Initially posted in forum request area
Might as well put it in the right place.
Can't wait to see this one develop. LOL
Will not be able to contribute much, as the grand total of times my last three bikes have been at a dealer for repair or service is a whopping one, but even this one was not without incident.
The 99 had a habit of dying under full throttle and eventually I traced it back to the Bank Angle Sensor and corrected it with a heavy tie wrap putting tension on the mounting bracket. A few months later apparently the factory agreed and issued a recall to replace the bracket. While no longer having a problem, I figured why not have the proper part on the bike, and asked the dealer to give me one of the new brackets, which they refused to do, stating that THEY had to perform the recall.
Against my better judgment i decided to let them install the bracket, thinking "how much can they fupp duck one bolt". Right.
After waiting for about one hour watching the guy working on the bike drink coffee I decided to go out and have a smoke. Big mistake. When I picked up the bike, I inmediately noticed that the Mustang seat was not flush against the tank panel and that the wiring harnes on one side was caught between the seat and the frame. Being a non confrontational sort, I figured it will only take me five minutes at home to make it right. Mistake number two.
Before reaching the curb, and still in the dealers driveway my left saddlebag fell off. It obviously had not been properly reattached.
That one bracket cost the dealer $600.00. When they told me I had to wait for a new saddlebag, I just walked into the showroom and took a saddlebag off a new bike sitting on the floor and advised them that since it was their problem, they should be the ones waiting for a saddlebag.
They didn't say a thing. For the most part now they give me the recall parts.
Might as well put it in the right place.
Can't wait to see this one develop. LOL
Will not be able to contribute much, as the grand total of times my last three bikes have been at a dealer for repair or service is a whopping one, but even this one was not without incident.
The 99 had a habit of dying under full throttle and eventually I traced it back to the Bank Angle Sensor and corrected it with a heavy tie wrap putting tension on the mounting bracket. A few months later apparently the factory agreed and issued a recall to replace the bracket. While no longer having a problem, I figured why not have the proper part on the bike, and asked the dealer to give me one of the new brackets, which they refused to do, stating that THEY had to perform the recall.
Against my better judgment i decided to let them install the bracket, thinking "how much can they fupp duck one bolt". Right.
After waiting for about one hour watching the guy working on the bike drink coffee I decided to go out and have a smoke. Big mistake. When I picked up the bike, I inmediately noticed that the Mustang seat was not flush against the tank panel and that the wiring harnes on one side was caught between the seat and the frame. Being a non confrontational sort, I figured it will only take me five minutes at home to make it right. Mistake number two.
Before reaching the curb, and still in the dealers driveway my left saddlebag fell off. It obviously had not been properly reattached.
That one bracket cost the dealer $600.00. When they told me I had to wait for a new saddlebag, I just walked into the showroom and took a saddlebag off a new bike sitting on the floor and advised them that since it was their problem, they should be the ones waiting for a saddlebag.
They didn't say a thing. For the most part now they give me the recall parts.
