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View Poll Results: Do you DIY or take it to the dealer? | |||
Dealer | 2 | 5.26% | |
DIY | 24 | 63.16% | |
Both - DIY and Dealer | 12 | 31.58% | |
Do Tater's whore of an ex wife instead | 0 | 0% | |
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll |
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11-27-2009, 09:00 PM | #1 |
Ride Like an Asshole
Join Date: Feb 2008
Moto: nothing...
Posts: 11,254
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I like to learn... and I like to curse and throw things. I'm a DIY'er all the way.
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11-28-2009, 11:45 PM | #2 |
For Science. You Monster.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB
Posts: 3,546
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With HD's ridiculous fucking rates? Ill turn my own wrenches, thanks.
The nearest shop wants 195$ dollars for an oil change, I shit you not I left with my bike, and only brought it back once for a recall on a bolt.
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11-29-2009, 02:04 AM | #3 |
Trip's Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
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Yeah the services at HD are expensive. I always take every vechile in for its first, car/bike/truck. Always have. Then its all me unless its a warrenty item.
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11-29-2009, 11:33 AM | #4 |
For Science. You Monster.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Canada
Moto: '08 HD FLSTSB
Posts: 3,546
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My first service was actually free, and I did bring it in for that. It was funny too, because I was out back in the shop, and the tech's were telling me how 'hard' it was to change the oil on a HD. OH NOES! Theres oil in 3 places! How will I ever manage!
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11-29-2009, 09:15 PM | #5 |
Trip's Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
Posts: 12,149
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Oil changes is not hard. Doing the rest of a complete service is more time consuming.
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11-29-2009, 02:11 PM | #6 |
Spiker bike
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: KCK
Moto: KZ750
Posts: 1,629
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Mine will never see a dealer. Might have something to do with it being 20 years old.
Even when I had a new one, it never made it to a shop. Paying 20k to MMI might have something to do with it, also.
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11-30-2009, 06:22 AM | #7 |
Aspiring Rapper
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Halifax, NS
Moto: '12 CB1000R
Posts: 3,569
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The shop saw my bike for the first service.
Then I bought the service manual, and one of the techs cautioned me,"you sure you're confident with that?" the service consists of looking the lines of the bike over for leaks and chafing, adjusting a bolt to adjust the primary chain tension, changing the oil. And that's about it, all for the low price of 300 bones! Ya, I'm confident I won't be paying those prices. Most ppl walk in there and say, "here's some money.." I walk in to borrow wrenches to install parts in their parking lot.. |
11-30-2009, 09:39 AM | #8 | ||
WERA White Plate
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Renton, WA
Moto: Ninja 650R
Posts: 1,920
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12-01-2009, 02:58 PM | #9 | |
DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
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Probably why you dont have your Buell anymore...
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12-01-2009, 03:57 PM | #10 |
cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: on the run
Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09
Posts: 2,749
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I'm in the both category. if it's under warranty or involves opening the motor or if I'm pressed for time, they do it.
if it's basic/fun/have lots of time/ or I just feel like I want to try it i'll do it. brakes,chains,oil,tires,exhaust,intake etc i can do all that easily enough. |
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