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Old 01-21-2016 | 11:47 AM
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A lot of folks do their own fluid changes to save money. I am probably going to do the same with some oil that I have in the garage. I do not have the receipt for this oil so I was wondering, how do I document that I have done that part of the service if some issue comes up with my bike?
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 11:59 AM
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I document the work in an Excel Spreadsheet and maintain the receipts for the consumables used.
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 12:01 PM
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Id say go buy new oil and take the old stuff and put into something old. Its cheap enough not to worry about. Keep the receipt and i write the mileage down on everything with date I did the maintenance on it.

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Old 01-21-2016 | 12:02 PM
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Old 01-21-2016 | 12:23 PM
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I am old fashioned. I use a pen and write it in my service records pages of my manual.
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 02:19 PM
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That's a nice spreadsheet in that post. Only problem is it doesn't go past the 50K service interval, lol
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 02:54 PM
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I am old fashioned. I use a pen and write it in my service records pages of my manual.

PEN??? WRITING???? dear god that's communism at its finest. LOL
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ohioflhs
I am old fashioned. I use a pen and write it in my service records pages of my manual.
Same here.....
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 05:25 PM
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I snagged a copy of the spreadsheet the last time you posted - sweet
 
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Old 01-21-2016 | 05:55 PM
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Excel spreadsheets are great. I actually made myself an MS Office Access database years ago. I track mtce, mileage, tread depth, cost, as well as a separate form for accessories. I had an office job for a while and creating MS Office databases was a big part of it.
 


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