Watch out there is a service cheat about!

Steptoe said:
Perhaps they presumed you might use the bike and cover more than 6K miles over the year instead of moaning on an internet forum. What fools they were. :D
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How does that work then? Think about it!

Soz, only managed 3000 miles in the 6 weeks i've owned it, none of which commuting. :bow

Bet you've got grey hair, beard & you've got "Tosser" on your panniers :pullface

PB :D
 
Just bought a GSA (60plate) off balderstons and they gave me a great px on my bike and £500 of the demo so i'm pleased with their service so far.

As far a servicing i've heard so many complaints about BMW dealerships i take mine to a guy down the road, who does nothing but beemers and he's the dogs bollocks and 1/4 of the price. Even if something goes wrong with bike under warrenty BMW still have to honour the warrenty as long as your servicing guy uses BMW original parts.

conclusion, don't take your bike to BMW dealers.....simple
 
parabiker said:
How does that work then? Think about it!

Soz, only managed 3000 miles in the 6 weeks i've owned it, none of which commuting. :bow

Bet you've got grey hair, beard & you've got "Tosser" on your panniers :pullface

PB :D
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You've just answered your own thread.
As previously stated your bike's got 2 service clocks running.
The last service you had was in Oct 2010 when Balderston's correctly set the date service clock. The mileage clock wouldn't be set as you weren't at 6000mls. So Piddy's are incorrect telling you its due at 9k.
6 weeks & 3k later the mileage element of the service clock's come up.
All the dealer will do is enter the date ,mileage of the last service the bike had and then put in the mileage/date of the service due now.
It will now generate the service reqd for 6k based on what they've imputed.
Its how BM's are now.
Really can't see why it causes so much grief. If previous owner did little mileage and your doing the mileage then at some point the service clocks will be in a short time frame of each other which is what's happened here.
Balderstones get my vote here because they are correct in what they did.
 
Even if something goes wrong with bike under warrenty BMW still have to honour the warrenty as long as your servicing guy uses BMW original parts.

Thier is a european directive about this - but everyone is scared of it - especially cos BMW will try not to honour it - cos you haven't had the 'dealer network' service it to pay for your warranty.

Its very common over here - everyone does 'main dealer servicing'
 
Kaister said:
Even if something goes wrong with bike under warrenty BMW still have to honour the warrenty as long as your servicing guy uses BMW original parts.

Thier is a european directive about this - but everyone is scared of it - especially cos BMW will try not to honour it - cos you haven't had the 'dealer network' service it to pay for your warranty.

Its very common over here - everyone does 'main dealer servicing'
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Yep this is true. There are a number of reasons people still use main stealers though, and it's not just to do with warranty. One is that they might not know an indy, or a good indy, and some feel that resale/p/x values will be greater with a main dealer service history.
 
parabiker said:
How does that work then? Think about it!
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skywalker said:
You've just answered your own thread.
As previously stated your bike's got 2 service clocks running.
The last service you had was in Oct 2010 when Balderston's correctly set the date service clock. The mileage clock wouldn't be set as you weren't at 6000mls. So Piddy's are incorrect telling you its due at 9k.
6 weeks & 3k later the mileage element of the service clock's come up.
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Thanks skywalker, for saving me from typing the simple "think about it" explanation.

parabiker said:
Bet you've got grey hair, beard & you've got "Tosser" on your panniers :pullface

PB :D
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We must have met somewhere. :D
 
Have a look at the maintenance schedule for 6k service and 12 month service -almost the same.

The schedule is 6k OR 12m whichever comes first.
If they are close then there is a 6k/12m service which combines the two (and they change the fluids, not just check 'em).
 
snerkler said:
Based on what?
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Based on an assumption that most 1200 owners are people with more money that sense, can't ride for shite, bitch about everything, ride about 5 miles a month and expect the world to revolve around them when in reality, a few noobs ask dull questions but the majority are good blokes riding the best GS available :D

Still, I've met plenty of 11** owners who don't know there arse from their elbow and are happy to ride round on a feckin tractor but each to there own :augie
 
Sgt Bilco said:
Based on an assumption that most 1200 owners are people with more money that sense, can't ride for shite, bitch about everything, ride about 5 miles a month and expect the world to revolve around them when in reality, a few noobs ask dull questions but the majority are good blokes riding the best GS available :D

Still, I've met plenty of 11** owners who don't know there arse from their elbow and are happy to ride round on a feckin tractor but each to there own :augie
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assume makes an ass out of u and me
 
Sgt Bilco said:
Based on an assumption that most 1200 owners are people with more money that sense, can't ride for shite, bitch about everything, ride about 5 miles a month and expect the world to revolve around them
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I've never understood this attitude towards 1200 owners to be honest, all but one I've met have been very nice chaps, very passionate about biking and do more globe trotting than the average biker.
That being said, why are people derogatory to those who don't do vast mileage anyway? Does doing more mileage make you a 'truer' biker, or a better person, or that you're somehow smarter/cleverer/more worthy etc etc etc?
I just love some of the narrow minded attitudes on here :rolleyes:
 
snerkler said:
I've never understood this attitude towards 1200 owners to be honest, all but one I've met have been very nice chaps, very passionate about biking and do more globe trotting than the average biker.
That being said, why are people derogatory to those who don't do vast mileage anyway? Does doing more mileage make you a 'truer' biker, or a better person, or that you're somehow smarter/cleverer/more worthy etc etc etc?
I just love some of the narrow minded attitudes on here :rolleyes:
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Not appearing to be narrow minded as posted but given how much people invest in their "hobby" so to speak why not just ride the thing.
I'm sure if I were in such a position to own something like that ,I'd want to be out on it all the time.
But those in the know, know I'm a golfer so what does that say!!

Come to think of it that's probably half the reason for all the bitchin' about service clocks - cos its a hobby that costs a fair bit of money !!
 
skywalker said:
Not appearing to be narrow minded as posted but given how much people invest in their "hobby" so to speak why not just ride the thing.!!
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I agree, but my point is if people don't for whatever reason, whether it be other commitments, work etc why are 'we' derogatory about them? It's like everyone has an opinion on how others live their lives. There is no 'rule' as to how much you ride your bike, or whether you take a GSA off-road or not etc.
Why are others so concerned about how long or not someone else spends on their bike? I couldn't give a monkeys if someone does 1000 miles/year, or 30,000miles/year. Do I regard the guy only doing 1000miles a year as any less of a biker, any less knowledgable, any less 'worthy'? Of course not, why would I?
 
snerkler said:
I couldn't give a monkeys if someone does 1000 miles/year, or 30,000miles/year. Do I regard the guy only doing 1000miles a year as any less of a biker, any less knowledgable, any less 'worthy'? Of course not, why would I?
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Don't knock them. We need the 1,000 mile a year riders to provide plenty of mint, low mileage used BMW's in future years. ;)
 
That's have the problem with this forum -sometimes too little knowledge - a dangerous thing indeed !!
 
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