Dealerships

[ant177]

Does anyone have any experience with the Kawasaki dealership Frasers of Gloucester or Blade Group Kawasaki in Swindon?
Whilst the bike is under warranty I plan on having all servicing done by a dealership but I know from past experience that dealerships can vary greatly in their workmanship!

[Longtom]

Hi, I bought mine second hand from Frasers. I've been getting them to do my servicing for years (on other bikes as well at the GTR) Never had a problem with them, they seem very professional although not cheap. I had an issue with brakes on a BMW I bough from them some time back and they took it in for a couple of weeks, lent me another bike and sorted it. No charge.
I'm in there next Monday for service/MOT. Hope this helps.

[ant177]

I don't like the sound of "not cheap"! 

I'll be due for the first service (3750) in a month or so and it looks like a "kick the tyres" service with no actual work to be done. Hopefully they can't charge too much for that!

[1ka]

I'm near Swindon but use Bristol Kawasaki to get mine serviced. They've been brilliant over the past four years and I'm in there for a service every 3 months!

[clarky]

I bought my bike second hand from Blade in Swindon and took it back for a new fork seal about a week later. Don't know what they charge but they fitted a new one straight away with no issues. They were also quick, i dropped it off, had some lunch and when I returned it was ready to ride away.

[ant177]

Thanks for the responses everyone. They're all positive which is a good thing I suppose! Doesn't help actually pick one however 

I'm near Swindon but use Bristol Kawasaki to get mine serviced. They've been brilliant over the past four years and I'm in there for a service every 3 months!

Why do you make the journey down to Bristol out of curiosity? I've done dafter things (I used to get my last bike serviced by Artdeans in Swindon when I lived in Coventry!) but just curious why you don't use Blade.

[Longtom]

I don't like the sound of "not cheap"! 

I'll be due for the first service (3750) in a month or so and it looks like a "kick the tyres" service with no actual work to be done. Hopefully they can't charge too much for that!

What I mean by 'not cheap' is that they charge what you would expect from a main dealer whereas going to some smaller private shops prices can be negotiated on occasion-in my experience.