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Re: 500 mile Service



This sounds like complete madness...

Regards, Ian

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From: Kelley & David <kdgaske@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Sprint RS <RS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 24 March 2000 22:32
Subject: 500 mile Service


> Hello All,
>    I am nearing my 500 mile service and I called my dealer to schedule my
> appt.  They would like the bike ATLEAST a full day, preferable overnight.
> When I looked in my owners manual I saw nothing requiring such time.  How
> long have others left their bikes?  And is there more to it than Oil,
Check
> the computer, and make sure nuts and bolts are with in specs ( I realize
> there are allot of nuts and bolts, but not  4 or 5 hours worth of nuts and
> bolts), adjust the clutch and brakes (their feel is not what I think it
> should be, maybe I will just bleed them myself) and check the tires.  This
> seems more like 1 or 2 hours of work, not a day.  They also do not want me
> to ride it down, stating that changing the oil on a hot bike is difficult
> because the plug and filter are "hard" to get to (this one I do not
> understand, how much easier could it be).  My final question, did anyone
> else get their first check up done at a dealer other than the one that
> bought it?
>
>  Sorry it was so long, but this has me wondering about my dealer!!!
>
>
> David G.
> '00 Sprint RS
> Fredericksburg, Va.
>
>
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