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Jun 27, 2008 | 09:44 AM

#11

drrandall1

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RE: missing first service

My local Indy charges $150 no matter what mileage

Jun 28, 2008 | 02:08 PM

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stro1965

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RE: missing first service

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ORIGINAL: drrandall1

My local Indy charges $150 no matter what mileage

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For what?&nbsp\\; Fluid change?&nbsp\\; Yikes, is that supposed to be a good deal?&nbsp\\; I'm glad I do my own.
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Jun 28, 2008 | 02:21 PM

#13

glens

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RE: missing first service

Yeah, no matter what mileage?

Any labor on the first service is a rip-off since it is really just the final once-over for the initial setup, for which we have already paid, presumably.

After that, the different checkups have different things which need doing, some of them rather more labor-intensive than others. How can they charge a flat fee no matter which checkup is being performed unless they are skipping all but the stuff we could easily do ourselves at home?

Jun 28, 2008 | 02:28 PM

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StreetGlider56

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RE: missing first service

It's not a big deal, Just follow the manual...

Jun 29, 2008 | 04:12 AM

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Burglar56

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RE: missing first service

I think it is a good idea to change the oils and filter early on a new bike, the first change normally get rid of all the foreign materials left over from the manufacturing proccess.