Mad Racing Motorcycle Repair and Service-Welding

todd jackson here. I have suspension done on several bikes by Hootie (guy who owns Mad Racing) and he does the best period. He has also rebuilt motors for me as well and done a great job. Bottom line is that you can trust him. Have any questions you can call me at 760−419−7415 in Fallbrook.

I had a great experience taking my bike to the guys at Mad Racing. Hootie and Phil are super knowledgable about anything and everything in the off-​road world. I had a set of wheels trued and they were the cheapest around and had a two day turn around. I then had to take my bike in to have the motor rebuilt and they did a great job and pricing seemed very fair.
It seemed like the search for a trustworthy and fair motorcycle mechanic would be never-​ending, but I think I’ve found it at Mad Racing!

I brought my 14-​year-​old bike kicking and shaking into Mad Racing. It was running on three cylinders, needed an oil change, tune up, new tires, and I expected them to have to break down the carbs and basically charge me $ 500+ to get the bike in shape. Hootie suggested trying a bottle of fuel treatment instead of breaking down the carbs («see what happens»). What happened was he saved me hundreds of dollars and the bike is running great. New tired installed, oil change, tune up: $ 200. they’ve got a customer for life!

Great service, great prices and fast! They have been there for over 20 years and always do a great job on our quads, and dirt bikes. They have the best puppies too!!!

hey greg l
you sound like a woman scorn. we all know its you. this is phils new girlfriend if i ever hear his name come out of your mouth again were going to have problems. this is the best shop in north county look at every other review. phil is by far the best mechanic and boy friend ever. did you even proof read your fake review before you wrote it ??? you sound dumb. think twice before you post again sweetie!!!

These guys are pretty awesome. A little bit hard to find if you are on your bike and don’t know what you are looking for. But I found them non the less. My dad recommend them to me and I haven’t taken my baby anywhere else. The first time I met them I was a little nervous and they seemed a little quick and short with me and my boyfriend. However they were quite busy and in my travels mechanics dont always have the best person skills. No biggy. They grew on me and after a few times of taking my boyfriends bike there I brought up how I have a supermoto and it squeeks to no end. I had several people take a look with no answers for me. So they said to bring her on in. So I did. They took time away from their scheduled to take her apart and find the problem at no charge to me. They did an amazing job and were fun to be around. Even the soft German Shepherd that guards the door :)

This is a great shop! They are exceptionally knowledgeable, fair (on price), and quick to fix your bike. There is nothing worse than going into a shop and feeling like you’re getting taken advantage of. These guys eliminate that feeling.
They treat your bike as if it were their own.
In a nutshell; Phil and Hootie are stand up guys/​mechanics!
HIGHLY recommended shop.

Great shop. Hootie and phil take care of my bikes and a lot of my friends bikes. They do good work.

Hootie is awesome. Every time I go he has helpful insights and isn’t just trying to make money. Buddy the dog is awesome as well as is Phil. They are usually pretty busy so bring your bike in in advance.
Great work at reasonable prices on a variety of bikes I’ve brought in.

Hootie and Phil are great mechanics. This is the best shop I have been to in the area and the only place I will take my 2007 YZ250 2 stroke. They have always been very knowledgable and helpful to me.

Took my Yamaha Raptor 700 in for a quick chain tightening and check. Had me back up my truck and worked right out of the bed! PHIL took the time and showed me how to do it myself! He also took the time to do a once over on my quad and made recommendations. He found a few things that needed to be addressed ASAP or my trip to the dunes would probably have ended within the first hour! Thanks for all your help PHIL! If you are new into the sport like me, or a seasoned vet looking for a good mechanic, ask for PHIL! He was very happy and willing to help with everything!

