silentwitness
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Is it preferable to have a BMW Service History?
Gecko
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Preferable maybe but essential no. I'd buy a bike from someone who knew what he was talking about and if he had reasonable receipts and records to show the work had been done. Paying premium B#W service costs just isn't justified and often the quality of work isn't as good and doing it yourself or an good independant mechanic.
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Many years and many vehicles have taught me - know your limits.
I don't mind doing some tinkering and basic checks / maintenance but I'm no mechanic. I like to have my handywork put right by someone who knows what they're doing
In my case that's Balderstons. As a result the list of breakdowns, faults and non-starting in two years has been... none. Not a one.
I don't mind doing some tinkering and basic checks / maintenance but I'm no mechanic. I like to have my handywork put right by someone who knows what they're doing
In my case that's Balderstons. As a result the list of breakdowns, faults and non-starting in two years has been... none. Not a one.
ELIMINATOR
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Stick with BMW while under warrantee, but once this has expired, I will either have a go myself, or see Steptoe.
BM's £59 an hour is a tad too much to bear.
OK OK It pisses me off, if the truth is known. rip off or what!
Assuming you got your bike from new, it shouldn't break down anyway. Mine has full service history, still has crap from it.
BM's £59 an hour is a tad too much to bear.
OK OK It pisses me off, if the truth is known. rip off or what!
Assuming you got your bike from new, it shouldn't break down anyway. Mine has full service history, still has crap from it.
Gilson
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I guess Steptoe is Independant garage or would it be other?
Steptoe's, today in fact, will be going to collect soon and part with some well spent money, if his loan bike is anything to go by 
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if your a bit handy with ye old spanner and your not into funding showrooms and smug sales staff then you will soon find out that nobody is more thorough than yourself,not only that you can teach your kids something a bit more interesting than bloody playstation...........regardssilentwitness said:
I do as much as I can do myselfes.
And with an ''adult'' to help me it's a lot we can do!
If I leave my money at the local BMW dealer I'll never get myselfes a GS!
(But sometimes I do mistakes:
-Do you know the taste of engine oil? It's not that bad, I'm sure it's not as bad as Marmite.
How did I make a taste of it? I overfilled the engine... ) Ptøy! Pføy!
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And with an ''adult'' to help me it's a lot we can do!
If I leave my money at the local BMW dealer I'll never get myselfes a GS!
(But sometimes I do mistakes:
-Do you know the taste of engine oil? It's not that bad, I'm sure it's not as bad as Marmite.
How did I make a taste of it? I overfilled the engine... ) Ptøy! Pføy!
Liv.
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I go to the corner cutting chancer that goes by the name of Steptoe - don't believe the hype, you have been warned.... 
I don't want to have to wait for my servicing slots in future
I don't want to have to wait for my servicing slots in future
I was thinking about it today on the way back from my 30k service. When I bought it, I asked the BMW garage how much they charged for a service and they reckoned about 200 quid (if my old bike, ZX7R, is anything to go by that's a very optimistic figure). Since January it's been through 3 services and had the crafty bearing thing at the back replaced (within 18 hours of failing). I reckon I've saved at least 400 quid (probably more) in the last 8 months by avoiding the BMW garage and by the time I come to sell it (heaven forbid), it'll probably have been better cared for and any depreciation due to the perceptions of the buyer about non-BMW servicing won't be an issue 'cause of what I'll have saved in serivcing costs.
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