[zleviticus]

Is it practicle and how involved is doing the scheduled maitnence yoursefl on a motorcycle... iam a motorhead and know my way around an auto shop and can take apart and rebuild a car engine but never messed with a motorcycle (yet :twisted how hard is it to change to fluids (oil, brake, clutch) value adjustments.. etc...

 

[pitbull76]

Is it practicle and how involved is doing the scheduled maitnence yoursefl on a motorcycle... iam a motorhead and know my way around an auto shop and can take apart and rebuild a car engine but never messed with a motorcycle (yet :twisted how hard is it to change to fluids (oil, brake, clutch) value adjustments.. etc...

Oil change= piece of cake

Clutch doesn't tend to have its own fluids (most bikes don't have hydraulic clutches)

Valve Adjustment=Not too bad with the service manual. The hardest part on my old Katana was getting all the crap out of the way so I could do it.

brake fluid: I didn't get to that before wrecking the bike, but i doubt it's any harder than in a car.

Chain adjustments etc. aren't too bad either.

 

[zleviticus]

so it is practical with the correct tools and room to do it... but would you really save a lot in dough by not taking it to a dealer or mechanic?

 

[87gsxrnut]

Yes.

 

[DrBob]

Most dealers get about $80 an hour for labor. My local dealer charges about $120 for an oil/ filter/ fluids change; I do it myself for about $22. They wanted $300 for fork seals, did it myself for $40. They wanted $100+ for front brakes, cost me less than $20 to do it myself. So 'yes', it is worth it.