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Originally Posted by shmike
I had to jump in here because of the sheer stupidity above.
1. If you are buying a bike and you can't tell whether it has a slipper in it on the test ride, you deserve to be swindled.
2. My most recent bike purchase had a slipper, full ohlins, and about $10k worth of factory "kit" parts. I got exactly ZERO receipts with my purchase.
3. When I needed to verify the build done on the motor, guess what I did? I called the shop that did the work.
Not only did they not hang up, I spent about an hour on the phone with the engine builder. He went through everything that was done to the motor, everything that he did to other motors that season, tips to know and issues to look out for. This is one of the most renowned shops in the southeast, not some shade tree mechanic.
I can't believe that some of you would walk away from the deal I got or try to tell the seller that it wasn't worth what he wanted because he didn't have receipts.  |
I used the slipper clutch as an example. Just like I used a Dinan engine kit as an example. I could have said a totally rebuilt engine too. Point is, they're all just examples. And while you may be able to call and talk to a race shop who's willing to spend his time on the phone with you (because he's got nothing better to do), try doing that with the average dealership after being told "You can just call my dealer, he did all the maintenance"