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azoomm 11-22-2009 09:39 PM

I do 90% of my own work. Ducati valves scare me...

CrazyKell 11-22-2009 09:39 PM

Not a dealer but I go to a mechanic.

I'm mechanically challenged and own no tools. I'm trying to learn though.

Trip 11-22-2009 10:09 PM

I adjust the valves, change most of the fluids on everything thing I own.

Throttle bodies, abs system, and clutch fluid is the only thing I don't do myself on BMW.

marko138 11-23-2009 10:00 AM

Do most myself. Go to the dealer if I can't do it; TPS reset and headlight recall so far.

z06boy 11-23-2009 10:04 AM

So far our 07's bought in 07' have never been back to the dealer. I do it myself...so far...so good. If I need a tire mounted I take the wheel and old tire off of the bike and take it to a shop and have the tire mounted/balanced and then take it home and reinstall it myself.

Rider 11-23-2009 10:06 AM

Maintenance(oil, brakes, plugs...) is always DIY. If under warranty, let the dealer fuck with it. Tires, that's also a job for the dealers.

neebelung 11-23-2009 10:09 AM

Most stuff, Chris does. If he can't, then we take it to our friend Jimmy's.

karl_1052 11-23-2009 12:59 PM

It depends.
I do most stuff, but anything really big or requiring special tools, I will take it to a mechanic(but not a dealer)

the chi 11-23-2009 01:16 PM

I am learning to do it all myself or with the assistance of friends or my mechanic, the FIL. Havent found anything between the 2 of us we couldnt fix yet.

The few times I have let a shop handle my bike didnt go so well. Crashed it once, tightened everything to the point of damage another time, failed to finish maintenance another time...

Cutty72 11-23-2009 01:27 PM

dealer does recalls and the first service. I do the rest.
Thinking I'll get a NoMar when I build the addition on my garage.


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