4600m service, how much?

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Fausto · #16 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:00 pm

Firestarter wrote:
falcomunky wrote:
Firestarter wrote:To all of you saying "do it yourself", do you do everything that the service schedule says you should do?
And then some.
Glad to hear it but do you believe that everyone else does?

Just to clear things up, I fully agree with the philosophy of maintaining your bike yourself (and I certainly wouldn't go to a stealer to get, say, a belly-pan or shock fitted), but can understand those that don't want to. But I will be getting this last service done by a dealer while it's still under warranty. Next time is another matter though

I can easily imagine that some owners (us lot excempt of course), lured by the potential savings, have a go at servicing their own bikes with their comprehensive chisel/hammer/visegrips toolkit. Ah it seems like only yesterday

!!

However with the benefit of much experience, increased maturity and a realisation that the right tool for the job isn't just an old saying I feel perfectly happy to tackle almost any job on my bikes/cars knowing I will do a good, safe job of it. It may take me 10 times as long as a workshop allocates but as I said earlier everything in the general vicinity of the initial job gets a good going over too.

Gio · #17 Post by **Gio** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:51 pm

Fausto wrote:It may take me 10 times as long as a workshop allocates but as I said earlier everything in the general vicinity of the initial job gets a good going over too.

So when its fantastic weather an you need a major servicing, you'll take 10 days over it rather than spend a bit and be riding it after 1 day?

I'm no mechanic so there are some things I'd never do, can't say what they are on this bike as I haven't looked at a service book, but on my old Blackbird I'd not do, timing chain, oil pump drive shaft, valves.

Fausto · #18 Post by **Fausto** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:09 pm

Gio wrote:

So when its fantastic weather an you need a major servicing, you'll take 10 days over it rather than spend a bit and be riding it after 1 day?

Ah but I do the servicing when the weather is crap

It's pissing down right now and my swingarm is coming off as we speak (not literally)

falcomunky · #19 Post by **falcomunky** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:24 pm

Gio wrote:I'm no mechanic so there are some things I'd never do, can't say what they are on this bike as I haven't looked at a service book, but on my old Blackbird I'd not do, timing chain, oil pump drive shaft, valves.

Then you will never 'know how' and will always rely upon a person/people/monkeys who may/may not know any more about the bike than you, 'cept they are prepared to read the manual!

And pay them handsomely fer their efforts too!!!

Gio · #20 Post by **Gio** » Wed May 09, 2007 7:43 pm

falcomunky wrote:
Gio wrote:I'm no mechanic so there are some things I'd never do, can't say what they are on this bike as I haven't looked at a service book, but on my old Blackbird I'd not do, timing chain, oil pump drive shaft, valves.
Then you will never 'know how' and will always rely upon a person/people/monkeys who may/may not know any more about the bike than you, 'cept they are prepared to read the manual!
And pay them handsomely fer their efforts too!!!

I'd not go to an Aprilia dealer, I prefer the people who understand the bike, who ride them and have 4 fingers and a thumb on each hand, unlike me.

Don't get me wrong I want to know what makes a bike tick, but there are some things I'm not sure about and never will be.

Viking · #21 Post by **Viking** » Thu May 10, 2007 12:42 am

Whilst I have yet to do much work on the Falco, I rebuilt the engine on my Honda a few times. Once you get the confidence up (and have the manual handy!) it's OK.

As with all things, it's a matter of confidence, taking your time and being careful. I fully expect that I will be doing all the work on my Falco myself soon enough. Just not right now.