Unofficially done with bring the CBR in for service

[jtemple]

The thing with your BMW is probably the biggest reason why I don't buy a Ducati.

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Trip

I still take my BMW in for service. I don't like messing with the BMW computer stuff. Like messing with the brakes is a pain in the ass with the ABS and all that. So I let them do it. My local BMW dealer in Knoxville and Chattanooga are both real well known reliable dealers for service though.

I won't bring in a bike that I can do the service myself though. I do most everything on the BMW that isn't computer related and do some of the computer stuff now that I have a GS911.

Yeah for my HD ABS you can't bleed the brakes without their tech computer...

Originally Posted by Cutty72

HD may not allow it on a HD bike. Bring them something that doesn't say HD on it and they care more about they shit they just flushed.
Had more issues with my Buell. Some of it was plain ignorance since they had never done "x" on that bike before. (I bought the first one, and put on the most miles) But even plastic being put on incorrectly and fasteners forgotten got kind of annoying.

I think that is also a particular HD dealer issue. Hopefully those asshats would get weeded out.

That stuff don't fly in this area, too much competition.

[G-Rex]

Originally Posted by jtemple

The thing with your BMW is probably the biggest reason why I don't buy a Ducati.

Ducati mechanics have everyone fooled. I'm convinced the people who complain the loudest about Ducati maintenance have never turned a wrench on one.

I rebuilt one from the inside out, and while it was a little more intensive than a Japanese motorcycle, it was by no means *difficult* to work on.