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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop.  |
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« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2012, 04:00:37 PM » |
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'splain yoself boy, you ain't too clear.  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2012, 04:02:32 PM » |
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'splain yoself boy, you ain't too clear. Hay Jimmyt Had a noise and posted the trip to the stealer. It was not a problem, just that it had Gear Drive Cams and they make more noise. |
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« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2012, 04:05:01 PM » |
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It's not a brand thing Al, it's the shop. We have a Harley dealer here that if you ride up on a Honda, you can literally walk in the door, look at every bike in the building, check out every t-shirt, jacket and accessory on the walls and then walk back out the door without the first person ever saying "can I help you sir" much less even a hello. I was in this shop just the other day and that was my experience. Went in there looking for one of there Circulator Seat Pads that Hotglue had recommend. Not the first person offered to help me, much less even speak to me. The sad thing about this is, this isn't the first time that I've been ignored in there. It's the exact same experience every time I've ever been in there. I wouldn't buy a Harley from these people if they were the last dealership on the planet and the only motorcycle still being made was a Harley.  |
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« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2012, 04:13:39 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. You'd be surprised at what they'd do for free to a Fat Boy at the Honda Shop... -Mike  |
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« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2012, 04:18:29 PM » |
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BF, exactly the same treatment 3 times at the same HD dealer here in Houston. I figgered it was my JoeRocket jacket, not wearing HD stuff that did it. Not a word from anyone. Spent a bunch o money at the metric dealer (owned by same guy) right across the parking lot. Guess I will try another one tomorrow. Glad u got her looked at for nutn BigAl! Hay Jimmyt |
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« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2012, 04:27:23 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. You'd be surprised at what they'd do for free to a Fat Boy at the Honda Shop... -Mike Yes you would, like sell it and make a profit. |
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« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2012, 04:28:56 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. they prolly just figgered you waaay overpaid for what ya got in the first place so they kinda felt sorry for yaz...jus sayin |
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« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2012, 04:30:15 PM » |
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It's not a brand thing Al, it's the shop. We have a Harley dealer here that if you ride up on a Honda, you can literally walk in the door, look at every bike in the building, check out every t-shirt, jacket and accessory on the walls and then walk back out the door without the first person ever saying "can I help you sir" much less even a hello. I was in this shop just the other day and that was my experience. Went in there looking for one of there Circulator Seat Pads that Hotglue had recommend. Not the first person offered to help me, much less even speak to me. The sad thing about this is, this isn't the first time that I've been ignored in there. It's the exact same experience every time I've ever been in there. I wouldn't buy a Harley from these people if they were the last dealership on the planet and the only motorcycle still being made was a Harley. Well you either love or hate Harleys ain't no in between, if you are with them, they help you. Against and you can't even pay em to look your way. |
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« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2012, 04:31:21 PM » |
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The way you sling money at them folks one would think they could look at your bike without a charge...They should throw in a BJ for the ca$h you've dropped there  |
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« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2012, 04:31:48 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. they prolly just figgered you waaay overpaid for what ya got in the first place so they kinda felt sorry for yaz...jus sayin Did not buy it from them, and as far as overpayin, I bought it right and can ride it awhile and make a little. |
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« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2012, 04:33:24 PM » |
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The way you sling money at them folks one would think they could look at your bike without a charge...They should throw in a BJ for the ca$h you've dropped there Never bought a bike there at this location, it's just my award winning smile that does it for me. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2012, 04:41:08 PM » |
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Those Harleys are great investments..... |
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« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2012, 04:53:44 PM » |
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Those Harleys are great investments..... Exactly. |
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« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 05:55:23 PM » |
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« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2012, 05:57:57 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. So you just come here to troll? Should change your name to Shrek |
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« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2012, 05:59:37 PM » |
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Not a Troll and have more posts than you.
