absurd
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From: Republic of Texas
RE: absurd
ORIGINAL: ae4782tt
On a sidenote: I decided to go with the Sears Red Jack. Just as good as the yellow one and much cheaper!
On a sidenote: I decided to go with the Sears Red Jack. Just as good as the yellow one and much cheaper!
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From: Republic of Texas
RE: absurd
ORIGINAL: Gaffy52
Just curious here - don't your stealers have set hours to do jobs that are same for all authorised Harley dealers sccross the states set by the Moco, or can they make it up as they go along.
Just curious here - don't your stealers have set hours to do jobs that are same for all authorised Harley dealers sccross the states set by the Moco, or can they make it up as they go along.
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From: Republic of Texas
RE: absurd
I always buy the book. Do it myself. If its major I take it to an independent. I know him---he has been in the same place for too many years to count. He works on all HD's from Pans up to Twins---probably has worked on Flaties and Knuckles. I did an oil pan change out two weeks ago and stopped by his shop to ask him if there is anything I will run into on this change out. He gave me a time saving tip. My local dealer could have done this work and they would have given me advice but I am not sure if they would have gave me advice that was as helpful. My local dealer is good but they have a turn over in techs all the time. I have always thought that using a book to charge me for work by the hours listed in it sucks. If you are going to work on my bike work at your pace and charge me true labor not a book averaged labor charge. It gripes my *** to watch a tech work 20 minutes--bs 20 minutes with other techs move to two other bikes [which I understand it a time saver] and do labor then finish my bike in 20 more minutes----I receive the bill from the shop for a three hour labor charge that is listed in a book.
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From: Escondido, CA
RE: absurd
My son wanted 16" apes on his new Wide Glide. He bought the 1 1/4" apes and braided cables at Hill Country in Texas for about $300. He had never even changed the oil on a Harley let alone change bars. A day after they came in he had them on. It took him pretty much a full day to do the work, but the labor he charged himself was real cheap. If you're mechanically inclined at all our rides are not that difficult to work on and modify. Especially with all the tech advice on this site.
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RE: absurd
The STEALERS must be including lunch hour for a couple of mechanics , did mine in 4-5 hours and that included drilling my bars so I could go internal wiring . Nothing there is that tough , just multiple tasks that take awhile .
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From: East Central Illinois
RE: absurd
Do it yourself, the biggest pain in the azz is the wiring. It is not that difficult, just tedious and time consuming. That way you save money, and you can have the pride of saying you did it yourself.
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From: Glendale, AZ.
RE: absurd
ORIGINAL: ktm_scott
Agreed except the yellow jack has a lower profile and will fit under lower frames.
ORIGINAL: ae4782tt
On a sidenote: I decided to go with the Sears Red Jack. Just as good as the yellow one and much cheaper!
On a sidenote: I decided to go with the Sears Red Jack. Just as good as the yellow one and much cheaper!
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