2014 Low Rider
Nah, it's actually a buddy of mine's house in Brea, he's on here - TheSSPirate.
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From: pacific northwest
I change my tires in my garage myself last weekend. It's a worthy skill to learn and not really that hard after you do it a few times. Sure the first time is very frustrating, but it gets better each time. After I have the wheel off, I can have the new tire mounted in around 10 to 15 mins at a casual pace.
I changed my own tires also for many years, is not that hard to do, but with cycle gear near by, they charge 20 bucks to do it, am getting a bit lazier as get older, however if was as expensive as some are saying, would definitely break out the tire irons again.
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Joined: Jan 2016
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From: Buford, GA
Support your local indy - I'll never take my bike to the dealer for a tire change again, after seeing how much they gouged me on my old bike. They kinda had me by the neck, was stuck in their parking lot with a flat...for the rear Commander I just had installed I paid $260 out the door (tire, labor, disposal, sales tax). Had them do all the work, but when I do the front I'll take the wheel off myself and bring it along with a new tire to just have it mounted and balanced.
Anyways, it was a good weekend out here, too good to not put some miles down. Visited the old man, got to see him take my littlest sister out on his bike for her first ride which was cool to see.
Anyways, it was a good weekend out here, too good to not put some miles down. Visited the old man, got to see him take my littlest sister out on his bike for her first ride which was cool to see.
I was at the local dealership about a month ago finally having my recall taken care of and noticed they had a board with prices listed in the service area.
They listed the 1K service around $600 and the 5K at around $700. I don't remember the exact amounts, but these are close. For that kind of money, to change the oil and check a few bolts for tightness? Come one now, that's some crazy **** right there! The recall service was the first time someone other than myself has touched a thing on my bike since I bought it.
I know some of this stuff can be intimidating, but I would rather try my hand at it first and **** it up than get **** reamed by the dealership.
I was at the local dealership about a month ago finally having my recall taken care of and noticed they had a board with prices listed in the service area.
They listed the 1K service around $600 and the 5K at around $700. I don't remember the exact amounts, but these are close. For that kind of money, to change the oil and check a few bolts for tightness? Come one now, that's some crazy **** right there! The recall service was the first time someone other than myself has touched a thing on my bike since I bought it.
I know some of this stuff can be intimidating, but I would rather try my hand at it first and **** it up than get **** reamed by the dealership.
They listed the 1K service around $600 and the 5K at around $700. I don't remember the exact amounts, but these are close. For that kind of money, to change the oil and check a few bolts for tightness? Come one now, that's some crazy **** right there! The recall service was the first time someone other than myself has touched a thing on my bike since I bought it.
I know some of this stuff can be intimidating, but I would rather try my hand at it first and **** it up than get **** reamed by the dealership.
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Joined: Aug 2013
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From: New Jersey
I was at the local dealership about a month ago finally having my recall taken care of and noticed they had a board with prices listed in the service area.
They listed the 1K service around $600 and the 5K at around $700. I don't remember the exact amounts, but these are close. For that kind of money, to change the oil and check a few bolts for tightness? Come one now, that's some crazy **** right there! The recall service was the first time someone other than myself has touched a thing on my bike since I bought it.
I know some of this stuff can be intimidating, but I would rather try my hand at it first and **** it up than get **** reamed by the dealership.
They listed the 1K service around $600 and the 5K at around $700. I don't remember the exact amounts, but these are close. For that kind of money, to change the oil and check a few bolts for tightness? Come one now, that's some crazy **** right there! The recall service was the first time someone other than myself has touched a thing on my bike since I bought it.
I know some of this stuff can be intimidating, but I would rather try my hand at it first and **** it up than get **** reamed by the dealership.
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 552
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From: Bellevue Washington
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Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: New Jersey
I think for me with doing the service yourself, I'm not sure what to look for. You check a lot of torque. But just finding exactly what they're referring to when you don't know what it is can be a challenge. Then when you're supposed to check something for wear, knowing what actually to look for is again actually a challenge when you don't know (unless its completely obvious).
Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 552
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From: Bellevue Washington
I think for me with doing the service yourself, I'm not sure what to look for. You check a lot of torque. But just finding exactly what they're referring to when you don't know what it is can be a challenge. Then when you're supposed to check something for wear, knowing what actually to look for is again actually a challenge when you don't know (unless its completely obvious).
The bike had 2000 babied miles on it, and they told me my tires are ready to be replaced and they could help me with that... Mmmhmm... Then they charged me $450.
I have been doing my own work on my Indian and my LRS and haven't had it to the dealer since. It's going to take some serious damage for me to go back anytime soon.
On top of that, they kept trying to get me to trade the bike in, cause this is the last year they're going to be supporting it. Just a poor experience all around. I have since started going to another dealer.