Author Topic: Will you bring you bike in for the 1st service? (Read 723 times)

gottaride · « **on:** June 29, 2010, 04:09:04 AM »

I am thinking of buying a manual and doing the maintenance the bike by myself.

What is your suggestion? Cast your vote and give me the reason that you choose to bring your bike in, or do the service by yourself.
Thanks

steppenwolf · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2010, 08:32:05 PM »

Well the decision is up to you...you do not have to go to the dealer to keep your bike under warrenty...just keep very accurate records.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act

HDTechGuy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2011, 11:34:49 PM »

I'd like to do as much as I can, on my own bike.

lytle1gw · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2011, 09:53:35 AM »

Unless you have a service agreement with dealer it'll cost an arm and a leg to get work done, and even if you have a greement they'll price every thing sky high to make it look like they did a lot. 90 dollars an hour for work by mechanics that only get paid 9 dollars and hour and they get paid the hours the book says it'll take, if they work on it for 3 hrs and book says it'll take 1 they get paid 1. Dealers rip off customers and there own employees.

gottaride · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2011, 01:51:56 PM »

Quote from: lytle1gw on November 10, 2011, 09:53:35 AM

Unless you have a service agreement with dealer it'll cost an arm and a leg to get work done, and even if you have a greement they'll price every thing sky high to make it look like they did a lot. 90 dollars an hour for work by mechanics that only get paid 9 dollars and hour and they get paid the hours the book says it'll take, if they work on it for 3 hrs and book says it'll take 1 they get paid 1. Dealers rip off customers and there own employees.

That's very interesting information!
It knows that the dealers need to make money, but it's really a rip-off with a charge with a ten-time-more-price.
I am glad that I've decided to get the manual.