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[ARtraveler]

A pretty intense discussion for a Monday morning.

One post above brought up the subject that :spyder2: get worked on by the lowest person on the totem pole because most dealers don't like "messing" with them.

I have a slightly different take. I am thinking that a lot of the people working on the :ani29:'s don't have the requisite smarts to do it in the first place. A lot of dealers start their mechanics on oil changes, putting air in tires, etc. and then the mechanics work their way up the ladder. Sending mechanics to approved courses costs a lot of money, and a lot of dealers are not willing to make the investment in people when there is no guarantee that they will be around a month from now.

The :spyder2: has many sophisticated systems to keep it running and it is prone to getting screwed up if the people working on them are not very good. EG. Poorly set up :ani29:'s can be a problem for the new owner.

I have a pretty good dealer, but they went through three service managers and a few mechanics just this season. And yes, I did have an issue or two with the quality of service.

 

[Magdave]

:agree: Vote with your feet; the ones who want to survive, will notice it and act accordingly! :thumbup:

Seriously Bob? I can't walk from the Atlantic Ocean to Lamonster's or Pitbull"s I got bad knees and ankles.:roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

They aren't the only good ones in the country... :thumbup:

 

[Deanna777]

i only have 4 dealers around my area 2 are owned by the same person who admits he doesn't have a good spyder service dept yet, 1 that lost a honda dealership due to stuff i shouldn't mention so i stay away from him and my dealer, so out of all of them and not having to travel close to 100 miles for a good dealer and having to have someone to take me back home i stick with the dealer i bought the bike from.

I only have 3 dealerships in Vermont, ( 2 of the dealerships are within 45 minutes to 1 hour where I live), and the other dealership is 2 hours away. I can go to New Hampshire, but that is only 2hours away 1 way, and 2 hours return trip. So I wish their were more dealerships in Vermont. Deanna777

 

[Magdave]

They aren't the only good ones in the country... :thumbup:

Look at Myrtle beach on a map and tell me where is the one I can walk to? :yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

Who said walk? Don't you have a perfectly good thumb, and an honest face??

 

[operator64]

be thankful for wht you have

I only have 3 dealerships in Vermont, ( 2 of the dealerships are within 45 minutes to 1 hour where I live), and the other dealership is 2 hours away. I can go to New Hampshire, but that is only 2hours away 1 way, and 2 hours return trip. So I wish their were more dealerships in Vermont. Deanna777

My closest dealer is 209 miles one way, the next closet 2 are 300 miles one way in Oklahoma and Texas the next closest 3 are approximately 330 miles away one in Kansas one in Colorado and one in New Mexico