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RE: 500 mile Service

I don't know who your dealer is but they sound like assholes. I wish 
I could find a nicer way to put it. First the oil should be changed 
warm/hot like anytime you change the oil. As for it being hard to get 
to.. is this in some parallel universe?? I can't imagine it being any 
easier to access. Unless the RS has a different motor than an ST... 
jeez I'm a fairly lame wrench and I don't think it could be any 
easier to change unless all you had to do was push a button and it 
did it itself! When I had my 500 mile service done the dealer 
installed the two pannier set, heated grips WITH the euro light 
switch (first one ever done) and the front fender extension which BTW 
takes maybe 10 minutes, and bleed the front brakes cause they were 
mushy, AND adjusted the headlight!!! They did this in about 7-8 hours 
WHILE I WAITED. The 500 mile service ( look in your owners manaul is 
at most an 1.5 hour deal there just ain't that much that gets done. 
If it was me I'd have a talk with the service manager or whoever's in 
charge. If you get some BS answers than look for another dealer. And 
write the owner a letter to express your displeasure. Most owners/ 
General Managers WANT to know what's going on. As far as getting the 
500 mile done by another dealer if you have another one around I'd 
sure consider it. And they don't want you to ride your bike in for 
service WTF are you supposed to do, push it?? If they really don't 
want you to ride it in tell them to come pick it up FOR FREE and then 
deliver it back bet they won't think much of that idea.. don't ride 
it in damn I think I've heard it all now. Not to be rude here but 
they aren't a Harley / Triumph dealer are they?? that sure would 
explain alot  ;-/

Erik
Hot Dawg!


>They have a front mud guard that they was supposed to be on the bike when I
>bought it, but they didn't have time to install it.  So that will need to be
>installed (gee in all my ranting and raving I forgot to think about that,
>but I am guessing they did too!!)  What is worse about not being able to
>ride is it is an hour to the shop.  I was figuring a three hour tour, a
>three hour tour, oopps, to much TV.  A three hour job, and I can always sit
>in the grass out front and watch the cars go by!  I am back ordered on the
>Rear Hugger, but I will put that on myself, and I ordered a CF tank pad, but
>they can't order that until they reach the minimum order limit of $150.  So
>I will go one being angry tonight!!!!  Or at least until I get on my bike
>and go for a
>ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
>
>David G.
>'00 Sprint RS
>Fredericksburg, Va.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Keith
>Winter
>Sent: Friday, March 24, 2000 6:06 PM
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: 500 mile Service
>
>
>
>The 500 service on my RS took a total of six hours, and that
>included not only the service, but installing the heated grips, rear
>hugger and rear brake master cylinder cover.  A whole day plus
>overnight seems excessive for the amount of work to be done on
>the 500 mile service.
>
>And they don't want you to ride it in?  WTF?  Do they expect you
>to truck it in?  That really is ridiculous, especially considering that
>they want you to leave it all day; that should allow enough time for
>it to cool off for an oil change.
>
>Do you have any other options to get the service performed?  Is
>another dealer even remotely local?
>
>-Keith
>'00 Sprint RS
>
>On 24 Mar 00, at 17:32, Kelley & David wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >    I am nearing my 500 mile service and I called my dealer to schedule my
> > appt.  They would like the bike ATLEAST a full day, preferable overnight.
> > When I looked in my owners manual I saw nothing requiring such time.  How
> > long have others left their bikes?  And is there more to it than Oil,
>Check
> > the computer, and make sure nuts and bolts are with in specs ( I realize
> > there are allot of nuts and bolts, but not  4 or 5 hours worth of nuts and
> > bolts), adjust the clutch and brakes (their feel is not what I think it
> > should be, maybe I will just bleed them myself) and check the tires.  This
> > seems more like 1 or 2 hours of work, not a day.  They also do not want me
> > to ride it down, stating that changing the oil on a hot bike is difficult
> > because the plug and filter are "hard" to get to (this one I do not
> > understand, how much easier could it be).  My final question, did anyone
> > else get their first check up done at a dealer other than the one that
> > bought it?
> >
> >  Sorry it was so long, but this has me wondering about my dealer!!!
> >
> >
> > David G.
> > '00 Sprint RS
>
>
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