What is your Bikes' Service Interval ?

[TOTO]

Hey all, My Hyo has a service interval of 4000k. That means a service about once a month or so. Looking at getting a second bike which has a longer service interval.

I would like to know what bike do you ride and how long is your service interval.
Also do you do it yourself or take it to the shop ?

Many thanks falks.


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[jrandom]

My GSX1400 has a 6,000km service interval. I've been taking it to Holeshot for servicing.

A 6,000km interval is pretty short, but I guess that's what I get for insisting on riding a bike with a fairly old-school engine design.

Three services so far. I didn't even bother to wash it between the last two; Holeshot do such a good job of cleaning it up, and it's there once every few weeks...

I'd like it if my bike had twice the mileage interval between services that it does; I mean, I could quite easily go for a week-long touring ride the day after a service and be overdue for another one when I returned, but whatcha gonna do, eh?

:crazy:

[Rosie]

The Sherpa's service interval is 6000k's. It's currently under warranty, so I get the shop to do services, but from September I'll be learning to do them myself.

[McJim]

1998 Ducati 600ss - service interval is 10,000km. I pretty much do the 10,000km (Oil, filters, check plugs, check valve clearances) one myself and the 20,000 (Fork oil, bearings, Belts.....big stuff y'know.) gets done by a mechanic.

Post 2000 Ducatis have a 12,000km service interval.

[TOTO]

I mean, I could quite easily go for a week-long touring ride the day after a service and be overdue for another one when I returned, but whatcha gonna do, eh?
Im in the same kinda situation like you jrandom. I was thinking of doing a tour on the hyo but that means by the time I get to invercargil I'll have to have a service.


The Sherpa's service interval is 6000k's. It's currently under warranty, so I get the shop to do services, but from September I'll be learning to do them myself.

Mine has no waranty, maybe I should start doing the oil changes and filter changes myself. Its probably going to be a good idea to buy a service manual ha ?


1998 Ducati 600ss - service interval is 10,000km. I pretty much do the 10,000km (Oil, filters, check plugs, check valve clearances) one myself and the 20,000 (Fork oil, bearings, Belts.....big stuff y'know.) gets done by a mechanic.

Post 2000 Ducatis have a 12,000km service interval.

Wow thats very very good. The big service - 20 000k that you say about must be at least $500 bux if not more ay ? But damn 12 000k is marvelous.

So is the Ducaty monster 600 also a 10 000k ?

[tone_crafter]

Approximately how much does it cost to get a mechanic to do a full on service. I do simple stuff myself like oil and filter changes etc. What do they normally check? Can anyone suggest a good mechanic in Auckland thats not too expensive?

[Rosie]

Mine has no waranty, maybe I should start doing the oil changes and filter changes myself. Its probably going to be a good idea to buy a service manual ha ?

The little users manual thing that came with mine has instructions (and pictures!) for changing the oil etc. Whether these prove to be useful or not, I don't know. If not, I can get Clint to help me :love:
I imagine that the full service manual would be very useful though. Especially if you wanted to do more in depth maintenance and repairs yourself.

[TOTO]

The little users manual thing that came with mine has instructions (and pictures!) for changing the oil etc. Whether these prove to be useful or not, I don't know. If not, I can get Clint to help me :love:
I imagine that the full service manual would be very useful though. Especially if you wanted to do more in depth maintenance and repairs yourself.

Yea I recon. Save money and learn how the bike works. The biggest mechanical job I've done on her is unbolt all the fairings, clean them and put them back. Well you gotta start somwehere :yeah:

[fireball]

rawberry spends more time in the shop in bits than on the road......
supposed to have her back end of this week....TUI

[insane1]

the burger gets serviced every 6000kms not too bad.

[Cajun]

600 is meant to be 6000kms, i change oil/filter every 5000kms
rsvr is every 10,000kms

[xwhatsit]

Bahaha. `Service' every 2000kms over here :laugh:

[TOTO]

Bahaha. `Service' every 2000kms over here :laugh:

Wow 2000 damn - that will be every 2 weeks is it ?

I know you like to get your hands dirty dou. :rockon:

[Devil]

Triumph Speed Four - 10,000km...

[xwhatsit]

Wow 2000 damn - that will be every 2 weeks is it ?

I know you like to get your hands dirty dou. :rockon:
I don't quite do 1000kms a week, so it's not that bad lol. It's really just the oil change intervals that are so low (engine designed with no oil filter, so it's not the best for the top end to leave it any longer); valve clearances etc. last much longer.

With your Hyo, are you sure it's 4000kms all the time? I thought with the modern bikes you had to do quite a few close-together services early on, but once the mileage built up you were able to extend the intervals a little longer?

Once it's out of warranty I'll teach you how to change the oil etc. Save yourself a fair bit of dough if you learn how to do the small things. Are Hyosung 250s locknut tappets? If so, there's another easy thing.

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[Magua]

A 6,000km interval is pretty short,

3000 km between oil changes for my cb.

[TOTO]

I don't quite do 1000kms a week, so it's not that bad lol. It's really just the oil change intervals that are so low (engine designed with no oil filter, so it's not the best for the top end to leave it any longer); valve clearances etc. last much longer.

With your Hyo, are you sure it's 4000kms all the time? I thought with the modern bikes you had to do quite a few close-together services early on, but once the mileage built up you were able to extend the intervals a little longer?

Once it's out of warranty I'll teach you how to change the oil etc. Save yourself a fair bit of dough if you learn how to do the small things. Are Hyosung 250s locknut tappets? If so, there's another easy thing.

