What is your Bikes' Service Interval ?

[TOTO]

Hey all, My Hyo has a service interval of 4000k. That means a service about once a month or so. Looking at getting a second bike which has a longer service interval.

I would like to know what bike do you ride and how long is your service interval.
Also do you do it yourself or take it to the shop ?

Many thanks falks.


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[jrandom]

My GSX1400 has a 6,000km service interval. I've been taking it to Holeshot for servicing.

A 6,000km interval is pretty short, but I guess that's what I get for insisting on riding a bike with a fairly old-school engine design.

Three services so far. I didn't even bother to wash it between the last two; Holeshot do such a good job of cleaning it up, and it's there once every few weeks...

I'd like it if my bike had twice the mileage interval between services that it does; I mean, I could quite easily go for a week-long touring ride the day after a service and be overdue for another one when I returned, but whatcha gonna do, eh?

[Rosie]

The Sherpa's service interval is 6000k's. It's currently under warranty, so I get the shop to do services, but from September I'll be learning to do them myself.

[McJim]

1998 Ducati 600ss - service interval is 10,000km. I pretty much do the 10,000km (Oil, filters, check plugs, check valve clearances) one myself and the 20,000 (Fork oil, bearings, Belts.....big stuff y'know.) gets done by a mechanic.

Post 2000 Ducatis have a 12,000km service interval.

[TOTO]

I mean, I could quite easily go for a week-long touring ride the day after a service and be overdue for another one when I returned, but whatcha gonna do, eh?

Im in the same kinda situation like you jrandom. I was thinking of doing a tour on the hyo but that means by the time I get to invercargil I'll have to have a service.

The Sherpa's service interval is 6000k's. It's currently under warranty, so I get the shop to do services, but from September I'll be learning to do them myself.

Mine has no waranty, maybe I should start doing the oil changes and filter changes myself. Its probably going to be a good idea to buy a service manual ha ?

1998 Ducati 600ss - service interval is 10,000km. I pretty much do the 10,000km (Oil, filters, check plugs, check valve clearances) one myself and the 20,000 (Fork oil, bearings, Belts.....big stuff y'know.) gets done by a mechanic.

Post 2000 Ducatis have a 12,000km service interval.

Wow thats very very good. The big service - 20 000k that you say about must be at least $500 bux if not more ay ? But damn 12 000k is marvelous.

So is the Ducaty monster 600 also a 10 000k ?

[tone_crafter]

Approximately how much does it cost to get a mechanic to do a full on service. I do simple stuff myself like oil and filter changes etc. What do they normally check? Can anyone suggest a good mechanic in Auckland thats not too expensive?

[Rosie]

Mine has no waranty, maybe I should start doing the oil changes and filter changes myself. Its probably going to be a good idea to buy a service manual ha ?

The little users manual thing that came with mine has instructions (and pictures!) for changing the oil etc. Whether these prove to be useful or not, I don't know. If not, I can get Clint to help me
I imagine that the full service manual would be very useful though. Especially if you wanted to do more in depth maintenance and repairs yourself.

[TOTO]

The little users manual thing that came with mine has instructions (and pictures!) for changing the oil etc. Whether these prove to be useful or not, I don't know. If not, I can get Clint to help me
I imagine that the full service manual would be very useful though. Especially if you wanted to do more in depth maintenance and repairs yourself.

Yea I recon. Save money and learn how the bike works. The biggest mechanical job I've done on her is unbolt all the fairings, clean them and put them back. Well you gotta start somwehere

[fireball]

rawberry spends more time in the shop in bits than on the road......
supposed to have her back end of this week....TUI

[insane1]

the burger gets serviced every 6000kms not too bad.

[Cajun]

600 is meant to be 6000kms, i change oil/filter every 5000kms
rsvr is every 10,000kms

[xwhatsit]

Bahaha. `Service' every 2000kms over here

[TOTO]

Bahaha. `Service' every 2000kms over here

Wow 2000 damn - that will be every 2 weeks is it ?

I know you like to get your hands dirty dou.

[Devil]

Triumph Speed Four - 10,000km...

[xwhatsit]

Wow 2000 damn - that will be every 2 weeks is it ?

I know you like to get your hands dirty dou.

I don't quite do 1000kms a week, so it's not that bad lol. It's really just the oil change intervals that are so low (engine designed with no oil filter, so it's not the best for the top end to leave it any longer); valve clearances etc. last much longer.

With your Hyo, are you sure it's 4000kms all the time? I thought with the modern bikes you had to do quite a few close-together services early on, but once the mileage built up you were able to extend the intervals a little longer?

Once it's out of warranty I'll teach you how to change the oil etc. Save yourself a fair bit of dough if you learn how to do the small things. Are Hyosung 250s locknut tappets? If so, there's another easy thing.