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You'll help out your local technician if you follow these...suggestions, if you will:

1. If you encounter a flat, tube-type tire, please do not attempt to repair with Fix-A-Flat. This brand and others like it do not work with a tube. All is does is slop on the tech and pour on the tire machine. We can get dirty all on our own without the help of our customers.

2. For the off-road and ATV customers, please wash your machines before you bring them to us. You would not sit in the waiting room of your dentist's office eating a Snickers bar would you?

3. When you go to the dealership for your state safety inspection, please at least look over your bike before walking into the service department. If your tires need replacing, don't be shocked by this. It's a SAFETY INSPECTION!

That's all for now...and all in good fun.

Amen for #2

I couldn't stand that when i used to work for Polaris. The worst were the guys who used there machines on their cow feilds. The smell was terriable.

a guy i used to work with would eat a plate of spaghetti and some oreos before going to the dentist for a cleaning...they finally told him to pound salt...and he was surprised at this! heh

To all the techs that work at stealers:


Please stop robbing your customers blind and/or selling them something they don't need.
Please stop charging your customers 300 bucks for the 800 mile service while all you usually only do is an oil change and 'check' the valves.
Please tell your salespeople to stop hounding me when I just want to look at the new bikes.
Please do not leave my bike outside in the rain overnight when you didn't get to fix it the same day I brought it in.
and please stop beating the bikes up when you take them for test rides.

This is clearly one reason why I've been learning to wrench on my own. I feel that although I may may make some mistakes along the way, I'll be better off knowing that the bike will be properly tuned and it'll be cheaper in the long run after these tools and parts pay for themselves.

CORSCO wrote: 2. please wash your machines before you bring them to us.

I have always been of the opinion that if I put my bike in for repairs etc and it is immaculately clean, they will know I look after it so they will do the same.
If you don't care for your bike why would they?

CORSCO wrote: 1. If you encounter a flat, tube-type tire, please do not attempt to repair with Fix-A-Flat. This brand and others like it do not work with a tube. All is does is slop on the tech and pour on the tire machine. We can get dirty all on our own without the help of our customers. .

I always loved this stuff (NOT). It takes 4 washes to get the gunk out of the uniform, because the uniform cleaners wont take it until the fix a flat is gone. This stuff is dangerous and should be removed from the shelves

vector18 wrote:To all the techs that work at stealers:


Please stop robbing your customers blind and/or selling them something they don't need.
Please stop charging your customers 300 bucks for the 800 mile service while all you usually only do is an oil change and 'check' the valves.
Please tell your salespeople to stop hounding me when I just want to look at the new bikes.
Please do not leave my bike outside in the rain overnight when you didn't get to fix it the same day I brought it in.
and please stop beating the bikes up when you take them for test rides.

Techs just work on the bikes dude. Seems like it's the Salesmen and the service manager who you've got the most problems with.

The last two concern me though - Maybe you need to go to a more reputable garage!? They should at least put the bikes under cover - and should NEVER beat up a bike they are test riding - Maybe next time you should insist that the older (More mature) techs work on your stuff!

[quote="vector18"]To all the techs that work at stealers:

I AGREE WITH Mr. Vector18 You motorcycle mechanics are stealers,,, you ROB parts from my bike to use on another customers bike cause ur too DUMB to know how to troubleshoot that part, then at the same time you charge me and another customer for one part. Then when the bike is covered under warranty you may repair the warranty problem but you will dream up another problem that the bike never had in the first place and charge me for it, $115 to tighten up a battery terminal, then you don't own a dianostic tool to set the ecm on my bike then you charge me for setting it and the bike still runs like a diesel. Then you dummys have a gallon jug of brake fluid with kerosene mixed in it then you pour that mess in bike, my front caliper blew out and a moron can smell it was kerosene and you tell me im crazy. Sometimes I wonder how you guys can sleep at night knowing how many people you ripped off.

Im not blaming " Mr.CORSEO" He may be a good, honest motorcycle tech, its just the mechaincs that I have experienced. I had so many bad experiences that im afraid to take my bike or atv in for any repair, just like when I purchaced my last atv the dealer gave me a coupon for a free 100 mile service, I took that coupon and ripped it up in front of his face.