Originally Posted by
Gav
Sorry to hear that you think the local bike shops are over charging, but you have to bear in mind that they are a business and you run a business to make money not do everyone a favour.
As for the valve clearences...well you did the easy bit, the time is taken in measunig the gap, removing the cams, replacing the shims putting it all back togehter and re measuring it...evan with the bike in a stipped state it is still a good 2hours work.....if you think 86quid is high, take it to a mian dealer and you will realise how cheap you actually got it done,
As for 30qui for a pair of tyres you supplied fitted and balanced...im going to assume they where new tyres supplied elsewhere....as i said before its a business....take a packet of bugers you bought in tesco to McDonalds and ask them to cook them......
We charge £10 to fit a tyre supplied by yourself onto a loose rim and £5 to balance.....2 wheels=£30
As the business is so seasonal no where bar the big dealers can afford to operate at a loss or not charge for work carried out, if we are not making money in selling tyres then we have to make it elsewhere and it is not unreasonable to charge for a service we can provide....
Rant over..
Now as for the servicing the Honda which this thread is all about, all the above mentioned places will be able to do the job for you, the main dealers will charge you main dealer prices though.
We will charge around the £120 for a small service(everything apart from valve clearences)
and £200ish for a full service to include clearences.
Hope this is of some help.
