I'm not here to do any bashing either. I have had some bad deals by dealers, I will not go into the boring details, but as it stands now, I don't trust any of them when it comes to working on my bike. Hippo explained it pretty good.
If you like spending a couple of hundred bucks to have your oil changed, that's ok with me. If you think they are doing everything in the checklist for the service, your living in a fantasy world.
If you want to see just how good your dealer is, the next time you go there, buy a service manual and tell them you are going to do all your services yourself from now on. I'll bet that their attitudes will change if they think you are not going to be spending the big bucks with the service dept. anymore, I will also bet that they will be quick to point out that if this and that is not done it will not be covered under warranty etc.
I'll also note, it is not the money, I can afford to have someone do the services. It's just that I expect to have done what I'm paying for and that is just not the case at any of the dealers in this area.
Too many first time buyers are duped into the "Family" bullshit, that they cannot see the real deal.
I'm sure there are some honest dealers out there, but I haven't found one of them yet.
Don Blue
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Unionville, Virginia