Abs myth?
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Abs myth?
Well, I just finished my 4th ABS bar install and once again I did not need to have the digital tech connected to the bike and re-bled at the dealership. Each bike has been taken to my local dealer that Ive been doing business for years and inspected by their techs and service manager and given the thumbs up. I have lunch once a week with other local Shop owners such as myself and they too have had similar results. Im not posting this to start a war with some dealership know it all, its purely for informational purposes, so post accordingly please. I dont care what the service manual claims, Ive been finding contradictory information in HD sevice manuals as long as they have been in print.
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I know you're probably right that it doesn't need to go Digital Technician but for me, my brakes are pretty important and their failure is not worth the little bit of money relatively speaking that I might save. Kind of cheap insurance to me. I know you are probably right about the manual being wrong but they do stuff a certain way to minimize their libility and eliminate problems.
Please understand, I am not disagreeing with you at all, but my piece of mind is worth a few dollars to me. Others opinions may vary. I'm ok with that.
Please understand, I am not disagreeing with you at all, but my piece of mind is worth a few dollars to me. Others opinions may vary. I'm ok with that.
I think I might have just answered my own question, if its the handlebars, I changed mine, and I have ABS, no problem at all.
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I didnt take mine to dealer either. Did it all myself.
As stated before unless it provides you with peace of mind dont give the dealer your hard earned money. To each his own.
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I think it may have more to do with a potential liability situation than anything else. If the dealer decided not to use the Digital Tech and someone crashed because they lost the brakes there would be a law suit.