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RE: [ST] 6000 Mile Service - Anyone bother?



I changed the oil myself before all services. This typically knocks off ~$100 including time and materials. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Montville [mailto:mjmontville@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:48 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ST] 6000 Mile Service - Anyone bother?
> 
> 
> I had the dealer perform an abbreviated version of this 
> service, to get
> the dealer stamp that I believed to be required to satisfy 
> the warranty
> requirements.
> 
> Mike
> 
> --- "Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I agree DO IT YOURSELF, just save the receipts.  It's a no brainer.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Mathis [mailto:jcmathis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:26 PM
> > To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ST] 6000 Mile Service - Anyone bother?
> > 
> > 
> > Do it yourself.
> > 
> > John Mathis
> > aka Florida Dawg
> > www.christiansportbike.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> > garrysimmons@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:59 AM
> > To: st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ST] 6000 Mile Service - Anyone bother?
> > 
> > 
> > I'm due for my 6000 mile service (6400 on the clock). I 
> looked at the
> > maintenance chart in the owners manual and it appears to be almost
> > identical
> > to the 500 mile service. Nothing of import is actually 
> serviced (just
> > "checked") aside from the oil change.
> > 
> > This means I'd pay nearly $200 for an oil change and 
> someone to check
> > that
> > various bits are still tight.
> > 
> > I'm doing my own oil changes every 3K, so it's due, but I'd 
> rather pay
> > $60
> > for oil/filter and spend a few hours wrenching in my garage 
> than $200
> > for a
> > mechanic to do it.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Garry
> > 
> > 
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