Or eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty mile service as the handbook says, can anyone recall what this service cost you? Looking at the handbook there isn't a lot that actually needs doing, most of its inspect only, it doesn't even state there is an oil or oil filter change etc.
Only reason I ask is that mine is due and I have had quite a high quote today from a dealer, I was wondering if they had got the service mixed up with the next one which I think is a big one.
Ta.
If I recall the 18/19k service was just oil and filter. The big one was the next one and it was expensive because it was the head off and shims checking.
Quote from: Winston Smith on February 10, 2014, 09:29:25 PM
If I recall the 18/19k service was just oil and filter. The big one was the next one and it was expensive because it was the head off and shims checking.
You maybe thinking of the 15k service there , as it does seem, according to the book, that absolutely nothing is changed, only checked ! :undecided: seems a little pointless having one at that mileage unless you like to change the oil every 3k, which isn't a bad thing i guess. :surrender:
I was quoted £400 for the 19k service, they must have misunderstood which service I was looking for. Going to call them back in the morning.
Steve ... Ask Asif to look at my old paperwork ... I think it's a 16000 mile service and it was cheapish ... Just to get you ready for the big one at 24000 ... Oils and filters and labour ...£130 or somewhere around that mark. .... I think ! :undecided:
Quote from: The Wolf on February 10, 2014, 10:59:10 PM
I was quoted £400 for the 19k service, they must have misunderstood which service I was looking for. Going to call them back in the morning.
Is that plus VAT ?
I would be concerned if its a Kwak agent making that mistake. I'll only expect that for a valve check service at 24k !
When mine is due, probably by the end of the year, it will go to the FJR club workshop, Fudge Motorcycles, cheaper than anywhere else, warranty maintained and will be done right.
I think the valve check is quite tricky if you've never done it before, so best left to those that know i feel.....not something i'd attempt anyway. :wacko: :sweatdrop: :surrender:
Yeah I don't mind paying £400 for the big service but as you said, virtually everything for the 19k service is check only, it doesn't even state they will change the oil.
I seem to remember my dealer saying that the 3,750 mile service is charged at two hours, as kawasaki recommend that brakes are stripped fully at that time, as well as the incidental "checks" in the book. Mine (at around 3,500 miles) also included an oil and filter change, as it was due on a time basis.
Steve .... You are in for a big shock then " if I don't mind paying £400 for the big service " .... Weeks before I sold the Gtr it was booked in for the 24000 mile service ... And I went to the dealer to speak to the mechanics ... They were surprised to have a customer who was actually going to have such a big job done. I was a bit of a celebrity for a while.... The mechanic chap said it was mostly labour as the entire fairing comes off and they do all sorts of things but he assured me it would be " as sweet as a nut " .. Which it was anyway ..... About £750 is what I was looking at. :eek: :eek:
Just has the 18k done on the K16 (6c 24v) which is the big one. £380 (at BMW prices :whistling:) which makes ownership cheaper than my old Kwak :innocent: :eek:
Quote from: Winston Smith on February 11, 2014, 05:57:18 PM
Just has the 18k done on the K16 (6c 24v) which is the big one. £380 (at BMW prices :whistling:) which makes ownership cheaper than my old Kwak :innocent: :eek:
Chris, surely ownership costs must also include the initial purchase cost :whistling:
There is no tongue in cheek avatar!
I rang them back and yes they quoted me correctly apparently but did offer to reduce it to £260 if I didn't want the shims doing. I'm a bit confused if I'm honest as the service book states for the 19k mile service it doesn't need anything, everything is check only. They said they would do an oil change, air filter change and clean out the callipers which to be fair is good practice and something I would want doing in any case.
It still seems a bit steep to me. A local dealer has said they will do the service for £160 but I can probably do it a bit cheaper myself and then just keep the receipts to prove that the work has been done.
It's an option anyway.
Shims aren't due until the next one, unless it's the age they're going on
The next service, the 22.5k service is the one which I'm going to have to fork out on and that's fair enough, but I resent paying over the odds unnecessarily.
Quote from: The Wolf on February 11, 2014, 11:40:48 PM
The next service, the 22.5k service is the one which I'm going to have to fork out on and that's fair enough, but I resent paying over the odds unnecessarily.
