Bret:
Well the Lord is still providing. Having a Harley-Davidson can be expensive. Having that expense in conjunction with unemployment can be even more challenging EXCEPT the Lord is on MY side. The stator (equivalent to the alternator in a car)catastrophically failed about a month ago and in the process I discovered it is a $750.00 repair. Oops!! I just thanked God for the money to do the repair and had confidence (peace) about provision. Mindset aside God had a better plan in mind. I called Harley-Davidson Customer Service in Milwaukee after about three weeks and continued giving thanks for the money to repair it. I found out they possibly could do what is called a “goodwill repair”, nice term, but without a authorized dealer diagnosis not possible. The diagnostic process would result in disassembly to some degree and no mechanic in his/her right mind would re-assemble a defunct part. Disassembly hence would require repair and not having anything but peace I turned in the bike for diagnosis. My model of Harley is a 2006 FXDBI (Street Bob) which has a history of stator failure. To reinforce this testimony it was almost a full year out of warranty. I, at the time had a dealer gift card with a little over $100.00 on it. Rocket Harley-Davidson’s Service Manager said they may get it covered by a….”goodwill repair” and usually Harley-Davidson asks the customer to pay $100.00 and they pay the dealer for the rest. Patiently biting my finger nails (not really just in my mind) I refrained from pestering the dealership service department by working patience. The bike was turned in on the 25th of April, diagnosed as stator failure, and the part ordered cam in today (the 1st of May) and the bike repaired. In asking about the cost of the repair the service manager said “If I just came and picked it up it would not bother Him one bit” . Wow, NO CHARGE!! Really Sweet. I also kept my gift card amount further Sweetness. Taste and See that the Lord is GOOD!!
Believing the Best,
Dave
