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Originally Posted by Megadan
That is always what I recommend to anybody that orders one of these bikes. Save the money from the "Assembly and PDI" and just do it yourself. An average joe will do a better job than the underpaid person in the back with an impact driver who isn't a mechanic and doesn't care. Plus, it gives a familiarity with your bike that you just can't get without working on it.
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You're absolutely right that doing work on your bike will give you familiarity. But as someone who has owned a Honda and a Yamaha but never a Hawk (and is not a natural born mechanic), it takes some time to get over the shock of the new bike needing so much in the way of repair and upgrade. ITS A BRAND NEW BIKE! So seeing things on Day Five of ownership like, "Remove the gas tank" or "You need a valve lash." In a normal world, its not the way its supposed to work! But here we are...
