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Furbaby
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 06:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

When we have a problem at a Dealership, we usually tell other riders or friends but when things go well , we don`t always tell the story to the same people. But I`d like to say that Western Reserve HD./Buell in Mentor,Ohio has treated me extremely well. Sales,(2 new Buells) parts,service and just everything all around, they`ve been just great. Just giving credit when it should be given. I`ll continue to shop and ride there.
Fur
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Ccryder
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 09:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Good to know. I'm sure they will appreciate the good reference.
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Thurstonbuell
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 10:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

They have a great dealership , I've never been less the totally satisfied , and they dont treat me "different" or put me on a lower priority just cuz I'm riding a Buell .
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Knthorne
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 10:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'll second that Western Reserve is the best dealership that I have ever dealt with.
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Syonyk
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 10:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'll toss out Santa Fe Harley (Santa Fe, NM) as an excellent dealer for Buells as well - the service manager owns a bunch of them, quite a few of the techs own/ride Buells (including one guy with 60k on his 08 1125R), and they've been amazingly helpful working out the issues with this bike.

In the "Don't bother with them" list: Thunderbird Harley in Albuquerque, and Zylstra Harley in Ames, IA.
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Prowler
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 11:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've got not one good thing to say about Zylstra H-D except I'm glad they are not near me.......Hal's H-D in Milwaukee IS a Buell place.
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Chameleon
Posted on Monday, April 26, 2010 - 06:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Downtown H-D/Buell in Renton, WA are good folks who continue to do justice to the Buell brand. They actually have a factory-trained Buell tech. Not sure if any other shops in the area do.
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Zac4mac
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 09:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Syonyk - is the Service Manager's name Murray(sp?)?
Met him at Homecoming 2008, great guy, very pro-Buell.

Had to grab this shot a few days ago of the flags at High Country in Colo where I work.
A new H-D flag is on order...
We are also a very pro-Buell shop, proud to work there.





Zack
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Syonyk
Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Syonyk - is the Service Manager's name Murray(sp?)?

Yeah, Murrae is the service manager there. EXCELLENT customer service, knows the bikes, really cares about Buells.

They've also got a Buell tech (Scott, I think) with 60k+ mi on an 08 1125R, and I believe he does most of the work on the 1125s that come in.

There's a race 1125R with a EBR ECU & a Drummer in the back (holy **** that thing is loud), other Buells scattered around... it's a wonderful place to go for service.

I just wish I'd found that dealership first, per my other threads I was getting very close to getting rid of the bike because service was frustrating at the other dealerships.

I'm *much* happier with the bike knowing that I can get it worked on without worrying about them brushing me off.

At Thunderbird in Abq, the first time the battery died from sitting (cluster issue), I took it in, explained what happened, mentioned that I thought it was a cluster draw issue, and an hour later got the bike back with "no problems found, charging system is fine."

It did it again a few weeks ago, and last time I was up in Santa Fe, I mentioned it to Murrae, he came out, clicked through the cluster, noted it was an old software revision (prone to the problems), and has a new one on order for me.

TOTALLY different experiences at the two places.
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