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Nobody dares touch older bikes...

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Most line mechanics at dealerships are on commision, so they don't want to eat up a lot of time on jobs that might not pay. Not fair, but reality. I was a mechanic for many years and that was generally the case at several shops. I just got back into bikes this year after a 14 year break. I found a nice '81 450L. Looked like new, but barely got me five blocks home. Cleaned out the carbs and replaced the airfilter after which it runs like new. On a twin you can do a lot yourself even if you have two left hands. Dave J.
 
Hey Jay B, what part of CO is that shop? I'm up near boulder/denver myself, and plan to do most of my own work, but it never hurts to have someone to run to when I forget where I got that nut!!!
 
What torques me is when I pay good money for 'Professional' repairs, then end up doing it myself anyway. I had a dealer put globs of Locktite on the tapered shaft for the rotor even though the Suzuki shop manual says to be sure the shaft is absolutely clean of all substances. The Locktite locked up the starter gear which spun the starter at some ridiculous rpm until it melted. So I'm out for the repair AND the starter. Another dealer did some work on my Hurricane and left out the screws that hold a bracket that holds the coolant filler which also holds the water temp sensor which uses the bracket and frame for ground. Made the temp gauge do all sorts of strange stuff while I was on a ride through Texas and New Mexico in 100+ degree heat.

Use the knowledge on this site and fix it yourself!

Joe
 
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