PARTS/SERVICE PERFORMANCE (minus 2stars)
Pls read before purchasing parts and getting service.
Super friendly people and they tried hard (thus the 1 star)
I got my 2021 Indian Scout Bobber on Aug 2020. End of Sept 2020 I decided to get.
1. Pipes
2. 500 mile svc
3. Smaller lights (front and rear)
4. Larger grips.
I met and ordered through Sam (parts mgr) all of the above. He made recommendations, I agreed, I paid in full.
2 weeks passed. All other parts confirmed receipt, No pipes. Ok call back in a week.
+1 week I call back, problems w vendor. Ok call back in 1 week.
+1 week I call back, vendors have a problem, manufacturer has them. (I offered) "shd I cancel and reorder direct?", (they say) nah we will lose our spot in line and have to wait for additional weeks if we do.
(Insert a few more calls to Sam and now also Tim w parts) we are now at end of Oct (Happy Halloween).
Multiple calls till mid November and nothing, just more "dunno what's happening" etc.. Well finally after pipes came in just before Thanksgiving. Super excited!! After almost 8 weeks!!
After Thanksgiving I bring my bike in dropped it off w Brent. He says 1 week to get pipes on, lights, grips and svc. Coo!! I am stoked.
1st week of Dec. Oooops! #1 The lights ordered only came w 1 light not 2?? (Hmmm??? Ok.) We have to reorder. +1 week. Pipes are on and service done.
Ooops#2. The end handle bar lights we ordered wld take some major work and wiring CANNOT do it. (Hmmmm I asked day 1 after Thanksgiving drop off if we can do it, I was told "yup, no probs".) Smh. Ok neva mind. I'd like my bike back pls.
2nd week of December, Oops #3. oh! We can't get the brake lights to work, we have to order a relay? (I said, you guys have ordered the parts 8 weeks ago and just found out now?) Ok. Pls order. I will wait.
3rd week of December. "We cannot do it", "we do not know how", "its not something we have done on an indian or this model before??"
I am thinking...they were lights? and I thought these guys were the pros? I initally asked, "if you cld do" I was told yup. them, now, seems this is not something they've seen or done before ?!?!? Hmmm is this is a real service shop or my neighbors garage?
(My confidence = low and digging) I say to Eric (Svc mgr) its like me going to a doctor for a simple tonsil removal and appendectomy and you guys forget to get blood and order the wrong blood type and then telling me this is the first time you've done this?!? Not very confidence instilling.
CHRISTMAS came and went. (3rd Holiday gone) finally my bike was delivered Dec 30th..just before New Year !!
If you are asking, was everything terrible? Then why the 1 star?? Well here are some good stuff to mention, just to be fair......
Sam took responsibility/accountability for ordering incorrectly, the service guys seemed really nice guys, just confused and maybe "new" at installing or working on my type of motorcycle???
Brent was nice, Tiffany (took my payment over the phone was also nice)
Dave shop manager was apologetic, offered options, finally, he just offered to bring my bike to an Indian dealership, bcuz no one in the "shop" knew how to do it ?? ( guess thats better than them trying and f'n things up )
and they delivered my bike to my front door free after 3 months + since I started and 1 month + after my drop off......at the end of the day I JUST WANTED MY BIKE BACK!!
Seems they did a good job w pipe, grip and oil service....everything else was a fail.
Lesson:
Nice people.
Parts ordering terrible and unreliable.
Service is adequate, Service knowledge suspect.
NOT very versed with anything outside of common normal work. Oil change, instal of pipes = good. They try. Thus 1 star.
After reading all that, and you still go...I say. Good luck. I hope my experience was a fluke and not the norm (although, you might read some of the Google comments also) you have been advised.
I was hoping to have found a reliable and friendly place to take my bike to for years to come, guess the search continues. read more