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Author Message   Creeker Posted on Friday, July 13, 2007 - 10:31 am:        Just like the post says. Trying to figure out who has the best BUELL not HD bike tech at their shop.   Orion1 Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 10:59 am:        I've taken my M2 only to Tilley for about 5 yearys now. Bubba worked on it a couple years until he moved back up north, then Dan Workman worked on it for the last few years. I was very happy with Dan's work but he moved to Nito Shack a year or 2 ago. The last person at Tilley to work on it was a new tech, and I wasn't real impressed with his work. Not real bad work, just not experienced. Neil is their race bike guru, but he seldom works on our bikes. I've had work done in Johnson City & Knoxville. Won't take it back. I won't take it to Hickory just by the attitude on the sales floor and parts counter. I wouldn't trust their work, but I know they drag race Buells, or at least did a couple years ago. I'd rather dive anothe 30 minutes to go to Tilley.   Orion1 Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 - 11:22 am:        Oh yeh, for local work I use Scott, owner of Open Road Cycles. He's a one-man-shop, good with Harleys and loves working on my M2. He's off River Road, on Glendale, across a bridge near Asheville Bolt & Screw. 258-1600. He'll change a tire for $35, off the bike.   Buellistic Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 01:01 pm:        Gentlemen: Check your area for a Cycle Gear Store ... www.cyclegear.com 1.800.cyclegear Good prices on tires and mounting ... "HARLEY-DAVIDSON technicians, making BUELLers MECHANICS since 1984 !!!" In BUELLing LaFayette   Bigdaddy Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 01:07 pm:        I'm pretty sure that Dan's still at the Nitro Shack -- and there's no one in this area that's even close to him when it comes to Buells. He had his own shop -- 4 miles from my house -- and it didn't work out for him. I've kind of lost track of him since he closed it down.   Bigdaddy Posted on Tuesday, October 09, 2007 - 01:13 pm:        I should add that Carolina HD has the best service writer, Eric, that I've ever dealt with at a HD shop. They also at least 2 very competent Buell mechs on staff. I don't really use shops -- service manuals, and notes from Lafayette, Court's milk crate (I actually use a five gallon cannister,) and I work it out.

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