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I grew up on a farm and my dad always worked on his stuff.... So I learned from a young age a number of different things, and worked on my own bikes....bicycles that is!! I always liked mechanical things. As I grew up I drifted into service stations and always wondered why people didn't to their own repairs or maintenance. This is "so easy and I love this" why don't other people do their own maintenance and repairs?! I really had a difficult time understanding this. Then I realized that some have no inclination, desire, knowledge, or skills to do mechanical things. Just as I don't have the skills to do computer programming. So working on cars and working in several dealerships, I learned a lot, did a lot, and can do a lot. So to me, the carry over to motor cycles was an easy move. I understand why some of you don't do this. I can live with this. I understand you may not have the tools, or equipment, or knowledge to do these things. But I also understand that professional mechanics (ie: factory trained, dealerships-regardless of make or model, or repair shops) owe you the satisfaction of a good job. I can honestly say that I never intentionally screwed a customer. I may have made some mistakes, but they were all corrected by me. And I had comebacks and did take care of those. If I screwed up, I fixed it. People who won't stand behind their work, give a bad name to the profession. Just as ******** on motorcycles give the rest of us a bad image.
Sorry to hear about your issues. I would think you could find a way to fix the insert....drill out and go one size larger. remove or drill out the insert and build up the mounting with some epoxy and install a new insert? just a couple of thoughts...

 

I'm 48... I've been under cars since I was around 16. The only reason I let someone work on my cars is if I don't have the time, or it's winter(need a heater in my garage) I'm sure learning the bike would be no big deal but I don't wanna waste time in the summer. Might throw a heater in this winter and fiddle with the bike while I start on my 65 Impala


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That one pod bolt is really hard to get out and in, so I know why that one didn't get put back. The others, no excuse.

 

I have a couple of inexcusable service stories by the service dept. at Harley Davidson of Fullerton, now Los Angeles Harley Davidson, but I'll keep quiet for now.

No doubt there are many good mechanics working at dealer and indie shops. People that take their bikes to them are completely justified, of course.

I've always done my own work on my cars and the first thing I bought when I picked up my RG was a factory service manual. The only thing that will stop me from doing a procedure on my bike is a costly special tool I may not need very often.

 

For more than one reason. Mechanics at a lot of shops work flat rate so sometimes corner cutting is done just to get it out the door. I've worked in flat rate shops so I know how that goes. Another reason is why would I pay someone to do something I can do myself? Also if I'm doing something I'm not sure about the Internet is my best friend. Google searching will take you a long way. More often than not a Google search will lead me right to this website. Last but not least I ain't skeert

 

Do Harley techs get paid by Flat rate Book?

If so, there is an incentive to rush, do sloppy work and move on to the next ticket.

 

Thanks, barneyboy, but not the same insert. This is one of the inserts that secures the soraker pid to the inner fairing. It sucks because thise speaker pods are structural.

 

Never understood this. If you have time to ride, you have time to wrench. To each their own!

 

yea that’s how they get paid. John maxwell( YouTube Harley tech ) explains this in one of his videos