1500 miles?
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Road Master
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You should bring those plugs in with your receipt.
It clearly states that they put new plugs in at the 10k service.
I bet they're just gonna say that they must have missed it and they'll throw a couple of $3 plugs in it and call it a day....probably say they're sorry for the inconvenience.
My question would be...if they missed something as simple as plugs, what else did they miss??
Did they change the oil? Transmission fluid? Adjust the clutch? etc......
It clearly states that they put new plugs in at the 10k service.
I bet they're just gonna say that they must have missed it and they'll throw a couple of $3 plugs in it and call it a day....probably say they're sorry for the inconvenience.
My question would be...if they missed something as simple as plugs, what else did they miss??
Did they change the oil? Transmission fluid? Adjust the clutch? etc......
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Maintenace schedules vary from model to model and from year to year. Mind you not to accuse your dealer without certainty. Yes, they might have been wiser to change the plugs but, if it is not part of the program they would have had to charge you extra. You might have been happy to pay up but I'm sure some would come on here claiming to have been ripped off.
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Road Master
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Maintenace schedules vary from model to model and from year to year. Mind you not to accuse your dealer without certainty. Yes, they might have been wiser to change the plugs but, if it is not part of the program they would have had to charge you extra. You might have been happy to pay up but I'm sure some would come on here claiming to have been ripped off.
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The maintenance schedule for my 2012 Heritage states the spark plugs should be replaced every two years or 30k miles; whichever comes first.
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well my bike just started to excel pop from first to second so i figured i would check the plugs and see what is going on and i discovered that maybe my plugs wheren't changed on a 10,000 mile service at harley...i'm a little pissed right now but i blame myself for not checking the work from these guys..i'm done with them it's a shame that they don't care about service...by the way i dont wash my bike with water and i live in the desert and i haven't had this bike in the rain...you tell me do these look like 1500 miles where put on them??
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i'm pretty sure the checklist at harley says replace plugs on a 10,000 mile service..but if they inspected those and thought they where ok well that answers itself..i haven't changed them yet i'm going to tonight. My point is these *** clowns are a joke and i'm calling them out on it...my guess these are the original plugs
I certainly understand your anger. Still, 10k miles seems a little early to be replacing spark plugs. It's not to say they shouldn't have been inspected. I agree with you that if they don't normally change them at 10k but do inspect them, it deserves a call to the owner to give them the opportunity to replace them if they need it.
Maybe Stevie Wonder did your 10k service?
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My manual states to replace at 20K as well. Either way, it's nothing to get excited about. If the bike runs well, there's no value in replacing them sooner. It's not going to make the bike last longer, or anything like that.
Replacement intervals on cars are often around 50 thousand miles. Traditional tuneups and plug change intervals are a thing of the past, with modern ignitions.
Replacement intervals on cars are often around 50 thousand miles. Traditional tuneups and plug change intervals are a thing of the past, with modern ignitions.
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I hope your not surprised...That's why I ONLY go to a top notch indept. HD mechanic I found. HD ONLY cares about the money...I could write a book...My brothers and my brand new bikes after the 1000 mile checkup, we pulled our plugs to change to iridiums...all 4 of our plugs were not even close to be gapped in spec (like HD could care...). They were all brand new and set randomly between 31-34, probably just as they popped off the spark plug MFG line...This is after it was built at the factory, set up at the dealers and after the 1000 mile checkup...I LOVE MY bike, but would NEVER buy another HD and I would not give them 5 cents of my money...ever. IF THEY CAN'T GAP A PLUG RIGHT TO MEET THEIR OWN "CRITICAL" SPECS, HOW CAN THEY BE TRUSTED TO DO THE HARD STUFF...LIKE CAM SHOES, PRESSED CRANKS, ETC.?
Ps That new Indian 111" motor looks like it is going to be a high quality low maintenance monster!!
Ps That new Indian 111" motor looks like it is going to be a high quality low maintenance monster!!
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