$500 for seals

[poorbastard]

shit is this my old KLX bro???? thats done shit loads of fork seals....and the masterton dealer charged me for the last set because it was out of warrenty was only $200 ish... tell him to stick these ones in next time they go http://proride.co.nz/757.html or versrah ones [apparently they are pretty good]

Yea thats your old bike man

[poorbastard]

With the help of SHAUN shop has reduced the bill to 295 all up. The hours were "inadvertingly" charged twice. Still up there in terms of fork seal prices but $200 off original price so rapped as.

Rep going shauns way.

Right so now we just need to get the car going so we can tow the buggars then.

[cowboyz]

good to see an outcome you are happy with.

[Shaun]

Glad to have helped, it was more another man getting of his big arse really. Some times it just pays to talk first with the people you are having trouble with, hence my post on hand fire

[riffer]

Well done that man.

[Toast]

... tell him to stick these ones in next time they go http://proride.co.nz/757.html or versrah ones [apparently they are pretty good]

I've heard that Vesrah seals are an awesome product too...and that's from someone who is self-proclaimed shit at wheelies and tests them well.

[barty5]

Rang up and spoke to a guy at the shop. Invoice break down is 329 for labour, 111 plus gst for parts(60 for seals and 51 for oil im guessing). He said the reason it cost so much is because "they are a little trickier than most".

what a load of shit i charge out at my workshop (cars not bike) at $65 hr plus gst around $73 hr incl there tryin to say at that rate it took 4 1/2 hrs you got ripped or there hourly rate is hellishly high just done mine on my yzf426 with out any special tools it took me an hour each and i was being real anal about cleanin them and it not like ive enen done them on this particular bike before

[Mully]

With the help of SHAUN shop has reduced the bill to 295 all up. The hours were "inadvertingly" charged twice. Still up there in terms of fork seal prices but $200 off original price so rapped as.

I call bullshit. They tried the rip-off and got pinged (how many times have they tried it and got away with it??). So they backed down and said they charged in it twice in error.

Maybe the price was correct, and they were trying to use baby fur seals. I find those are expensive due to supply problems. It's usually cheaper to club your own.

[Max Preload]

Funny how they initially said that they were "tricky" to justify the charge & labour time, then changed their tune to "billing error".

I smell uber bullshit.

[magicfairy]

and they were trying to use baby fur seals. I find those are expensive due to supply problems. It's usually cheaper to club your own.

Good one. - the mental picture...

[The Pastor]

Yeah stories like that piss me off, sure everyone can make mistakes (clicking on the add labour button twice....) but how hard is it to look at the final bill and say "500 bucks.... hmm let me check here"


also the oil and seal charge seems through the roof.


I hate buying parts, I had to pay $120 for some brake seals, but I got them off a dealer I trust and my bike is 21 years old, but still so much money for a 4 little gaskets? lol

around 300 for a waterpump

and (if i payed new price) 200 for a rear brake lever.

Bikes are expensive - esp when there old and rare.