DIY or Dealership? The Cost of Maintaining Your Motorcycle
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- We all know that it's cheaper to do at least basic maintenance yourself, but how cheap can it really be? Parts and labor vary from dealer to dealer, but learning to handle the basics yourself can save you a BOATLOAD of cash.
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$2000 service! Wow! Service labor is outta control. I thought maybe $600 in labor and maybe $1100 total.
I did the 600 mile service on my R18 and swapped the air filter to a K&N.
It’s a fairly typical service.
You can do the valve check if you can do the other service items.
I’m going to swap my transmission fluid to Redline shockproof. It did wonders in my Harley. Just curious how the Amsoil did in your R18?
I did watch your video series on that stuff, but I don’t have a BMW as you know, but it was very informative
And yes, doing your own maintenance saves a lot of money, which I have started to do on my own Harley Davidson
Thank you sir! Like I say, I've been a fluid, filters, brakes kinda guy for many years. It wasn't even honestly a money thing so much as I like knowing my bike (or 4 wheels) a bit better in case something comes up.
I'm sure this scenario is fairly similar for any brand. Labor has gone through the roof, and it makes it that much easier to just DIY
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$2000 service! Wow! Service labor is outta control. I thought maybe $600 in labor and maybe $1100 total.
I did the 600 mile service on my R18 and swapped the air filter to a K&N.
It’s a fairly typical service.
You can do the valve check if you can do the other service items.
I’m going to swap my transmission fluid to Redline shockproof. It did wonders in my Harley. Just curious how the Amsoil did in your R18?
Yep, now I have heard from many people that BMW (maybe all brands) can vary pretty wildly from dealer to dealer. I've heard of people paying $1,000+ for the break in service. I will likely do valves myself at some point, but that's the one thing I'd prefer to check the box on at a dealer while under warranty.
It has only been a week or so since I did it, but seems fine. BMW used 75-90 in the boxers up until the R18 as I understand it and have switched the new 1300 boxers to the 70-80 the R18 uses. A lot of speculation that it is strictly for emissions/fuel economy regulations, and I've heard several folks either use the old 75-90 from BMW or another brand. The 70-80 is incredibly expensive. The dealer I go to quoted $87 per 500ml, and they would have had to order it. I would have used the BMW 75-90, but it has become difficult to source. Amsoil is much cheaper (possibly better) and easy to get.
@@Chasing.Adventure my dealer sold me 75/90 for the final drive. 7oz was like $15.
I hadn’t changed the gearbox yet because I only have 1800 miles on my bike. Redline shockproof trans oil is 75/90.