I love my bike but...
#1
I love my bike but...
Anytime I need to go to the dealer for anything I want to sell the bike!
I have done all my own "wrenching" on the bike so far except the first change and now I am at 10,000 miles.
I went to the dealer to see about the 10k mile service... I do not have all the tools required for the lubing and replacing the fork oil and figured they have the plugs I need I would go see about the cost.
I use amsoil so I brought the right amount and the oil filter I also do not need a new air filter as I put a heavy breather on less than a month ago. I explained this too them and showed them the oil I brought.... cost
they asked 650 dollars!!! 650 gosh darn flippin dollars?!?!?!?!
I have owned several cars and several bikes my r1, cbr, or the r6 did not cost even a fraction of that and lets face it those machines are much more sophisticated than my sportster.
Yes I am mad yes I am venting.... do the dealerships think everyone is a oil tycoon with money to blow? seems they would do them selfs a favor with some competitive pricing. I would recommend my bike to anyone but then tell them the price they pay is only the start.
I'm sad because I love my bike on its own but "Harley" as a company and or entity makes me sick.
Sorry for the long rant this was just the final straw in a long list with dealership problems from the day I bought the bike.
Anyone know a good independent in the Orlando area?
I have done all my own "wrenching" on the bike so far except the first change and now I am at 10,000 miles.
I went to the dealer to see about the 10k mile service... I do not have all the tools required for the lubing and replacing the fork oil and figured they have the plugs I need I would go see about the cost.
I use amsoil so I brought the right amount and the oil filter I also do not need a new air filter as I put a heavy breather on less than a month ago. I explained this too them and showed them the oil I brought.... cost
they asked 650 dollars!!! 650 gosh darn flippin dollars?!?!?!?!
I have owned several cars and several bikes my r1, cbr, or the r6 did not cost even a fraction of that and lets face it those machines are much more sophisticated than my sportster.
Yes I am mad yes I am venting.... do the dealerships think everyone is a oil tycoon with money to blow? seems they would do them selfs a favor with some competitive pricing. I would recommend my bike to anyone but then tell them the price they pay is only the start.
I'm sad because I love my bike on its own but "Harley" as a company and or entity makes me sick.
Sorry for the long rant this was just the final straw in a long list with dealership problems from the day I bought the bike.
Anyone know a good independent in the Orlando area?
#4
^^ case in point.... they asume I dont know that and throw the price out there hopping I bite and then I am sure if I went back at 20k they would say I need it changed again.
Was riding to work this morning thinking about my original post and really enjoying the early ride and then.... like every morning I go right past a harley dealer and my mood went down.
#5
the exhaust and bars and other parts I have put on were fun and sometimes challenging (see my post about the t-bars) but I had confidence I knew enough to take them on.
Anything with forks and or wheel placment balance makes me a bit nervous because mistakes in the garage can cost you on the highway.
#6
Anything with forks and or wheel placment balance makes me a bit nervous because mistakes in the garage can cost you on the highway.
Go get the tools and leave that stealership alone.
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#8
Holy hell!! I had planned on letting the dealership do my 10 service mostly because I wanted one more service while the bike was still under warranty but that's insane ... I have all the tools but being my first Harley in not sure if everything is how it should be so I woulda liked having a 3rd party look it over ... O well not a chance in hell I'll pay that. !!!
#9
#10
I took mine in a month before the warranty ran out. It was about time for a service anyway. I heard this dealership had a bad rep so I made a point to ask them how much before I left. $950! After I had several strokes and a mild heart attack I asked the chick why so much. She handed me a list 3 pages long of things they do at this stage. I also asked her how long before I can pick it up and she told me about 3 hours. I looked at the list she gave me and quickly figured out that there's no damned way they could do all that in 3 hours. I left and told her I was a little short of $950. Anyway I got home and figured out that at $950 minus the cost of materials that are marked up 300% that's like $250/hour! I'll never go back there again unless I need parts. I've done a lot of reading on subjects here posted by some pretty knowledgable guys and by now I'm very confident to say that if I need any work done that isn't a major rebuild I'll do it my damned self.