CURIOUS-how often between services???

[buellbabe]

I ride a Buell and the services roll around every 4000kms. I hadn't had the beast long and I began to think "geez this is costing alot more than the HD to maintain"... but then I realised that it was because I was so in lust with it (and still am) that I was doing alot more milleage and therefore the services were rolling around alot faster!!! In actual fact it has been an excellent bike and because I am so anal about its services I have never had any problems bar the usual wear and tear. Well only 2 n half weeks ago she had her 76,000 service and holy cow! I'm about to book her in for the 80,000. Gulp! $$$$$
I am familar with Buell and Harley servicing and am curious about other makes and models. How often do yr services roll around and how big/small are they???

[Monsterbishi]

Fluids'n'Filters every 5000k's for me.
Plugs every 10,000.

[Toast]

I always did it every 5000kms on my Kwak 6R.

Did every 8-10k for the CBR250, but put in an extra oil change mid-way if I felt it needed it (can tell from riding it).

[miSTa]

Mine are supposed to be every 6000km but I do my servicing every 5000km (mulitples of 5000 make it easier to remember when its due).

[buellbabe]

So it seems that only 4000 between is a little shorter but not by much... I guess it depends on how quickly you put the kms on as to how much it hurts the bank balance!

[Grahameeboy]

Every 6,000k for me.....the Sunday rides rack up the k's....had 6,000k service October and already close to 11,000k

[Pixie]

So it seems that only 4000 between is a little shorter but not by much... I guess it depends on how quickly you put the kms on as to how much it hurts the bank balance!

Learn to do it yourself.Get a service manual.
a Buell shouldn't be difficult.I do all the servicing on my bandit.

[far queue]

Well, this isn't what I expected when I read the title of the thread

But, if were talking bikes instead. I change oil and filter every 3-4000km, lube the chain anywhere between 100-500k depending on how much it's been off road and how dry it is. Lube everything else at the same time as the chain. Pull the plugs and check/adjust them every 4-5000km. It got a service from the bike shop at 1000km and is about to get a 10000km service from the shop soon.

The oil changes are more frequent than probably needed, but oil and filters are cheaper than repairs further down the track.

[buellbabe]

Learn to do it yourself.Get a service manual.
a Buell shouldn't be difficult.I do all the servicing on my bandit.

I'm an Image Retoucher not a mechanic... I am quite happy to pay someone who REALLY knows what they are doing... (just means I have to do some more OT)!
Sure some things on Buells are relatively simple and yeah I am quite capable of doing an oil change but other things require specialised tools and technical knowledge. I'd rather have a professional do it.

[skelstar]

Hyosung is/was 4000kms. Oil, filter, shims. Not that expensive though (~$180).

[enigma51]

every 6000 but it tends be expensive as tyres tend to only last about 6k so its about 200 - 300 for service and a further 500+ for tyres.

[Ixion]

. Double eek. I must say you sprotsbikers pay a lot for tyres. Mine tend to sort of finally die of general old age, but I'd be most disconcerted to get less than 30000km from a tyre - fronts I'd expect 50000. Not to mention the hassle of having to have a new one fitted every few months.

[The Stranger:Me]

The Honda is every 6,000. That said the only ones which cost are every 12,000.
For example the first 6,000km service is only inspect engine idle, brake fluid and clutch fluid (they just stamped my service record to maintain warranty) and the 18,000km is replace these fluids. 30,000 is inspect these again.

[buellbabe]

Yeah the Buell is like this 4000-cheap, 8000-average, 12000-cheap/average, 16000-biggie, so its a case of budgeting for it. The 76000 it just had was the biggie plus I had a new front tyre fitted... thankfully the 80000 is a little-ly...

[WRT]

Those service intervals are short compared to mine . . . the aprilia is only supposed to go in every 10,000k's (according to the manual, but I phoned the distributor to double check because it sounds too long to me), or 5,000k if you are using it primarily on the track. Had its last service at just over 1,000k's, and now I'm on 6,500k's.

I'm going to send it in soon for a service (not going to wait the full 10,000), but thats just because of my cautious nature, the bike feels fine - feels just as tight at 6 and a half as it did at 1 and a half. I dont nana it, but I dont thrash it either, I try to be gentle on all my gear.

As for other bikes tho, they have always been in at around 5-6,000ks.