How close to 600 do you have to be, for the 600 mile service?

[SpydeRider2010]

in a week's worth of riding back and forth to work everyday...
I can rack up 320+ miles. so from one weekend to the next,
having your oil changed as close to the "exact" mileage, shows
good intent on your part to have it serviced in the manner the
owners manual "suggests".

you probably won't ever replace an engine because you've
changed the oil in it too many times. but you do run the risk
if you stretch out the mileage too far, "between" oil changes.

 

[pondboss]

Mileage

Had my 600 done today at 743.. No problem~:sour:

 

[jhutch713]

I had mine done at 820.0 no problem...

 

[happyspyder2039]

I had mine done at 820.0 no problem...

My RT-S has 920 & will have another 30 by the time i drop it off this coming up Friday. I talked to my Service dept. & was told as long as it gets done its fine. 600 is just a #

 

[finless]

My RT-S has 920 & will have another 30 by the time i drop it off this coming up Friday. I talked to my Service dept. & was told as long as it gets done its fine. 600 is just a #

I talked with Eric Dane at Bert's Mega Mall. He told me the same thing. The 600 mile is not a "better do it now" thing. I will probably have 900 on mine when I bring it in to him July 5th. He said that was cool. As long as you have it done in a reasonable period around the 600 mile zone.

Bob

 

[Chupaca]

Guidelines..!!

It's a guideline. This is an important service and will help you if anything should go array. They need to make sure things are operating properly and all the work and updates were done properly. They can always claim an issue could or should have been caught at the first service. I always let them do this service after which I do all my own work. Run it by for a buds check at suggested service intervals. So in my opinion don't push it...you could probably go 10,000 miles but again if anything happens you can't claim you had the shake down service...jmo :thumbup:

 

[finless]

you could probably go 10,000 miles but again if anything happens you can't claim you had the shake down service...jmo :thumbup:

That's Exactly what Eric said to me. It's not about violating the BEST service but if you take it in for warranty work, and you did not do the required dealer checks, then it's hard for them to determine warranty vs not and if it was caused by not getting things properly taken care of. It made perfect sense to me.

Bob

 

[reverendg]

I guess spyder dealers are pretty forgiving on the numbers. I grew up around mechanics and spent some time in aviation maintenance myself, in those areas there was usually a "window", usually plus or minus 10 percent of the hours/miles specified. For cars and service intervals, I have always tried to stay within 100 miles of the actual number (say every 5000 miles) so as to never have any questions if a warranty service was needed. I figured within 5 percent of 600 for my own RT, and am on my way to pick it up shortly. It did give me an excuse to go bombing around for an hour between rain storms, and drop her off at the dealer with 599 on the ticker.

 

[Daisyjoe]

Had my first (600 mile check) yesterday. 1504 miles on speedometer. Bought bike right before trip to Maggie Valley for owners' event. I usually try to take it in around recommended mileage, but sometimes it just doesn't work out.

 

[ARtraveler]

That first 600 mile service is the most critical. I don't recommend going to much over 1000 miles--but also, sometimes we cannot get in at the exact time or mileage that we want.

Our new 2011 purchased and picked up on a Thursday had over 750 miles on it by Sunday. We took it in for the check up the following week with almost 1400 miles on it. No problems, but we did not ride the new machine agressively. The :spyder2: did not have any protests or problems.

 

[diesel-dawg]

Did mine last week at 585 miles....

 

[jpschulte]

How much should one expect to pay for this service?

Don't listen to the dealers advice. It is the lawyers that will call the shots if something goes wrong inside the engine. If I thought I was going to be late for the service, I would do it myself and keep the receipts and make a log entry myself. This is entirely legal. As far as 'catching things' - yeah right things they didn't catch pre-delivery you think they will catch at the 600 mile ?

Could you share your thoughts / experience on paying for this initial service? And, how long should it take?

 

[ARtraveler]

Most oil change/check over services cost around $250-$300. I know, sticker shock time. You can probably have your Rolls Royce oil changed for around that price. Time varies--most dealers do it in about 2-2 1/2 hours. At $100 per hour labor, that is most of your cost on the service.

Will you get your bike back in two plus hours if you wait around for it to be done? That depends on your dealer.

Some dealers want you to drop the bike off, and then take days before they even work on it. Ooops--that's for another thread.

 

[cyclelover63]

520 MILES and $249.00 before our Maggie Valley trip...app 2 hours​