I need a big dog mechanic in western Washington.

[Jusme]

I do not have the patience to work through the electrical issues with my 2005 big dog chopper r/t. I have struck out in finding a mechanic to work on it. I would like to upgrade the HCM (I have the old Wireplus system), the stator and the backbone harness. Maybe check out the valve adjusters for misalignment too. Anyone know a good big dog mechanic in western Washington?

 

[knothead]

I do not have the patience to work through the electrical issues with my 2005 big dog chopper r/t. I have struck out in finding a mechanic to work on it. I would like to upgrade the HCM (I have the old Wireplus system), the stator and the backbone harness. Maybe check out the valve adjusters for misalignment too. Anyone know a good big dog mechanic in western Washington?

Curtis at wildsteedworx in Cali is the closet one that i know of near you...i wished you lived closer to me i would try to fix you up...but 2300 miles apart is a problem.

Next closet one is my buddy Brandon in Pioche Nevada

 

[Jusme]

Thank you knothead I really appreciate the offer. First one I’ve had. I’ll check out the shipping cost to Curtis. It would be a huge plus to have someone look at this bike that knows big dogs.

 

[Jusme]

It’s $846 from the Tacoma terminal to Curtis‘s front door in an air ride trailer. Now I know. Then I have to get it home. If you can’t hear the wheels spinning, I’m sure you can imagine it. Hmmm

 

[Jusme]

Curtis’s website says he’s backed up for three months. $801 to Pioche Nevada. I don’t think I’m realistically considering a $1600 round-trip.

 

[knothead]

Curtis’s website says he’s backed up for three months. $801 to Pioche Nevada. I don’t think I’m realistically considering a $1600 round-trip.

I bet it would be 3500 or more to me...sure wished i could help you on this but that much money is not even within reason

 

[Mikeinjersey]

I do not have the patience to work through the electrical issues with my 2005 big dog chopper r/t. I have struck out in finding a mechanic to work on it. I would like to upgrade the HCM (I have the old Wireplus system), the stator and the backbone harness. Maybe check out the valve adjusters for misalignment too. Anyone know a good big dog mechanic in western Washington?

Check out this link you have a few members from Wash maybe they could help you or tell you who they use.

Member Map

www.bigdogbiker.com

 

[Jusme]

I reached out to Steven Proctor and got no answer. He lives real close to me. I probably did it wrong. Can you tell me the best way to reach out to someone? Thanks MikeinJersey.

 

[knothead]

I reached out to Steven Proctor and got no answer. He lives real close to me. I probably did it wrong. Can you tell me the best way to reach out to someone? Thanks MikeinJersey.

Might send him a PM message on here...he hasnt been on here since July 3rd...maybe he might see it in a few days

 

[Mickmorris]

Have you tried any of the Custom Bike Shops in Western Washington? There’s a quite a few. Goggle them. Call them in the order of closest to furthest. I bet you can find one with a knowledgeable mechanic. Good Luck!

 

[Mr. Wright]

You can fly me up there for the weekend.

 

[Jusme]

I love it when people think outside the box. See, that’s why I come here. Even if I can’t imagine a way that could work, what an awesome idea. Pretty sure the Wireplus HCM went South this time.

 

[Mr. Wright]

BD Rick flew me out to Phoenix to rewire his bike, a few years ago. Do a little research and number crunching.

 

[Coolbreezin]

I had Dave Welch owner of Chopper City in Middleburg (Jax, FL) completey rewire my '05 just to get rid of the ehc. Haven't had a problem in about 4 years. I understand your location is the dilemma. My point is find a master builder not a mechanic or tech.

 

[Jusme]

I had Dave Welch owner of Chopper City in Middleburg (Jax, FL) completey rewire my '05 just to get rid of the ehc. Haven't had a problem in about 4 years. I understand your location is the dilemma. My point is find a master builder not a mechanic or tech.

I thought about getting rid of the EHC. It involves getting rid of some things I kind of like about the bike. Turn signals at all. At this point four years doing only regular maintenance sounds great.

 

[Jusme]

BD Rick flew me out to Phoenix to rewire his bike, a few years ago. Do a little research and number crunching.

Having you work on my bike Mr. Wright, would be an honor I don’t have words for. The problem is availability of parts. Whoever put the Wireplus system on this bike in 2010 did a really nice job. But, you know better than I do, they cut wires. I would like to put in Curtis’s box and rotor/stater. I’m going to need the backbone harness and I’m too ignorant to know if I need any other harness. The ignition switch is a three-wire with a Wireplus sticker on it. I would like to get a new big dog switch, but don’t know if I need it. Then there’s the humbleness of my abode. The water froze in the guest house last winter and I haven’t found the leak yet. Think hillbilly.

 

[Mickmorris]

I thought about getting rid of the EHC. It involves getting rid of some things I kind of like about the bike. Turn signals at all. At this point four years doing only regular maintenance sounds great.

Sure hope you get it worked out & get back on that chopper.

 

[Mr. Wright]

Having you work on my bike Mr. Wright, would be an honor I don’t have words for. The problem is availability of parts. Whoever put the Wireplus system on this bike in 2010 did a really nice job. But, you know better than I do, they cut wires. I would like to put in Curtis’s box and rotor/stater. I’m going to need the backbone harness and I’m too ignorant to know if I need any other harness. The ignition switch is a three-wire with a Wireplus sticker on it. I would like to get a new big dog switch, but don’t know if I need it. Then there’s the humbleness of my abode. The water froze in the guest house last winter and I haven’t found the leak yet. Think hillbilly.

Get with Curtis, I believe the harness comes with a key switch. A new stator and vr is recommended. And top it off with a Deka battery and you should be bulletproof.

 

[Jusme]

I haven’t given up on that fantasy yet because the bike fits me so perfectly. It had 2700 miles on it when I bought it, now it has 4580 miles. I have a bike buddy that is a retired electronics engineer coming to look at it Monday. Hopefully I’ll know which parts I need and I’ll get them ordered up from Curtis. Life is a box of chocolates ain’t it? Man, I love chocolate and single malt scotch. Someone recently returned a favor and bought me a bottle of grants blended. That stuffs pretty good too.

 

[Jusme]

Have you tried any of the Custom Bike Shops in Western Washington? There’s a quite a few. Goggle them. Call them in the order of closest to furthest. I bet you can find one with a knowledgeable mechanic. Good Luck!

Thanks MickMorris. The first two I tried are now out of business. The third one is backed up until October. Steven Proctor turned me onto one I’m going to call Monday.