Topic: Dealers and Old bikes-the real story

[grcamna2]

Frankly, without this site there would be a lot fewer SOHC4 bikes on the road. While our barn finds would create a nightmare in a shop, They become projects here. With the support of this community a lot of bikes return to the road. Good job guys!

BTW.
I completely understand the shops point of view, and agree with them.

+1 it's good we are helping each other when shop's don't have the time to do all the research that we already have done.

[grcamna2]

I understand what all of you are saying but I tend to agree with RR, the shop and the mechanic have a duty, to have a clue about how to do the job before they start, otherwise the job or the bike, whatever should be turned down and the shop should have links to repair facilities that can do it ( Why do you go to a shop in the first place? For expertise of course and if they don't have that it should be admitted, there is way too much cherry picking going on ) if they are to new to have not yet developed the links, their problem, the other thing is that the shop manager could or should simply say that policy requires approval and payment every step of the way, with a time frame for approval and payment if not the job in question will be sold to recover the shops losses, sign on the dotted line after reading the work order.
Bill the demon.

I agree wholeheartedly that if there is a will(if they really want to)then there is a way.I think it's difficult when either the Owner of the bike becomes unreasonable about his expectations or the Service  Manager has seen too many derelicts and just starts a new policy which denies any older Vintage bikes admission to his shop anymore.I hope that more Cycle owners will become teachable and want to learn what keeps their bikes the happiest and then does what the caring mechanic tells them to.....and they can hopefully build a trust relationship.
I also hope that the Owner of that bike picks up his or her bike from the shop when it's finished !  so the M/C repair shop can stay in business.
How many cycle shops have wanted to afford to have many storage buildings to keep the customers bike in "until next week..."??
It's a short season and I hope the Mechanics and the owners can agree to fix up some of these Great Vintage Motorcycles. 

[Really?]

I know why they won't work on my Venture and don't blame them one bit.  Something plastic will break taking it off to get to something.  This plastic is no longer made.  In addition, this bike is serious biotch to work on.

I have bugged Joe trying to convince him to repro this stuff, it would be a gold mine.  But yanno, his life, his choice.

[grcamna2]

Really?,
     That reminds me of when I take my auto in to the tire or front end shop to have the wheels pulled off.The wheel covers are easy to break or they come off on the road..so I remove them myself before I drop the car off,that way I can also check how tight the lug nuts are so I won't be surprised some day when I need to change a flat tire.

[Really?]

A nekkid Venture is not a pretty site!   

No BobbyR thread for that nekkidness.

[Pecantree]

This forum is like Honda University, some get a degree, others just hang around and party.  Speaking of which I was standing in line at the coffee place this morning and thought it would be cool to make up some T-shirts that say HONDA University like the retro shirts that you see all the "clothing designers" making now,

Seriously dude!
I buy one!