I bought a used 2002 Suzuki Intruder 1500 LC VL from the St. Pete location and while this was the bike I was looking for, this wasn't the experience I had in mind!\r
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First, let me say that I had read there was a recall on this bike and while I was checking it out at Barney's I mentioned the recall... the lot manager insisted that there was no recall and that model...\r
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so, we work out the deal on the bike and I return a week later to pick it up... no issues so far, he tells me they have to get a safety check done on it but it should be ready shortly...\r
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I get the bike and leave pretty happy overall because I got a new bike and it is a model I know has a good reputation and I love the way it looks...\r
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well, now I'm getting ready for my first long trip and I call Barney's to see what maintenance has been done on the bike recently and they tell me they haven't done any but it used to be at their Brandon store... I call the Brandon store and find out the bike was there a year earlier and all they've done is Oil...\r
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so now. i go and get the clutch flushed, that was black and if neglected can cause a fire on air cooled bikes... I decide to do the brake fluid as well just in case (again very old fluid)...\r
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okay so at this point I decide I'm not playing around and I get the oil changed... no problems here other than it is old.\r
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the final piece I have to do is the diff fluid in the shaft... I do this fluid and the shop I went to (Motor-sports of Tampa) checks the bike for recalls and sure enough the bike has the recall that Barney's told me didn't apply to my bike and Suzuki had no record of it ever being done!!! \r
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a few days go by and the recall kit arrives so Motor-sports starts to tare the bike apart only to find that the gas tank does in fact have a crack due to the faulty bushings and was leaking gas!!! no I have no bike and the tank is on order (fortunately it is covered by the recall). \r
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Anyway, Barney's took my money... did their ""Safety Check"" and sent me on my way with a bike that was a potential fire hazard for various maintenance failures on their part! so, with that said I wouldn't recommend this bike shop to Van Der Sloot or Bin Laden let alone any friend as they didn't seem to care at all if I could die from their negligence!!! Avoid them like the plague!!!
Pros: pros? what pros???
Cons: Just about everything...
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