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Old 03-31-2017, 10:43 PM
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Went this afternoon to pick my bike up after a new tire was installed. Only thing I wont do myself. Bike was flawless when they picked it up. Went to get it and when I turned ign on my head unit didn't turn on. I noticed a lot of small surface scratches where it looked like a crap microfiber had rubbed on it. Pulled face and wet everywhere. I asked why would they wash a BRAND NEW painted perfectly clean bike? They didn't know. Said I would not pay for tire as cost of head unit and add my time to swap ,was same if not more than tire. Service Manager agreed and off I went. Intermittent the whole way home. So moral is even if you say don't touch my paint, don't scratch my bike, don't do anything else but tire, they will anyway. Not a happy camper but at least they accepted fault. Thankfully they took ownership of that. Especially when I pulled splash cover out of my bags.Now I get to spend my next day off or whenever I can get time buffing and polishing again and pulling my amps to install a replacement head unit. YAY!!!
 
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Old 03-31-2017, 10:54 PM
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Ugh. Sorry buddy.
 
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Old 03-31-2017, 11:29 PM
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Well that absolutely sucks. I sure hope those surface scratches come out with buffing.
 
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Old 03-31-2017, 11:45 PM
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I would have LOST my $&_#@! I believe T would say shix.
 
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Bro, there is no way I would have kept my cool. They would have been giving me a tire, a head unit and a buff and polish from a professional paint shop before I would have left.
I give you credit for holding your own and getting through this.
 
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Old 04-01-2017, 01:44 AM
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That F'in sucks.
 
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Old 04-01-2017, 04:18 AM
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Just when you had it perfect... Smh.
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Old 04-01-2017, 06:18 AM
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That sucks, maybe next time take the wheel off yourself, have them put the tire on the wheel and put it back on yourself.
 
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Old 04-01-2017, 06:36 AM
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Not cool! Every man out there who has a Harley knows how we feel about our bikes! just flat out stupidity bro! NEW PAINT = DO NOT WASH BIKE! You handled it like a champ!
 
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I'd be in jail right now... just sayin
 


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