Much easier said than done in many parts of the country unfortunately. And most of those mileage based maintenance services are unnecessary or questionable at best. For instance, do you really think it should be necessary to lubricate locks, hinges, etc. 1000 miles after buying the vehicle? And if it really is, why is it not necessary to do it again at 2000 miles instead of waiting until 5000 miles? Much of the BS on those checklists are throwbacks to fifty years ago, including the "need" to even do a 1000 mile fluid change. The first service for most cars and trucks these days is at 7500 miles. Is Harley saying their stuff is that much worse than the cheapest cars on the road? Trust me, the oil isn't worn out at 1000 miles. The entire 1000 mile service is designed to create dealer profits and opportunities to sell you more stuff.
Anyhow, purchase of a shop manual and then learning to do the maintenance work yourself is one of the very best ways to really get to know your bike. I'd never consider doing it any other way.
Jerry
everybody has their own way, that's for sure. My dealer is about as particular about my bike as I am. fantastic folks. I trust them explicitly and their service has been great for 5 years. For me, I don't trust myself to do maintenance on my bikes. i like that my dealer makes adjustments, checks torque on all the fasteners, checks brake wear, etc, in addition to all the fluid changes. On my 4 wheel vehicles, I absolutely do a lot of my own work, but I am just too absent minded and would probably leave something loose or not torqued correctly, and that could be a life altering mistake.
it's a $27k bike and I don't mind paying my dealer $300 once a year or so, to examine and do PM to the bike front to back.