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2012, 06:21:06 PM » |
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It's not a brand thing Al, it's the shop. We have a Harley dealer here that if you ride up on a Honda, you can literally walk in the door, look at every bike in the building, check out every t-shirt, jacket and accessory on the walls and then walk back out the door without the first person ever saying "can I help you sir" much less even a hello. I was in this shop just the other day and that was my experience. Went in there looking for one of there Circulator Seat Pads that Hotglue had recommend. Not the first person offered to help me, much less even speak to me. The sad thing about this is, this isn't the first time that I've been ignored in there. It's the exact same experience every time I've ever been in there. I wouldn't buy a Harley from these people if they were the last dealership on the planet and the only motorcycle still being made was a Harley. Well you either love or hate Harleys ain't no in between, if you are with them, they help you. Against and you can't even pay em to look your way. Al......I grew up hanging out in an old Harley shop back in the '60's. This shop (Swede Henson's Harley shop)....... http://books.google.com/books?id=7vsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA15&lpg=PA15&dq=swede+henson's+harley&source=bl&ots=dnkqPawv5Q&sig=7nBaNOymwGwxXfKfiSxuhs9igT4&hl=en&ei=vCOcS5ngFZjyNNen9eYN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=swede%20henson's%20harley&f=falseIt was owned by an old man and his wife. They lived in the back of the shop. The placed smelled of rubber tires, oil and grease and Swede's cherry blend pipe tobaco. My first three (actually four if I count the Harley topper scooter that I also had) motorcycles came out of that shop. My father's '58 sportster came out of that shop as well as my brother's bike. I loved that old shop.....as well as Harleys (as I do all motorcycles). My dad and that '58 Sportster.....  These people bought the franchise back when it first came available to them......but that was only because Swed had passed and his wife didn't want to continue the shop any longer. I love Harley's Al, but as I said before, it's not the brand.......these people are jerks no matter what they'd sell. |
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« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2012, 06:52:16 PM » |
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It's not a brand thing Al, it's the shop. If I had a harley and it broke down in front of our local dealer I would push it down the road and then call a tow truck. |
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« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2012, 07:10:00 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. Love your bike Al, it's a beauty......Not really sure the point of your post though ??? |
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« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2012, 07:44:48 PM » |
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Fat Boy back home, not a problem found, and they did it all for free. Try that at the Honda Shop. Love your bike Al, it's a beauty......Not really sure the point of your post though ??? I think his "point" is pretty clear myself... And it's not the number of posts..but the quality  |
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2012, 08:02:15 PM » |
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This dead horse is getting it's ass whipped one more time. There are excellent Harley dealers. There are excellent Honda dealers. There are crap Harley dealers. There are crap Honda dealers. Ad infinitum. |
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« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2012, 09:31:42 PM » |
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This dead horse is getting it's ass whipped one more time. There are excellent Harley dealers. There are excellent Honda dealers. There are crap Harley dealers. There are crap Honda dealers. Ad infinitum. and in ALTON IL, there are Honda and Harley Dealers in one http://www.tedsmotorcycleworld.com/ |
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« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2012, 10:13:49 PM » |
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Reb, that doesn't happen too often HD and Honda dealer all in one.
At least they shouldn't discriminate between the two mfgs.??
If Honda had the marketing like HD has, they too would be selling bikes and all accessories at twice what they are worth. I wouldn't buy a HD unless it was a very, very good deal but that is few and far between at least around my area.
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« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2012, 02:29:46 AM » |
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Good lookin bike there Big Al |
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« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2012, 02:54:00 AM » |
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it's just my award winning smile that does it for me.Finally, something I agree with in this thread -Mike
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« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2012, 04:11:08 AM » |
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It's not the brand, it's the dealer. PERIOD!
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« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2012, 04:28:03 AM » |
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Reb, that doesn't happen too often HD and Honda dealer all in one.
At least they shouldn't discriminate between the two mfgs.??
If Honda had the marketing like HD has, they too would be selling bikes and all accessories at twice what they are worth. I wouldn't buy a HD unless it was a very, very good deal but that is few and far between at least around my area.
We have a HD/Honda combination shop here too...Steel City Harley Davidson/Honda (HD is always first...LOL!!). Downstairs is the HD floor and upstairs is the Honda and used bikes floor. It is funny the difference...like 2 different worlds. Downstairs, there are tons of bikes, nice carpeting, lots of "swag" on the walls, tons of accessories on shelves and displays, hot girls asking if they can help, etc. A real nice and inviting atmosphere. Upstairs is stark. Pretty much bare walls, almost no gear and what is there is on a crappy little rack that looks like they just set it out there in no particular place, white tile floors, a crappy parts counter, and a tin desk in the corner for a salesman who is never there. In fact, there's almost never anyone up there. And this is in the same dealership. Even the outside clearly favors HD with the building in HD colors and the HD signs much larger than the Honda signs. Also, the Honda parts counter has almost nothing in stock...they order everything. Downstairs at the HD counter, as I've found during my Batwing install, they have pretty much everything...even a couple things I really expected them to have to order. They even had the little rubber weatherstripping that runs around the edge of the inner fairing. They had the cigarette lighter socket and the heater element. In fact, they had several styles of them IN STOCK!!! |
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« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2012, 04:49:02 AM » |
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Got one here in SE Michigan. The signs are the same size and they got a great Goldwing wrench. They trat everyone the same. I've had over $6,000 of extended warranty work done and they have great customer service.
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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2012, 05:31:04 AM » |
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Al, I have to agree with the statement of its the dealer/shop that you are working with, my Honda shop here had my bike for a week trying to recreate a noise I had heard that sounded real bad, and when I went and picked it up I asked what it would cost, they stated "we did not fix anything, did not break anything, so three is no charge", as it turned out it was the E-10 gas caused a valve to get a bit sticky, a bit of Lucas and it was gone. I was very pleasantly surprised. My Honda dealer is great and their prices are fair. I surely expected to have to pay for something for them having the bike for a week.
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« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2012, 06:05:21 AM » |
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Got one here in SE Michigan. The signs are the same size and they got a great Goldwing wrench. They trat everyone the same. I've had over $6,000 of extended warranty work done and they have great customer service.
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