Little confused by servicing

[jon]

Ok, i've looked through both the manual and a haynes manual for servicing information and it's slightly confusing me.

I've a w reg SVS which has just ticked over it's 5th year birthday. In that time she's been serviced by her previous owner 4 times at an official dealer, the last being March last year but only 1200 miles ago. She has 10700 miles on at the moment.

Does she need another service (from what i understand the major ones are every 12 months or 4500 miles) even though she's hardly ran? Can i get away with giving her a good check and tighten myself and run it for another thousand or so before seeing the dealer?

Anyone with tips or general information would be good, it's got me a little confused.

thanks

[sexysi]

Don't see the dealer at all, cause he'll screw you.
Go buy some oil and a filter, do the oil change yourself, check the brakes yourself and check and greeze any other points as laid down in the service guide.
Oil and filter change will cost you all of £20.00
Do a visual check on the sprockets and check for wear.
It won't need new plugs yet, although you could re gap them etc
sexysi

[jon]

Thanks Si,

It had new plugs around 4000 miles ago. I'll bung some oil in and enjoy it for a few more thousand (that said the oil still looks pretty good through the window, a full change was done 1500 miles ago at the last service.)

[sexysi]

I wouldn't bother with the oil yet, I am changing my oil evey 3,000 miles with a filter every other 3,000. I did my plugs about 2,000 miles ago, even though they didn't need doing. I use to use the dealer but then the warrenty period ended and that was it, "Home servicing". Works out a lot cheaper. My Bike has 16,000 on it now and I will attempt to fit a new chain this weekend. £60 for an X ring from busters, pretty good price I think.
Next up will be fork oil, Just got to find an easier way of doing it than stripping down the front of the bike
sexysi

[jonboy]

Jon, your bike doesn't need servicing. ;)


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[RandyO]

the oil is a year old, change it, it degrades just sitting in the crank case once it's been contaminated from use

[Peter Henry]

Got to agree with Jonboy and Randy. No actual need for service but would definitely consider treating it to an oil change and filter for reasons mentioned. I suggest a general close look over the bike would be about all it should need with the service history it has. No point in just throwing cash at it for no real reason mate. :wink: 8)

[jonboy]

I've seen the bike, started it up and it's utterly mint. Changing the oil certainly wouldn't do any harm but I'm not convinced it really needs it for another 1000 miles.


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[Banus]

Hi,
I used to be a bit paanoid about servicing intervals - but I've mellowed with time and come to my senses - just in time. The only really important thing to keep on top of is a "reasonably regular" oil & filter change. Obviously check the chain (safety aspect) but you yourself know how the bike is running and if anything needs attention. Modern bikes use hi-tech materials that last for ever unless you mistreat them - when anything will fail.
PS: who on earth would think of changing the oil without doing the filter - for the sake of spending £4 ?. Imagine all that lovely clean 10/40 running through a filthy filter. In no time at all the oil will be badly contaminated and you may not as well have bothered........ :lol:

[curium]

I agree.

The oil costs more then the filter ffs!

[Quiff Wichard]

my 5000 mile service cost me 195 quid!!

is that normal

the carbs needed balancing apparently..
spark plugs £11
air filter £15
oil filter £9
oil £18
oil-- says 3 and a half litres , says less in the manual. !! 2.4 litres..only £6 diff ..

and labour of 3 and a half hours..
sound right or wrong??

[Quiff Wichard]

oh yea
163 total and vat of 28 quid ish