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Well, in preperation for a long trip I'm taking in a few hours I took my Burgman to my dealer for its 4000 mile service.
The tech went to the computer, as before, and said something about "valve adjustment." Oh no, not that again! So I told him that the 650 didn't need the valves done until 14,500 miles. He went to the paper service manual, and found that I was, of course, correct.
So he made an appointment to do only the services listed.
The manual only showed a few more items than for the 600 mile service, so I expected the price to be similar: $175 - $200. It wasn't.
$438.00! W-T-H!
Because of my trip I really didn't have much choice, but yikes! This is economical transportation?!
I no longer have a garage at my house (it's been converted to an apartment for my brother and his wife), but I am going to figure out some place to do my own routine service from now on. I bought the service manual and have a few tools, and compared to $400 a pop at the dealer I can sure afford to buy more tools if needed.
My question is directed at riders in the USA. What did you pay for your 4K service?
The tech went to the computer, as before, and said something about "valve adjustment." Oh no, not that again! So I told him that the 650 didn't need the valves done until 14,500 miles. He went to the paper service manual, and found that I was, of course, correct.
So he made an appointment to do only the services listed.
The manual only showed a few more items than for the 600 mile service, so I expected the price to be similar: $175 - $200. It wasn't.
$438.00! W-T-H!
Because of my trip I really didn't have much choice, but yikes! This is economical transportation?!
I no longer have a garage at my house (it's been converted to an apartment for my brother and his wife), but I am going to figure out some place to do my own routine service from now on. I bought the service manual and have a few tools, and compared to $400 a pop at the dealer I can sure afford to buy more tools if needed.
My question is directed at riders in the USA. What did you pay for your 4K service?