Biker servicing costs - am I being quoted silly money?

[motorbyclist]

40 minutes to change plugs, oil and tighten chain. It's a ginny FFS.
$25 a plug? It's a ginny FFS.
$40 for oil? It's a ginny FFS


Shop around.

it's a yamaha V-twin FFS


and i believe i did say to shop around; i was pulling high numbers to see/show how a shop could possibly come to such a ridiculously high bill

[scracha]

it's a yamaha V-twin FFS


and i believe i did say to shop around; i was pulling high numbers to see/show how a shop could possibly come to such a ridiculously high bill

My bad...but yeah...seems stupidly high. Maybe they're gonna check the valve clearances and camchain tension too?

[svr]

Ok do some checks- brains, check. balls, check. Ok you can do it yourself.
Do some shopping:
1. Buy a service manual (don't bootleg - someones gotta pay for them) $30
2. Buy some tools $200.
3. Buy a 6 pack $2.50 (Rheineck)
4. Service your own bike.
Net saving `dunno' but certainly worth it. And now you know how your bike works.

[Robert Taylor]

Id just like to add some comments:

1) The cost of just opening your doors everyday is very significant and that cost has again gone up horrendously with all the inflationary pressures going on.

2) Yes there are too many monkeys working in bike shops but there are also some very good people here and there. Spare a thought about the common denominator, with very few exceptions they are all poorly paid.

3 ) If the industry was ever able to sort itself out and price negotiations werent all dutch auctions charge out rates should in fact be higher.

4 ) Stop to think why there is always a turnover of motorcycle shops.

Etc.....

[motorbyclist]

Ok do some checks- brains, check. balls, check. Ok you can do it yourself.
Do some shopping:
1. Buy a service manual (don't bootleg - someones gotta pay for them) $30
2. Buy some tools $200.
3. Buy a 6 pack $2.50 (Rheineck)
4. Service your own bike.
Net saving `dunno' but certainly worth it. And now you know how your bike works.

and you're more likely to know if/why something is broken, and maybe even prevent things breaking in the first place