24,000km Service

[The_Dover]

My gixxer is due it's 24000km service very shortly, too bloody shortly, and I've heard it's a pricey one.:shit:

Anyone else had their gixxer's 24000km service done recently and what did it cost?

Or a ballpark figure??

[bugjuice]

I had the 636 24k done, checking the valve clearances etc and all sorts of stuff. cost me best part of 4 hundy i think.. i thiiiiink..
just had the 30 thou done..

[Shaun]

1 Zillllion $ to you sir Bahahahahahaha

[The_Dover]

1 Zillllion $ to you sir Bahahahahahaha

are you an authorised suzuki dealer and do you accept lucky charms as payment?

[Whynot]

My gixxer is due it's 24000km service very shortly, too bloody shortly, and I've heard it's a pricey one.:shit:

Anyone else had their gixxer's 24000km service done recently and what did it cost?

Or a ballpark figure??

just change the oil and lube the chain ..... it'll be fine ;)

[Cajun]

24,000km on the 600 cost $150 and that involves the valves.

But i also delivery it with out lower fairing, which in turn saves about 1hr worth of labour charge (even tho it takes 30 mins max to put off and on)

[Fishy]

24,000km on the 600 cost $150 and that involves the valves.


Crikey!! I got charged $190 for the 1000k service and that was as basic as they get!.

[Edbear]

PM Classic_Z, or ph.his w/shop, 09-424 0477, he's just doing a service on an ST2 Duc that the owner was quoted a zillion dollars and up to 14 days to do! He'll have it ready in two days and only a quarter of a zillion... I suspect the owner of said Ducati will be very pleased.

[The_Dover]

Thanks guys,

I need it done at an suzuki service agent to get the warranty book stamped.

You never know when these fookin suzukis are gonna die on you.

[cowpoos]

ring the workshop at a suzuki shop and ask you bloody tit!!

[The_Dover]

ring the workshop at a suzuki shop and ask you bloody tit!!

you'd think so eh?

but when I rang around to get a price for the 750s 6000km service I was given figures from $160 up to $260.

I took it to Holeshot who quoted about $160 and ended up paying about $250 including $25 for an oil filter than I can get over the counter for $15 and fifty bucks worth of motul.

I want to try Mr Motorcycles in Pukekohe asI've heard good things about them but I'll see if they respond to my email and what price they come up with.

The bike WILL be going in sans plastique as I'll be fucked if I'm paying a mechanic $100 an hour for something I can fuck up myself.

[Cajun]

10-May-04 1,040 First Service(1000kms) $100
3-Sep-04 5,559 6,000 km service, bmc air filter added, irdium spark plugs added, $120 + (oill filter i brought earlyer)
27- dec-04 11,600 12,000km service $120 + (oill filter i brought earlyer)
25-Aug-05 17,900 18,000km service $148
23-Feb-06 24,190 24,000 Service $120 + $20 (oillfilter i brought earlyer, also included 30mins of them setting up supesnion suggust by robert taylor)
2-Oct-06 29,350 30,000km service, $100 (did myself for oil filter )

Fishy you guys must get riped up there for serving
From excel spreadsheet i have complted of what i have spend on bike in time owning it

[SPman]

My gixxer is due it's 24000km service very shortly, too bloody shortly, and I've heard it's a pricey one.:shit:


There is, of course, the "traditional" fix for that.............just involves a bit of pain and trauma and............viola!

No 24000K servicing worries!

[Fishy]

I want to try Mr Motorcycles in Pukekohe asI've heard good things about them but I'll see if they respond to my email and what price they come up with.


They seem like a pretty good bunch in there mate, I have spoken to them before about servicing and they have a guy there who has a lot of experience with sports bike etc as most of them out there mainly work on quads and chook chasers.

[DMNTD]

Hell I was given an estimate of 4-$600 for my ZX :mellow:
Fairly big job it is man from what I've been told

[The_Dover]

yeah, someone mentioned 8 hours labour which at the rates I've been paying would be about 600 bucks.

Plus oil and filter.

[Cajun]

Hell I was given an estimate of 4-$600 for my ZX :mellow:
Fairly big job it is man from what I've been told

that seams a shit load for a 24,000 service over all,
i could expect that if chaning a cam chain or simlar, but not just a service were checking valves etc. and new oil/filter and check over.

Some of you guys must get riped, all mine where done thru local suzuki dealer motogb at the mount

[The_Dover]

i think in auckland it's a case of

-check valve clearance
-have a shit
-have a coffee and a smoke
-check next valve clearance
-have another smoke
-hmm, must be time for a coffee too, the customer is payin
-check next valve clearance
-repeat until you lose track of where you had got to and then start again.
-give up, put bike back together, stamp warranty book, fudge timesheet, have coffee, add bit more to timesheet, send bill

[DMNTD]

that seams a shit load for a 24,000 service over all,
i could expect that if chaning a cam chain or simlar, but not just a service were checking valves etc. and new oil/filter and check over.

