So the battery refused to stay charged so I changed the battery. Still no good.
Dead bike. So I do search of the area (I've receintly moved to Finsbury Park) and find 'The Pit Stop' on Holloway Road. So last week I wheel the bike to them and just got the bike back today. Asked for a general sevice and for the battery prob to be sorted. On the phone the guy says that there were some probs with the brakes, a mixture of brake fluid and dust has built up and needed to be cleaned away as it was pushing the discs forward and messing with the brakes. This took a long time they said. Anyway, the bikes running beautifully - but the bill!
Breakdown:
1 regulator/rectifier - £90
1 set front breakpads - £45
2 spark plugs - £15
engine oil = filter - £35
airfilter - £25
rear brakepads - £21
Labour - 5 1/2 hours @ £35
Total - £424.00
Now before the battery issue I was going to do the oil and spark plugs myself (You lot have inspireded this new found confidence
)
But as they had the bike I fought I'd just let them get on with it. It's the labour I'm not sure about and the brake pad thing. Have I been done/? Or have they just done a good job? I've no idea.
