In two weeks I will complete payment for a total of $800+ for a major tuneup including new tires, new sprockets and chain and the rest of the happy things.
Anyone around north/middle CA that can do it for cheaper? :icon_mrgreen:
dude, that's like another grand to the total cost of the bike, I am not a happy camper.
cali is expensive for anything and bikes are no different. i lived there for most of my career in the navy and boy am i noticing a difference here in maine.
yup what frankie said ;)
i persoanlly think u got screwed. but the dealerships seem to charge whatever they want. sometimes u just have to suck it up and pay em. sucks but that seems to be the law of the land now. supply and demand
well, it wasn't the dealer... :cry: it was at a local shop and I kinda trusted the guy. In any case, I wanted to get all those things done to have it ready for sale (like you saw on another post). besides, if I ride it or not is irrelevant... I love a nice gs500 that just works perfectly and is ticking all the time!
nice to see an honest salesman out there. a lot of guys just wanna sell something to make a quick buck. they could give a shaZam! less if it works right for the next owner. :cheers:
Tires would have cost $250+
Chain (if it's a decent one) $110
Sprockets $60
New plugs $5-10
Install chain and sprockets $60-80
Install/balance tires while on the bike $80-100
Plugs $10-30
$640 total right there. Get a list of what else he has done. Just another reason to do it yourself, and learn to do it right. Valve checks go from $3-400 affairs to whatever the tube of RTV costs and whatever shims you have to replace. Labor is expensive, especially in California.
Believe it or not, yesterday I finally had the chance to ride my bike after that major tuneup that costed me one leg and half the other.. ($800+)
I was like HOLY CRAP ROTFL.. LMAO! the ride is tight!!!! the bike sounds and rides better than when I bought it new :kiss3:
bottom line: I don't think I want to sell anymore :cookoo:
My tuneup was: valve clearance, oil, new chain (Highest quality) and sprockets, new tires, new air filter, new oil filter, checks and tightening or whatever needed to be tight, headlamps, new battery, hobo-crack pipes (sparkplugs) and a lot of other junk I can't even recall (my bill was two pages long, lmao).
But... I love it. I had buyer's remorse 1st, but not no more :thumb:
Quote from: calamari on November 05, 2007, 04:25:14 PM
I was like HOLY CRAP ROTFL.. LMAO! the ride is tight!!!! the bike sounds and rides better than when I bought it new :kiss3:
bottom line: I don't think I want to sell anymore :cookoo:
:cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :thumb: :thumb:
I bought my bike for $800 in socal past March. $800 for tune up?!!
It's amazing how different my two identical bikes (a '92 and an '01) ran, and how much that factored into enjoyment of the bike. I only paid $800 for the old one, and was reluctant to spend any significant money on it because I thought "all these things will cost more than the bike did!" But proper maintenance and tune-ups are a far better investment than any upgrade to a poorly-running bike.