Some of you guys must get riped, all mine where done thru local suzuki dealer motogb at the mount

Aparently the head comes off....cams out etc...after that I switched off as all I know how to do is put gas in the thing and twist the right hand :innocent:
My usual services cost around the $160 mark unless I change the oil/filter myself

[Fishy]

yeah, someone mentioned 8 hours labour which at the rates I've been paying would be about 600 bucks.

Plus oil and filter.

For that sort of money you could make a back up copy of a suzuki dealers stamp to stamp your service book :yes:

Or you could get someone to borrow one from a suzuki dealer :yes:

[Cajun]

or just ask the suzuki dealer to stamp the book nicely if you know them,

[boomer]

Mines due any minute Dover, i asked AMPS last week and they quoted me 6-7 hours labour just for the valves. then EVERYTHING else gets a check and change(if necassary) too.

i've got the service/maintenance schedule here;

24k's

fuel line
throttle operation
air cleaner
spark plug
valve clearance - Ouch!!
engine oil
engine filter
engine idle speed
radiator coolant
cooling system
secondary air supply
drive chain
drive chain slider
brake fluid
brake pad wear
brake system
brake light switch
headlight aim
clutch system
side stand
suspension
nuts, bolts & fasteners
wheels/tires
steering head bearings



here's my bills so far for the year (to the month) ;

1st service - $242
2nd service - $184
3rd service - $184
4th service - $184
replace front brake pads - $120
intermittant service ( to go to Taupo, just an oil & filter change ) - $155.50
insurance claim - excess $300
5th service due - $gonna hurt!

5 sets of tyres @ far too much money!

[Shaun]

It is basicall a 3 hour job if no shims need changing including oil and filter

[The_Dover]

is that including coffee breaks?

thanks Shaun, I'm just trying to avoid the feeling of being robbed that I've had for the last two services.

[Cajun]

Looks of the attached file is what needs to be done at 24,000

brake fluid simple easy enough to do yourself, and i like to do once a year 18 months anyway.

Most of it is just inspect and well it sorta thing the average motorcyclist with half a brain watches/checks if they are warn out need replacing.

[The_Dover]

thanks Cajun.

I don't have required half a brain but my pit bitch does and he does all that shit fairly regular like anyway.

Brake fluid was all done when lines and rotors were changed.

[Cajun]

No worrys more you can take off list of them to check cheaper it should be,

I normally just tell dealer what i want checked in this service.

i have the whole service manual for the k5/k6 in pdf format if ya keen?

[The_Dover]

Just got an email reply from Mr Motorcycles in Puke and have been quoted approx $370 parts and labour which sounds good to me so I'm gonna book the old hack in.

Big ups to Mr Motorcycles for a prompt reply and what looks like a competitive quote.

[silverado]

$252.00 for 6K service at Colemans.

And the hose from the fuel tank wasn't put on properly so it was a lot of fun when it leaked whilst I was riding around a corner. The rear wheel got covered with fuel and the engine cut out.

I managed to go around the corner like Jeremy clarkson in a ferrari and come to a halt.

12K service will be at Mr Motorcycle me thinks..

[Scouse]

Just got an email reply from Mr Motorcycles in Puke and have been quoted approx $370 parts and labour which sounds good to me so I'm gonna book the old hack in.

Big ups to Mr Motorcycles for a prompt reply and what looks like a competitive quote.Mr chook chasers will prolly get Bubba to cervix it for ya cos he is the biggest boy in the shop an they dont off'n git sumat wiv more than one cylender an some valves to cervix

[Lou Girardin]

Hey Dover you could try Bike Sport in Helensville, the Tech has a great rep. Or, you could go to your last dealer and pay twice as much as for your 12,000 service. I hear things are tight there.

[Ixion]

Mr chook chasers will prolly get Bubba to cervix it for ya cos he is the biggest boy in the shop an they dont off'n git sumat wiv more than one cylender an some valves to cervix

Hm. considering the assortment of ZX6Rs ZX10s, GSXR750s , GSXR1000s, Bandits, Boulevards, Vulcans and other assorted ironmongery that they have for sale: I rather think they may have some passing aquaintance with multi cylinder engines

[The_Dover]

Hey Dover you could try Bike Sport in Helensville, the Tech has a great rep. Or, you could go to your last dealer and pay twice as much as for your 12,000 service. I hear things are tight there.

I would try them if I was up north but Puke is more convenient these days and I they have a pretty good rep.

I'm trying to avoid that Lou, paying through the nose for crap service.

[SixPackBack]

$252.00 for 6K service at Colemans.

And the hose from the fuel tank wasn't put on properly so it was a lot of fun when it leaked whilst I was riding around a corner. The rear wheel got covered with fuel and the engine cut out.

I managed to go around the corner like Jeremy clarkson in a ferrari and come to a halt.