Steve, if you really do resent paying over the odds unnecessarily for servicing, well dont. Simply keep the oil and filters clean and it will run forever. We have been brainwashed into following manufacturers service intervals, It's a load of bol-----. I have used single vehicles for over 2 hundred 50 thousand miles and they have NEVER had valve shims done. If your bike needed the valve shims doing it would tell you, by either not starting/or sounding like a bag of spanners, ditto for spark plugs, if they were needed the bike would run rough, or not start !!!!! Does it?. I spoke to the NGK spark plug people at the NEC bike show, and when I told them that Kawasaki recommended we change the plugs at 7500 miles!!! they fell about laughing, what does that tell you?. My advice would be save your money and put it towards your next bike. :wink:
I've heard the above said several times before, with a little mechanical knowledge and common sense, all should be fine.
Lets face it, PX a bike with FSH looks good, but the difference in price your offered doesn't make up for the amount you've spent on service costs.
Obviously if you have a warranty and given the issues that these bikes have had, it may pay to keep the service schedule up to date if your unsure.
But for an engine this size, schedules are very frequent indeed for a sports tourer. :surrender:
Quote from: Ant on February 12, 2014, 08:26:52 AM
I've heard the above said several times before, with a little mechanical knowledge and common sense, all should be fine.
Lets face it, PX a bike with FSH looks good, but the difference in price your offered doesn't make up for the amount you've spent on service costs.
Obviously if you have a warranty and given the issues that these bikes have had, it may pay to keep the service schedule up to date if your unsure.
But for an engine this size, schedules are very frequent indeed for a sports tourer. :surrender:
Spot on, I know that when I take my bikes in to px them they are always mint, and it is plainly obvious that they are well serviced and well cared for. My dealer never even asks about service history.
I've still got some extended warranty on the bike till March 2015, so I have to be mindful that I don't jeopardise that. I used to service my 2007 GTR and I found it remarkably easy to navigate my way around it and I did all the servicing on that as far as I can recall.
The newer GTR isn't that much different, certainly this service is going to be down to me but I will be changing the oil & air filter etc even though the service book doesn't state it needs doing. I'll just lock myself away in the garage this weekend and crack on with it. :mfr_lol:
Quote from: The Wolf on February 12, 2014, 11:43:58 PM
I've still got some extended warranty on the bike till March 2015, so I have to be mindful that I don't jeopardise that. I used to service my 2007 GTR and I found it remarkably easy to navigate my way around it and I did all the servicing on that as far as I can recall.
The newer GTR isn't that much different, certainly this service is going to be down to me but I will be changing the oil & air filter etc even though the service book doesn't state it needs doing. I'll just lock myself away in the garage this weekend and crack on with it. :mfr_lol:
Come and do mine as well
I change my oil, oil filter, air filter, diff oil, remove the brake pads and clean, and generally go all around the bike every 2500 miles, it does not cost a fortune and i always get my mate who wns the garage to stamp my book, many have asked why i change the oil as often as modern day oils last so much longer, because i can and want to is my answer.
I shall be "listning" to my bike as usual and if it needs anything it gets it, usually petrol.
Alan
Well the bike is now all content and finely tuned. :clap:
I did the oil filter and oil change myself along with the air filter and final gear oil. Got the parts discounted from a local bike shop that I use often and then got the dealer to do the service as specified in the handbook which they described as being basically a pre delivery inspection, they charged me a very respectful £70.
It dawned on me at the last minute that it also needed its first MOT, so that's also been done today without any issues. Less than £100 for an MOT and service including a stamp in the book. That's what I call a top result.
Quote from: The Wolf on February 21, 2014, 08:57:06 PM
Well the bike is now all content and finely tuned. :clap:
I did the oil filter and oil change myself along with the air filter and final gear oil. Got the parts discounted from a local bike shop that I use often and then got the dealer to do the service as specified in the handbook which they described as being basically a pre delivery inspection, they charged me a very respectful £70.
It dawned on me at the last minute that it also needed its first MOT, so that's also been done today without any issues. Less than £100 for an MOT and service including a stamp in the book. That's what I call a top result.
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