Who does good servicing in Auckland?

**strandedinnz** · 29th April 2013, 11:01

Hiya,

Any recommendations for reputable servicing in the Auckland area ?

When I first got my bike I got a full service done by a shop in Auckland (valve clearances checked etc), for peace of mind and a good starting point for it's service history while I have the bike.
I since did an oil/filter change and found a few things that were done wrong (really basic stuff .. missing o-ring, incorrect parts used), so now I don't have that warm fuzzy peace of mind feeling any more and want someone to redo what was done.

(it also narked me off when I emailed the shop who did the work and get shoveled a big steaming lump of horse crap as answers that I even I as a bike DIY novice could recognise was crap)

Any good pointers ?

Thanks.

**iYRe** · 29th April 2013, 11:54

George at Motorcycle Doctors. Wont use anyone else, and he comes to yours.

**eSOL** · 29th April 2013, 13:14

Originally Posted by strandedinnz

Hiya,

Any recommendations for reputable servicing in the Auckland area ?

When I first got my bike I got a full service done by a shop in Auckland (valve clearances checked etc), for peace of mind and a good starting point for it's service history while I have the bike.
I since did an oil/filter change and found a few things that were done wrong (really basic stuff .. missing o-ring, incorrect parts used), so now I don't have that warm fuzzy peace of mind feeling any more and want someone to redo what was done.

(it also narked me off when I emailed the shop who did the work and get shoveled a big steaming lump of horse crap as answers that I even I as a bike DIY novice could recognise was crap)

Any good pointers ?

Thanks.

What shop did the intial checks?

**jellywrestler** · 29th April 2013, 14:07

Originally Posted by eSOL

What shop did the intial checks?

here's a guy whose even pays someone to do an oil change then has the nouse to say it's all wrong?
something doesn't add up here

**strandedinnz** · 29th April 2013, 14:17

Originally Posted by jellywrestler

here's a guy whose even pays someone to do an oil change then has the nouse to say it's all wrong?
something doesn't add up here

Ummm ... a full service is usually a bit more than an oil change, I got them to do valve clearances and what not, which is out of my league of DIY maintenance. I can however do an oil change and then notice that there is no o-ring behind the filter, and that the crush washer used with the drain plug was in fact a plain old washer .. .so finding 2 things wrong with just changing the oil makes me wander what sort of half-arsed job they did with the valve clearances and other stuff they claim to have done. And then leads to me asking for reputable people to do the service stuff I can't do.