Can’t a buyer look into the availability of parts and repair manuals (and also youtube videos) before buying a product?
I thought John Deere did a good job at least supplying parts, but my new mower isn’t a Deere because my town no long has a Deere dealer. I got a Husqvarna from Lowes because the Lowes is close to where I live. It seems to be a nice unit, by the way. It has a sheet metal hood. The Deere had a plastic hood which developed cracks over the years to the point where I removed it.
If there’s a trend to not supply repair materials to users, it’s due in part because most users these days know nothing about how things work or how to fix them.
If there’s a trend to not supply repair materials to users, it’s due in part because most users these days know nothing about how things work or how to fix them.
Some people voted for Biden. Just because some people have the IQ of a kumquat, lets not cater to them.
In the intervening years, the LX150 has been sold, but the BV500 remains. It is due for basic service/adjustment. The problem is the Piaggio dealer went out of business. The only trained/certified mechanic in eastern Idaho now works at a motorsports business (Suzuki/Honda/KTM/CanAm). He is prohibited by his employer from doing any service work on Piaggio bikes. I'm going to have to order a repair manual and determine if replacement parts are even available before pursuing an service work.
Back to the LX150...I put it on consignment at a local motorcycle dealer. He left the "master" key dangling in the ignition. It was stolen by a child visiting the shop. I had to order a replacement master key, new lock cores for the seat and ignition and a new ignition module to pair with the new master key. Parts alone were $300. The labor was my problem. An "E" string from the local music shop allowed me to pop the seat. Swapping the lock core was just pulling a "C" clip, pushing out the old core and pushing in a new one. The ignition was a totally different problem. It uses a double sided wafer lock. I removed it and engaged a local locksmith to "pick it" to remove the core. 4 hours later, they gave up. The kept asking for the key...no $#|+...I wouldn't be here if I had the damn key. I returned to the bike shop with the ignition switch still occupied with the old core. Finally, I tracked down two large paper clips. It took me 20 minutes to pick the wafers and rotate the core to capture the pin box. The parts kit included the "follower" to push out the core and keep the pin box depressed. Minutes later, the new core was in place. I mounted the ignition switch, swapped out the ignition module, paired the key with the module. Voila! Done. The LX150 was sold the next day. Reality is hard.