I took my Yzf 426 to Mad and Phil did the top end and tuned the carb. I was very pleased with the work he did and the price. My bike runs great and I will be bringing my quad to them next.

visited mad racing multiple times. the owner is a rude man. at least i think its the owner because he walks around the excuse for a shop acting like he is the best mechanic in the world.
i was treated with disrespect and insulted. i am currently a mechanic and am to busy to work on my own stuff, so i sent it to them anticipating the best and the honesty of a hometown shop. i was treated poorly and the welding i had done by the welder.
so basically they rebuilt my motor and forks and the forks were so badly out of adjustment that a 120 lb kid would bottom out on it. the engine later detonated on start up/​break in
so please if you have a love for your toy do not take it to these clowns.

I have an 2002 xr 400 that I thought needed some suspension tuning. I called several different places just to get quotes and mad racing was the best. I dropped off my forks and rear shock and told them I wanted my xr 400 to still stay a decent smooth trail bike and be able to handle some whoop sections and be setup for my weight of 250 lbs with gear. Hootie, the owner ordered a custom wound set of fork springs and a rear shock spring and re-​valved both the forks and shock. Before I dropped off my suspension I did a ton of Internet research and everyone told me to go with a .50 front and 12.0 rear spring. Hootie recommended a .52 front and 11.5 rear. I was a little hesitant but I figured he was the expert. So all the work was done and I happily picked everything up. He preset all the adjustments and said they should be about where I want them. I put the bike back together and made a quick run to ocotillo wells two days later. All I have to say is WOW. The bike is unbelievable now. I’ve never ridden a bike that is so perfectly suited to my riding style. It handles smooth and nice on the trails and amazing on the high speed whoops. It’s now very predictable and I can even hold wheelies and do small jumps (even though I’m a big chicken and scared to jump). I love hill climbing and I can now hit the whoop section at the base wide open and it’s as smooth as a Cadillac. What amazes me is Hootie new exactly where to set all the compression and rebounds when the suspension was off the bike. I have never been happier and I guarantee when I get my new ktm down the road, it will go straight from the showroom floor to mad racing for a suspension tune. After all is said and done, Mad Racing is an awesome place. I fully recommend them to anyone who wants an expert who knows what they’re doing and cares about they’re customers. Thanks Hootie for the great job and going the extra mile for me.

Not happy at all with the place. I was told to go to mad racing to have my forks worked on by a few people who had said they do good work for a decent price. Dropped my forks off and everything seemed good to go, got quoted for a price that I was expecting to pay and was told I could pick them up next day, great I thought. Was contacted the next day by a guy named larry stating that when taking my forks apart I had a few extra parts going bad and that my spring rate was to high for my weight. I was told they had a good set of used springs that were the correct rate for my weight and gave them the go ahead to do what needed to be done. Went to pick up my forks that day and was not happy. When asking for my old springs back, I was told by hootie the owner that my springs had been tossed in a bucket with a bunch of other springs and shrugged it off as if he wasnt going to give them back. Was told that was why he gave me a «discount» on the other springs. NO, I was given a discount on the other springs because they were USED springs. If you wanted to trade springs with me you shouldnt have charged me for them. I wonder how many people he has done this too, charged them for used springs, took their springs out and then in turn went and charged someone else for springs he had taken off other peoples bikes. He flat out tried to keep parts off my bike in order to sell them. I was charged 24.00 for fork oil, what kinda fork oil are you guys using? I know its a shop but thats a pretty steep price for fork oil. When taking my forks apart, they were put back together with opposite upper fork tubes, sloppy work in my eyes. All this is making me real skeptical on what was even done to my forks and if the work done was even what I was charged for. After calling back and demanding the fork springs back, was told in a rude manner that I should have waited around for them to give them back and to come pick them up with not even a bye and hung up on? I did wait and was told by the OWNER that they were tossed in a bin and he couldnt find which ones were mine. Drove all the way back and were given what I hope were my old springs, now I have to go test those to make sure they are the correct rate and I wasnt just tossed a set of springs. First impressions are everything and I got a bad one thats for sure.

Hootie is a specialist at motor and suspension work. He can stroke your motor and your ego!