LOVE the Hayden M6
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Cookson, Ok
I took the bike to the dealer to replace a broken exhaust clamp since the warranty was expiring in a few days (I checked the bike over with a fine toothed comb to see what else I could have them look at, the belt was fine). They called me the next day saying they wouldn't replace it, come get the bike so I called corporate and complained.
It was just a silly exhaust clamp but it was a principal thing. Corporate made them replace the clamp so I took the bike back in. The dealer kept the bike for 8 days and when I went back and camped out in the service area on the eighth day they magically got it done.
The service writer handed me the keys and said "By the way, you need a new drive belt, yours is damaged." There was a screwdriver head sized groove in the belt. They wanted close to $800 to repair so I took it to the local indy. The mechanic said there was nothing in there that could have made the groove and no evidence on the black wrinkle finish that there had ever been anything in there.
Lesson learned and the last penny 'Pig Trail HD' will ever see from me.
It was just a silly exhaust clamp but it was a principal thing. Corporate made them replace the clamp so I took the bike back in. The dealer kept the bike for 8 days and when I went back and camped out in the service area on the eighth day they magically got it done.
The service writer handed me the keys and said "By the way, you need a new drive belt, yours is damaged." There was a screwdriver head sized groove in the belt. They wanted close to $800 to repair so I took it to the local indy. The mechanic said there was nothing in there that could have made the groove and no evidence on the black wrinkle finish that there had ever been anything in there.
Lesson learned and the last penny 'Pig Trail HD' will ever see from me.
Their previous service manager, Larry, apparently wasn't generating enough revenue to make the bosses happy, so they made a change. Again, what a shame. I don't buy much at the dealers other than parts and maintenance supplies and I had 3 of them pretty much equal distance away from me. Pig Trail was always my first choice because of the nice 85 mile ride over there. Now I just go to Ft Smith or Tulsa.
Sorry for the hijack and rant OP. I am a believer in the M-6's, but you do need to check the gap from time to time and shim to keep within spec. or it will break a spring eventually.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 983
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From: Indiana
I went with the M6 a while back and could not be happier.
In my case the bigest improvement was noise in the 2000 to 2500 rpm range. Before it almost sounded like ignition knock. After the M6 that was completely gone.
In my case the bigest improvement was noise in the 2000 to 2500 rpm range. Before it almost sounded like ignition knock. After the M6 that was completely gone.
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Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Western South Dakota
What do you attribute the noise to in the 2000-2500 range?
What bike and motor do you have?
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