Service

[ChrisB]

The law has changed regarding the maintenance of vehicles, a manufacturer or dealer can't void your warranty if you use genuine parts and recommended quality lubricants. Fill your book in with all details of oil used etc and sign it yourself.
Do it yourself get receipts and keep them in your folder. £8.45 for a genuine Kawa filter and oil between £30 and £50 dependant on whose you use. Diff/final drive  oil is a GL5 grade, I use 75W 90 fully synthetic GL5 oil £12.50 for a litre and will last you a few changes, though on the first change I'd recommend draining old oil, refilling with new and running on centre stand in 2nd gear for a few minutes to flush out everything, drain again and refill with your new oil. I had my OE oil tested as it looked terrible, it was out of grade after 4200 miles and was only low quality mineral oil, manufacturers know it will last long enough to the first service and they let you pay for the expensive GL5 Synthetic oil from the dealer, same reason we need a 600 mile first service, the engine oil is low quality mineral oil, again they know it will make the 600 miles, their byeword is "It's running in oil". No it's cheap oil.
You'll save yourself £100 + for about an hours work.

Wile the law changed how cars and vans were dealt with under warranty, the new laws did not cover motorcycles. unless things have changed since I left the motor trade. Motor cycle manufacturers can still void a warranty and reject a claim if repairs and servicing were not completed by a franchised dealer. Things may have changed recently but I recommend that people check for certain before doing their own work during warranty time. Best to check rather than face the fight later.

[Lonewolf]

As far as I am aware even going back a number of years you could take your Kawasaki for example to a non Kwak dealer for a service and still get the book stamped without it jeapordising your FSH claim. 

[PRD]

Mine is always serviced by a non Kwaik dealer because I know and trust the guys.

[Lonewolf]

Mine is always serviced by a non Kwaik dealer because I know and trust the guys.

A BMW dealer? 

[nightrider]

Took mine to triumph at York and asked what they would give me in part ex against a new speed twin in standard trim with 31000m on it's a 2010 ,it has no service history after 8000m they said £4650 ,with fsh it would have been £5000 ,so that tells you what fsh is worth , after a good 200m blast have now decided I still love it and will be keeping it,

[O.C.]

Fair point, but a FSH isn't the only factor a dealer will use to arrive at a P/X valuation

[PRD]

The problem with the Gtr is that one looks at other bikes, tries them and realise how good GtR is.

[O.C.]

The problem with the Gtr is that one looks at other bikes, tries them and realise how good GtR is.

        Unfortunately for me the GTR had become too heavy     

[PRD]

        Unfortunately for me the GTR had become too heavy     

Shame. But you have a great bike now as well.

[O.C.]

Shame. But you have a great bike now as well.