Wobble
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From: Fairborn Ohio
RE: Wobble
Just checked the invoice it saya tire pressure 28psi was a little low so they jacked it up to 41. I just lowered it to 30 should be all good now. Thanks for allof the input.
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RE: Wobble
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Picked up the bike and all is well, no more wobble, no charge. However they put 41 psi in the front tire is that not a little much?MOM call for 30 front and 36 rear riding solo, which is what I do.
Picked up the bike and all is well, no more wobble, no charge. However they put 41 psi in the front tire is that not a little much?MOM call for 30 front and 36 rear riding solo, which is what I do.
Not too long ago the ol'lady's dad took his '92 FXRS to a local stealer to have a some work done on it. Not only did they rake him over the coals for the work, they went through and tried to tax him on every little thing they could. They called him up with a laundry list of things that it "needed". He agreed to a motor mount and nothing else.
They took the liberty of changing the plugs and wires out for him (put standard stock wires in place of his accell wires andHD champoinsin place of his Autolite platinums) without his permission. They freaked out when he asked for the old parts back because the"tech" threw them out. Their excuse was "it was running a little rough".Nevermind the fact he has a high performance cam in it. They ended up GIVING him new Screamin Eagle wires and Screamin eagle (splitfire rip-off) plugs.
Anyhow he is out the (less than a year old) plugs and wires because some poindexter tech was trying to make an extra buck on commission.
They also put his rear pipe on wrong (reversed the center mount), forgot one of the rear mounting bolts on the same pipe, and never tightened the nuts holding the mounting flange to the head.
The moral of the story... The "techs" at the stealer work on flat rate meaning they get paid so many hours for a job whether they take less or more time. They also make a little commission on each part they can sell to the customer. This in turn makes them rush through a job to try to finish it faster making mistakes in the process. Are these the kind of people YOU want working on your bike? I sure dont.
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From: Fairborn Ohio
RE: Wobble
In a word NO, however with only 209 miles on the bike why not have it corrected on their dime and not mine. True I went back over everything they claimed was not right after I got home! This was more of a can I trust the dealer sort of thing. I have made my living turing wrenches for over 40 years, and I don't plan to stop now, if you know what I mean?
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RE: Wobble
I fought with the dealer for a long time over wobble from when I had only100 miles till I had 4000 miles on it. Was told everything under the sun the 4 times they checked it including it was just normal. Finally I changed the front tire and it road like a dream.
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