NEW BIKE ADVICE

[f650gary]

FINALLY GOT ROUND TO BUYING F650GS (2001), DELIGHTED! CRUISE AT 90 AND RETURN 65MPG....AMAZED!

LOOKING FOR SOME HELP WITH A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS; 18000M SERVICE COMING UP - HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY? (GLASGOW NEAREST DEALER), AND SECONDLY, HOW MUCH SHOULD I BE PAYING FOR A REAR TOURANCE?

CHEERS IN ADVANCE

 

[f650gary]

sociable lot......

 

[Shep]

Perhaps you shouldn't SHOUT

Welcome anyway

Shep

 

[Mutley]

Hello Gary and welcome

Try not typing in capitals, it's seen as SHOUTING. and have a little patience - there are a lot fewer 650 riders on here than bigger bikes and they will mostly be at work during the daytime

No idea about the service but there are loads of threads about tyres. Try using the 'Search' facility on Tourances

 

[john uytman]

I had a Tourance and new tube fitted in Perth in 2004 to a wheel removed from the bike by me for £73 - not at a BMW dealer though (used Perth Motorcycles).

It lasted 10000 miles which makes me think the compound is too hard for my style of riding - I have the bruises to prove it. It`s a false economy to use long lasting tyres if you have to spend lots of dosh on crash repairs!!!!

As for servicing, I found the dealer`s charges high and prefer to do the servicing myself - it`s easy for a home mechanic.

 

[simply]

I have just bought my first bike a 650GS, its a 2002 and so out of warrenty, so i plan to do the servicing myself as john uytman said cheaper. Hubby has a 1200GS he is planning on having it serviced at BMW until it is out of warrenty (just so warrenty maintained) Never serviced a bke before but have always done my own car. So bring on the service manual and off i go (i hope lol lol hubby will be indoors if i need extra hands lol)

 

[Spout]

Gary,

try this lot:

http://www.f650.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php?sid=2b448552f4eea9805c30fecdb5b3ced2

and follow the links to the "Chaingang FAQs" where you'll find step by step instructions to do all your servicing needs yourself.

Good luck.............