Stealership!!!

Never take a honda to a suzuki shop (I'm sure you all know this and now so do i).  Paid double to get the chain and sprockets replaced.  oh well, at least i get it back tues. when they open.

i wouldnt even post that here lolz... save yourself the embarment (sp)

how much did you pay ?

to much, way to much

Great! I can't do anything right! It's just that the folks at the Honda dealer treat me like I'm not cool enough to own a CBR1000rr, but the good people at Team R&S (Suzuki ) make me feel like family. Kinda like y'all.

Get a shop manual and learn how to do as much of your own service as you can.  Not only is it cheaper, but it is fun.  There are many smart people on this forum who can help you!  Then you don't have to worry about the jackass at the stealership who wants to charge way too much and does a marginal job.

See, I wanted to do all of it myself (if some grease monkey can do it so can I) but my dad was worried I'd screw it up and kill myself.  I also needed a few more tools to get it done which would have been as expensive as taking it to the dealer.  It was really just the rear stand i needed to since my neighbor could have helped me out I bet.

amen. my bike has been in the shop for 3 weeks now and i just bought the fukkin thing. think i'm going to become a mechanic after this bs...

Either way it's always nice to have the option of whether you want to spend your time or money on whatever you need fixed/replaced.  The couple hundred dollars you'll invest in tool will more than pay for itself very quickly.  And the skills you learn will last a lifetime and are applicable to many other situations.

i just used a car jack and 2x4 when i did mine =]

I ghetto rigged a way to prop the bike up but then I couldn't take the rear wheel off which is pretty much the only thing I needed to do.  Live and learn.

I had to get new tires recently.  I compared what they were going to charge for removal, mounting, balancing, and putting them back on, and I figured in two tire changes, I will be money ahead.  Plus, I can easily do all my simple maintenance.  In the long run, having stands and tools will pay for them themselves...actually in the short run, not to mention buying tools is cool!

I agree.  It is much more comforting to me, that my hands are the only hands that work on my bike.  It has been that way since the late 80's.  Over the years, I've aquired the tools, and it has allowed me to enjoy the time working on it (preventative maintenence, as well as mods).  I done simple sprocket changes all the way porting and polishing the heads, to tranny replacements, etc...

The best part about it, is that I know it was done right the first time.  I've had enough situations where I could have been a candidate for a darwin award, but, those lessons have taught me well what to look for, check, and know by instinct.

The more work you do to your bike, the more you become one with it.  And either you or the bike are an extension of the other.

Well put Illushun.  I had to chime in again really quicly because I really agree.  There are alot of us who work on their bikes and when I do, I feel like the bike belongs to me even more than it did before.  It is an inanimate object, but I can't help but feel like it has a personallity and loves me back...crazy, huh?

nahh that aint crazy man. i feel the same way about my bike the more i do my own work i feel like i diserve it and earn the right to ride a bike man. helps you learn more about the bike and it is mor enjoyable to work on it. i had bought the manual and that has helped me tremendously.
 
and on that note anyone know how to do valve adjustments? i got a nice rattlely noise coming from the topend and you think its just easyer just to do it your self or take it to a mechanic. i dont know anyone to help me with that man im a lonerider here in topeka.

No one touches my bike.  for all the reasons stated.   IMO, if you cant work on a bike, you shouldnt own it.   but, thats just the old school in me coming out

Why do you all bitch and moan about dealerships? Everyone expects a god damn deal. Stop being cheap asses! No one seems to understand they are a business that needs to make money, not a place to fix your bike because they just love helping people. When people walk into you place of business and ask for 30% or more off retail you tell them to f*ck off. Same situation, quit your bitching and learn to do it yourself or pay the dealership to do it properly for you.

I think what alot of people fail to understand about paying for technical services is that you are paying for knowledge, not the actual work.  be it the air conditioner guy, the plumber, electrician, bike mechanic, software consultant, whatever.  In most cases, its not that the actual work is hard, but someone has to have the knowledge of what to do and how to do it.

You can either take the time to learn how to do something yourself, or pay someone else that has taken the time to learn how to do something, and acquired the correct tools. 

shoulda brought it over to my house mang...

i just hope i can work on my cbr ...i work on my cars,trucks, and my dirtbike i just hope some of my knowledge can carry over and for a stealership price ..the yahama shop here in town wants 164.99 for a front dunlop tire not counting mounting ..........out f*ckin ragious ....but yeah when i got my irst dirtbike everyone told me ...'' YOU RIDE IT ..YOU FIX IT ''

Hell I got a Kaw dealership 6 blocks from my house and he won't touch my bike. I think it has to do with the contract he has with Kaw for the franchise. The nearest Honda is 30 miles away. Not a big deal as I do most of my own maint. with the exception f tires, can't balance them.