My Hyo is out of waranty. I bought it out of waranty. Very keen to get into it. Can you teach me some basics please, please please :eek:

[Iain]

Mine has no waranty, maybe I should start doing the oil changes and filter changes myself. Its probably going to be a good idea to buy a service manual ha ?



Ive got an electronic copy of the service manual for the GT250. Pretty much the same as the GT250R. If you would like.

Iain

[speedpro]

The new Yam WR250R has the usual intervals for oil and filter but the valves are scheduled for service every 40,000Km. Mind boggling considering performance and in comparison to other performance dirt bikes.

[vifferman]

I would like to know what bike do you ride and how long is your service interval.

2001 VFR800.
12,000 km or every six months, it needs an oil change, with a new oil filter at every second oil change.
Apart from that, I inspect and lube/adjust/replace things as required.
Valve clearances are supposed to be checked every 24,000 km but as they are only ever out of spec at the first check (if at all), why bother? :spudwhat:

[TOTO]

2001 VFR800.
12,000 km or every six months, it needs an oil change, with a new oil filter at every second oil change.
Apart from that, I inspect and lube/adjust/replace things as required.
Valve clearances are supposed to be checked every 24,000 km but as they are only ever out of spec at the first check (if at all), why bother? :spudwhat:

WOW 12000k as bloody good. Just like the new ducatis that McJim was saying about. 12000k servicing would save alot of husstle.

[vifferman]

WOW 12000k as bloody good. Just like the new ducatis that McJim was saying about. 12000k servicing would save alot of husstle.
Servicing costs me stuff all - say $50 for oil every six months, and another $14 for a filter.
However, if you owned the 02-08 model VFR800, and got the shop to do it, you could add on 5 or 6 hours worth of labour every time the valve clearances are checked.
I figure I'm likely to write the bike off before it needs the top off the engine.
It could do with another starter valve synchronisation though - it's supposed to be every six months too, but it's been about two years. Cost me approximately $0.00 last time, give or take a cent or two.

[xwhatsit]

My Hyo is out of waranty. I bought it out of waranty. Very keen to get into it. Can you teach me some basics please, please please :eek:
Yeah sure -- although as I said in the PM, a workshop night would be even better, get a bunch of people and everybody learn something at the same time.

I had a look at a GT250 service manual courtesy of some Yahoo Group, looks like a piece of piss (apart from the bucket and shim valve adjusters :mad:).

[Mikkel]

Well, I would expect that servicing is a bit more complicated than just a given interval. I usually change oil and filters on my ZXR250 every ~3,000 kms.

If you have the workshop service manual there should be a schedule over what needs doing when.

The attachment is the service schedule for a '96 Kawasaki ZX7.

[glice]

my cbr is oil every 6000km or 6months and 12000km for filter, but I do them both at once.
I do it myself, its super easy to do.

[discotex]

Not really comparing apples and oranges here.

There are major and minor intervals and just because the interval is longer doesn't mean you're doing less work over say 30000km as the same shit may just be done at different times.

Safe to say that the 4000km on a Hyo service would just be oil/filter though. You should definitely do that yourself as it's piss easy.

Every second you'd check/replace fluids and brakes and maybe every 3rd do valve clearances at a guess.

You really need to look at the service manual (best to download) to see what is happening if you want to compare bikes to eachother.

[McJim]

So is the Ducaty monster 600 also a 10 000k ?

Yep, basically from 1992 onwards Ducati upped their game due to a terrible reputation for falling to bits. This reputation persists among the uneducated even today with people ranting and raving about how reliable their 6000km service interval jappas are compared to the "unreliable" 12,000km service interval Italians.:weird:

I found Haldanes really reasonable for parts too.....ESPECIALLY after owning a Honda. Air filters, Indicators, cables and various bits and pieces were all cheaper for the Ducati.

Tyres and chain were a bit more pricey for the duc but that's coz the wheels are bigger and the engine a bit meatier.

Look before you leap. You'll be surprised how much a Ducati will save you. I looked at a 1998 Honda CBR600 versus the 1998 600ss Ducati - Ducati gets about 21km per litre, Honda gets about 15km per litre. That's a lot of money over 20,000km!

[TOTO]

McJim you gave me a whole new way to look at ducati now. Thanks a million.

[Choco]

The GN has 4,000km or 6 months between services. I want to sell it on when I get my full so I'm getting it done properly and getting the service record done. :yes:
I got to watch them do it last time and it looks pretty bloody easy to tell you the truth so the next bike is going to be self-serviced (except for big things). :niceone:

[offrd]

The new Yam WR250R has the usual intervals for oil and filter but the valves are scheduled for service every 40,000Km. Mind boggling considering performance and in comparison to other performance dirt bikes.

Just been talking to the shop bout them, The new injected WR is totally different engine and unlike the high performance WR will last for more than 5000km before major rebuild... Hence valve checks at 40000km!.

[offrd]

My old BMW F650 has 10,000km service stops. I just did the one the other day, made a bit of a mess learning the tricks... bloody BMW.

Have to be bloody careful tho as i am now allergic to oil's :blank: hence i am now an x mechanic.....

But i could write a whole book on that subject...... Grrrrrr :crybaby:

[Mikkel]

Yep, basically from 1992 onwards Ducati upped their game due to a terrible reputation for falling to bits. This reputation persists among the uneducated even today with people ranting and raving about how reliable their 6000km service interval jappas are compared to the "unreliable" 12,000km service interval Italians.:weird:

The times are changing it would seem...