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Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:09 pm
by maddiedog
Not necessarily, lots of Hondas involve messing with shims for valve adjustments. The clearances might not be the same either.
I'd see if you could find a service manual for your bike, just to make sure you don't accidentally misadjust them.
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:51 pm
by you you
gn2 wrote:I think that with the profit margin being so small on a scooter the the increased servicing regime benefits the dealer by boosting their turnover/income.
To date I have had five services done on my PCX for a total of £550ish.
Add that to the initial purchase price of £2270 and it's still cheaper than a Vespa would have been over the same timeframe and mileage.
Moving on, now that my warranty is due to expire in the next couple of months I will be doing my own servicing which will cost practically nothing.
£550. For how many miles?
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:15 pm
by gn2
Last service was the 10,000 mile one.
Since February this year my usage has significantly increased and I have been doing roughly 1000 miles a month.
That £550 includes hire of some very tasty motorcycles, last time I had a brand spanking new NC700X in red with less than 300 miles on the clock.
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:18 pm
by you you
gn2 wrote:Last service was the 10,000 mile one.
Since February this year my usage has significantly increased and I have been doing roughly 1000 miles a month.
That £550 includes hire of some very tasty motorcycles, last time I had a brand spanking new NC700X in red with less than 300 miles on the clock.
And how many warranty claims have you made?
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:08 pm
by gn2
One pending.
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:18 pm
by maddiedog
What for, out of curiosity?
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:34 pm
by gn2
Patience, all will be revealed in time.
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:21 pm
by you you
Hope it's a big one after paying £550 for 10,000 miles of servicing
That's twice as much as my Audi cost
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:13 am
by gn2
Your Audi didn't cost £2270 to purchase though.
In a way you're right, £275 annual servicing bill for a £2270 vehicle is pretty ludicrous.
I was happy to pay that price for the warranty and convenience and the fun days riding big bikes, but after October it will be strictly d-i-y.
Re: 6 month service intervals?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 4:47 am
by you you
gn2 wrote:Your Audi didn't cost £2270 to purchase though.
In a way you're right, £275 annual servicing bill for a £2270 vehicle is pretty ludicrous.
I was happy to pay that price for the warranty and convenience and the fun days riding big bikes, but after October it will be strictly d-i-y.
And to be fair to the dealer almost £100 of the £550 is VAT. Lets not go there......
