How much $$ on the first 600 mile maintenance?

[Size_Twelve]

Hey all, I'm at about 550 miles on my bike and getting ready to take it in for the first 600 mile maintenance. What do you guys think, on average, is a good price for this? My local place quoted me just under $200 including 2 hours of labor, plus the oil and filter, not including any additional parts. Does this seem pretty reasonable, or no?

[bsj177]

I paid about $150.00 if I remember right

[pantablo]

i also paid about $140 for each of my 600 services (gs500 and 600rr).

[Size_Twelve]

Cool, cool. They told me $159.00 for the labor actually, and the rest was for the oil change, so I guess that's not too far off. Thanks. 

[TragicImage]

psssssssh

My dealer obviously raped me at 289


Pablo, who'd you go to?

[Mandres]

What is involved in the 600 mile service?  If it's just cleaning/adjusting the chain, changing the oil, tightening bolts and checking valve clearances you can easily do all that yourself with basic hand tools and a service manual.  You're going to have to learn how to do it sometime so you might as well jump in.

-M

[bargovic]

$85 - they are only $40 an hour at the dealer i bought it from.

[qjt18]

i think mine was lie $113 dealer charges $90 an hour

[Kerry]

What is involved in the 600 mile service?

Here's the "Official" List.

IF the dealer really includes a valve clearance check, I can see how it may be worth it to most new riders to have it done ... and not have to worry about it for another 4,000 miles.

By which point they will be eager to do the next one themselves.  Right? 

[Phaedrus]

I paid about $180 or so if I remember correctly (been a while), and it did include a valve clearence check. They even added a shim, apparently something was out of whack?  As well as the oil & filter change, etc. Not too bad of a deal, really.

[Kerry]

They even added a shim, apparently something was out of whack? 

Yeah ... a missing shim would definitely make things "out of whack".

Sorry - couldn't resist. 

[mp183]

My dealer said the valve check at 600 is a waste of time.
Paid somewhere around $200.  Did include carb synch check.

[Size_Twelve]

What is involved in the 600 mile service?  If it's just cleaning/adjusting the chain, changing the oil, tightening bolts and checking valve clearances you can easily do all that yourself with basic hand tools and a service manual.  You're going to have to learn how to do it sometime so you might as well jump in.

-M

I really don't mind doing it myself, but the manual was pretty emphatic about taking it to the dealer for the first service. This makes sense to me. If anything is wonky straight out of the box, I might not know it, as I wouldn't have anything to compare it to. Later on down the road though, if something starts acting up, at least I'll have a point of reference, ya know? At least I'll know how the bike USED to run. Right off the bat though, I'm just assuming everything is ok, unless it explodes. 

[Mandres]

My dealer said the valve check at 600 is a waste of time.

I would disagree with that.  The initial break in period is when the valve faces and seats will experience the most wear.  That makes the first clearance check the most important one. 

Remember that checking the clearance is really easy; just pop the cover off and poke around with a $5 feeler gauge.  If they're within spec you're good to go.  It doesn't really get complicated until you have to change a shim.  That might be worth having the dealer do if you're not comfortable with it.  Everything else on that list you can do yourself in less than an hour total, easy. 

-M

[galahs]

Mine was $180 (Australian).

Basic check and tighten bolts, oil and filter change (Motul), chain lube but NO valve check.