and trustworthy. It's been two days and they're already almost done with the "Achilles special" work around of my baby. Prices were fair. I'm only waiting on my whitewall rear tired to be delivered (COVID supply chain delays).

Everybody here knows their shit. Take your ride here.

Professional, friendly, honest, and quality work. Great place for all motorcycle needs. Don't bother looking elsewhere

Took my 2007 Vespa in for service as it was not able to hold a idle and producing very little power. Ben and Achilles provided great customer service, diagnosing the problem, fixing it, and provided updates along the way. They were fully transparent about cost from the beginning. Highly recommend.