I'm about to drop my bike off at the shop.
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I'm about to drop my bike off at the shop.
Since I bought my bike back in November, I hadn't been able to take it out much...maybe two or three times a month. I also knew it would have been a good idea to take it to a shop to have them look at the bike, but I never got around to doing it since I rarely rode anyway. I am completely new to bikes and have barely any bike tech knowledge so I've mostly been using this forum as a guide. When I noticed some clicking noises from my chain, I cleaned it out and lubed it, but a week later, it snapped while riding and I was lucky no severe damage was caused. So now, I decided to not take any more risks and just drop it off at the shop so they can inspect everything and get it all in good working order. Now my concern is, since I'm such a noob, I'm afraid I'm going to get ripped off big time. What can I do? What are some things to look out for? And what are some things I should know? Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks! 
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I don't get it...How can you be a noob AND a senior member? Anywhos, glad to hear your chain break didnt turn into a disaster for ya. When you replace it, get a kit with new sprockets too. DO NOT put a new chain on old sprockets, or else you be doin the job again sooner than you should. There are two ways to learn, from your mistakes and from others mistakes.lol And read as much as you can, there's ALOT of good info on here. Looks like you're riding an F4i, I'm sure you've read about the common issues these have, cam chain tensioner and fuel pressure regulator are the two biggest (most common) issues, both are pretty easy fixes for anyone with a lil aptitude (not attitude)lol. If you insist on taking it to the stealership, let 'em check it out but dont let em fix it, unless you think their charges are reasonable. One guy on here let a stealer replace his CCT for 186 bucks, but you can get a new quality manual CCT on eBay for less than 50 bucks shipped. To me its a rip off to pay someone 130 bucks to remove two bolts and replace it. For some (that have more dollars than sense) it might be worth it, but not for me. I'd rather spend my money on mods or beer.lol Any more Qs just post. Ride safe bro.
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Just because he has over 100 posts or is a senior member dose not mean he knows anything about bikes. Post count has nothing to do with anyones knowledge of motorcycles, being 1 post or 3000 posts.
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Here's 2 tips for dealing with dealerships or mechanics when you don't know alot about cars or bikes.
1, Go in there wearing blue collar clothes and a day's worth of stubble, maybe even throw on a grease stained pair of jeans if you have them.
(Makes them think you don't have alot of money, work for a living and "might" know something about cars or motorcycles.)
2. Don't TALK to them. Just give them the basic info on what you want done but don't stand around talking to them about it. The less you talk to them, especially about the repairs in question, the harder you make it for them to gauge your actual knowledge about the process and costs.
(They are alot more likely to rip someone off if they think the person won't know any different, so do not let them know how much you do or don't know, makes them a lil more uneasy about ripping you off).
Point is if you go in there dressed like Carlton from the fresh prince of bel air and spout off about how little you know and how thankful you are for their help you pretty much asking them to screw you. Almost as bad as having your girlfriend take it in for you, thats not a sexist comment, ask any chick, they know what I mean and would agree that they get no respect from mechanics.
Alot of the mechanics aren't total ******, and are usually only getting paid a base hourly wage to do the work, it's the bosses and managers who are the ones screwing you, give the mechanics a reason to emphathize with you and they might try to do what they can to keep it fair.
1, Go in there wearing blue collar clothes and a day's worth of stubble, maybe even throw on a grease stained pair of jeans if you have them.
(Makes them think you don't have alot of money, work for a living and "might" know something about cars or motorcycles.)
2. Don't TALK to them. Just give them the basic info on what you want done but don't stand around talking to them about it. The less you talk to them, especially about the repairs in question, the harder you make it for them to gauge your actual knowledge about the process and costs.
(They are alot more likely to rip someone off if they think the person won't know any different, so do not let them know how much you do or don't know, makes them a lil more uneasy about ripping you off).
Point is if you go in there dressed like Carlton from the fresh prince of bel air and spout off about how little you know and how thankful you are for their help you pretty much asking them to screw you. Almost as bad as having your girlfriend take it in for you, thats not a sexist comment, ask any chick, they know what I mean and would agree that they get no respect from mechanics.
Alot of the mechanics aren't total ******, and are usually only getting paid a base hourly wage to do the work, it's the bosses and managers who are the ones screwing you, give the mechanics a reason to emphathize with you and they might try to do what they can to keep it fair.
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Here's 2 tips for dealing with dealerships or mechanics when you don't know alot about cars or bikes.
1, Go in there wearing blue collar clothes and a day's worth of stubble, maybe even throw on a grease stained pair of jeans if you have them.
(Makes them think you don't have alot of money, work for a living and "might" know something about cars or motorcycles.)
2. Don't TALK to them. Just give them the basic info on what you want done but don't stand around talking to them about it. The less you talk to them, especially about the repairs in question, the harder you make it for them to gauge your actual knowledge about the process and costs.
(They are alot more likely to rip someone off if they think the person won't know any different, so do not let them know how much you do or don't know, makes them a lil more uneasy about ripping you off).
Point is if you go in there dressed like Carlton from the fresh prince of bel air and spout off about how little you know and how thankful you are for their help you pretty much asking them to screw you. Almost as bad as having your girlfriend take it in for you, thats not a sexist comment, ask any chick, they know what I mean and would agree that they get no respect from mechanics.
Alot of the mechanics aren't total ******, and are usually only getting paid a base hourly wage to do the work, it's the bosses and managers who are the ones screwing you, give the mechanics a reason to emphathize with you and they might try to do what they can to keep it fair.
1, Go in there wearing blue collar clothes and a day's worth of stubble, maybe even throw on a grease stained pair of jeans if you have them.
(Makes them think you don't have alot of money, work for a living and "might" know something about cars or motorcycles.)
2. Don't TALK to them. Just give them the basic info on what you want done but don't stand around talking to them about it. The less you talk to them, especially about the repairs in question, the harder you make it for them to gauge your actual knowledge about the process and costs.
(They are alot more likely to rip someone off if they think the person won't know any different, so do not let them know how much you do or don't know, makes them a lil more uneasy about ripping you off).
Point is if you go in there dressed like Carlton from the fresh prince of bel air and spout off about how little you know and how thankful you are for their help you pretty much asking them to screw you. Almost as bad as having your girlfriend take it in for you, thats not a sexist comment, ask any chick, they know what I mean and would agree that they get no respect from mechanics.
Alot of the mechanics aren't total ******, and are usually only getting paid a base hourly wage to do the work, it's the bosses and managers who are the ones screwing you, give the mechanics a reason to emphathize with you and they might try to do what they can to keep it fair.
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You need to put a new chain and sprockets on it BEFORE they take it. They probably need to ride it after a thorough 1nce over. And you dont want to pay them to install it. It only takes about an hour to do once the fairing is off. If you wanna quick how to, just pm me, I just did mine on Sunday.
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