nozza
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1200gs coming up for its 12k service, its my first bm, what can i expect to pay at main dealer, cheers.
Nozza
Nozza
12k service
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terayon
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anywhere between £200-£300. Do the service yourself and spend the money on decent tools.
Cost of parts about £40.
Did my 12k service last week, took me 3 hr's considering I was having to read a dvd manual and look on old posts here for advice, and I don't have a garage to work in.
Got most of my tools from either halfords, screwfix direct or motorworks. The only one I made was the TDC pin, but you can buy them from a dealer
Cost of parts about £40.
Did my 12k service last week, took me 3 hr's considering I was having to read a dvd manual and look on old posts here for advice, and I don't have a garage to work in.
Got most of my tools from either halfords, screwfix direct or motorworks. The only one I made was the TDC pin, but you can buy them from a dealer
terayon
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You only need to do the brake fluid change every 2 years. At 2 years wheel side and at 4years wheelside and control side. I took mine to a dealer for that £70. But been looking around and you can make the parts for it very easy, so next time I will be doing it myself.
JIm
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What about the service stamp in the book?, if you were going to sell the bike later on, people look for the service history. It seems just as important or even more so than the millage of the bike. I had a harley for seven years and did all my own servicing, then flogged it to my mate, service history didn't matter then, although he was bigger than me!
terayon
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If your capable of doing the service yourself, sign the book yourself and keep all the receipts for parts and stuff. Euro rules say we don't have to take it to a BMW dealer for servicing now anyway. The only problem is BMW are the only company with a GT1 diagnostic machine, but there are plenty of others that can do the diagnostics but not reprogram. I have a 911 diagnostic it's cheap £100 but reads and clears faults which is all I want it for, there are more expensive one's out there.
99% of services you can easily do for yourself, the 1% get a dealer to do.
Or talk to the dealer and ask if you do most of the service like oil change and valves will they do the technical stuff to keep costs down.
99% of services you can easily do for yourself, the 1% get a dealer to do.
Or talk to the dealer and ask if you do most of the service like oil change and valves will they do the technical stuff to keep costs down.
littleredrooster
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Just had mine done at Woollastons - £187.30
THE DOCTOR
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Save yourself ££££'s
Check out JVB's great 24,000m service with step by step photos here.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183000
Check out JVB's great 24,000m service with step by step photos here.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183000
SpyInTheCamp
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My 12k service last summer was £200.
Kai
Kai
Bones
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Are you sure about the warranty situation? There were conflicting opinions when I asked the same question last year see link
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86528
terayon
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trouble with warranty it all depends on what the warranty issue is. But if you go to a BMW qualified mechanic there is nothing BMW can do about it. In other words so long as the technician has had BMW training then BMW can shove it.
My suzuki dealer has two technicians that are fully BMW qualified, they just don't have a GT1, and as he knows I can service a bike he would easily stamp the book if I asked him to. But I'm not looking at selling the bike in the next 3 years and as the bike is 3 years old anyway, who's going to look at a service history for stamping.
If the bikes under warranty then take it to a BMW dealer, if not and you not looking to sell it soon then do it yourself.
My suzuki dealer has two technicians that are fully BMW qualified, they just don't have a GT1, and as he knows I can service a bike he would easily stamp the book if I asked him to. But I'm not looking at selling the bike in the next 3 years and as the bike is 3 years old anyway, who's going to look at a service history for stamping.
If the bikes under warranty then take it to a BMW dealer, if not and you not looking to sell it soon then do it yourself.
