Friday, October 19, 2012

Heading into Winter with our Service Department

Anthony Noto, Guest Blogger and
Liberty Service Manager!
What a great riding year 2012 has been! I can’t remember a year where the weather has been so favorable for motorcycling. But like most things, even good things must come to an end and unfortunately the 2012 riding season is coming to a close. Thankfully the off-season months of December through March offer the advantage of using the down time to perform some much need maintenance or install some of those accessories you’ve been craving. I’d like to talk about some of the ways Liberty H-D can help you capitalize on the winter months

As always, Liberty H-D offers simple, safe and secure winter storage for your ride. For a period of four months, we’ll keep your bike in a dry, heated environment until the riding conditions improve. Our techs upon arrival of your ride will perform a safety inspection, remove your battery and set it on charge, add a stabilizing agent to your fuel. When you’re ready to ride again, we’ll check and re-install your battery, change or engine oil and filter, adjust your tire pressures. Our support staff will give your motorcycle a thorough cleaning and get you ready for the upcoming season…..all for $369.00. Many customers use this period to also have their scheduled maintenances performed as well as have us install their accessories or performance packaged. And as an added bonus, if your accessory or service work totals $2,500 or more, we’ll throw in the storage….free of charge!

Each winter, the service staff here at Liberty H-D put together some accessory packages that work well with the current H-D models. From Big Bore power kits to chrome front ends, Liberty has a package for you. You can see a sample of some our packages at www.libertyharley.com/service. If our packages don’t fit your needs or if you have something else in mind, please give our service staff a call. The in store team at Hardcore Customs can complete any job your imagination can create. From custom Body work to extreme painting and powdercoating, our trained techs can get the job done at a competitive price from a business you can trust to be there for support. We already have some extreme projects under way, so stop by and take a peek or check our website for live video updates or work in progress.

Progress is progress, like it or not and every year, Harley-Davidsons technically improve to meet the times. With those advances in technology, so must some of the powertrain systems advance. These progressions in tech make performance work a bit more challenging for the Do-it-Yourselfer. Many of you have already attended some of our in house service seminars and Dynomometer events. We’ll continue to provide these free clinics throughout the winter, so watch our calender and website. Come on down and enjoy some good company and great info. One of our most requested topics is Dyno Tuning. I field questions daily on what exactly Dyno tuning is all about and how it helps increase performance and daily drive-ability. Our highly trained and experienced staff has been performing in house Dyno tuning for over 6 years now on our state of the art Dynojet 250I machine. With over 1,000 completed tunes and over 20 years cumulative tuning experience, Liberty H-D is ‘the’ premier Dyno tuning facility for the Northeast region.

Well, you can tell I love to talk shop and motorcycles so let me stop myself here! If you have any questions on how Liberty can help you take advantage of the off season, give us a call at 732-381-2400 or stop in for a personal, one on one consultation. If you prefer E-mail, please email me personally at servicemgr@libertyharley.com. I’ll be happy to respond and answer any questions you might have. Until then, enjoy the last days of the 2012 season and I look forward to hearing from you!
                   
                                Anthony Noto
                                Service Manager
                                Liberty H-D/Buell