Most ridiculous/ expensive workshop bill ever received?

**ellipsis** · 7th December 2015, 21:05

...I gave a bloke two oz's and a grand for an HQ that was rough as fuck, once...it was probably worth 400 bucks...but I loved it...does that count...

**Flip** · 8th December 2015, 08:34

100,000k service on the HD $2600. New Screaming Eagle Hydraulic cam adjuster drive plate, new high flow oil pump new cam chain, cam bearings, new cam sprockets, full service, new brake pads and plugs. Plus I spent the day riding around wellington on a new Indian bagger.

One of the few times I didn't do the work myself because I didn't have a blind bearing puller, and the shop has the factory alingnment tool to put the new cam bearings in straight.

**Jeff Sichoe** · 8th December 2015, 08:43

$650 for replacement fork seals

leaked again within the week...

**skippa1** · 8th December 2015, 19:14

Originally Posted by Madness

Volkswagen?

Holden....

**boman** · 9th December 2015, 15:59

Originally Posted by cassina

You can get up to 5 years free servicing on a car but that would be in leu of a discount.

I got 5 years free servicing and a discount on my car purchase.

**Erelyes** · 9th December 2015, 18:08

Went to a stealership (not Dunedin) for a WOF on the cage. $800 for the brakes they say. Quote 'brakes below wear limit'. Passed the performance test. Hmmm I say. Go home and measure the pads+rotors and they are both within published service manual spec. Return to stealership with photos of measurement and question their measurement. Oh we didn't actually measure them they say. So how did you know they were below the wear limit one wonders...

**F5 Dave** · 9th December 2015, 19:18

Originally Posted by Flip

100,000k service on the HD $2600. New Screaming Eagle Hydraulic cam adjuster drive plate, new high flow oil pump new cam chain, cam bearings, new cam sprockets, full service, new brake pads and plugs. Plus I spent the day riding around wellington on a new Indian bagger.

One of the few times I didn't do the work myself because I didn't have a blind bearing puller, and the shop has the factory alingnment tool to put the new cam bearings in straight.

Hey, you were going to drop by.

**Flip** · 9th December 2015, 21:15

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

Hey, you were going to drop by.

Um I was but was given a new Indian tourer to try so went for a little 8 hour ride then needed a sleep afterwards. Will catch up next time.

**EJK** · 14th December 2015, 09:13

So today I got my bike back from the service shop. Replaced chains and sprockets and did the basic 10,000kms service. $736 dollars... which is not toooooooo bad.

While speaking with Jimmy (BMS) he showed me how much I've spent on the bike so far on his computer...

$2,550 plus current $736 invoice!

Servicing bills add up real fast! Also these servicing bills were spent this year alone!

**Tazz** · 14th December 2015, 15:14

Short lifespan of chain and sprockets for a bike like that isn't it?

**EJK** · 14th December 2015, 15:29

Originally Posted by Tazz

Short lifespan of chain and sprockets for a bike like that isn't it?

Not really. Because the chains that comes on these bikes are purpose built performance oriented (DID, RK etc) chains they last long as long as I maintain it right. Also most of my riding is touring and commuting so both chain and sprockets hardly gets any stress.

**Askor** · 14th December 2015, 15:41

Originally Posted by EJK

So today I got my bike back from the service shop. Replaced chains and sprockets and did the basic 10,000kms service. $736 dollars... which is not toooooooo bad.

While speaking with Jimmy (BMS) he showed me how much I've spent on the bike so far on his computer...

$2,550 plus current $736 invoice!

Servicing bills add up real fast! Also these servicing bills were spent this year alone!

Jimmy's a great guy, used to have mean yarns with him whenever I went in there

**EJK** · 14th December 2015, 15:45

Originally Posted by Askor

Jimmy's a great guy, used to have mean yarns with him whenever I went in there

Yep he is a great guy hence I always take my bike to him (the point of my post is not how expensive he charges but the cost of ownership of having a super duper bike). If I had the same services from Hampton Honda/ Avon City Suzuki I'd probably have easily paid over $4,000 in services alone to date.

**Ender EnZed** · 14th December 2015, 18:07

Originally Posted by EJK

Not really. Because the chains that comes on these bikes are purpose built performance oriented (DID, RK etc) chains they last long as long as I maintain it right. Also most of my riding is touring and commuting so both chain and sprockets hardly gets any stress.

I take it it was the factory one on up until now? How far had it been?

**JATZ** · 14th December 2015, 18:51

Originally Posted by EJK

So today I got my bike back from the service shop. Replaced chains and sprockets and did the basic 10,000kms service. $736 dollars... which is not toooooooo bad.

While speaking with Jimmy (BMS) he showed me how much I've spent on the bike so far on his computer...

$2,550 plus current $736 invoice!

Servicing bills add up real fast! Also these servicing bills were spent this year alone!

my service bills are only about a third of that, But I haven't factored in the cost of a long weekend in Chch while it gets done

. Biggest one so far from BMS so far was ~$500 for a stator rewind.

He's a good bugger that Jim and knows his stuff too