3 years ago
a. "I wanted to have a Stage III kit installed on ...
a. "I wanted to have a Stage III kit installed on my 2018 FLHTK. I talked with Tim and he ordered the parts that weren't in stock. When the parts came in he called me to setup a time for me to bring my bike in to have the work done. I wanted Jessie to do the work and he was off on Monday, so Tim advised me to bring it in Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning, leading me to believe the work would be started on Tuesday when Jessie came back to work. I wanted to bring it in on Thursday, but Tim advised he wanted to get the work done before the end of last week, so I dropped it off Monday afternoon. I wanted to use it on Tuesday and Wednesday, but I was led to believe if I would leave it Monday afternoon the work would begin on Tuesday. I had to use my wife's car to participate in the activities I would have used the bike for on Tuesday and Wednesday and I stopped by on Wednesday afternoon to check on the progress because I thought by then they would be pretty far along and would maybe be done that evening or the next morning. Wrong, they hadn't even begun working on it and I was told that it was on a lift, but Jessie was backed up and there was another bike ahead of mine. So, they'd had mine for two days and hadn't begun on it yet, but he told me Jessie would be working on both bikes at the same time. I was really upset and let Tim know in that in no uncertain terms. It was too late for me to cancel, so I let them continue. The next day, Thursday, Tim called and advised me that Jessie had gotten my bike taken apart and that it should be done on Friday. That didn't happen either and it was Saturday morning about 9:30 when I was on my way to the DHD anyway that I got a call telling me it was washed and ready to go. When I finally took possession on my bike around lunchtime I rode away, but noticed my Tire Pressure monitor was missing. I'd gone about two blocks and turned around and came back. I had looked in every pouch, saddlebag, and tourpak. After returning the guy who washed it said he put it in the dataport compartment. Got on the bike and left again and this time I got out in the center lane on Centerville Rd in front of Autozone and the bike quit running. I was able to get it out of the road with help from a passerby and walked back across the parking lot to DHD. I told Tim what happened and he got Jeff to go get my bike with the truck and trailor. When they got it out of the trailor they discovered that the checkvalve that connects the tank to the fuel line had come loose. ( That couldn't just happen by itself). Anyway, they reconnected it and testrode it and it's been ok ever since. All in all this was not a pleasant experience for me, and even though they made a couple of small considerations, the fact that I was misled as to when the work would start and be completed leaves me doubtful about having any further work done at DHD, because this is not the first time this has happened to me and others. A change in how work is scheduled and performed may be in order. If someone wants or needs to have work done, it might be a good idea for someone to look at who is doing what and make a prediction as to when they'll be free to begin the next job. Then, let the bike owner know when the work can/will begin so they can bring it in and not have it sitting for two or three days while your techs get caughtup. This might avoid a lot of anxiety and anger on the part of the bike owner. One thing upper management always used to tell us was to under promise and over deliver. This concept seems to be a mystery to your service department because just when I think things are getting better they dissappoint. I won't make that mistake again!"