14 RTS, dealer says first service is 900 miles! what!

[SAPD911]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?

[Cruzr Joe]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?


Find a new dealer

First check at 3,000 miles and then every 9,000 from there and they do not have to check the valves, Dealer is poorly informed.

Cruzr Joe

[ARtraveler]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?

Put on the hip boots, get the anti BS spray and have a look at your owners manual.

First service for the 2014 RT ACE 1330 is at approximately 3000 miles. Valve adjustments are NOT required at all for the 1330 ACE engine. Second service is then 9300 miles later OR once a year, whichever comes first.

It appears you either have a shyster dealer, or one that is not knowledgeable about the product. Red flags in both situations. IMO.

[SAPD911]

Find a new dealer

First check at 3,000 miles and then every 9,000 from there and they do not have to check the valves, Dealer is poorly informed.

Cruzr Joe

yep that's what I told him, he just looked at me like I was clueless. I did say it was a 14 and they don't require that, he still gave me a look! Thanks Joe. I think he said high $300 range!

[PW2013STL]

Another case of us having to educate the dealer :banghead:

If you can find another dealer.

[BikerDoc]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?
The dealer is crazy incompetent or just a bald faced liar

[SAPD911]

The guy did seem young, I'll normally deal with one person who is knowledgeable.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

The dealer is crazy incompetent or just a bald faced liar
:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree: + RUN RUN RUN RUN and hold on to your wallet :roflblack:.......Mike

[jcthorne]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?


Jeez, just get out the owners manual from the frunk and open it to the maintenance section and show them. They are doing what dealers do, trying to get further into your pocket by telling less than truthful tales.

[Bob Denman]

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[cuznjohn]

my dealer suggested 600 miles but i didn't do it, however i did do a oil change at 1000 miles, they ( ron and his son ) found some metal filings in the filter housing but not in the oil itself or on the magnet bolt

[Chupaca]

is always the question. You may have some that work at a dealership who are less informed or feel all bikes are alike. I always recommend reading the owners manual ( As painful as that may be ) to be informed yourself. It is all there and the dealership may still be a good one with some staff needing some updating...:thumbup:

[Vossr]

Thanks for the heads up.
My dealer also told me he wanted the RTL back somewhere between 600 and 1000 miles. And the cost, like mentioned, was going to be in the upper $300s. Heck now I will just spend a little extra and use that money to get a BajaRon's sway bar installed.

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs: By the way; nice avatar! :clap:

[spyder3]

We need a "Find a New Dealer" Moticom

[Deanna777]

Find a different dealer, the first oil change is @ 3,000 miles, in the 2014's RTS-SE6's. Deanna

[Roadster Renovations]

Find a new dealer. One I had tried that on me. Didn't work then, either. Stick with the folks here to give you the straight scoop. Invaluable information.

[Bob Denman]

We need a "Find a New Dealer" Moticom

I think that we HAVE one... :D
It's a combination of: :gaah:, :banghead:, and :cus:...


:roflblack:

[Well Hell]

Sounds like my ex-dealer:hun:. It is to bad these idiots get to sell this wonderful product:banghead:. Bad dealers do more harm to the product line and sometimes it seems as though BRP doesn't care:yikes:

[Bob Denman]

They care... but it seems as if they don't want to reduce their dealer network, in an attempt to weed-out some of the Bad Apples... :shocked:

[jaherbst]

Are they full of it, I thought it wasn't until 4K? They also said they have to check the valves at the first service! True?

All the services and details are listed in your operators manual.

No valve check on first service.

Jack