If I take my bike to a garage, will I get ripped off?

[EarthFromObse...]

I'm a new rider & I have no experience with motorised mechanics of any kind.

I'm a fairly trusting person, I think it makes the world a nicer place for me if I act in this way, but I'm not an idiot, some of my friends suggest that taking my bike to a garage will result in hundreds of pounds of unnecessary work being done. I don't know what to think.

My bike appears to have a small problem according to a few more experienced riders I know, although none of them can put their finger on exactly what the problem is, I've organised for a friend of a friend who knows bike mechanics very well to look at it, but it might turn out that I need a professional to fix it.

I live in Stafford in the midlands, anyone know of any nearby trustworthy garages around the area at all?

I welcome all good advice.
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I'm the great pretender, as in, I don't really know what I'm talking about, be kind please.

[Matt B]

Maybe if you told us what bike you ride and what the fault is somebody may have some advice regarding how to sort it and what it could cost...
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[DrSnoosnoo]

I think you need to know what's up with your bike first. You can't go into the garage and say, my friends think something is up with my bike.

That will cost you money because then the mechanic will spend loads of time trying to find out what you're on about and then have to fix it.
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[EarthFromObse...]

It's a CPI suv 125cc 2012 model.
It cuts out whilst idling unless we up the revs to stupid levels.

It also has a problem going anywhere above 1st gear, clicking up a gear the bike revs up through the roof and it doesn't matter if I roll off the throttle, it just keeps the revs, on top of that it provides no extra power to the wheels. I know I'm not going into a false neutral, but I'm stumped otherwise.
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I'm the great pretender, as in, I don't really know what I'm talking about, be kind please.

[Rogerborg]

[Marmalade]

It'll be a fair ride on a 125 but if you fancy a day out, get it to Salisbury and we can both pull it apart and clean out your carb.

Day out, learn something and get your bike fixed all for price of a tank of fuel or two.
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[N cee thirty]

my mate works at stafford motorcycles and they might be able to help you out
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