I was making a few phone calls to figure out what it would cost me to fix a stripped oil drain plug if I couldn't get it done myself, and the local dealer told me "we won't work on your bike, it's too old." Too old???? It's a '99 Twin Cam Road King, for goodness sakes!!! WTF???

The guy on the phone said that they won't work on anything older than a 2000. Is this the new standard? I am still in disbelief.

By the way, I fixed it myself.

-Carl

 

I don't get it. A stripped drain plug on a '99 is the same as a stripped drain plug on a '017.
They take your $$ when you buy the bike, then tell you "F-off" when you need to get it repaired?

 

Local dealer is the same way... of course I won't let em touch my bike anyway. My Indy is better than anyone than have in the service department and they know it

 

Pfft. I wouldn't let an idiot like that work on my bike anyway. I do all my own work and never have any problems.

 

That is one of the ways they sell NEW bikes to those who don't already buy the "latest & greatest"

 

This^^^ is the way to do it if your out of warranty.
I've never had a bike IN warranty and it's always worked for me.

 

Someone else had the same problem with the shop in their area. I suggested going to another dealership or an indie.

 

Most dealers won't work on bikes older than ten years, give or take.

 

Honestly, I don't disagree with the dealer.

I have a friend that runs a performance tuning shop. They specialize in Subarus and a while back made the decision that they would no longer work on 2002-2003 WRXs. This is because the vast majority of cars are now so old, beat on and owned by such impoverished idiot teenagers that basic modifications and upgrades can't be done without running into a can of worms.

I can see dealers wanting to weed out old bikes that might be full of hidden problems from age and neglect. Take it to an independent or even a metric shop. It's a stripped plug, anyone with some G2 could fix it.

 

How about this: