1st. year of bike cost

[yanksskins]

oct.2012 buy bike. 600 mile check up was 175.00 then 3000 mile oil change 212.00 . the air shock pump blown fuse free, twice in 3 months. then at 8300miles 5000 oil change and new rear tire, rotate front tire and checks. 568.00 then at 9500 air pump stop working again but not fuse this time. was pump free. but last week at 10000 brake failure show up they change oil and flush old out. only 86.00 wow..... but can't wait next year for 13000 mile check up big$$$$ :yes::yes::yes::yes:. bob

 

[Chupaca]

so..!!

your feeling good about this or bad. Seems like a nice trips to over 10,000 miles and not out of the ordinary cost wise. Do you read the posts here regularly..??:roflblack: Your doing good. Sorry I do my own work so only refer to others posting..!! :dontknow:

 

[DR Buck]

I let the dealer take my cash for the 600 and 3000 mile services. I do all my own now. I'm just over 10K miles now. Most likely I will also do the 12k valve adjustment myself too. That way I can have my cash for farkles, which by far has been my biggest and most frequent expences. hyea:

 

[chuck gross]

valve adjust

My dealer no longer does the valve adjustment after charging so many customers to check the valves they have never ever found one that needs to be adjusted so now they just no longer check the valves for the 14'000 mile service and can save their customers some money. they do check them at 28,000

 

[yanksskins]

My dealer no longer does the valve adjustment after charging so many customers to check the valves they have never ever found one that needs to be adjusted so now they just no longer check the valves for the 14'000 mile service and can save their customers some money. they do check them at 28,000

thanks!!! try tell my dealer that don't need till 28000 see if say something! think the after the money:banghead: bob

 

[fispyder]

I waited until 28,000 miles to do valve check. All was in spec dealer said he hasn't found any that he did was out of spec. It's your dime. I do what maintenance I can dealer does the rest. If I looked at what I have spent at the dealer / frackles the last 3 years i would have a heart attack :yikes:. I figure its part of owning something that I get so much enjoyment from.:thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

thanks!!! try tell my dealer that don't need till 28000 see if say something! think the after the money:banghead: bob

Had the 28,000 done on my :spyder2: last fall, did not need any adjustment. Did not do a 14,000 on that unit. Did a 12,000 on my 2008 and that did not need an adjustment. It's your call--but the extra $600 or so to do it is worth considering.

 

[Spyder4Tess]

Did not do a 14,000 on that unit. Did a 12,000 on my 2008 and that did not need an adjustment. It's your call--but the extra $600 or so to do it is worth considering.

The "so" here is about $1100!

 

[yanksskins]

The "so" here is about $1100!

see $1100.00 is a lot a gasoline for bike. any many miles!! thanks bob

 

[Wiredux]

So I picked up this iPhone app called Road Trip. I plan on using this app to track all expenses for the 2014 I plan on getting. Will get a good figure of total cost for a year to include fuel and MPG and all service related stuff.


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