12K service will be at Mr Motorcycle me thinks..

Colemans..........never again.

[Gremlin]

fucken pussies... I have never had a service cost me less than $444... including my little zzr250... most expensive has been around $670 ish I think.

Since I don't ride my bike to church on sundays... I figure the bike needs to be looked after, and if thats the price, so be it.

You might also end up better off if you find a bike shop you like, have a relationship with them, etc. Things like servicing etc, it helps if the mechanic has a history with the bike, instead of having to try and find out. Stuff like loaners, bit of slack here and there, all comes easier when you know each other...

[The_Dover]

fucken pussies... I have never had a service cost me less than $444... including my little zzr250... most expensive has been around $670 ish I think.

that's cos you ride fucken shitters

[boomer]

fucken pussies... I have never had a service cost me less than $444... including my little zzr250... most expensive has been around $670 ish I think.

Since I don't ride my bike to church on sundays... I figure the bike needs to be looked after, and if thats the price, so be it.

it don't help that you have one of these (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=23361&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1136412466)... i hear the price of armoured plating has shot through the roof (theres a war on ya know!)

[Karma]

fucken pussies... I have never had a service cost me less than $444...

That's a lot of pies...

Mine's never had a proper service as such, just an oil change now and again, re-adjust the chain and that, it runs well so that's all that matters eh :D

[Ixion]

Pssshh. Buncha pussies mollycoddling y'r bikes. My Suzukis have NEVER had an engine oil change. Or an oil filter replaced. And never had any valve work done, either. Never will either. Doesn't worry them in the slightest.

[boomer]

Pssshh. Buncha pussies mollycoddling y'r bikes. My Suzukis have NEVER had an engine oil change. Or an oil filter replaced. And never had any valve work done, either. Never will either. Doesn't worry them in the slightest.

Ixion.. this could be the cause of "Ringa dinga BLOODY BIG DINGA ding"

[Finn]

Given that a Suzuki rarely makes 24000 k's, I think you'll struggle finding a shop with any knowledge of performing a service at this interval.

Servicing a Suzuki with such unusual mileage will probably do more damage anyway so best just lube the chain and top the oil up.

Not bad for 4:30am eh?

[Lou Girardin]

I'm trying to avoid that Lou, paying through the nose for crap service.

Do what I've done - just say no.

[Lou Girardin]

Colemans..........never again.

Suzuki NZ are no better. Great bikes, crap people.

[Edbear]

Mmmmm! My last service was $75 at Colemans and they did a good job changing the oil and filter. Checked my brake pads and chain and sent me on my merry way. Had no complaints then, but will be using Classic_Z from now on - seems to know his stuff.

At 40k I'll probably have to do the valve adjustment next and possibly new chain and sprockets.

IN three years, though admittedly not a lot o miles, the old girl has been very cheap to run, (so's the bike...:innocent: ).

[limbimtimwim]

Get a quote Mr Dover, then make sure they stick to it.

6000km service down here turned out costing quite a bit less than the $300 than the dealer quoted. Sweet.

A' course, I needed a new rear tyre, so that bumped it way up again. But that was a bit cheaper than mr dealer quoted as well.

Perhaps Dover you should bring the bike down to Masterton for the service.

[SimJen]

Do it yourself. Its easy.
Download a manual and work through the various bits you need to do.
It'll give heaps of satisfaction if you do.....or fuck you off heaps if you shag it ;)

[limbimtimwim]

Do it yourself. Its easy.
Download a manual and work through the various bits you need to do.
It'll give heaps of satisfaction if you do.....or fuck you off heaps if you shag it ;)He wants to keep his warranty...

[The_Dover]

yup, it's all about the dealer stamp.

plus I have no tools, no garage and I'm about as good with a spanner as Helen Clark is with the taxpayers money.

[ManDownUnder]

What's a service?

[Fishy]

plus I have no tool

I'm sure a good surgeon could help you with that bro.

[iwilde]

I'm sure a good surgeon could help you with that bro.

A good micro surgeon perhaps?

[The Stranger]

My gixxer is due it's 24000km service very shortly, too bloody shortly, and I've heard it's a pricey one.:shit:

Anyone else had their gixxer's 24000km service done recently and what did it cost?

Or a ballpark figure??

Congrats on making to 24,000.
Thought that was your game - Bin it, claim the insurance and buy another new one.

[SPman]

Congrats on making to 24,000.
Thought that was your game - Bin it, claim the insurance and buy another new one.
Maybe his excess is getting as big as mine............

[thehollowmen]

Thanks for posting this by the way, my DL650 goes in for 24000 km tommorrow and this makes me feel a lot better about my budgeting..

[Lou Girardin]

yup, it's all about the dealer stamp.

plus I have no tools, no garage and I'm about as good with a spanner as Helen Clark is with the taxpayers money.

You throw them at tree-hugging, lesbian whales so they can study hip-hop?