SUPPORT
I believe in supporting my dealer to the fullest degree that is reasonable. If it is at retail, then he needs the profit to keep his shop open for us. I understand that selling bikes ther is not much profit in the bike, it's in TBA, Tires, Battteries, Accessories, and service...things like selling you an aftermarket exhaust system at MFG Suggest Retail,,,that is okay, and installing a carb kit, rejetting, doing maintenance with the proper tools and having the authorized service professional doing the work that is fine...but then you find dealers like where Curt went and they put the wrong jets in, it didn't run right when it left the shop, and he paid good money to the Professionals that have the tools and knowledge to do the job and then they mess it up...as far as I'm concerned, IF a shop accepts the work and gets paid for the work, it had better work when it leaves the shop, or they should come in and explain that you need this or that before they start...IF THEY don't know what they are doing, then they shouldn't attempt the job, and they should be held 100% accountable for any damage or repairs, broken parts...etc, that they caused by their error. I know that some dealers would choke on this, but the good ones the HONEST ones won't. There are dealers out here that are one arm bandits (nice way of saying crooks), even worse when they lie to you, and they are giving the industry a bad name...I won't mention any dealers in my area...because I was told that I shouldn't say anything, if I couldn't say anything good at all. Buying gear at retail cost is okay, if you have a dealer that is honest...if you don't have one then you have to resort to traveling further, going to a specialty shop, or trying to network with FORUM friends for not only information, but tools, and parts...IN SHORT...WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE BEARTOOTH KAWASAKI...and this Forum...a fellowship of friends from around the world, one thing in common...the love for motorcycles...to hell with boundaries...