10,000 mile service $ question
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10,000 mile service $ question
10,000 mile service on my 06 Wide Glide:
A local Dealer (Southern California)quoted me $565.00 + $30.00 for Syn III in all 3 holes. Reasonable? I asked about redline shockproof for the tranny and they said to bring it in and they would use it..
While I'm not Mechanically Retarded, I'm not a Mechanic either, so I'm not inclined to do it myself. I would like to find a dealer I can trust, like I have with my mechanic for my Pick Up.
I've decided to go with Synthetic after reading several posts over the last few months and other that Redline Shockproof, I haven't seen any real strong preferences. What is Syn III ?
Any advice?
A local Dealer (Southern California)quoted me $565.00 + $30.00 for Syn III in all 3 holes. Reasonable? I asked about redline shockproof for the tranny and they said to bring it in and they would use it..
While I'm not Mechanically Retarded, I'm not a Mechanic either, so I'm not inclined to do it myself. I would like to find a dealer I can trust, like I have with my mechanic for my Pick Up.
I've decided to go with Synthetic after reading several posts over the last few months and other that Redline Shockproof, I haven't seen any real strong preferences. What is Syn III ?
Any advice?
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RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
Syn-3 is Harley's recommended synthetic hybrid (part synthetic, part dino) oil. It's good; you won't have any problems with it. Oil afficianados prefer full synthetic. It's a personal choice.
The 10K service is very expensive -- about twice the cost of the 5K or the 1K. Many people here will recommend you do it yourself. I'm not comfortable recommending that to anyone unless I know how good a mechanic they are. When the book says, "Inspect drive belt." do you know what you're looking for? Would you feel better if you knew someone who sees a dozen drive belts a day looked at it for you? If so, maybe you should let 'em.
Lots of people here don't like their dealers, apparently. I love mine. (Kelly's House of Harley Davidson in Billerica MA.) When my bike went in for its 5K not only did they do a great job, but they also cleaned the burned boot heel off my pipes andadjusted my headlight without me mentioning it was out of whack. The service writers all know me when I walk in and the parts guys all know me by name.
The 10K service is very expensive -- about twice the cost of the 5K or the 1K. Many people here will recommend you do it yourself. I'm not comfortable recommending that to anyone unless I know how good a mechanic they are. When the book says, "Inspect drive belt." do you know what you're looking for? Would you feel better if you knew someone who sees a dozen drive belts a day looked at it for you? If so, maybe you should let 'em.
Lots of people here don't like their dealers, apparently. I love mine. (Kelly's House of Harley Davidson in Billerica MA.) When my bike went in for its 5K not only did they do a great job, but they also cleaned the burned boot heel off my pipes andadjusted my headlight without me mentioning it was out of whack. The service writers all know me when I walk in and the parts guys all know me by name.
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From: Steel City
RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
ORIGINAL: Splatter
Syn-3 is Harley's recommended synthetic hybrid (part synthetic, part dino) oil. It's good; you won't have any problems with it. Oil afficianados prefer full synthetic. It's a personal choice.
The 10K service is very expensive -- about twice the cost of the 5K or the 1K. Many people here will recommend you do it yourself. I'm not comfortable recommending that to anyone unless I know how good a mechanic they are. When the book says, "Inspect drive belt." do you know what you're looking for? Would you feel better if you knew someone who sees a dozen drive belts a day looked at it for you? If so, maybe you should let 'em.
Lots of people here don't like their dealers, apparently. I love mine. (Kelly's House of Harley Davidson in Billerica MA.) When my bike went in for its 5K not only did they do a great job, but they also cleaned the burned boot heel off my pipes andadjusted my headlight without me mentioning it was out of whack. The service writers all know me when I walk in and the parts guys all know me by name.
Syn-3 is Harley's recommended synthetic hybrid (part synthetic, part dino) oil. It's good; you won't have any problems with it. Oil afficianados prefer full synthetic. It's a personal choice.
The 10K service is very expensive -- about twice the cost of the 5K or the 1K. Many people here will recommend you do it yourself. I'm not comfortable recommending that to anyone unless I know how good a mechanic they are. When the book says, "Inspect drive belt." do you know what you're looking for? Would you feel better if you knew someone who sees a dozen drive belts a day looked at it for you? If so, maybe you should let 'em.
Lots of people here don't like their dealers, apparently. I love mine. (Kelly's House of Harley Davidson in Billerica MA.) When my bike went in for its 5K not only did they do a great job, but they also cleaned the burned boot heel off my pipes andadjusted my headlight without me mentioning it was out of whack. The service writers all know me when I walk in and the parts guys all know me by name.
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From: Eastern Massachusetts
RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
ORIGINAL: sporty79
I don't get it, why is the 10,000 mile service so much more? According to the manual, the only difference between the 10,000 and the 1,000 is replacing spark plugs and inspecting the engine mounts.
I don't get it, why is the 10,000 mile service so much more? According to the manual, the only difference between the 10,000 and the 1,000 is replacing spark plugs and inspecting the engine mounts.
When I was young I did a few years as an aircraft mechanic. I can use tools and follow directions, but the experience made me appreciate that a simple checkbox marked "inspect brakes" could hide hours of work. And I got used to the guys who thought I'd skip steps. It really said more about them than about me.
As to Indy .vs. dealer -- find a place you trust. Affiliation with the MOCO is not in and of itself a guarantee or an idictment.
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From: Alexandria, VA
RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
I just had my 10K maintenance done at HD of Washington in Maryland. It cost $320 parts and labor with synthetic all around. I was real pleased with the service, it only took a couple of hours for them to do it. I was sent there by Trotter, thanks Trotter. Having said that, I now have a bitch about what they did. I went out today just to check the oil level and found that they had replaced my dipstick with a dipstick with their name on it! Now I'm riding around with their advertisment on my bike, without my permission! I really don't appreciate that. Below is a picture of the dipstick. It's not quite as bad as putting a bumper sticker on as their advertisement but it's close. What does everyone else think of this?
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RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
it is a bit strange that they went so far as to replace the little dealer sticker on the dipstick with one of their own.
i assume it already had the sticker of another dealer on there. if so, and you were pleased with the service...i wouldn't sweat giving them a bit of advertisement.
i assume it already had the sticker of another dealer on there. if so, and you were pleased with the service...i wouldn't sweat giving them a bit of advertisement.
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RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
My 20K is $350 and a lot more is done to the bike. I would find a indy mech in your area and go with that. This is a good forum to find good wrenchs as well.
What area are you from?
I would go to the dealer and get a dipstick with no ad.
What area are you from?
I would go to the dealer and get a dipstick with no ad.
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From: Alexandria, VA
RE: 10,000 mile service $ question
My original dipstick didn't have an advertisement on it. I'm not going to worry about getting the old one back. It's not that big a deal. It's just the fact that they did it without my permission. I'm in the Northern Virginia area, Alexandria to be exact.