Price for fork spring/oil change

[glade]

Quoted £225 ride in-ride out. About right?

New fork springs, oil and oil seals. Bike setup specifically for my weight.

Not sure which brand springs the price is for... but the place deals in ohlins, wp, showa, kyaba. Bloke has a good reputation locally, which possibly means more to me TBH.

[sv650k4]

would probley depend alot on the make of the sprins you can get aftermarket springs for about £50-£60 oil and seals about £25 that total would be about £85-90 ish so he is charging about £135 just 2 sent them up which i think is a bit steep but like i said it would depend on the make of the springs.

and is it just springs he is putting in?

[Biker_Billy]

I think its very expensive. I bought some springs from Hagon (62.50 delivered) including new fork oil. Took me about 2 hours to do the job, prob only take 90 mins the 2nd time. If they took 2 hours to do the job, I make that about 75 quid an hour!! (not inc for seals, but I dont think they are much)

Its pretty simple to do - I used a rear paddock stand and a car jack under the engine to get the front off the ground.

Depends how handy you are really - I would suggest investing in some decent tools, a haynes manual (or download the manual off here), and save yourself some money.

Theres nothing like the satisfaction of doing a job yourself!

[Sosha]

Do they need new oil seals? Springs are easy, Seals are a PITA.

[glade]

I guess they don't need new seals unless I bugger them up...

I'm an engineer by trade so I should be able to do it myself... Just lazy and wanted to get a pro to select spring rates, oil weight and setup static sag etc

Cheers guys, those numebrs you've quoted make it look quite expensive!

[Biker_Billy]

I was in the same boat a few months ago - do some searching on here to decide first off:
- Do you want linear or progressive springs. Generally progressives are not made to suit your weight, but the rate of progression (wrong term, I know) differs from manufacturer. If you want linears, there is a calc on the website race tech, where you put in your weight, and it tells you the ideal linear weight springs for you...

Once you have sorted that, its dead easy to do yourself -static sag is a piece of cake, as long as you have a mate to help you...

Save yourself some money matey!

[thefallenangel]

this would be a easy job if there was an oil drain on the bottom of the forks but there isn't so the forks need to be dropped out, drained, refilled so it's a good 3 hours labour because you gotta take off the brake calipers, front wheel, loosen off the clamps on the forks and dropped them out while supporting the front end. I paid £105 from JHS racing for the springs and oil so £120 labour isn't too bad for 3 hours work.

[Biker_Billy]

I still reckon 3 hours is milking it...
Wheel out - 5 mins
Muguard off - 5 mins
Calipers off - only 2 bolts each side - 5 mins
Loosen clipons, top and bottom yoke bolts - fork leg slides out - 10 mins max
Fork tops off, drain the oil - leave upside down for 15 mins, new springs in then reverse..

I reckon someone who is familiar with an SV could easily do it in an hour...and squeeze ina cuppa

[JamesMio]

I was charged £100 for new springs (Hagon) & oil by the local garage, your quote seems a bit steep compared to that.

[sv650k4]

If you end up doing it your self even if the seals are good i would still replace them its not worth the hassel of building it all back up then finding you have a weaping seal for all the price of a set of seals your better just buying a new set.

anytime i strip forks down for any reason i always just stick a new set of selas in them.


;)

[Gazza77]

I still reckon 3 hours is milking it...

I reckon someone who is familiar with an SV could easily do it in an hour...and squeeze ina cuppa

+1. I can't remember exactly how long it took Spannerman when he did mine on the SV as part of a service, but I'm sure it wasn't over an hour.

[tranx]

3 hours is terrible, the wheel, calipers and mudguard can all be done in under 5 minutes out and another 5 minutes back in. And thats with time to spare. Admittedly thats after a lot of practice changing wheels due to British weather this year!

The job should be done in under an hour for a pro, 2 hours for someone doing it the first time.

[Dangerous Dave]

DIY it if they don't need new seals, dead easy to do the springs and oil and a lot cheaper too.

Quoted £225 ride in-ride out.
OTT on the quote.

[MR UKI (1)]

Had some Hagon progressive springs and new oil for my 650 last year. Spannerman who pops up on the forum from time to time ordered and fitted them and it was around £75-£80 all in iirc. Not set up for my weight but did a great job and noticeably better.

[glade]

Anyone know thebest online tutorial with pics?