Servicing what Servicing?

Welshrugby

Welshrugby

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I just realised how bad I am at getting my bikes serviced

1. Honda MB 50 - Age 16-17 = second hand but never serviced whilst I had it
2. Suzuki GP100 - Age 17-20 = second hand but never serviced whilst I had it
3. Kawasaki ZX6R - 1995-2001 = New and did first 600 mile service only
4. Harley 883 - 2005-2012 = bought second hand never serviced
5. Moto Guzzi V7 - bought 2013, had its first 600 miles then I changed the oil but not the filter in 2017

Never had a problem with any of them and despite doing only 300-500 miles a year on bikes number 3,4 and 5, never trickle charged the battery.

Now I get my 961 and I'm fretting about battery charging, polishing and starting to do the same with the guzzi and even my 14 year old garden ride on. I even check tyre pressures every few years.

I suppose I have saved a bloody fortune in service costs but lucky to be alive.

Anyone worse than me at servicing ?
 
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My old college room mate.
Owned a Honda CB350.
Rode it all over the Midwest US.
Put on 20,000+ miles.
1 oil change after initial run in of 600 miles.
Checked oil one day when engine noise was annoying him.
No oil level on dipstick.
Removed drain plug and got about 1 cup of molasses out of the crankcase.
Damn thing just kept on running.
 
I once bought a brand new Toyota, I sold it with over 40,000 miles on the clock, and I NEVER had it serviced!

Welshrugby, you’ve saved a lot of time and money avoiding servicing over the years... now you have a 961... it’s pay back time !
 
Interestingly, preventative maintenance is not a universal concept.

I’ve worked for big manufacturing companies in places like India and China, and trying to get them to adopt preventative maitanence programmes is really difficult. Their culture with regards to mechanical devices is to run to failure, then fix.

Preventative maintenance, ie replacing something that hasn’t yet failed, is rooted deeply in their psyche as ‘waste’.

You might wanna reflect on this next time you’re choosing an airline ticket...
 
Fast Eddie said:
Interestingly, preventative maintenance is not a universal concept.

I’ve worked for big manufacturing companies in places like India and China, and trying to get them to adopt preventative maitanence programmes is really difficult. Their culture with regards to mechanical devices is to run to failure, then fix.

Preventative maintenance, ie replacing something that hasn’t yet failed, is rooted deeply in their psyche as ‘waste’.

You might wanna reflect on this next time you’re choosing an airline ticket...
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Lol
 
Admittedly, I never change the tranny fluid in my cars. I'm religiously changing engine oil though. I've probably lubed my cables on my 79 Bonnie 2 or 3 times.
 
Welshrugby said:
I just realised how bad I am at getting my bikes serviced

1. Honda MB 50 - Age 16-17 = second hand but never serviced whilst I had it
2. Suzuki GP100 - Age 17-20 = second hand but never serviced whilst I had it
3. Kawasaki ZX6R - 1995-2001 = New and did first 600 mile service only
4. Harley 883 - 2005-2012 = bought second hand never serviced
5. Moto Guzzi V7 - bought 2013, had its first 600 miles then I changed the oil but not the filter in 2017

Never had a problem with any of them and despite doing only 300-500 miles a year on bikes number 3,4 and 5, never trickle charged the battery.

Now I get my 961 and I'm fretting about battery charging, polishing and starting to do the same with the guzzi and even my 14 year old garden ride on. I even check tyre pressures every few years.

I suppose I have saved a bloody fortune in service costs but lucky to be alive.

Anyone worse than me at servicing ?
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Tinkering (essential safety maintenance for the wife's benefit) is all part of the fun! Gets you out of the house into the man-cave and an excuse for all those ebay parcels arriving.....

And then the essential test rides (yes the vibrating spodding puck seems to be completely fixed now, and no you can't smell beer its the alcohol visor cleaning wipes).
 
Fast Eddie said:
Interestingly, preventative maintenance is not a universal concept.

I’ve worked for big manufacturing companies in places like India and China, and trying to get them to adopt preventative maitanence programmes is really difficult. Their culture with regards to mechanical devices is to run to failure, then fix.

Preventative maintenance, ie replacing something that hasn’t yet failed, is rooted deeply in their psyche as ‘waste’.
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I suppose it depends on where your "costs" lie - in the replacement parts and labour, or... in the lost opportunity from not having it working when you wanted it to.
 
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