Servicing questions. - SV650.org

23-05-12, 10:01 AM

I've just got a quote on servicing my sv650, and its come back at £160, which is mad.. Would it make a difference whether i did it myself?

What oil and stuff should i use? :/

ibby33 · 23-05-12, 10:13 AM

Castrol power 1, a hi flow oil filter and ngk spark plugs works well on mine

Sid Squid · 23-05-12, 10:15 AM

What do you need doing?
Are you capable?
What do you mean 'make a difference'? But the answer is no - if you can do it yourself.
Depending on the work needing doing, that may not be expensive. How much do you get paid?

widepants · 23-05-12, 10:15 AM

but what was involved in the service mate.Were they going to do the valves ,brakes ,greasing etc ,or just plugs oil and filters
As for oil...I just use the halfrauds motorsickle oil ,and have had no probs over the last 30,000 miles.Someone will be along in a min to tell me its rubbish

23-05-12, 10:26 AM

I'm a student so I don't really have a spare £160

therefore I would rather buy parts and do it myself.. think it was just oil filters and sparks?

23-05-12, 11:32 AM

Is it a major or minor service,oil filter and plugs,or that plus chain adjustment and lub plus cables check, adjustment and all the other little bits that go with a complete service--------roughly £50 for parts plus a couple of hours labour so £160 is about normal
Obviously if you can do it all yourself and have then tools it is a lot cheaper than using a garage to do it.

23-05-12, 10:01 AM	#1
Rbusby Guest Posts: n/a	Servicing questions. I've just got a quote on servicing my sv650, and its come back at £160, which is mad.. Would it make a difference whether i did it myself? What oil and stuff should i use? :/

23-05-12, 10:13 AM	#2
ibby33 Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: s****horpe Posts: 57	Re: Servicing questions. Castrol power 1, a hi flow oil filter and ngk spark plugs works well on mine

23-05-12, 10:15 AM	#3
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Servicing questions. What do you need doing? Are you capable? What do you mean 'make a difference'? But the answer is no - if you can do it yourself. Depending on the work needing doing, that may not be expensive. How much do you get paid? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

23-05-12, 10:15 AM	#4
widepants Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: somerset Posts: 480	Re: Servicing questions. but what was involved in the service mate.Were they going to do the valves ,brakes ,greasing etc ,or just plugs oil and filters As for oil...I just use the halfrauds motorsickle oil ,and have had no probs over the last 30,000 miles.Someone will be along in a min to tell me its rubbish __________________ http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=17 lol

23-05-12, 10:26 AM	#5
Rbusby Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Servicing questions. I'm a student so I don't really have a spare £160 therefore I would rather buy parts and do it myself.. think it was just oil filters and sparks?

23-05-12, 11:32 AM	#6
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Servicing questions. Is it a major or minor service,oil filter and plugs,or that plus chain adjustment and lub plus cables check, adjustment and all the other little bits that go with a complete service--------roughly £50 for parts plus a couple of hours labour so £160 is about normal Obviously if you can do it all yourself and have then tools it is a lot cheaper than using a garage to do it.

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