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Road Captain
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free 1000 mile service
i got a free 1000 mile service out of the dealer when i bought my bob .. i am at 959 miles what would u guys do if it where u .. should i let them touch it ? i already changed the oil/filter at 700 miles but nothing else
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RE: free 1000 mile service
sure..if it's free...just make sure when you get the bike back that you check every single bolt/screw that you can reach!
That's what I did...I found a couple of loose ones...guess that's not too bad considering there are probably a couple thousand on the bike
Todd
That's what I did...I found a couple of loose ones...guess that's not too bad considering there are probably a couple thousand on the bike
Todd
Road Captain
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From: St.Louis, MO
RE: free 1000 mile service
I have to agree with that. The only way I'll let the
dealer touch my bike again if it free. And I want
to go over everything they did. Bad experience
with 1000 mi. service. I felt like I got screwed
mikec
dealer touch my bike again if it free. And I want
to go over everything they did. Bad experience
with 1000 mi. service. I felt like I got screwed
mikec
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From: Dallas, TX
RE: free 1000 mile service
I got the extended so all mine are free past 10k. And they will do ALL of them, and anything they screw up will come from their pocket. I'll do my own after the freebies end.
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RE: free 1000 mile service
neon:
I posted this in another thread if you're interested:
I don't think it's a bad idea to let your dealer do the first service if you can watch them do it. The shop I bought my bike at let's you stand around and watch. I picked the mechanics brain while he worked because they were charging me no labor so I didn't mind if he stopped to talk to me or the others milling around and waiting for their service. The guy was happy to answer all my questions and give me tips on doing the maintenance myself, installing pipes, etc. Even though it was a 500 mile round trip to take mine back to the dealer on the 1000 mile I'm glad I did it. I learned a lot.
It would be a snap to do ALL of the maintence yourself with the aid of the service manual if you have any mechanical aptitude at all. I bought one and will be doing my own from now on. The only reason I took mine back to the dealer to begin with was the fact that the dealer and Harley want you to believe that if they don't do your service with them that it voids the warranty and your screwed and I fell for that. My belief is that the only reason they want to do it at 1000 miles is because they figure that you've had the bike long enough to decide that you need more chrome. While you wait for your service their hope is that you'll go drop $1000 on some other stuff and then pay them $50 to $100 an hour to bolt it on for you. I'll bet that's happened to more people here than just me!
I posted this in another thread if you're interested:
I don't think it's a bad idea to let your dealer do the first service if you can watch them do it. The shop I bought my bike at let's you stand around and watch. I picked the mechanics brain while he worked because they were charging me no labor so I didn't mind if he stopped to talk to me or the others milling around and waiting for their service. The guy was happy to answer all my questions and give me tips on doing the maintenance myself, installing pipes, etc. Even though it was a 500 mile round trip to take mine back to the dealer on the 1000 mile I'm glad I did it. I learned a lot.
It would be a snap to do ALL of the maintence yourself with the aid of the service manual if you have any mechanical aptitude at all. I bought one and will be doing my own from now on. The only reason I took mine back to the dealer to begin with was the fact that the dealer and Harley want you to believe that if they don't do your service with them that it voids the warranty and your screwed and I fell for that. My belief is that the only reason they want to do it at 1000 miles is because they figure that you've had the bike long enough to decide that you need more chrome. While you wait for your service their hope is that you'll go drop $1000 on some other stuff and then pay them $50 to $100 an hour to bolt it on for you. I'll bet that's happened to more people here than just me!
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Let them do it if it free. That is usually all they do any way, besides that it for a spin.
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Road Captain
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From: St.Louis, MO
RE: free 1000 mile service
Completely missed the fact that the front running lights were out.
A few bolts on the primary lid were loose.
Didn't wipe the bike down, greasy finger prints every where.
A few other minor things.
I'm not saying it's real bad. But I expected more for $295
mikec
A few bolts on the primary lid were loose.
Didn't wipe the bike down, greasy finger prints every where.
A few other minor things.
I'm not saying it's real bad. But I expected more for $295
mikec
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