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29-05-07, 02:38 PM

I'm about to self service my K5.

I had quotes from a Suzuki dealer (on my home PC) and I'm doing it myself mostly to save money. I'll save more than I'd get in extra value when selling the bike over the time\mileage I intend to have it.
Also I have a deep distrust of bike dealerships based on a combination of personal experiance and other peoples recounted experiances.

I'm combining the 4000(12month) and 7500m(24month) services due to me being a bit late on the mileage front and the fact it's not been serviced in 2 years.

That means on top of what Baph said (and I'm going from memory here too) brake fluid wants changing as does coolant. Oh and throttle body balance wants checking though that's prolly going to wait a bit.

I bought the service kit from M&P. £30 for 4l oil, 2 x plugs & a non OEM oil filter. I'm not too keen about the filter but I'm going to risk it. I also bought brake fluid and coolant from them to save hassle. £45 + £5 P&P to my door. I've also bought an ABBA stand to make working on it easier. That was a bit pricey but it is a joy to use and I'm hoping it sees enough use to justify itself.

That all said - If I did your sort of mileage and a dealer quoted £80 to give it a once over change the oil and stamp the book I'd just pay the £80.

29-05-07, 02:38 PM	#16
2mths Guest Posts: n/a	Re: service? I'm about to self service my K5. I had quotes from a Suzuki dealer (on my home PC) and I'm doing it myself mostly to save money. I'll save more than I'd get in extra value when selling the bike over the time\mileage I intend to have it. Also I have a deep distrust of bike dealerships based on a combination of personal experiance and other peoples recounted experiances. I'm combining the 4000(12month) and 7500m(24month) services due to me being a bit late on the mileage front and the fact it's not been serviced in 2 years. That means on top of what Baph said (and I'm going from memory here too) brake fluid wants changing as does coolant. Oh and throttle body balance wants checking though that's prolly going to wait a bit. I bought the service kit from M&P. £30 for 4l oil, 2 x plugs & a non OEM oil filter. I'm not too keen about the filter but I'm going to risk it. I also bought brake fluid and coolant from them to save hassle. £45 + £5 P&P to my door. I've also bought an ABBA stand to make working on it easier. That was a bit pricey but it is a joy to use and I'm hoping it sees enough use to justify itself. That all said - If I did your sort of mileage and a dealer quoted £80 to give it a once over change the oil and stamp the book I'd just pay the £80.