First service

[Pimp Cat]

as some may know i picked up a 2005 sv650 with only 58 miles on it a few weeks back.
now i have been running it in and it is up to 550 miles. a mate at work said that that is about the right time for its first service.

the question is.... What is normally done on a first service?

I aint worried about gettin my hands dirty and i am pretty handy with a spanner and if all else fails my old man has built more bikes than i can shake a stick at! So is it worth paying someone else to do it just to get a stamp in the book or would you do it yourself??

Thanks.

Colin.

[startrek.steve]

I would think Oil & Filter mate, then just a general lookover, check everythings tight.

[John Burt]

Oil & Filter and a general check over, there's no warranty left so not worth dealer servicing - unless you really want to.

[Nobbylad]

Got my 1st service done the other week, admittedly it's on a brand new bike, but it cost me £29 at the stealers, so hardly worth getting my hands dirty once I've bought oil/filter (plus I want to keep up the warranty), plus I get to ride different bikes for a couple of hours while it's there! :)

[Drew Carey]

Got my 1st service done the other week, admittedly it's on a brand new bike, but it cost me £29 at the stealers, so hardly worth getting my hands dirty once I've bought oil/filter (plus I want to keep up the warranty), plus I get to ride different bikes for a couple of hours while it's there! :)

Thats cause they throw the first service into the deal and you just pay parts. To get a first service done out of the deal would probably set you back a fair bit.

Its just an oil and filter change and torque all the bits up. To be honest, you can probably do a better job than most stealers as mine didn't do half the checks (As found out when tightening / greasing bits myself with Spannerman)

[SV MAT]

600 mile 1st service

Change oil & filter
Tighten Chassis bolts and nuts
Tighten exhaust pipe bolts and muffler bolts
Inspect throttle cable play
Inspect, clean & adjust drive chain
Inspect Steering
Inspect brakes