Triumphrat

FuryFour · 05-10-2006

Ok, soooo im about 500 miles awake from teh 6k mark.

I did my oil change at 4500 miles, before i went to the dragon

Should i still take her to the dealer for the 6k mile service?

DaveC · 05-10-2006

All the service items at 6000 miles are pretty easy to do, mostly checks that should be done on a regular basis. Maybe it would take an hour. I'd hate to pay $100 or so for that kind of work.

Ozz · 05-11-2006

Its up to you. Its is deffinately easy enough to do yourself but you wont get a stamp in the service book, so when it comes to selling the bike you wont have a full service history. Personally I take mine to the dealers for the service - you will also get that peace of mind knowing everything has been done propperly.
The dealer should also give the whole bike a quick check so may find something you have missed.

Ive got my 12k miles service comming up, so expecting to hand over about £500. not looking forwad to that!

DaveC · 05-11-2006

Ozz makes some good points.

For myself, I quit taking my bike to the dealer when I saw what they did for $250 at the first service of my Bonneville. They didn't charge extra for the scratch they put on the rear fender.

Then I had the fuel fittings on my ST changed under warranty at a different dealer. They also didn't charge for the scratch they put on the front fender.

Then I took my S4 in for the fuel fittings change and watched while they let gas flood the entire frame. I guess the fittings don't really shut off as advertised, but why didn't they know that or take precautions? Anyway, I watched helplessly while the bike got its gas bath.

I'm sure there are some shops that have super attentive experienced mechanics. But you may get a guy who does this 6 days a week, may be a little bored with it all, and is under pressure to move to the next bike. They obviously don't love our bikes as much as we do.

When I sold my bikes, I just gave the buyers a detailed rundown on the maintenance I did. I kept records of the oil and filters I bought. There were never any questions. Of course, the bikes were in pristine condition with low miles.

Joe-Dirt · 05-11-2006

Ditto what Dave C said. :wink:

FuryFour · 05-11-2006

It's the money thing, im low on it, and was looking to save some.

I am friends with the owners and most of the employees at the local dealer, so trusting their work and treatment of my bike is not a problem.

Is whats listed in the manual everything that needs to be checked?

Joe-Dirt · 05-11-2006

Most of it is just common sense checks that you can easily do yourself. The idle CO level is the only thing that you might need a dealer for, and if the bike runs fine, I wouldn't worry about it. Save the money for mods! :razz:

Will · 05-11-2006

If you have TuneBoy (~$300) and a CO sniffer (~$150 for a really low end one) you can do that yourself.

Joe-Dirt · 05-11-2006

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On 2006-05-11 17:20, Will wrote:
If you have TuneBoy (~$300) and a CO sniffer (~$150 for a really low end one) you can do that yourself.

I've been thinking of getting a Tuneboy. Where do you get a CO sniffer from? That sounds like a tool I need! :wink:

Lance-S4 · 05-11-2006

I did my own first service at (gasp) 700 miles that simply included giving the bike a good once-over and a full synthetic oil change with a new filter. My next service will be done by a "pro" for piece of mind and a cool stamp in me log book. I'm still only under 1500 miles.

Ride on!

-Lance

P.S. Fury stole my sig :wink: