Workshop rates?

[Owl]

I have. My hourly rate is $64.

What do you know about Speed Triples?

[Shaun]

What do you know about Speed Triples?

I know like in any other Triumph, the STD stearing head bearings are total Crap

[Owl]

I know like in any other Triumph, the STD stearing head bearings are total Crap

I had a long discussion with Kerry Wallace (TripleFourensics) about that. He reckoned they weren't the best, but if stripped down early in their life and greased properly, they tended to be ok. But yes, not their finest bearing idea.

[Shaun]

I had a long discussion with Kerry Wallace (TripleFourensics) about that. He reckoned they weren't the best, but if stripped down early in their life and greased properly, they tended to be ok. But yes, not their finest bearing idea.

It is NOT just the severe lack of grease in them man, it is the fact that they effectively do NOT tighten up enough to get what I consider to be a good staering head bearing tightness for the tripple clamps, causing head shake and light front end feeling

Aftermarket are the best for the Triumphs

[Oakie]

Paid $75 an hour for 6 hours work when I picked my bike up yesterday from Trevor Pierce here in Chch. They did a good job so I'm happy to pay that amount.

[Shaun]

Paid $75 an hour for 6 hours work when I picked my bike up yesterday from Trevor Pierce here in Chch. They did a good job so I'm happy to pay that amount.

Nice to here your'e a happy customer

[Brett]

I had to hire a thermographer to do some thermal imaging work...$225/hour. Bike mechanics at $90/hr seems pretty fair to me. Continental Cars labour rate was $140 + gst for work on my V8 Audi S4.

[JimO]

(and 3 days a week for the medical sector).

is that you that does the erectile dysfunction adds on the wireless??

[Tunahunter]

I have. My hourly rate is $64.

Great, how far are "The Gates of Delirium" from Island Bay?

[rageous]

What really gets me is the charge they also make around $10 for cleaning materials and rags. Especially annoying as they don't clean the bike after working on it.

[Rhubarb]

What really gets me is the charge they also make around $10 for cleaning materials and rags. Especially annoying as they don't clean the bike after working on it.

Cleaning Materials aren't used to clean the bike.

It covers the cost of things like CRC, kerosenne bath etc used to clean parts. The rags will be used to wipe the parts down during disassembly and to ensure clean parts go back in. Depending on the job there will probably be oil to mop up as well.

[marty]

I'd walk out if a bike shop told me they'd charge me $100/hr. I know how much a workshop that fixes aeroplanes charges, including the workshop that fixes the jets that you fly around the world on, and even that is not $100/hr. And I'd be picking the equipment, qualifications, compliance and floor space is a whole lot more expensive than it is for shimming a Speed Triple.