Triumphrat

tomsp · 07-06-2007, 11:45 PM

Just picked up a 99 Sprint ST with 37K. Got it for my son who is going into AF soon == we need to do a couple of road trips. I love this bike but I'm on the moto guzzi centaruo! Do any of you guys work on your ST's? Do you have the "tool"? How about valves and idle? I brought the ST into the shop for plugs, fuel filter, air filter, idle adjust, FI check and fork oil/seals and was given a $700 estimate.

denman13 · 07-07-2007, 02:55 AM

Welcome tomsp to the asylum known as the Sprint forum.

$700 sounds awfully steep for a routine service. Did they say they needed to replace seals or just checking them?

Can I assume that your son is leaving the bike in your "care" :-D while he is in BT (or whichever program he's starting first?)

"Hey Dad, how come my Sprint has 48K on it? I've only been gone 4 months!" :razz: :lgh:

ChuckofTahoe · 07-07-2007, 03:04 AM

$700 sounds like at least double what it should be. I just got a full 12K service on a 2000 RS for about $350. This included checking the valves.

By any chance did you go to a Harley mechanic? :-D

kwellzz · 07-07-2007, 03:33 AM

depends on where you are in the country. I received 750 estimates for the 12k service in NYC and about 500 for the service in Denver. 700 is not unheard of for the full 12k deal. I still think either estimate is too much and chose to do it myself.

steventhechef · 07-07-2007, 03:35 AM

Hi tomsp and welcome to the forum

dolson · 07-07-2007, 01:54 PM

Hi tomsp,
I was just in your area last week visiting relations.

$700 seems a bit steep to me. I'd check around. What dealer was it?

Don

tomsp · 07-07-2007, 02:29 PM

1. duh. I'm "keeping" the bike in my safe hands!
2. the estimate included: fork oil and seals, valve adjustment, plugs, air filter, fuel filter, idle adjustment (the ST been stalling at low idle).

When I first talked with the shop and explained what I wanted, they told me about $550 for all. When I rode it up there (yes, with son) they quoted a little over $700! I'm calling them this a.m. More later.

At least with my guzzi's, I can and do most of the work!

CMB · 07-08-2007, 02:52 AM

Hi tomsp, welcome from another new guy. I checked at our local shop on the cost of the 12k service on my 04 St and it was around $450 including parts. The estimate you got sounds steep as others have suggested.

smegin · 07-08-2007, 05:57 AM

tomsp

The price quoted is in line or slightly on the high side for the cost of a major service which is due at 20k and 40k intervals.

You can do a lot of the work yourself and just get the shop to do the things where you need special tools.

bobw3592 · 07-08-2007, 09:37 AM

Welcome and Thank You to your son and family for his future service.

I love the pre 05 body styling.

There may be an independent shop around that can offer quality work at a better price. If they all are charging "too much" for the fork service, I would consider sending them off for a real service/rebuild for about the same money, but with a nice upgrade.

With your Guzzi expertise, I'm sure you could do most of the oil, filters etc. and as others have said, just have a shop do valves or ?? that you didn't want to take on at this time.

Hope you can save some bucks or a least get best bang for the dollars spent. Very cool you both can enjoy some riding together.

Bob