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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 11:44 PM
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So I have bought this bike from my boss. As I have been cleaning (it had been setting for a while) I have been slowly figuring out what all he has done to it. I'm figuring out he had spent a lot more money on it than I thought. I have been listing thing in my garage as I run up on them. If you have any ideas on other places I can look to see if he's put custom parts on help me out. I was wondering if there is any way to figure out if it has a stroker kit in it without pulling it apart. I know when I was drag racing they had a deal they could hook up to check CI on your motor without pulling it apart, do they have anything like that for a motorcycle?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 03:27 AM
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How about asking him?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 03:29 AM
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How about asking him?
Let sleeping dogs lie.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 03:30 AM
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True that!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 05:27 AM
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heh bossman, noticed ya dropped quite a bit of coin into that scoot, anything else ya might have done to the engine I should know about?

WTF...be straight up, life is simple that way.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:37 AM
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:40 AM
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Yeppers just ask him.

U need to find out what dealer he bought it at too. They also should be able to get a print out of what been done to the bike if they did any work on it..

Computers are a great help if the dealer entered what he bought there, and also service records should be in there.

I bought stuff at three dealers, and I can get a print out of all the items I've bought and work done, if I ask for it.




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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 07:55 AM
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I agree, what's wrong with just coming out and asking? I mean granted he's your boss, but you bought his bike so the boss - subordinate relationship must not be a big issue. You've obviously already crossed that line if it was. Ask him.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 08:38 AM
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There's nothing wrong with that at all I have, he laughs and says "I don't have a f***ing clue" his son I law has a shop, he dropped it off and told him to have at it, evidently all he asked was for them to make it bada$$. It's not a situation where I can just go talk to his son in law. I'm not stressing over just trying to figure out about my bike. I'm getting the feeling I shouldn't have asked.
 
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There's nothing wrong with that at all I have, he laughs and says "I don't have a f***ing clue" his son I law has a shop, he dropped it off and told him to have at it, evidently all he asked was for them to make it bada$$. It's not a situation where I can just go talk to his son in law. I'm not stressing over just trying to figure out about my bike. I'm getting the feeling I shouldn't have asked.
lol...it's all good little brother. All in time stop by the son in laws shop.
 
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