Autocycle Icehouse

The ice house is closed and Haley Daïs café in there now with good Food! Hamburgers hot dogs and hot wings

I don’t know who ‘Gary’ is, but this is Gene’s place. He has a stutter and if he is yelling, it’s because you are in an area of his workspace that is not protected by insurance for customers who think they know how to run someone else’s business and want to immediately be let ‘inside’.
If you had been a mechanic, you should have brought this to his attention. If someone was in your workspace and you were trying to work, I think it sounds like you might have been a bit upset, as well — at least from the tone you took here. I’m not saying you’re wrong, but it sounds like Gene was doing someone else’s work in the first place (why didn’t you look at the warranty ?) And who is Gary?
Gene is a competent mechanic who’s been in business, he tells me, for about 25 years right where he is. You don’t get it that he was supporting a family and making a good living doing what he does best — fixing motorcycles… and had been doing it for a long while. This means he’s good and people come back to him repeatedly because he’s good.
My own experience has been excellent. He has specific areas for parking and will definitely let you know if you are in the wrong spot — as anyone with a good consciousness about them should — and he has said so to me a few times.
He has fixed my husband’s three different motorcycles excellently and has sold a few for us without a fuss.
Are you sure you are talking about the same person? His name is not Gary and he’s certainly not 30 miles away from ANY spot in Bastrop. There was an Angel Cycle that was in Cedar Creek a few years ago before they stopped selling and fixing bikes and started selling boats. Thirty miles away from Gene’s would be either Elgin, Kyle on the other side, Smithville to the East of him and thirty miles to the west would put you in Austin.
And get a real bike. Scooters are for wusses. Heh. Just had to say that.

Great local place to grab an ice cold beer and relax. Very quaint place with a homey feel that also has a small kitchen that serves up some great food and sangria. (They have a great selection of beers!)
My wife and I live nearby and stopped in a while ago (and many times since) and we both love it. They have indoor and outdoor seating. The owner is very friendly, our first time in he showed us around and made us feel very welcome. Likewise the crowd is very nice and laid back, we’re always able to strike up a conversation with another patron. There’s always good music playing (sometimes live) and free wifi and its VERY clean.
ONE POINT: it’s set back from the road a bit so easy to miss, but it’s worth turning around though. A+++++

I recently bought a new Baja scooter at Pepboys. I had it less than a month and it died. I called Baja Motorsports and was on the phone for over an hour with this young lady. We called around to see where I could bring my scooter. We decided on a place in Cedar Creek. I called them to make sure they had the paperwork and my scooter was ready to be brought over. It took me a week to get it over there because it was not running and Gary the owner stated he does not normally come and get bikes or scooters. I was told if I lived in Bastrop they might be able to help me. I explained I was only 30 miles away; but, they refused to be of any assistance. Friend of mine and I dragged the scooter down there one night. I was told to leave the key in it outside his gate. I was hesitant because I was afraid someone could just steal it. The guy lives behind his shop. When we got there, I did feel a little better about just leaving my scooter.
Gary had my scooter for almost 2 weeks. I called him 3 days later and he told me the problem was in the carb. He told me the carb was gummed up. The scooter barely had 30 miles on the odometer. He said he would call me in a few days so I could come get it. A few days later, he calls me and I go down to pick this thing up. We pull into his shop with a trailer and he fires up the scooter to show me that it is indeed running. It is idling way too high. He starts to adjust the throttle cable. When I suggest he look at the idle screw, he acts like I do not know what I am talking about. He starts taking out the seat bolts. I try to help him and he yells at me to keep back. Little does he know that I have over 20 years of being a mechanic and could have fixed the scooter myself but it was under warranty. I let him adjust it and he finally gets it at the right idle. My youngest son gets out of the truck after I have told him to stay in the truck. You can tell that Gary is not happy that my son is standing next to me. He hands me the ramp and yells, «I’ll meet you at your truck!!!» Customer service is not one of his strong suits. I ask if he could help me load it in the trailer. He hesitates but helps me roll it up. The rear view mirror get caught on the top of the trailer and I mention that I could take them off real fast. He yells again, «No it has to fit!!» Gee, the mirrors hit the top of the trailer roof, if I take them off I can save us both some headaches. We put the scooter in at an angle and it rolls right in. He leaves while i tie the bike down to the trailer. We take off relived that we were able to get the scooter picked up.
First of all, Gary is an old school motorcycle mechanic. The young guy working for him is much more professional than him. I saw the young guy do two car inspections. Gary needs to learn some customer service skills from the younger guy. Secondly, Gary needs to relax a little when he is next to customers. That short fuse is not going to win you any customers. I am sure not going to bring my scooter back to him for service. I did expect him to treat me like king but the yelling was not acceptable. Third, Gary needs to explain the problems he found. He needs to explain the work he did. I know the issue was with a gummed up carb. I had mentioned it was interesting that that happened on a carb with less than 30 miles on it. Fourth, my scooter was idling high when I picked it up. You would think that if he fixed everything, he would have made sure it was idling correctly before I came and picked it up.