New owner cant ride

[ma and pa]

New bike has 700 miles on it. Needs oil change and software update but cant get in shop still 300,000 people without electricity.

 

[Bob Denman]

It sounds as if you've got the best reason in the World to go for a ride; the bike can't get serviced! :thumbup:
It won't hurt it if you go beyond that 600 mile checkpoint for the first service... A lot of folks go to 1000 miles and I stretched mine to 1100...
I hope that they get your power grid back up and running soon!

 

[harrypottar]

mine ended up just above 900 miles before first service.

hope you guys get power back soon

harry

 

[ARtraveler]

1250 miles before my recent first service.

 

[bullant12]

It sounds as if you've got the best reason in the World to go for a ride; the bike can't get serviced! :thumbup:
It won't hurt it if you go beyond that 600 mile checkpoint for the first service... A lot of folks go to 1000 miles and I stretched mine to 1100...
I hope that they get your power grid back up and running soon!

:agree: If you can afford the time, I would make a travel to a dealer that can do it... Cowtown!!! (Can you say ROADTRIP?!?!)

 

[dick574]

:yes: you should be able to get some more miles on it before the service.

 

[granpa in Cincy]

If you ride, then ride in places that have power. Gas pumps don't work without electric. nojoke

 

[Arr MiHardies]

And here I was expecting another thread complaining about mechanical issues and or a poor dealer.

 

[Knarfoh]

New bike has 700 miles on it. Needs oil change and software update but cant get in shop still 300,000 people without electricity.

With new spring sales and spring service on jet skis, etc., my dealer couldn't get me in at 600. I actually went back to my old motorcycle (which I was in the process of trying to sell) and rode that. Ended up taking in my Spyder RT-S at 710 miles. Dealer said as long as under 1,000 miles, not a big deal.

 

[Carold571]

Took mine in at 998 miles for first oil change. No problem.

 

[NancysToy]

Nancy's Spyder went 1,000 with the dealer's blessing when they ran out of oil filters. It is a target, not a deadline.

 

[CMA Cowboy]

Had 1600 on mine before I could get it in for first service. Cowtown told me it was not a problem. Seems like if you get a good one it is tough as nails. Love ryding (although they gotta work on the AC on these things with this heat wave).

 

[Huntindawg1962]

agree - I was told by my dealer that the 600 mile thing was more of a goalpost than a "dead stop" point and to make sure I had at LEAST 600 miles but not to cancel any riding plans after 601 miles - just make the plans to make the appointment.