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I recently bought some Comma CV Lith-Moly grease from Halfords, is this suitable for using on the rear Axle? (It's the black stuff) Probably a stupid question.
Link - http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_165705 Now on to the main topic. My bike is due a service, off the top of my head I think it was last serviced at somewhere between 16 - 18k. It now has 25k miles on it. I got a quote from a local garage for £220 labour + parts which I was told should only add about another £50 on top, so roughly £270. This would be all fluids changed, Shims checked and changed if needed, wheel bearing checked etc and a general look over everything on the bike. Would you consider this a good price? To me it sounds like a great price for what it includes but I've never had to have a full service done on a bike before so am not sure what the average costs would be. |
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Sounds good for shims and all fluids - I got charged £110 just for checking the shims.
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Have a word with Berlin - he MAY be able to spare the time & you'd learn a helluva lot about the bike and save loads in future.
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I would like to do the service myself, even better with help but right now I just want to get it done as it's running like cr@p at the moment. Plus £270 for all fluids, carb synch, wheel bearings, shims checked/replaced, full inspection of the bike, CCTs checked (rear is ticking), plugs changed and some more stuff but I can't remember off the top of my head.
Next time it's due a service I will seek help in getting it done myself so I can learn more about the bike but for now I'm just going to take it to this local garage as I trust them, they've done excellent jobs for me in the past. |
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