You are 100% right. I wouldent know and I definately would rather do the work myself. Not having had a bike since my 20s( im 54 now) my knowledge is coming from this page, which by the way has been extremely appreiciated. However, I ride the bike to and from work( both jobs) and on the weekends ( Sundays) so my time now is limited and Im thinking I want a good starting place to at least feel comfortable knowing the bike is "safe". I was getting a little more "wiggle" out of her on the highway than I thought a bike that heavy should have so new tires and having the steering repacked and torqued I believe , from what Ive read here, would be a good thing. The other stuff comes with the swing arm and steering adjustments. Im definately not planning on becoming a regular customer there for sure.[ATTACH=CONFIG]107155[/ATTACH] . Having the wife aboard , of coarse, plays a big part in my decision to have the work done by someone who knows better than I at this. I will keep learnning and doing as much as I can myself though. To me, thats the best part of the whole adventure. Thank you all for your replys