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Jan 26, 2010 | 06:52 AM

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dirty78ironhead

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My guy in Chicago rebuilt my 78 for $700 bored the cylinders, put in a couple of heli coils. I have been riding the crap out of it for the last 2 years. Dont know where you are located but i could give you the info if you are close to Chicago.

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Jan 27, 2010 | 04:04 PM

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EvilWayz

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Originally Posted by IronMick

We have one local indie Sportster mech who charges only $40 per hour; but he does it as a hobby. If the guy has to pay rent for his shop, utilities, taxes, inventory, etc etc etc required to run a business, i do not see how it could be done at $30/hour.

Kid fresh from Harley repair school + his garage is his shop (although he has everything from an arbor press to a tire machine in there) = 30 bucks an hour.

Jan 27, 2010 | 05:06 PM

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Kid fresh from Harley repair school + his garage is his shop (although he has everything from an arbor press to a tire machine in there) = 30 bucks an hour.

I would guess that he is not putting anything away for his eventual retirement, nor is he saving to own his own shop some day. This may be good for his current customers, but in the long run it is a bad business plan. No business ever succeeds in the long run by working cheap. You have to both do high quality work and be paid for it.

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Jan 27, 2010 | 05:58 PM

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I don't think that's what he charges everyone, I got him a bunch of business when I first met him. But I'd like him to succeed, so I'll pass that advice along.

Jan 27, 2010 | 06:26 PM

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CamFX

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Call Dave at J-D cycles in Albany Oregon and talk with him about it. I know its not close to you but like you said, no one local wants to do it. 541-926-8894