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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 06:44 PM
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It all came down to the service writer didnt do his job, i watched the correct master tech redo it today and all is well in the universe now!!!
Why wont people do their job these days it everywhere you go now!!!
 

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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 08:19 PM
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great that it's fixed, now did you have to pay twice?
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 08:23 PM
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great that it's fixed, now did you have to pay twice?
No, they admitted that they messed up!!
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 09:13 PM
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You were absolutely just in your request and reactions, there was no excuse to not follow your instructions. If you other guys went in for a syn oil change and they were out and they gave you dino, same deal ? hell no you giant babies would cry boo hoo then.
It gets kinda old seeing someone bashed for expecting what he asked for and paid for.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by hockey8787
No the bike is not right, it matters because its my bike and i want the one i trust working on it like i asked for in the first place!!!
not only that , you didn't get what you paid for. i agree with you, this is bull. you are spending your money and should get what you requested.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by bigfish_Oh
You were absolutely just in your request and reactions, there was no excuse to not follow your instructions. If you other guys went in for a syn oil change and they were out and they gave you dino, same deal ? hell no you giant babies would cry boo hoo then.
It gets kinda old seeing someone bashed for expecting what he asked for and paid for.
Yes the way i see it is you go to a specific
Doctor for a reason, same with my bike!!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by bigfish_Oh
You were absolutely just in your request and reactions, there was no excuse to not follow your instructions. If you other guys went in for a syn oil change and they were out and they gave you dino, same deal ? hell no you giant babies would cry boo hoo then.
It gets kinda old seeing someone bashed for expecting what he asked for and paid for.

This is the number one reason I do all my own work no matter what it is. I was rebuilding my small engines on my mini bikes and go carts at age 7. It just kept going from there.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 11:55 AM
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What's the big deal?

Dealer ****ed Up or service writer ****ed Up. Happens all the time.

You got lucky. No permanent damage and they fixed it.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 12:13 PM
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I'd be a little upset too. If I waited longer than the usual time to have my tune done because I wanted a specific tech and then when it was done it wasn't by him and I could have had my bike back sooner if someone else was going to do it. I'd be mad at the waste of my time just for that, never mind that it wasn't done right as well.
 
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