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Posted by Troll
- April 20, 2016, 08:32:56 AMPlease don't take this the wrong way, but how does a motorcycle this old need a 12,000 mi. service?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 19, 2016, 22:03:56 PM I have been doing my own work, first off I just can not justify the $98.00 per hour shop rates the local Kaw shop charges. When I first bought my bike they also did not have a mechanic that I was happy with. Now they have a really good mechanic. I will say that with this forum I have been really fortunate in having people that can answer my questions in a very timely and concise manner. So far the hardest task I have had was the Valve check. I had never dealt with shims and so had a ton of questions about the way to go about it. Then I lucked in the Kaw shop laid off the good mechanic and he helped me out.
The 800 is a very simple bike to work on and is hard to mess up anything really. I have not done any Carb work either because I am not comfortable doing anything with it.
But if you can afford the cost of the maintenance plan then go for it.
Posted by CrshOverride
- April 19, 2016, 21:36:06 PMI just scheduled my 12k mile service and was wondering what everybody else paid (if they had it done by a shop). I'm thinking of purchasing a two-year maintenance plan from the shop rather than just paying for the service. There are a few other services covered (inspection, brake fluid, oil changes, etc.) as well as a free loaner bike while they have yours in the shop.
Unfortunately I'm not mechanically inclined enough to do everything involved, otherwise I'd take care of it myself and save a ton of money.