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| - My Kawasaki Vulcan (a Harley wannabe) had been sitting idle for some months now, since I purchased Clifford, my new truck. With the beautiful weather we've been having, the urge to feel the wind in my face called me. I uncovered the bike and dusted it off, only to find the throttle cables seized. There is a very specific tool you need to lubricate throttle (and other) cables, and they don't sell them in auto parts stores. So, I decided to make the 20-mile trip to Ridenow.
Every time I've been to Ridenow, I've been disappointed, and this time was no exception. From the first time they screwed me on a used ATV to each time I have come in afterwards for parts. Don't even get near the new machines, sales people will circle like buzzards and try to eat you alive. It was so bad that I would drive from Arcadia to Avondale to get my ATV worked on, just to avoid going to Ridenow.
This time, I figured, I'd just stop in and see if they have the tool I needed. This was not a tool specific to the machines they sell, but a generic motorcycle tool for the home mechanic. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of bike shops in Arcadia, so I have to sometimes suck it up. So, sucking it up, I walked in to find what I needed.
Oh, they had the tool, alright, and wanted to sell me a $4 tool for $25. Of course, they would throw in a can of lube and a fuck-ton of attitude. I don't get the attitude. You are already trying to rape me on rides, tools and parts, and now you want to cop an attitude too?
Forget it, you people suck. I"m not letting you gouge me again. I left and drove to the Harley shop south of here on Cave Creek Road. They don't have attitude there. They do have what I needed. For $6. Guess I'll be going to the Harley shop from now on.
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