1--Yes.GypsyRR wrote:Does it have to absolutely fail before they will repair it? If the mechanics/techs inspect it and see it is about to fail, wouldn't they replace/repair then?
2--"Inspecting it" requires the bike to be taken apart like THIS
That's not something they'll do to a functioning bike . . . . . no matter how much you pester them . . . . unless you pay them.
I say ride it hard and really fast. Aren't you already doing that?
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