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2 | 5.26% |
DIY |
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24 | 63.16% |
Both - DIY and Dealer |
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12 | 31.58% |
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0 | 0% |
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moderator chick
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Location: Hill Country TX
Moto: Pasta Rockets
Posts: 8,917
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I do 90% of my own work. Ducati valves scare me...
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Vrooom
Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: 06 ZX6R
Posts: 4,427
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Not a dealer but I go to a mechanic.
I'm mechanically challenged and own no tools. I'm trying to learn though. |
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Hold mah beer!
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: 80 Miles South of Moto Heaven
Moto: 08 R1200GS
Posts: 23,268
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I adjust the valves, change most of the fluids on everything thing I own.
Throttle bodies, abs system, and clutch fluid is the only thing I don't do myself on BMW.
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DefenderOfTheBuelliverse
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Location: Parts Unknown
Moto: Buell XB12R
Posts: 18,585
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Do most myself. Go to the dealer if I can't do it; TPS reset and headlight recall so far.
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#15 |
Letzroll
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Lake Norman area, NC
Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6
Posts: 5,265
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So far our 07's bought in 07' have never been back to the dealer. I do it myself...so far...so good. If I need a tire mounted I take the wheel and old tire off of the bike and take it to a shop and have the tire mounted/balanced and then take it home and reinstall it myself.
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#16 |
Moto GP Star
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,156
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Maintenance(oil, brakes, plugs...) is always DIY. If under warranty, let the dealer fuck with it. Tires, that's also a job for the dealers.
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Ornery, scandalous & evil
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Moto: 2004 Scarlet R1
Posts: 5,962
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Most stuff, Chris does. If he can't, then we take it to our friend Jimmy's.
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#18 |
sergeant hatred
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ottawa
Moto: The bus
Posts: 2,723
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It depends.
I do most stuff, but anything really big or requiring special tools, I will take it to a mechanic(but not a dealer)
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#19 |
Forum Coach
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Location: GA
Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
Posts: 7,419
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I am learning to do it all myself or with the assistance of friends or my mechanic, the FIL. Havent found anything between the 2 of us we couldnt fix yet.
The few times I have let a shop handle my bike didnt go so well. Crashed it once, tightened everything to the point of damage another time, failed to finish maintenance another time... |
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Ride Naked.
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Flat and Straight ND
Moto: 08 BUELL 1125R, 05 SV650S
Posts: 7,916
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dealer does recalls and the first service. I do the rest.
Thinking I'll get a NoMar when I build the addition on my garage. |
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