Wind River HD, dont waste your time
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From: Socialist Republic of the USA
Barnett's is not much better as far as sales as they have the market sewed up in the area. Have been to the Lawton dealership but only to buy a T shirt. Move on and find a dealership you feel comfortable with. Let your fingers do the walking and best of luck!!!
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Road Captain
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Perhaps I don't understand something involved. Internal combustion engines have been around for over 100 years. Set air/fuel ratio for steady state and for acceleration, set timing for the same situations. Where is the "rocket science" especially on a stock or only lightly modded engine?
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From: York, PA
wind river hd in lawton ok, dont waste your time going there. ive been several times cause there the closest and for that reason only. the sales people only come around if they think your going to buy something. if you have a question about something they act like your wasting their time. i will say that the sales manager is pretty nice and knowledgeable. i talked to him and even he didnt have anything good to say about the sales people. the parts dept is a joke. i asked about getting my bike dynoed and they quoted 3 hrs to install their SE tuner and 10 hrs for the dyno. and they would only do it if i bought stuff there. and any time i have gone in for a part i have to look it up on my phone and tell them the part number or they can never find anything. plus some of the parts guys treat you like your an idiot for even asking a question. the merchandise girls are nice but no one walking around to help. if you need something you have to go search them out. so unless you just have to get something there i would recommend going somewhere else.
Like everyone else said, let that stealership kiss your *** and move on to one that appreciates your business. That's the other nice thing about America, they aren't the only ones around. Internet brother! Good luck
That's the sick love/hate relationship we all live in the HD world. I love Harley's (and motorcycles in general) as much if not more than the next guy, but absolutely HATE this corporate Harley mentality. Problem is, you can't blame them for capitalizing on everyone's love for the bike. You could only hope that such an "American" company would someday see the monetary issues people are going through, lower their prices and stigma of "they will pay to play" attitude, and allow more people to enjoy it. It makes more sense to me to sell 25 $10 items than 3 $50 items but what do I know???
Like everyone else said, let that stealership kiss your *** and move on to one that appreciates your business. That's the other nice thing about America, they aren't the only ones around. Internet brother! Good luck
Like everyone else said, let that stealership kiss your *** and move on to one that appreciates your business. That's the other nice thing about America, they aren't the only ones around. Internet brother! Good luck
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Depending on which Dynamometer the shop in question owns, yes it could take about 10 hours to correctly tune one in. Some Dyno's, the older ones, are only capable of tuning in one cylinder at a time and when it's done that way, after it's been run through all the cycles and cool down periods on both jugs they have to try to tune them together as a unit the best they can. Find another Dealer with a more up-to -date machine.
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From: NE Ohio
I've found that if you walk into a store - any store - with a chip on your shoulder & a clear aversion for being there, the attitude shown to you will probably be less congenial than if you appear approachable.
If the absolute most important thing to you is the lowest cost, that day, for that item - then a dealership may not be where you want to be.