Paddy will be proud.....

[j.silvs]

Go to my local bike shop to see how much to change my oil, filter and spark plugs as it was due. They quote £200 with parts. Parts alone = £55. Parts only it is.

Equipped with youtube, a PDF of my service manual, some tools and a mate we set off to do the unthinkable. 2 hours later and presto all done. Gave my mate a score so all together cost me £75!!

Result!!

Change coolant and brake pads next for a grand total of £45.

[P.addy]

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Feels good doesn't it!

[j.silvs]

Feels great. Scary when you go to start it first tho lol

[johnsmith222]

Good work man. Keep it up.

You'll be splitting crankcases in no time!

[j.silvs]

Cheers, will look at changing chain and sprockets soon too

[andys675]

£145 labour? that's fucking disgusting.

hour's work tops for any experienced bike mechanic, therefore an hours labour charge.

ok in a main dealer that could be £70, in tipton you could get it done for £25!

what is it a harley?
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[j.silvs]

Nope just a gsxr

Think it's due to being in central london!

[Supermoto_Fan]

2 new sparks, new air filter, oil filter and oil change cost me about £45 in parts and a couple of hours in time if that.

The best bit is once you've done it once it just gets easier and easier when it comes to doing it again! And the fact you've saved £50+ which when your young like me makes all the difference. If you've got the income to blow on a full dealer service history on your ducati etc etc then that's up to you
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[Rogerborg]

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[Nope.]

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[The Disapproving Brit]

This is why I haven't even considered taking mine to a garage. It's 30 years old, needs the brakes rebuilding, carbs cleaning and rebalancing, and generally a full service. I have no idea what the last owner did on it, so it's getting new filters, spark plugs and whatever else looks like it might be needed.

Doing it myself means it's going to be off the road for weeks rather than days, but it a) saves me a fortune, b) means I don't have to worry about any 'extras' sneaking into the job, and c) provides a great opportunity for me and the bike to get to know each other.
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[Sable]

Home doing services also makes it more affordable servicing your bike more regularly. Mine gets an oil change every 1k, and filter change every 2k. For filters and oil its less than £20 on my bike for the decent stuff. Castrol Power 1, K&N oil filter & TNT air filters. Better than the stuff most dealers put in Hasn’t seen a dealer scince 2k, fast approaching my 16k service which is a biggy though!

Also, well done! First ones always the hardest!

[Shinigami]

top for oil filter, if you can get your hand round it, wipe it down a bit, get some wide tape, tape on it then turn the tape round so it's sticky side out then wrap some more, gives you tonnes of grip on the filter
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[SQL]

Or get k&n filters, big arse nut on the top

[Supermoto_Fan]

Or you could use a oil filter wrench/chain
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[Lord Percy]

OP is your bike really complex or something? I thought home-service oil and spark plug changes was the norm for motorbiking. Did all mine - and more - within the first week of owning it! Learn as you go!

[bunglebubs]

Why is your dealer so expensive? My local Suzuki dealer services my gsxr along with an MOT and picking the bike up and dropping it off for £170!
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