Do you service your bike?

[qwerty killer]

How many ppl on hear service there bike yourself?

I have my 1st service comming up next week and its just an oil change i gess. Im only paying for parts as its my 1st one, but TBH i would like to do it myself so i can get to know the bike and learn step by step. Ill take it in for the first one might as well as its free, but what about the 3k service then 6k is it just a case of giving it a looking over making its all working right then clean the air filter, oil change.

If i could get a heads up that would be great, ta.

stu

[NSR Mick]

I do everything myself. There is not a single thing I would trust anyone else to touch on my bike.

Can cause warranty issues though depending on the age of the bike if you dont let the dealer do it.
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[Cigaro]

Pretty much anything on a bike is easy to do yourself as long as you have the motivation and the proper tools.

I used to do everything from oil and chain to tyres and brakes on my C90. No job took me more than an hour.

[Itchy]

I do all my servicing myself , and with your CBR125 it should be easy , you only need a ring spanner for the oil, the filter 99% of the time you can remove with your bare hands IF you can degrease the body of it (sand works ok), also an oil can one of those sideways oil catchers saves alot of hassle.

I used to be I won't do this and that , namely brakes , electrics and engine internals,

I'll now do brakes , electrics and changed the clutch on the NTV once and did its valves.

a 10 p crush washer is handy too.
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[cestrian]

My local Suzuki dealer wouldn't carry out a full service, he said if the engine sounded OK there was no need to check/adjust the valve clearances. Now I just order the parts from the dealer I got the bike from, complete the service myself and the rest is sorted by him

[lee8040]

i always do my own service and glad i do after i bought my old bike from my father in law. he had a bike he didnt use but kept it in good condition, he got it fully serviced costing over £300 but only by me looking they didnt put any oil back in.

[ruffriders]

my miles on my bike are 760miles and the service was surposed to bin at 600miles but couldnt get the money but now its booked for tomorrow and cause iv done more than i should of would that mess up my warranty
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[Nb]

I service my current bike myself, theres too many crooks around these days who will take maximum cash for minimum work...
My previous bike was new and i got them to the first service since it was free, but for 10k miles after that i did it myself.
Get a haynes manual and do it yourself, if your a total noob ask your oldman to help you.
For draining your oil i can reccomend this from HG https://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/products_id/1719
Saves so much time pissing about with old oil cans.
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[doggone]

Best let the dealer do the first one because otherwise your warranty will not be valid.
After that that you can be less fussy and do basic stuff like oil & filter change yourself.

[Itchy]

[stinkwheel]

As has been said, get the dealer to do the first shakedown service.

Warranties are a pain in the arse. In the case of a claim you would need to be able to show the bike had been competantly serviced according the the schedule or serviced by the dealer (which in my experience is not necessarily the same thing as competantly serviced).

In the unlikely event that I were to buy a new bike again, I would have it serviced by a local mechanic who I trust to actually do the work and to do it properly until the warranty runs out then service it myself. I would however get the dealer to do the shakedown, they can be trusted to at least change the oil.

Last time I bought a new bike, I had it dealer serviced the first few times. They charged £260 a time for what later transpired to be nothing more than an oil and filter change. The fork oil, plug, air filter, coolant and tappets had never been touched despite being marked off on the tick-sheet- I don't care how good your socket set is, you can't remove a painted alloy tappet inspection cover without marking it. I have also seen 12 month old coolant and fork oil and this was WAY past that.
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[phk6]

do every thing my self, i dont trust any one else to do it, and why pay some one else to do a job that i can do my self. If theres a big job im doing i chekc if i need any special tools or larger tools, and i bring them home from work.

only thing the dealer does is change my tires, but i drop the wheels and put them back on.
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[highland biker]

I changed the oil on my srad recently and its developed a small leak from the sump plug somehow .

[Finglonga]

Once the bike was out the service/warranty period I started doing everything myself.
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[The Tot]

I do specific things myself - such as oil changes, brake pads, bulbs and such like. But because i don't have a well stocked garage or tools, i leave stuff like forks and shocks and engine and C&S to the workshop. I don't trust dealers, but i trust independent small garages or under the arches sort of jobs.

But i have had first time mishaps that have cost me.

threading the sump bolt whilst torquing up! Needed retapping
sheared off 3 caliper bolts after servicing my bike whilst torquing up!

So it's cost me more to repair, but now i tend to do stuff myself - repaired the bike after the crash myself but engine swap left to garage.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[Phoenix]

Do everything myself except carb balancing and valve adjustments because they're both jobs I hate and can't be bothered doing. They only need doing once in a blue moon and i've got a couple of mechanics i'm friendly with so can get it done for under £50 as and when. Also have to get chain and tyres done for me as I don't have the equipment.

Things like fluid changes, filters, suspension, clutch, brakes, sparkplugs are all relatively straightfoward to do yourself if you've got a manual handy, and once you've done it on one bike they're nearly all the same so only need to learn once really. You will save a lot of money doing the small things yourself.

Cars are different however, as quite frequently things like oil and filter changes are cheaper to get done for you than they are to do yourself. I had Kwik Fit do an oil and filter on my last car because it was £25 for mobil1 semi synth and a filter, would've cost me more than that to buy the stuff and then the hassle of doing it.

[chris-red]

[Itchy]

[Mudskipper]

[garth]

Yeah I do. Fuck paying labour, and I know it's done right.
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[gmanxiii]

Im learning to do the work at the moment, bikes going off road for a week whilst i do major servicing on it. Gonna need to learn how to do the valves and carb balancing, carb cleanng, brake pads, and possibly change/repair the clutch.

Oil change is a piece of piss, I kept putting it off but then stiffler showed me how to do it and i was well surprised. I've started disassembling a spare set of carbs last night to be cleaned and again was surprised how simple it is (just lots of little parts). I think the more you start doing the easier and more confident you will be with tackling bigger jobs. A manual of some sort helps too, oh and the workshop section of BCF .
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VFR400NC30 > ZZR600 > CBR600FX > CBR1000rr

[t121anf]

old bike so i do it myself.

bike in warranty get someone who can stamp the book to so it, be it main dealer or back street garage.

[highland biker]

[Itchy]

Just go to any bike shop and ask for one, best case you get it free like at speedy , worse case you pay 15-20p for it,
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