Brian said:
abm said:
$480 for the 3500 mile service ????????? Is my dealer trying to crew me to the wall ??...
My dealer charged me the same. I later found that the software they were using included time for doing a valve job, which isn't needed on a 650.
I pointed out the error and got a $122 dollar refund.
$350+ is still a lot of money, but for those of us without tools, time, and experience it's the price we pay for having the coolest motorscooter on the planet. :wink:
Just a thought.
For $350 you can buy a lot of tools!
And that saving multiplies every time you do your own service.
You can have the best and most complete tool collection on earth after you do 6 or 8 services your self with all the savings garnered.
The experience you can get for nothing. :wink:
It's all here on the forum.
As for time, pick your own, not somebody elses schedule. (like the dealers)
A rainy afternoon when you can't ride etc.
Get a riding buddy to mentor you too if you have one.
Have him over for a beer, get him to show you how to do it.
Or, take it real slow, learn to do one thing at a time and pick our brains here on the forum.
Used to do all my own service on my 650 tin top years ago.
Back then it was more complicated.
You get a real feeling of accomplishment/independence when you aquire knowledge you can use over and over again
Then comes the day when you can help someone else learn.
You've arrived grasshopper! :wink:
Most of the labour on these scoots (I gather, don't have mine yet), is removing and replacing all the plastic parts)
I hate the idea of paying someone $75.00 an hour to do that.
Pretty simple stuff
Maybe I could ride the thing into the dealers for service naked! :wink:
No, the machine, not me!