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Cars & Coffee Killer
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: State of Failure
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MSF offers a passenger course. I'd recommend it if your fiance is not familiar with motorcycles. Too many passengers wrongly assume that being a passenger on a motorcycle is equally as passive as being a passenger in a car.
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10-12-2008, 07:11 AM
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Zink Racer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Spokane WA
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Maybe I should ask my ex if she wants to go for a ride 
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Jerry 983 911 SC/Carrera Franken car, 1974 914 Bumblebee, 1970 914-4 |
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10-12-2008, 07:30 AM
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Cars & Coffee Killer
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: State of Failure
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Well, I just got the bike back from the shop.
No, nothing bad happened. I just like to start with a clean slate with a new vehicle. I took the bike into the Honda dealership. I had: -The carbs synched -The valves adjusted -The air filter replaced -The chain adjusted and lubed -The oil changed -The coolant flushed and refilled -The brake fluid flushed and refilled -The clutch bled and refilled -The spark plugs and wires replaced -The forks lubed When I requested this service, the service manager looked at me and said: "That might get pretty pricey." I asked him how much. "It might break $300." I laughed. I laughed hard. He looked at me funny. I just explained that I had just sold a sports car and the same service at a dealership would be several thousand dollars. The final bill was $281.72, including all materials, labor, disposal fees, and taxes. Yes, I could do the work myself, but in my frame of reference it just seems so cheap and quick (took them four hours) to pay the dealership.
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Some Porsches long ago...then a wankle... 5 liters of VVT fury now -Chris "There is freedom in risk, just as there is oppression in security." |
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10-24-2008, 07:33 PM
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Back in the saddle again
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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Watch it, that guy will love you.
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Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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10-24-2008, 07:40 PM
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Slackerous Maximus
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Columbus, OH
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10-24-2008, 08:31 PM
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beancounter
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Weehawken, NJ
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I like the price on the Honda service...nice bike Legion. Enjoy and keep her shiny side up.
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Jacob Current: 1983 911 GT4 Race Car / 1999 Spec Miata / 2000 MB SL500 / 1998 MB E300TD / 1998 BMW R1100RT / 2016 KTM Duke 690 Past: 2009 997 Turbo Cab / 1979 930 |
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10-24-2008, 08:42 PM
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Zink Racer
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Spokane WA
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Nice job. At that price I'd definately go the same route. I need to have some work done on my VFR and will probably take it to the dealer.
I just had Dr. John Walker put new axles in my SC. It took him 30 minutes, that also was a no brainer. Done right the first time for $55 in labor.
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