Major motor problems ?? On a 14 SG
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I own multiple bikes, and cars including Range Rovers, Merc, BMW, Lexus, Maserati, Infinity, Ford F150 etc. Only time I have taken anything to a dealer is during warranty period. I can tell you so many horror stories about the dealers that its not even funny. That's the reason I do all work on my vehicles myself(I can afford to have it done). During warranty they screw the company and afterwards they screw you. They lie and cheat all the time. That's where their most effort is rather than addressing problems and doing quality work. Believe me there is no exception to the rule. If I were to buy a Rolls Royce, I would service that myself too.
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Sorry OP and hope it works out. My recommendation, if you dont have the tools, ability, or desire to do work on your own scoot, get to know and make friends with one solid mechanic and let only him do your work on the bike Unless Its an out of town emergency. Thats what I do and I trust my mechanics work as much as my own. Frankly, some days I just dont feel like wrenching on another damn thing and I am ok with that.
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I will say when I was 16 hot rodding my parents car with a 390, the tappets started clacking real loud, it was way low on oil. The oil psi gauge still was working. So I found out at an early age psi gauge doesn't show level.
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my brand new bike was a 1/2 quart low in the transmission when i bought it home. the dealer said that's a bummer. i don't buy a new bike very often and this is why. new rule is any time the dealer or anyone else has had you bike, check it out before you ride off. there's no way they even did the check list on this new bike i bought.
The bummer about that is that the dealer charges a "freight and prep fee"
on a new bike. I would think checking oil is in that fee that the new buyer
pays.
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the thing is they don't do the prep part. tire air pressure was low and so was oil levels and there were many loose parts on the bike. i chased a rattle for a week before finding it, loose saddle bag bracket and the mount for the set strap was also loose.
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No, but my son did. He said he was having engine noises and had me come over to look at it, it was cold and couldnt hear anything. After it got hot the top end was clattering like hell, took 2 qts to bring it up onto the stick in his dyna. Theres a running joke now in the family about checking his oil and air in his tires. I keep my fluids in check and monitor usage. If your using oil you should either have a mess all over the place or the back of your bags will have residue all over when you pulled off the freeway. If you burned 2/QTS in ŕ tank of gas the bike shouldn't be on the road.
I will say when I was 16 hot rodding my parents car with a 390, the tappets started clacking real loud, it was way low on oil. The oil psi gauge still was working. So I found out at an early age psi gauge doesn't show level.
I will say when I was 16 hot rodding my parents car with a 390, the tappets started clacking real loud, it was way low on oil. The oil psi gauge still was working. So I found out at an early age psi gauge doesn't show level.
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Two easy steps to always avoid this ****:
1- Do ALL of your own service if you expect it to be done right.
2- Understand and accept the fact that most dealers don't give a ****...their worries are over cash flow and staffing the joint with employees that are not drug heads. The best are out front to face the public...the less than desirables are in the shop changing your oil and phucking up other critical things.
1- Do ALL of your own service if you expect it to be done right.
2- Understand and accept the fact that most dealers don't give a ****...their worries are over cash flow and staffing the joint with employees that are not drug heads. The best are out front to face the public...the less than desirables are in the shop changing your oil and phucking up other critical things.
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