An expensive week on bike servicing

**SpankMe** · 18th May 2006, 18:21

Whose idea was it that having a small bike to commute as well would save money? Oh, right. It was mine.

Spectrum Motorcycle Repairs Invoice

Make: Honda

Model: GB500

Year: 1986

Airfilter	☑	Tappets	☐	Brakes	☑	OilStrainer	☐
Baffles	☐	Shims Check	☐	Bushes	☐	Tyres	☑
Carbs	☐	Shims Adjust	☐	Cables	☑	Steering	☐
Cam Chain	☐	Spark Plugs	☐	Chain	☑	Wheel Align	☐
Exhaust Ports	☐	Radiator	☐	Disk Fluid	☐	Wheel Bgs	☐
Fuel Strainer	☐	Final Drive	☐	Oil	☑	Spokes	☐
Ignition	☐	Battery	☐	Autolube	☐	Road Test	☑
Points	☐	Bulbs	☐	Oil Filter	☑	Salvage	☐

	Qty	Cost
Engine Oil	2	$24.00
Plugs	0	$0.00
Labour Hr	1.5	$90.00
Salvage		$0.00
Brake Oil		$0.00
Oil Filter		$15.00
WOF		$0.00
Freight To		$0.00
Sundries		$5.00
1x New Front Disc and Pads		$210.00
	GST	$0.00
	Total:	$344.00

Colemans Suzuki

Suzuki SV1000SK3

Odometer: 54878

Carry out 54,000 km service. Replace engine oil and oil filter. Service air cleaner. Replace spark plugs. Check over nuts and bolts. Lube pivot points. Check, adjust and lube chain. Set wheel alignment. Replace front tyre, front brake pads and rear brake pads. Set tyre pressures. Ride test - OK.

Labour
3.25 Hours					216.68

Parts
TYF265D	120/70-17 Diablo Pirelli	1	@	191.11	191.11
16510-03G00-X07	Filter Oil F/A500/RF/TL/VS/SV	1	@	17.78	17.78
	Filter Oil F/A500/RF/TL/VS/SV
SBS631	Brake Pads	2	@	52.44	104.89
A1201	Spark Plugs	2	@	20.00	40.00
SBS657	Brake Pads	1	@	62.18	62.18

Miscellaneous
MOTUL 3000 oil		3	@	8.00	24.00
Workshop miscellaneous		1	@	8.89	8.89

					665.53
		Plus GST @ 12.50%			83.19
					$748.72

So thats $60/Hour for Spectrum and $85/Hour for Coleman's. What’s the hourly labour charge at your bike shop?

**onearmedbandit** · 18th May 2006, 18:24

About the same at Sportzone, I think $65 an hour.

**Mr. Peanut** · 18th May 2006, 18:32

WHEELS IN THAMES

About $50 an hour.

Those mechanics are awesome

George has done some really nice work on my bike, reasonable about how they charge you too.

Maybe next time you go down to corromandel you should get your bike serviced then?

**Flyingpony** · 18th May 2006, 18:35

Relative to replacing chain & sprockets:

Sportzone: $67.5
Cycle treads: $40
Budget: $30-35

In general the labour cost of servicing my bike is nil, zero, nada, because I do all the simple stuff myself. Feels nice to hold a crescent in the hands after being behind a desk all day. Also get to wear my blue overalls

Keeps the good clothes clean

**cowpoos** · 18th May 2006, 18:41

lol....man I hav it good down here with repair and servicing prices...lol...fuck living in aucks...I pay $45 hr laubor for a start...

last service for the gixxer was $513 that was full service and set of racetechs fitted....

**MikeyG** · 18th May 2006, 18:51

Free - I get the manual out of the library and do the work myself.

And as a perk a cold beer never tastes better than after you've done some work on something of yours.

**Titanium** · 18th May 2006, 19:02

Seal @ 2.50
Oil Filter @ $27.22
Motul Oil 5100 4T 4 x $11.00 = $44.00
Workshop consumables 1 x $5.00
Diagnostic Tool 1 X $30.00
Labour @ $134.00

Hamilton Motorcycle Centre

Peter

**Motu** · 18th May 2006, 20:38

Originally Posted by SpankMe

So thats $60/Hour for Spectrum and $66/Hour for Coleman's. Whats the hourly labour charge at your bike shop?

Check out the location of each shop,I'd say ground rent at Coleman's was a shit load higher than Spectrum - maybe Spectrum are ripping you off as they have less rent to recover out of the labour charge.

**riffer** · 18th May 2006, 21:14

Ouch. I'm damn glad I do my own servicing.

Must be my scottish heritage showing ...

**paturoa** · 18th May 2006, 21:30

colemans - 1 brake pad?????

I had a bad experience from colemans for workshop, but the shop and accessories are good.

**klyong82** · 18th May 2006, 21:52

Mt Eden Motorcycles charges $60 a hour for labour on my 900. I think it is cheaper at $50 if you ride a 250.
Before I bought my bike the last owner just had a new WOF put on and said that Spectrum did the service for the last 3 years. but on close inspection all the bearings, pads, brake fluid, fork seals etc were in need of replacement. How the heck would the bike pass the WOF in that condition. Told myself that I would never go to Spectrum to do any of my servicing...