An example as to why this site is so great

[Bert2006]

A work colleague who lives in a city about 2 hours from me bought a 2009 RSV this summer. Found out about it at a work meeting and I shared that I had a 2006, informed him of this site, sent him the link to it and offered any help he would need if he ran into trouble with the maintenance. I never heard from him until this week at another work related event where he informed me had traded the bike in at the dealer for a BMW after being spooked with the high cost of maintenance. He also mentionned that he liked how the RSV handled better.

 

I asked what the issues where and there where 2.

 

1. Headlamp and passing light kept blowing fuse. Dealer told him he needed a whole new wirring harness. Asked him if had checked for any pinched wires next to the steering stops and he had no idea what i was talkng about.

 

2. Broken tab on windsheild bracket. Dealer told him he neded a whole new front fairing.

 

I asked him if he had visited this site for info, he had not.

 

Had he called me or visited the site he would have quickly figured out that the dealer was gouging him. I would have been able to help him based on the info I had learned from the collective expertise of the members of this site.

 

I guess you can bring the horse to water but you cannot force him to drink.

 

In the end when I explained to him that those were only small issues, i could see him thinking back to the premium amount of cash he forked out for the BMW that he admits is not close to the comfort he had on the RSV.

 

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FREE ADVICE THAT YOU KEEP VOLUNTARILY POSTING:clap2:

 

[BlueSky]

If he thinks a Yamaha is expensive to maintain, He will just love that B(ring) M(ore )W(allet)! Ha! Ha!

[Yammer Dan]

If he thinks a Yamaha is expensive to maintain, He will just love that B(ring) M(ore )W(allet)! Ha! Ha!

 

 

Yep!!:rotfl: One of the reasons I ride a Yammy is parts can be found here and there.

[KIC]

My service on my K1200LT was $1,100.00

 

Which is why I don't have it anymore...

[djh3]

Sometimes us folk on here can scare a fellow. Like Barry, he had read about some of the stuff we work on kind of as preventative repairs and it kind of spooked him I think. Once when we had a meet and eat he mentioned some stuff he had read had to be fixed as he had read about things going bad.

We sometimes suggest stuff that needs attention but I guess we should say " as you get to it". A lot of fix stuff because we can and get out in front of a possible problem and others see that a going to fail issue.

When I was in the auto repair side of work we use to call BMW as Bavarian Money Wasters. Good bikes no doubt, but can be pricey on parts and if a dealer has to service it? OH boy........

[cowpuc]

A work colleague who lives in a city about 2 hours from me bought a 2009 RSV this summer. Found out about it at a work meeting and I shared that I had a 2006, informed him of this site, sent him the link to it and offered any help he would need if he ran into trouble with the maintenance. I never heard from him until this week at another work related event where he informed me had traded the bike in at the dealer for a BMW after being spooked with the high cost of maintenance. He also mentionned that he liked how the RSV handled better.

 

I asked what the issues where and there where 2.

 

1. Headlamp and passing light kept blowing fuse. Dealer told him he needed a whole new wirring harness. Asked him if had checked for any pinched wires next to the steering stops and he had no idea what i was talkng about.

 

2. Broken tab on windsheild bracket. Dealer told him he neded a whole new front fairing.

 

I asked him if he had visited this site for info, he had not.

 

Had he called me or visited the site he would have quickly figured out that the dealer was gouging him. I would have been able to help him based on the info I had learned from the collective expertise of the members of this site.

 

I guess you can bring the horse to water but you cannot force him to drink.

 

In the end when I explained to him that those were only small issues, i could see him thinking back to the premium amount of cash he forked out for the BMW that he admits is not close to the comfort he had on the RSV.

 

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE FREE ADVICE THAT YOU KEEP VOLUNTARILY POSTING:clap2:

 

 

Great story Bert,, I am 100% in tune with ya!!!

You see, you and I both know that the people here on VR hold more knowledge about the Venture than the folks that designed em, are FAR more caring than ANY underwriter of a high dollar extended warranty and most do not succumb to the greed associated with some dealers nowadays..

I all those contributors that you are applauding and say THANK YOU too!!

 

If he thinks a Yamaha is expensive to maintain, He will just love that B(ring) M(ore )W(allet)! Ha! Ha!

 

Stopped to help a guy with a broken one once,,, unable to get any tech help from the Dealer where he purchased it or the factory tech line,,, did a bunch of and a whole lot of and he finally had to ... As he was climbing in the tow vehicle I said "sorry buddy - just a little "Beyond My Wisdom",, he looked back at me and said,, thanks for stopping and trying, it is "Beyond My Wisdom" why I ever bought the crazy thing...

 

Yep!!:rotfl: One of the reasons I ride a Yammy is parts can be found here and there.

 

and,, knock on my wooden noggin, most of the time we can travel here and there without having to go looking for even those parts

[Eck]

(Quote) I guess you can bring the horse to water but you cannot force him to drink...

 

SO true..............in so many ways.