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Old May 20, 2014 | 08:09 PM
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After all the reading on here I have done I still find it interesting to hear what dealers consider normal. Things like wobbles tires cupping, list your "normal" symptoms here.
 
Old May 20, 2014 | 09:38 PM
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The price of the T-shirt is too high and the clearance rack won't have anything in my size.
 
Old May 20, 2014 | 10:05 PM
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That my mirrors vibrate because of my risers, not because my engine vibrates when it's idling and really bad at 70mph.
 
Old May 20, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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It's normal the girls in clothing have their boob's hanging out, not because they are trying to sell cloths
 
Old May 20, 2014 | 10:24 PM
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It's normal the girls in clothing have their boob's hanging out, not because they are trying to sell cloths
I honestly don't give a **** why they are doing it, I fail to see this as a problem. They can flirt me up all day and flash themselves left and right, I'm still not buying ****, but I will have a lot more fun not buying **** in that case than I would if a 65 year old, overweight dude was trying to sell me the same ****.

Anyway, I don't take my bike to the dealer, so I really don't have anything to add.
 
Old May 21, 2014 | 12:55 AM
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That $95.00/hour is a normal shop rate!!
 
Old May 21, 2014 | 04:09 AM
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Paying big money for the 10,000 mile check up and finding the primary plug leaking and no grease on the neck bearings ........ what else didn`t they really do, besides take my money with a smile ......
 
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Dealers consider ANYTHING that would be warranty work (short book time & pay) to be normal. ANYTHING that would be a "customer pay" job on a hourly basis is the category EVERYTHING else falls into. I once saw an HD service writer tell a customer that there was no reason to ever worry about or attend to spring loaded cam chain tensioners. This was after the hydraulic redesign.
 
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