Servicing - 15,000

Originally Posted by pencil shavings

Sv650s k3

I would much rather do the work myself with someone there to guide/help if I get stuck, and have the use of their tools! Is this your plan tony?

Have to agree there, id prefer to spend some money being trained to do it so in future i can get it done for free!!

oh and its a sv650sy

[tonyk]

Originally Posted by arcdef

Have to agree there, id prefer to spend some money being trained to do it so in future i can get it done for free!!

oh and its a sv650sy

its a sv650sy what K ? or what year..?

I just paid for my 15,000 service to be done at AMS Motorcycles in Reading (decided I couldn't do it all myself - shame you weren't organising this a month ago). I got the recommendation from searching the archives in here, and then was impressed by their website: http://www.amsmotorcycles.org.uk/id30.html. It says they'll give you a course on how to do the service yourself (including the service, IYSWIM) for £50 extra, or you could just go and rent a lift and tools in their workshop. Maybe you should try them for a group discount?

I'm not really qualified to judge the quality of the work they did (I haven't found anything wrong...), but was very impressed by their customer service. They picked the bike up free from home at 6:30pm on Tues, delivered it back on Weds at 7:00pm, as arranged, and charged what they said they'd charge. Provided they did the work right, then I'm extremely happy with them.

I used them for the last major service and I was dissapointed with the work done. found errors, such as the rear brake holding plate not being connected back to the rear wheel, front brakes haddnt been bleed properly, and the bike felt exactly the same as it did when I gave it to them, ie not tight like it dose after a proper service like the one I had before at Lamba motorcycles in Carshalton SM5.

this dosent meen that yours wasnt done right, just I dont feel like mine was.

[tonyk]

folks......
pm me for the price that i got quoted from garages....

Originally Posted by tonyk

its a sv650sy what K ? or what year..?

The Y is what they used before the K's but its a 2000.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by tonyk

ok guy's,
lets phone around and see who will do any discount for 3 bikes..
and remind them that the lowest quote gets the bussiness....

Yeah, when my bike needs a service, I always take it to the cheapest place. It's the only way to be sure they'll do a proper job.

Originally Posted by ogden

Yeah, when my bike needs a service, I always take it to the cheapest place. It's the only way to be sure they'll do a proper job.

The only way to ensure you get a good and full service is to do it yourself. That or stand there looking over their shoulder.

[ogden]

Originally Posted by BigApe

The only way to ensure you get a good and full service is to do it yourself. That or stand there looking over their shoulder.

Au contraire, the kind of service I'd ensure by doing it myself is a half-arsed, hamfisted one.

Yeah, but then if it does break you only have your self to blame!

jusy had a call from my mate with a 2005 995i Daytona. He droped it in the snow and holed an engine casing. Bought a new one and put it on BUT DIDNT REPLACE THE GASKETS AND SEALS. It blew up at 70 last night - new engine required - only has 4k on ti too!!!