2014 Kawasaki Z1000SX ongoing review

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It turns out the that lock is completely seized so it needs replacing. Another £60 to the bill
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The bike is ready to be collected, which I'll do tomorrow morning.

This is going to be expensive.
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Did they say if they had to adjust the valves at all?

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Do you know how expensive? Have to bear in mind that a car is unlikely to be any cheaper in terms of servicing for the miles you do.
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I don't know Duke we pay out typically £180 every 2 years for main dealer car servicing, so £90 a year is nothing.

Cars don't have valve clearance checks or chains and sprockets to worry about. Also the tyres need replacing at 10 times the distance of what is achieved on a bike.

Not saying a car is the better tool but it may be more cost effective.
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We don't get into biking to save money :D
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The 2nd service for my Audi A4 came out at £850.
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That's true and no matter how nice or quick car is it will never be as engaging as riding a bike (lol)
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I've said it before, but there's no way I could do my job if I had to commute by car every day.
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duke63 wrote:The 2nd service for my Audi A4 came out at £850.
Wow how come Duke ??? That's ridiculous
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duke63 wrote:The 2nd service for my Audi A4 came out at £850.
Wowsers. Bet you were not impressed!
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duke63 wrote:The 2nd service for my Audi A4 came out at £850.
Image that would make me cry Image

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It was due an oil change for the multi tronic gearbox which added £250 to the cost. Car servicing is dependent on mileage and usage these days. The car has now done 40,000 miles. I've negotiated a deal to change the car and they are covering the cost of the service as part of that deal.
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£490. £90 of that was for a new seat lock and the Labour.

I'm well impressed with the price. Valves, shims etc all done, wheel bearings checked and cleaned. Plus the usual stuff and they've swapped the side lights for led ones.
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Good stuff. Sounds like they did a thorough job.
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The lead tech once loaned me his KTM for a day. I brought it back washed and full of fuel. Since then they've always done me a deal on service costs
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£490 is really good for that - i've paid way more than that for valve service etc.
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That is a very good price Kwacky. It just shows one thoughtful act can save you lots of hassle later in time

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If that including adjusting and shmiming valves that's a fair price. I've seen the same just for check valve clearances and it's a lot more work to adjust than just check.
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The big question now is do I start refreshing things like the suspension and tidy up the paint work or do I start looking at replacing it?

The bike is in good nick and it's got a full dealer service history. There are a couple of chips on the wheels from the chain and a couple of stone chips on the front. It won't take much to repair. The front and rear suspension could do with being upgraded but that's not going to be cheap. New internals for the front forks and a replacement rear shock. But I suppose it would be cheaper than getting a new bike.

I'm in no rush. If I do want a new one I'll be looking around autumn time.
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