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Old 08-18-2022, 10:22 AM   #17
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Re: Old outboard motors

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Originally Posted by GOPAPA View Post

Sounds like he took it to a worthless shop. That's what Harley Davidson dealerships do. They send owners of anything but the current engines design away. All those owners are given no choice but to find a competent Harley shop. It doesn't mean the bike can't be fixed. It means that dealership can't fix it*

* I'm sure someone there could, but it's a business decision. They can make money off of every newer bike repair. Older stuff sometimes takes more to fix due to deterioration and harder to find parts.
Not all Harley dealers are like that. My oldest brother is Harley mechanic at a dealer and he has worked on some seriously old machines.
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67 C20 292 (originally a 250)4speed longbed fleetside w/original wooden bed=my project truck
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