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[Chad]

WELCOME TO THE X RIDERS!!      Watch out for the crazy people in here!! lol 

[JustinVTX]

WELCOME TO THE X RIDERS!!      Watch out for the crazy people in here!! lol 

It sure is nice of you to come forward and admit this to her about yourself!

[hooter]

WELCOME TO THE X RIDERS!!      Watch out for the crazy people in here!! lol 

We're not all chemically imbalanced here, but sometimes it helps. 
Welcome and looking forward to riding with ya. 
Al

[snake]

Dang Chad, I guess you've ridden with me too much, some "crazy" rubbed off on ya'!
Nice horny toad VTXGRL. That makes two horned toad avatars here!! A few of us own bearded dragons, they look like extra large horned toads. Welcome again.

[Chad]

WELCOME TO THE X RIDERS!!      Watch out for the crazy people in here!! lol 

It sure is nice of you to come forward and admit this to her about yourself!

I believe in getting the truth out in the open so there isn't anything hidden!    lol  Nobody warned me when I 1st came here so I thought I would be the one to tell the newbie what it is like here!! lol

[iluvink]

This is a great board.  Hopefully see you at a meet and greet.

[stoker]

$250 for the 600 mile check up?  It's just an oil filter, 2 crush washers, and some oil.  DFWHonda down the street from you does that for ~$50.  It's about $20 if you do it yourself. 

Heck, drop by the DFWFreedomriders meeting this Thursday (7PM at Spring Creek BBQ) (X-mas party is 12/1 with lots of give aways) and there is a good chance they'll be handing out free oil change cards (happens every so often).

Let us know if you need help! 

[RSWhite]

Welcome VTXGRL !!

Not so new here, but certainly not so old either.  I'm working on it.
Congrats on the Bike.  Got mine last May and I know how you feel,
hasn't worn off yet.

Rob.

[VTXGRL]

Thanks for all the welcomes!  Did a little riding yesterday but after being beat up by the wind for 2 1/2 hours, I gave up... call me a fair weather rider.  As for that 600 mile check up, the oil change is basically it?  Here's the email they sent me, "The initial 600 mile service on the VTX1300R is an in-depth service that requires a valve inspection and adjustment to be performed. The cost on that service is $245.14. The valve adjustment requires the engine to be completely cold so the bike has to sit without running for approximately 8 hours.".

I'm not that good on wrenching on this thing yet and I'm certainly not going to mess w/ my new toy all by myself w/ out supervision at first.  So am I getting a new one ripped or what?

[TexPops]

Can't speak for all bikes but when I did my 1st oil change at about 1000 miles I went ahead and checked my valve clearance (even though I could hear them) and they were alright. Took about an hour to pull the tank and timing cover and valve covers and check with feeler gauge, so yeah, basically you're getting ripped off. They shouldn't charge you to let your bike sit and cool off Call Liners  (817) 222-9344 and ask what they charge for an oil change and valve adjustment. They'll be less, I think.

POPS

[JustinVTX]

Hey TexPops,  missed you at Sonic on Friday!  We only had 5 or 6 X's that night.

Jim

[TexPops]

Hey TexPops,  missed you at Sonic on Friday!  We only had 5 or 6 X's that night.

Jim

We  just about got blown off the Lake Worth Bridge coming to town and decided discretion was the better part of valor. Maybe next time. The wind and the dark and Friday nite crazies all together got the better of me.

POPS

[VTXGRL]

Well this sucks.  I've been calling around today, including to Liners, and found that all of them suggested I let Honda rip me a new one since I bought the extended warranty.  If I ever try to put the warranty to use, they all said that all work should be done by a Honda mechanic.

ARGH!  Hindsight is always 20/20.

[Chad]

Well this sucks.  I've been calling around today, including to Liners, and found that all of them suggested I let Honda rip me a new one since I bought the extended warranty.  If I ever try to put the warranty to use, they all said that all work should be done by a Honda mechanic.

ARGH!  Hindsight is always 20/20.

  WELL THAT THE CRAPS for sure!! 

[justin69]

IF I WERE YOU I WOULDN'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT THE VALVES AND JUST GET THE OIL CHANGE. I'VE HAD ALOT OF OPINIONS FROM GOOD MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAID THAT 90% OF THE TIME THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO BE LOOKED AT UNTIL AFTER 3000 MILES.