Inflation..wtf
Road Warrior
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It is kind of like flossing your teeth, you don't have to floss them all, just the ones you want to keep. Changing oil is the same way. 
Road Warrior
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From: Ohio
I chose not to get service there.
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Michigan 15 Minutes East Of Hell
I never floss my teeth when changing oil or filter for that matter ... I would imagine that it would be messy ... However, it astonishes me that the labor rates have soared recently ... I can remember getting $48.00 an hour and having customers complain ... My how times have changed
Road Warrior
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From: Ohio
I never floss my teeth when changing oil or filter for that matter ... I would imagine that it would be messy ... However, it astonishes me that the labor rates have soared recently ... I can remember getting $48.00 an hour and having customers complain ... My how times have changed
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Agree. I just bought my first Harley Davidson shirt ever. Paid $10, like new, it's currently in the dryer going round and round.
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From: WI
So It's fine to have your opinion... but in my opinion when you don't explain and expect the customer to then ask the questions and figure it out for themselves.. yes, they are being deceitful and trying to rip me off. What if I had not asked and took my bike in. Are they going to just change the 3 oils and charge me between $500-600?? That is being deceitful to me and too me that's screwing people, ripping them off. If I call my dealer and ask them to do a 3 hole oil change and filter... that's what I get... I don't get a made up "Full Service" 3 hole oil change. To each their own. I wouldn't go there either way.
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I buy VTwin Amsoil by the case, and I use a DkCustom Outlaw oil filter.
So I never have to buy a new oil filter. I just clean it with dish soap and a tooth brush. fill it with oil and it goes back on.
So I never have to buy a new oil filter. I just clean it with dish soap and a tooth brush. fill it with oil and it goes back on.
