dealership service, necessary for the 1st one or not?

[TheBikerStig]

Apparently its important to get the first service done at the dealership, or an approved one for your make of bike. For me this is inconvenient as fuck and sounds rather bullshit. Is there any truth in this?
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[chickenstrip]

What is "truth"?
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[wristjob]

is this on a brand new bike?
what sort of warrenty is offered by the dealer ?
some will depend on the bike.

on my latest bike i haggled the 1st service into the purchase price.
also the 1st service included removing factory set running in rev limmit and sortng out some new bike niggles q/s not working and a few other bits,all stuff coverd by sale of goods etc.
and being a bmw they got to do a couple of recalls (on a bike 3 weeks old!)
on my fz1 i rode it out of the dealer and it never went back.
i did my own servicing.

1st service is usually just an oil flush and check nothing has fallen off.

as for the legalities regarding warrenty vs non dealer service ive no idea.

[grr666]

Might make a difference in a warranty claim somewhere down the line. I'll only use supplying dealer for servicing etc(Fowlers)
until mines out of warranty. Then JHS racing is my nearest place. Although that could get expensive in other ways.
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[MattEMulsion]

My personal opinion is that if you buy a new bike/car then you should factor in dealer servicing up until the warranty expires. Why spend all that money on something then skimp on the running costs, especially when you are in danger of having a potential warranty claim rejected. Each to their own though.
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[Rogerborg]

You still have your statutory rights.

In order to maintain your explicit warranty, you need to read the terms of it and follow them.

For example, last time I checked, BMW did not require servicing at a Motorrad dealer in order to maintain the warranty on a new bike, but they did to maintain the extended warranty on a used bike.
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[ADSrox0r]

As I understand it, but cannot directly quote/prove; you can do the servicing yourself so long as OEM approved parts and consumables are used. Again, it's internets hearsay but I believe there have been a number of county court cases supporting this.
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[Jewlio Rides Again LLB]

Pesky EU law I believe? Block exemption or similar, though think it was argued on here whether or not is applied to cars and bikes, or just cars?

Borgy?
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[Bonnie Lad]

I believe an EU ruling said companies couldn't reject warranty claims if main dealer service departments weren't used, so long as whoever does the servicing uses approved parts

Whether dealers will make any warranty claims particularly easy if you've had the vehicle serviced elsewhere is another story

Personally I'd have any new bike/car main dealer serviced in the warranty period for this reason

[Rogerborg]

I don't believe so. Block exemption only ever applied to cars, and has expired. Marques are free to set their own rules for warranties.

I stress that those are always in addition to statutory rights. There's no law of which I'm aware that says that a manufacturer or retailer has to offer an explicit warranty.

OP will have to read his Suzuki warranty to see what it says.
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[andyscooter]

What happens if you need warranty work doing and book isn't stamped for first service

Is it worth it really
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[DJP]

I've always taken the view that a Japanese bike (and indeed most vehicles) is only likely to go wrong if there's an assembly fault. In which case, it's likely to go wrong early doors.

Hence I've always had the first service done by the supplying dealer so there's no quibble room if the bike does go tits up.

In reality, I've never had a Jap bike go wrong inside 5 years hence I DIY after the first oil change service.

BTW OP, nice choice of bike.
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[davebike]

Talk to the manufacturer I am an independent and have had customers get permission to use me fro first services
It may be possible depends on circumstances Honda certainly are or can be flexible
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[davebike]

Yes at least one got a letter from I think it was Honda !
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[woo]

bought my Grom brand new from the dealers and it has never been back there since.

I have done all servicing my self.
£120 for the dealer to change £10 oil and do a valve clearance check which all in costs me £10 for the oil and 10 minutes to check the valve clearances.

nope ill do it myself
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