Maintenance tuition. - SV650.org

Spanner Man · 09-03-06, 06:13 PM

Evening all.
I guess a lot of you would like to know more about servicing & maintaining your bikes, but don't have the facilities, tools, or confidence to carry it out yourselves.
So what do you lot think of having your bike serviced while you wait, and being allowed to get 'stuck in' at the same time, under my supervision of course.
I think that some of you may benefit from this as you would learn more about your bikes, & more about maintenance in general. And as a lot of service work is intangible, you would then know that it's been done.
Obviously valve servicing has to be done with the engine cold which really means leaving the bike overnight to cool could be a problem. But interim servicing, headrace bearings, fork seals, chain & sprockets etc wouldn't be.
My labour rate is now £24 per hour + VAT, forum member will get it at £20 + and you still get 10% off the parts.
What do you lot reckon??

Cheers.

09-03-06, 06:41 PM

I think that's a brilliant idea, I'm sure you'll have lots of peeps take you up on it

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09-03-06, 06:42 PM

Excellent!
Care to visit north london

09-03-06, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by localhost

Excellent!
Care to visit north london

and south

09-03-06, 07:15 PM

And Newbury.

Fantastic offer that you have there. I have always wanted to be able to do this. Luckily I now have some good friends that do exactly that for me.

I do the work and they keep a check on what I am doing. Learning with confidence that you wont mess up, there's nothing better. I'm sure you will soon be inundated with requests.

tinpants · 09-03-06, 08:04 PM

Bet you won't travel to Gloucestershire!!!?

Richie · 09-03-06, 10:42 PM

Tis a brill Idea, and one the REME (army mec's) have been doing for wifes of soliders who are on tour....

box of OMO in the window....

ohh sir, those days long gone.

09-03-06, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Richie1743

box of OMO in the window....

ohh sir, those days long gone.

I always thought that was a p155 take, until I saw it first hand

tinpants · 09-03-06, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richie1743

box of OMO in the window....

ohh sir, those days long gone.

I always thought that was a p155 take, until I saw it first hand

Yeah. So did a lot of P.A.D.S. ( Army slang for "permanently attached dependents". Can be used in place of "wife of" or to describe either gender)

You could always tell which units were on tour by the different wives out on the **** of a Thursday. Especially in a largeish garrison like Tidworth.

Richie · 10-03-06, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by nick lord

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richie1743

box of OMO in the window....

ohh sir, those days long gone.

I always thought that was a p155 take, until I saw it first hand

Yeah. So did a lot of P.A.D.S. ( Army slang for "permanently attached dependents". Can be used in place of "wife of" or to describe either gender)

You could always tell which units were on tour by the different wives out on the p*ss of a Thursday. Especially in a largeish garrison like Tidworth.

So true, so true...

09-03-06, 06:13 PM	#1
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Maintenance tuition. Evening all. I guess a lot of you would like to know more about servicing & maintaining your bikes, but don't have the facilities, tools, or confidence to carry it out yourselves. So what do you lot think of having your bike serviced while you wait, and being allowed to get 'stuck in' at the same time, under my supervision of course. I think that some of you may benefit from this as you would learn more about your bikes, & more about maintenance in general. And as a lot of service work is intangible, you would then know that it's been done. Obviously valve servicing has to be done with the engine cold which really means leaving the bike overnight to cool could be a problem. But interim servicing, headrace bearings, fork seals, chain & sprockets etc wouldn't be. My labour rate is now £24 per hour + VAT, forum member will get it at £20 + and you still get 10% off the parts. What do you lot reckon?? Cheers. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

09-03-06, 08:04 PM	#6
tinpants Ubique Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire Posts: 643	Bet you won't travel to Gloucestershire!!!? __________________ Jesus loves you. Everyone else thinks you're a pillock

09-03-06, 10:42 PM	#7
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	Tis a brill Idea, and one the REME (army mec's) have been doing for wifes of soliders who are on tour.... box of OMO in the window.... ohh sir, those days long gone. __________________ My Flickr photos

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09-03-06, 06:41 PM	#2
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	I think that's a brilliant idea, I'm sure you'll have lots of peeps take you up on it . .

09-03-06, 06:42 PM	#3
localhost Guest Posts: n/a	Excellent! Care to visit north london

09-03-06, 07:15 PM	#5
Stig Guest Posts: n/a	And Newbury. Fantastic offer that you have there. I have always wanted to be able to do this. Luckily I now have some good friends that do exactly that for me. I do the work and they keep a check on what I am doing. Learning with confidence that you wont mess up, there's nothing better. I'm sure you will soon be inundated with requests.