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That's a pretty good discount and reduction of the delivery fee! Was this on a 2017 or a new 2018?

I have a lot of sympathy for dealers. It's not easy to make money selling whole goods (serialized items). The money is in parts and service. Knowing this, the most important department in your dealership has to be the service dept, they make you or break you. One hack mechanic can leave a...

Well, there certainly is a destination fee for the John Deere dealers, I paid $50 per lawn tractor and up when I had my dealership. The industry I'm in now we charge the OEMs the fee to move your new McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche and Tesla, so.... the fees exist and are very real. Those fees are...

Hmm, I can't find any reference to a SM-R online, but I think it's safe to assume they are in the pipeline for release.

I got an email from Alta yesterday letting me know they are shipping out the last of the parts to me to fix the issues I brought to their attention. The parts I needed were to replace or fix the missing hardware, spinning inserts, etc. Those parts should arrive this week! Looking forward to a...

Agreed

Its been my experience that inverters work much better when connected to a battery, even if it's just a small T105 or group 31. Right now I dont see a more cost effective solution than a good ole high resale value Honda generator. 4000 watt max, 3500 nom, 240vac, will power a Rapid charger...

I would assume that the dual alternators simply means there is an aux alternator in addition to the OEM alternator. If thats the case, the aux alternator charges the "house" batteries only, like motor coaches and boats. Those batteries store the energy to run the inverter that charges the...

That 10kw generator is 540 rpm PTO driven (25hp compact tractor minimum). A truck PTO is a different animal, usually much higher rpms to drive a hydraulic pump.

Does anyone happen to know the ID of the hose that needs the plug? Just being lazy, headed to the hardware store before I get to the bike.....

I got the bike back Thursday, got back to the house on Friday night and I can happily report that the water pump is working as it's supposed to. I will say that, though, there are several issues that need be addressed that are dealer related; missing hardware, stripped inserts, low coolant...

I've been looking on FB Marketplace and Craigs List for a cheap Honda 240v generator. Some of the older units have 240 and are small at 3500 watts. I'd like find a 4kw Honda with 240 to use at the track. I have several 240v generators but all are diesel and 600 lbs or more. The used Hondas...

The local KTM dealer is going to let me go through their stock of hoses to find a match. Havent gotten there yet tho

I had a chance to hang out with Travis last month. He's a riot! Had a blast with him.

Yesterday I received a call from Alta. The dealer finished the repairs and the bike is working as it's supposed to, specifically, the water pump is running when the bike is keyed on. I don't have the bike back yet, I asked the dealer to return it to me by the weekend. I'm keeping my fingers...

I think this is the most comprehensive video of Alta at Erzberg. Short but it explains what happened.

Update: I've had several nice chats with Alta in the last week. They have been very good at keeping me up to date over the past week or so. One of them mentioned that he read this thread and reached out to me let me know he was overseeing this to ensure it gets done asap. Alta is now...

Finally found a video clip of Ty on the Alta. 1:23 into Ezberg Rodeo 2018 | Toughest Hard Enduro by Jaume Soler Movies. Link coming..... Here it is

I have a service ticket with Alta that's been open since May 3rd. And I've had short email from them, too. Now it's time for a chat, a nice chat, but a chat nonetheless.

I don't want to throw anyone under the bus, but how could the service manager let the bike leave? I asked him if he realized the pump wasn't working after they did the repairs and he replied with "We did everything Alta told us to do". He didn't answer my question and a reasonably not happy...