kd80
18-06-10, 06:09 PM
:smt039 Only me again, I've become a regular poster on here. :oops:
I am considering servicing my bike tomorrow (weather permitting). Does/has anyone on here ever done this before? I understand that I won't get the stamp in my book, which is a small price I'll have to pay. But after recently ringing my Suzuki dealer (Motts, Basingstoke) - they told me they wanted £425 for a full service. That was without carb tuning! The manual says to do that at 7,500. I thought I was being a bit ripped off here.
I kindly told them where to stick it. They are know for being a rip-off anyway :smt076. So I thought I would photocopy the 600 to 15,000 mile service manual from my Haynes :-D - far easier than using the hardback book, and saves me getting the original grubby from oily hands!
I want to know whether, if I follow this guide, will I get everything that the garage will do (i.e. am I going to replicate the full, professional service if I follow this guide), minus the stamp and the mechanic's experience (although from what I hear, the latter isn't very much). Aside from that, with what tools I will need to do the job? The expensive part :confused:
I have a fairly decent toolbox (bought a pre-kitted one from Argos to do the job). Which comes with various screwdrivers, socket (inc. a spark-plug socket), spanners. I am going to make a DIY vacuum gauge :D since I hear they work pretty accurately. I have grease, but I guess I need chain oil, engine oil and a filter, spark plugs... anything else :confused:
Cheers
Kelvin
I am considering servicing my bike tomorrow (weather permitting). Does/has anyone on here ever done this before? I understand that I won't get the stamp in my book, which is a small price I'll have to pay. But after recently ringing my Suzuki dealer (Motts, Basingstoke) - they told me they wanted £425 for a full service. That was without carb tuning! The manual says to do that at 7,500. I thought I was being a bit ripped off here.
I kindly told them where to stick it. They are know for being a rip-off anyway :smt076. So I thought I would photocopy the 600 to 15,000 mile service manual from my Haynes :-D - far easier than using the hardback book, and saves me getting the original grubby from oily hands!
I want to know whether, if I follow this guide, will I get everything that the garage will do (i.e. am I going to replicate the full, professional service if I follow this guide), minus the stamp and the mechanic's experience (although from what I hear, the latter isn't very much). Aside from that, with what tools I will need to do the job? The expensive part :confused:
I have a fairly decent toolbox (bought a pre-kitted one from Argos to do the job). Which comes with various screwdrivers, socket (inc. a spark-plug socket), spanners. I am going to make a DIY vacuum gauge :D since I hear they work pretty accurately. I have grease, but I guess I need chain oil, engine oil and a filter, spark plugs... anything else :confused:
Cheers
Kelvin