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Old May 9, 2016 | 07:46 PM
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For those who have done the upgrade, did you wait till the warranty was over? Seems to me that HD wouldn't be to happy about it. For those who did do it, any issues with the dealer while under warranty?
 
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No issues for me., but I have had the bike 3yrs and 22000 miles and hasn't needed the warranty. Besides I've done a stage 2 anyway. Dealers suck
 
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Old May 9, 2016 | 10:23 PM
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Just do it....if you have to put it back to stock (doubtful) it's ez peezy.
 
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Old May 9, 2016 | 10:26 PM
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A simple "Stage 1" upgrade will NOT affect the factory warranty on the bike.
 
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Old May 9, 2016 | 10:28 PM
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^ What Cdonis said. **** the dealer. build it and ride it. keep in mind dealers do stage1 upgrades outside of california all the time. talk to your dealer about it if that is the way you want to go. anyone here is going to suggest buying your own tuning device like an FP3, powervision, TTS, pipes and air cleaner, and DIY. You can have the dealer put on pipes and the air cleaner, you can load your new tune file right there and bugger off.
 
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Originally Posted by mikee332
For those who have done the upgrade, did you wait till the warranty was over? Seems to me that HD wouldn't be to happy about it. For those who did do it, any issues with the dealer while under warranty?
I've never heard of anyone having a warranty problem because of a Stage I.

I have heard of dealers saying they will not honor a warranty unless you get a Stage I from them...but that is a sales ploy on their part. Never heard of any warranty work actually being denied.

More info on Stage I's HERE.
 
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Hell no, both of my bikes came with stage 1 installed and dyno by H-D.
 
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Same here, stage 1 installed by H-D …
 
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Same here, stage 1 installed by H-D …
+1, had my dealer install SE air cleaner and aftermarket exhaust before I picked my new bike up.
 
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It would be DIY, A/C,slip on exhaust and FP3. My concern was in doing it myself and changing the factory settings with the FP3. I can see if the dealer does it there would be no issues.
 
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