FATBOB RACETUNER
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
Dealer A says it's okay with them, but that doesn't mean Dealers B - Z will honor it.
H-D warranty has to cover it, otherwise if something serious happens, all dealers can claim it vioded the warranty.
H-D warranty has to cover it, otherwise if something serious happens, all dealers can claim it vioded the warranty.
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
Suspect it depends a whole lot on your relationship with your dealer.
However, I did get it in writing from my dealer that all mods done at time of purchase and before delivery (SERT, SE Stage 1 intake, etc) were covered in the 2 yr moco warranty including the non-moco pipes! And when I got the bike dyno'ed usng the SERT it was also done at a HD dealer, whose work is guaranteed (got that in writing too!).
Sorry hmmr you weren't so lucky with your situation, but it helps to develop a good relationship with the dealer and to think like a lawyer before the purchase rather than after.
However, I did get it in writing from my dealer that all mods done at time of purchase and before delivery (SERT, SE Stage 1 intake, etc) were covered in the 2 yr moco warranty including the non-moco pipes! And when I got the bike dyno'ed usng the SERT it was also done at a HD dealer, whose work is guaranteed (got that in writing too!).
Sorry hmmr you weren't so lucky with your situation, but it helps to develop a good relationship with the dealer and to think like a lawyer before the purchase rather than after.
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
i don't like going through life thinking like a lawyer, i hire them to do that.
nonetheless, i didn't ask for your after the fact advice nor do i need it. my bike build is going according to plan. the sert was an option at the time and i've purchased a thundermax with integrated auto tune, a much better device, unless you are spending $$ weekly with yer sert tuner that ya got such a great relationship with.
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From: Kalaui Kona HI
RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
I give up. Is this dyno tune going to void my warranty or not. It must be done at a HD Dealership and get it in writing. I set up an appointment with an Indy and he told me to bring the disk. I now have no confindence in his ability on the Sert. If he has done many he would of kept all the maps no. Or he has the disk and has been working with them. I got the disk and cables and going to figure this out on my own. I will need help in the mean time. I will look into buying maps which are as close to my build and work from there.
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
& that is exactly my point. this is a completely gray area. do u want to trust your local dealer? not to mention, say yer on the road and yer **** breaks down, the local h-d dealer wherever ya crapped out doesn't know didly about any handshake deal ya made at yer local and he doesn;t give 2 **** about any written document at that dealer either.
i don't. either stay strictyly within the confines of the se upgrades as they are listed in the marketing material supplied by h-d corporate that do not risk any part of the warranty (it's all documented) or you take that risk.
i made my choice and juiced up my motor, i'll cover it.
i don't. either stay strictyly within the confines of the se upgrades as they are listed in the marketing material supplied by h-d corporate that do not risk any part of the warranty (it's all documented) or you take that risk.
i made my choice and juiced up my motor, i'll cover it.
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
ORIGINAL: hmmr
mud ya can have yer know-it-all attitude all ya want
if that's what makes ya happy
or you can realize post count doesn't really matter.
fact is, you have no idea what your talkign about
re: this legal matter. i'd suggest u stick to chopping up air cleaners.
mud ya can have yer know-it-all attitude all ya want
if that's what makes ya happy
or you can realize post count doesn't really matter.
fact is, you have no idea what your talkign about
re: this legal matter. i'd suggest u stick to chopping up air cleaners.
and I do know what I am talking about,
or I wouldn't say it with a period.
"SERT does not jeopardize the warranty
here in my neck of the woods
period."
Are you worried about my post count??
I don't think I know it all,
but, I did think I had heard it all
until I read you spewing -
"sert jeopardizes the warranty, period."
mud
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From: Northport, AL
RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
If you alter anything on your bike that a dealer can prove caused the malfunction of it or anotherpart, it's not going to be covered by warranty unless you and your dealer have a pre-existing agreement. The Mossy Fergusson Act says that the dealer can't void your warrantyfor unrelated issues.
David
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RE: FATBOB RACETUNER
ORIGINAL: domenicp7
I give up. Is this dyno tune going to void my warranty or not. It must be done at a HD Dealership and get it in writing. I set up an appointment with an Indy and he told me to bring the disk. I now have no confindence in his ability on the Sert. If he has done many he would of kept all the maps no. Or he has the disk and has been working with them. I got the disk and cables and going to figure this out on my own. I will need help in the mean time. I will look into buying maps which are as close to my build and work from there.
I give up. Is this dyno tune going to void my warranty or not. It must be done at a HD Dealership and get it in writing. I set up an appointment with an Indy and he told me to bring the disk. I now have no confindence in his ability on the Sert. If he has done many he would of kept all the maps no. Or he has the disk and has been working with them. I got the disk and cables and going to figure this out on my own. I will need help in the mean time. I will look into buying maps which are as close to my build and work from there.
If I had spent the money on the SERT, I would not be adverse to making a little day ride to get it tuned right. You might ask Mud if he had his done and where, he seems happy with the sert and his dealer and that’s not a far ride. There is a dealer in Big Springs that has been around for a zillion yrs, you might call and milk them for info.
I wouldn’t put out all that money and NOT get it done right, I would take the time and find a tuner.