Wow, this is sad (from pg 121) is it even legal in the USA?

On all the cars I've done, the reset function can be done without any special tools.

 

PRECISELY! That's what I am aiming for. A way to REMOVE this or RESET it since the nearest dealer is 2+ hours from me ONE way and being retired can't pay these crazy labor rates if not just out of principle! NO mechanic is worth $140/hour! Not even Aviation techs get paid that much! (yeah I know the shop takes half!)

Every vehicle I own has a "user" reset-able method and if it's through the OBDC port that is fine (although should be another way) as long as it's not a proprietary device required.

That's my opinion.

I laugh at the most recent review of the MotoX (?) on utube where the manual says "take to dealer" even to adjust the drive chain! Not in my world!

 

Black tape?

 

You have at least a couple of options here:

1. DealerTool, which is a software and hardware package (haven’t tried it myself, but many people here use it)
2. TuneECU + appropriate interface for your bike

TuneECU requires an android device, and may be cheaper if you already have an OBDII interface that would work with it, AND an android device. It‘s meant to do a lot more than just reset service reminders, but it works fine for that, worked on my ‘21 Trident and ‘22 Tiger 900 RP.