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@ David -
Defo cheaper if you get the bits yourself/do as much as you can yourself.
Eg. oil filter+postage = £10. At a dealership you'r looking at £25+Vat+fitting. I got a 4lr Silkolene 10W40 for £27, last oil bill at last service was £47+VAT+Labour... I can list the same for Fuel filter, plugs etc...all of which you can do yourself with basic tools and an hour or so.
Re. Chain and sprockets: I got a red AFAM chain for less than the supplied standard chain last year. Front Sprocket is about £15 if you can find one - the Moto Rapido are great and friendly to ask what you need.
One word about eBay - even if the shop/user has great feedback and the description says it will fit your bike, you can never be sure - i've been caught out like this before. with brake pads... you can return them 9/10 times but the hassle factor is massive.
re. tires...probably a bit more now due to increased VAT and never ending price hikes but yeah, you can't argue with £250-£300 for new tires, fitted and VAT.
My service this year will cost about £160.
£11 Oil Filter
£15 Fuel Filter
£27 Oil
£10 for NGK Iridium plugs
all fitted by me
Timing and fuel air/tune up about £100 labor at RC...(tbc as it is going in on Thurs!)
brakes etc are fine, done 6 months ago...
last year i was looking at £400 without doing the above...
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