Fork seals changed for £306!

I thought it might be them. I have heard mixed reviews and only use them for my MOT as they are, in fairness, quite sensible when it comes to MOT time in my experience.

[Spanner Man]

Good morning all.


Daytona Motorcycles are a few miles from us, but we on occasion, hear of such similar stories.


Cheers.

Originally Posted by FG1

I thought it might be them. I have heard mixed reviews and only use them for my MOT as they are, in fairness, quite sensible when it comes to MOT time in my experience.

Personally I've not had many problems per say.
However every time I go in there they quote me a ridiculous price, I tell them where to stick it and all of a sudden the price divides by two.
A 'very' little knowledge goes a long way I guess. Or maybe people such as my brother need to grow a pair and dispute issues like this, there's no harm in trying after all.

So to conclude, can anyone recommend a bike shop more deserving of mine and my friends custom in future? I like in Ickenham

[yorkie_chris]

I wouldn't deal with the cnuts on the general principle if that's their tactics.

My method is "what do you want doing, this is how much it will costs" "I'm not paying that" ... "ok, see ya"

Get over to Spanner Man, at least he knows what he's doing.

Originally Posted by saucysaunders

So to conclude, can anyone recommend a bike shop more deserving of mine and my friends custom in future? I like in Ickenham

Get a haynes manual or the like and give it a go much easier than many think to do general service malarky changing parts etc

And you'll save a bomb.

[muzikill]

Do what I do .... ask a million questions on this forum. Read some manuals, buy stuff to diy.

Brakes ... so many people scared to work on them due to safety scares but most of the work was taking my time doing it right. Easiest thing to do now.

Im sure every one of us has had a rip off bill. This is the point where you either keep going back or take a leap of faith and realise that when you do it yourself most things get done right and cheaper. Every days a school day!

Originally Posted by savage86

Get a haynes manual or the like and give it a go much easier than many think to do general service malarky changing parts etc

And you'll save a bomb.

Unfortunately a Haynes manual or the likes doesn't exist for the DR125SM. I've looked everywhere, if you find one let me know.

I do 'most' of my own work (Can't warrant paying someone to do work i can do and i'm an engineer so find it interesting.) I have been doing all of my brothers, but it's gotten to the stage now where he needs to learn or pay the price, so hopefully next time he gets a quote he can double it in his head and actually get off his bum to avoid being raped!