verslagen1 wrote on 05/13/08 at 17:27:36:Go on back to the HD place, march right on past the salesman who said buy a real bike (fierce look, flip'em off if you want) go right back to the parts desk and ask for a take off from a dyna (no cross over).
Dude, no lie....I did that after work yesterday (before seeing your message) and here is what happened...
Upon arrival I asked for service/repair and ended up talking to the shop owner. I insisted the pipe I had on was a HD, despite the clear skeptisim from the service dept and owner.
He went out with me and looked at the bike ("is that a 250?" "no, a 650" "really?!") then at the muffler. "ohh yeah, it says right on the pipe HD and an item number"...duh.
Back into the stealership and he looks up the number. Its an 03 Dyna (no surprise). The surprise was this - he flat out refused to sell me one.
He said at first that he knew he had some "in the back" from people switching out to louder pipes, but then said he had no time to go looking for one. I looked around - the store is empty of customers. Like what - you're so busy you can't sell me a flipping pipe?!!
He rudely told me that my bike was running lean (like I dont know this!?), and if I put a new pipe on, it would turn blue, so why did I want to bother with a new pipe...Ummm maybe because I want to replace the banged up one with a wrecked clamp that keeps FALLING OFF??!!
Then he said I had to re-jet before putting on a new muffler, and his dealership does not do metric, and he cannot recommend anyone who would re-jet. WTF!?? Did I say I wanted you to re-jet my bike? All I want is a fricking PIPE!!!
RUN AWAY!!!!!!
I went down the street to the Suzuki stealership, knowing before I even went in that this was going to be interesting. They had no mufflers at all. They did find a muff clamp in the catalog, then told me it would be $290 to re-jet my bike. I am so in the wrong business.
End result:
- I still have a dinged up HD dyna muffler halfway attached to my header
- No one in town wants to sell me Dyna
- I am watching a Dyna on fleabay. If I get it, I'll have it welded on.
- I am still fairly pissed off
Why is it that one little project turns into a major production twice as long and four times as expensive?