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Old 07-11-2013, 08:14 AM   #1
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the parts guy literally told me that they wont let me buy a battery myself and put it in the bike myself because I could start a fire and destroy the bike.
You gotta be fucking KIDDING me
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Old 07-11-2013, 07:17 PM   #2
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You gotta be fucking KIDDING me
Seriously.

Anyway, they call me back and tell me that a wire by the regulator was covered in road grime and gunk and they cleaned it off and the bike works fine now. They did say that the spark plug wires were pretty old and needed to be replaced, along with the spark plugs, so I will do that.
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Old 07-12-2013, 07:36 AM   #3
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They did say that the spark plug wires were pretty old and needed to be replaced, along with the spark plugs, so I will do that.
But...but...you can't HANDLE that alone, so we require you to bring it in for a complete motor swap...JUST to be safe
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Old 07-12-2013, 08:23 AM   #4
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You gotta be fucking KIDDING me
My reaction as well. What the hell???
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