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Old Aug 7, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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Don't know if this is OLD news, a repost, or general knowledge, but this site has all the checklists a dealer does during regular service intervals.

So see what you're paying $500 for......


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Thank you sir, that is usefull info.
 
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Wanna know a secret? Gotta promise not to tell anyone.....ok, the same info is in the back of your owners manual
 
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Wanna know a secret? Gotta promise not to tell anyone.....ok, the same info is in the back of your owners manual
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So how do you know that they actually do all that stuff at the dealership? I've asked this question repeatedly around here and all I get is crickets chirping. Look at the 45,000 mile schedule for touring bikes. There is a good day's work on that list. I know, I've done it to my bike many times. Looks like about 8 hours worth to me.
 
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So how do you know that they actually do all that stuff at the dealership? I've asked this question repeatedly around here and all I get is crickets chirping. Look at the 45,000 mile schedule for touring bikes. There is a good day's work on that list. I know, I've done it to my bike many times. Looks like about 8 hours worth to me.
You don't, unless you stand next to the tech and watch them do it. Dealers skate around that with "our insurance won't let you in here".
 
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I don't have an owners manual : )

I found it useful.

However, it wasn't quite as useful as an oil or wave thread. Sorry : (
 
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I don't have an owners manual : )

I found it useful.

However, it wasn't quite as useful as an oil or wave thread. Sorry : (

You're still new, we will let it slide. But to impress in the future, start a thread about waving to oil
 
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Actually...I was thinking of starting a "this bike vs this bike" thread....or maybe a "I'm a first time rider...should I buy the Ultra Classic" thread.

 
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Originally Posted by carlgrover
So how do you know that they actually do all that stuff at the dealership? I've asked this question repeatedly around here and all I get is crickets chirping. Look at the 45,000 mile schedule for touring bikes. There is a good day's work on that list. I know, I've done it to my bike many times. Looks like about 8 hours worth to me.

nowhere near 8 hrs. if you look at the list, out of 21 items, 13 are inpsections. you should be able to change the oil, adjust the clutch, service the air filter and do all those inspections in 2 hrs or less. if you take your time.
 



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