How Much Is A Normal Service?

Originally Posted by Dave20046

I'll bring mine round on saturday

Thought you already did your own servicing>?

Depends on what you or they think is a normal service. I get this problem when quoting people for servicing work.

Normal service depends on whether your going by the normal suzuki schedule and what they advise to be checked/changed or just an oil/filter change etc.

Also depends greatly on labour rates. Our labour rate would be higher than say places up north due to building rents/staff wages etc being alot higher down here.

Ive quoted for example £200 for a 7.5k on the suzuki schedule yet another garage quoted an hour to do it and £90. Now even our most experienced tech would struggle to do exactly what suzuki say should be done in an hour, well properly anyway!. The lad then went back and the other place had only quoted for an oil/filter change and chassis check, totally different to the 7.5k scheduled service.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by leedsmatt7

Thought you already did your own servicing>?

Not when someone else is offering

[Nobbylad]

Originally Posted by Nobbylad

Think I usually pay around £120 (incl. oil/filter/plugs etc).

15k (valve clearance) service was just on £200 I think.

Originally Posted by barwel1992

WTF round hear they want £300+ for the valve check, mine was serviced at 14999 (exact lol) but no idea if they have been done or not, and i carntaford to have them done at that price

Originally Posted by Son of a beesting

Same as here, I paid £345 for my 15000 service!!!

I think it was more from a Suzuki dealer, but this is my local bike workshop and the guy is renowned locally (and recommended by other bike shops). I'll try to remember to check exactly how much, but as far as I can remember it was just on or just over £200. Took him well over half a day to do as I recall.

not bad the suzuki by me want £50 a hour is that about right ?

I just did a 7 k service on my 2005 sv650s

I bought

K&N oil filter £10
NGK Spark Plugs £12
Suzuki Air Filter £11
Castrol 10-40 Motorcycle specific oil £15 for 2.5 litres approx.
New washer for sump plug 20p

Total = £ £48.20

It took me no more than 2 hours

My local garage wanted £170.00, so i saved £120 quid for 2 hours work. So unless you earn more than £30 an hour i cant see why anyone would ever take their bike for a servise at a garage such as the one stated above.

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Originally Posted by barwel1992

not bad the suzuki by me want £50 a hour is that about right ?

I asked that a while back, apparently it's about 35 quid an hour here and 25 quid over the hill on the east but these aren't main dealer prices

[cbay]

Anyone got a guide or pictures of their service?

Decided i'm going to try & do my own service,I feel confident enough,I've bought most of the kit already,just waiting till the weather gets better!

2xIridium Plugs=£13
K&N air/oil Filters=£35

Just the oil to buy,dont mind getting durty for the cause......


BTW,i'm from Glasgow

Originally Posted by barwel1992

WTF round hear they want £300+ for the valve check, mine was serviced at 14999 (exact lol) but no idea if they have been done or not, and i carntaford to have them done at that price

Why not phone the garage and ask?

And £50 an hour for main dealers is cheap as mine 2 years ago wanted £45 + VAT so over 50 notes 2 years ago. Safe to say once my service pack has finished i won't be touching dealers again.