Cordoba78
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The owners manual has alot of the DIY work in there, explained relatively well if you have some mechanical know how as is
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First service - dealer or DIY?
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The owners manual has alot of the DIY work in there, explained relatively well if you have some mechanical know how as is
Sparkxx1
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Search the forum I think you can get the service manual free from yamaha or buy one off of ebay for 5$ like I did. It comes in a CD and I'll be printing the whole thing out and putting it in a binder this week. :thumbup:
2010FZ6R White Lightning
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i dunno how your dealer is but im dealin with warranty concerns on my fz6r right now and im very unpleased with the work at the shop and the guy seems like a total dipshit. so i dont want him working on my bike when its off warranty. ive heard of some larger locations of mr.lube doing bikes now? but either way if your competent enough to follow simple instructions and have basic hand tools go nuts.
kvc25
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Kind of a silly question, but is it bad if I go over 600 miles (say by like 50 miles or so) before bringing it in for my first service? I'm at 597 now, but my dropoff appointment is scheduled for next Tuesday. I figure the ride to the dealership is about 12 miles so if I don't ride from now until dropoff, the bike will be at 610ish on the ODO. But then the bike will just be sitting there in my backyard 
... So does it matter if I continue to ride past 600 miles or should I just stay off it until after the first service?
... So does it matter if I continue to ride past 600 miles or should I just stay off it until after the first service?Kind of a silly question, but is it bad if I go over 600 miles (say by like 50 miles or so) before bringing it in for my first service? I'm at 597 now, but my dropoff appointment is scheduled for next Tuesday. I figure the ride to the dealership is about 12 miles so if I don't ride from now until dropoff, the bike will be at 610ish on the ODO. But then the bike will just be sitting there in my backyard
I am at 588, and I called to get my service done, and it takes 10 days to get in!!!!!
The service department said it was fine to go ove 600. His exact quote was "Don't go to 1500 or anything, but you'll be fine if you go a little over."
You'll be fine if you go a little over, according to them. Made it sound like I could tack on another couple hundred and I'd be alright.
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JSP
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The biggest thing is the oil change which is VERY easy to do yourself and SO much cheaper than the dealer charges. You think the dealer is really going to inspect all the things they say they will? They will do an oil change and push you out the door. Time is money to them. You can do much better yourself going over the bolts and making sure they are tight, etc. You should learn your bike anyways and a lot of the maintenance falls on your shoulders, such as chain alignment, cleaning/re-lubing, etc.
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Crocop43
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Save money change the oil and oil filter....clean Nd lube your chain and check for tightness on chain and wa-la your done....plain and simple
ChUcK
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bmw675
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your bike won't die at 601 miles, don't worry about it. actually my dealer told me not to even bring it in until 1000 miles. (Did mine myself at 750 miles btw)
however do your own like everyone else has said. cheaper and more convenient time-wise.
however do your own like everyone else has said. cheaper and more convenient time-wise.
I hear you. I got kind of good buddy with the salesman who sold me the bike. But the rest of the guys there... If I was rolling in with a R1 with 5K of upgrade they will be fighting to work on it and take it for a spin around the block to make sure everything is ok. But a 6R... They don't even have any on the floor for sale. (as last time I was there...)
I don't care, I do all my work anyway!
dndfindley
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I had the dealer do mine. The Yamaha dealer here has a good reputation even though they are kind of expensive. Didn't have to drop it off, just waited, took about an hour. They have a nice lounge but I spent most of the time browsing on the showroom floor or in the parts dept. We have 2 Yamaha's (FZ6R and a T-Max) and the dealer did both at 600 miles. I'm not that mechanically inclined so I am going to continue to let the dealer do all the service work even though I know I could save money doing it myself. I do safety checks each week before the wife and I ride (oil and coolant level, tire pressures etc) but that's all. It was the same with the Spyder I had previously (same dealer btw). David
Xfactor evo
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Hit myfirst 600 yesterday. Although i know how to work on cars pretty good i dont really have the time or patience right now so to the dealer she will go today... This dealer is pretty cool. Dude in parts has a modded tt supra and they sell power controllers and juice boxes and even tune the bikes... I will stick with them i think
sm00thpapa
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Went to a Yamaha dealer in my area and they quoted me $425.00 for the first service. Saying $350.00 for labor and $75.00 for parts. I said what parts? He said oil filter and 3 quarts of oil and some lube for the cable lines. I just bought a K&N oil flter and 3 quarts of Castrol 4T for $20.00. Think I'll try and do the 600 mile service myself or just ask a near by buddy who has done it before to assist me. It's funny because a Yamaha dealer who just closed down had quoted me only $215.00 for the same service. I guess that's why they went out of business.
redprodigy35
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Just did my first service @ 548 miles the other day.
Went to my local shop. NOT a dealer. They charged me $80, and let me watch them do it. Logged it in the service book, and saved the receipt.
Got security of someone experienced doing it the first time around, and they "taught me how to catch my own fish" from now on. I think my nearest Yama dealer out here in NJ was asking $200+!! FOR WHAT I ASK!?!?! With that price it's like they are trying to keep you from not changing your oil!
Oh yeah--the shifting has gotten even smoother. And I might be buggin, but it just feels all around better (vibration, sound, etc.) when I take it past 6k now.
Went to my local shop. NOT a dealer. They charged me $80, and let me watch them do it. Logged it in the service book, and saved the receipt.
Got security of someone experienced doing it the first time around, and they "taught me how to catch my own fish" from now on. I think my nearest Yama dealer out here in NJ was asking $200+!! FOR WHAT I ASK!?!?! With that price it's like they are trying to keep you from not changing your oil!
Oh yeah--the shifting has gotten even smoother. And I might be buggin, but it just feels all around better (vibration, sound, etc.) when I take it past 6k now.
copper-raven
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my dealership tried to con me into coming in for the first service. The salesman was "strongly" suggesting they do the first service, he even tried to claim they would check valve clearances haha. I guess he didn't realize he was talking to an ASE master certified automotive technician and someone who's worked on bikes for almost a decade.. A quick glance at the owners manual will tell you everything that needs to be done on the 600 mile service. Will the dealership really even do more than change the oil and clean/lube the chain? It all depends on the tech with the work order and how many tickets he's got lined up for that particular day..I personally spent less than $40 on everything i needed and it took me less than 40 min with a beer break. :iconbeer:
blkbrd
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The only time my vehicles EVER go to the dealer is when they are BROKEN. And that is only because they are under warranty. I do all of my oil changes etc. in my driveway. Having said that, I always use OEM oil filters. I have personally never had a problem obtaining warranty service for a vehicle that I have serviced myself, but I'm sure some dealers may say something like "You change your own oil???? That's why your transmission won't shift out of third gear!! Man, this is gonna cost you a BUNDLE!!" Hence the term "Stealership" Just my $.02.
Cmltoe
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I was firmly in the "take it to the dealer" camp, due to my lack of mechanical knowledge, until I took the bike in on Monday for the first service.
Left it there all week while I was out of town, only to come back and be told "new sales in progress (as opposed to mine that occurred a month ago) get first priority. Maybe we'll get to it today (Friday) and if not, we'll PROBABLY get to it on Saturday."
This and the weather forecast for this weekend looks amazing.:rant:
Count me in the do it yourself camp moving forward.....
Left it there all week while I was out of town, only to come back and be told "new sales in progress (as opposed to mine that occurred a month ago) get first priority. Maybe we'll get to it today (Friday) and if not, we'll PROBABLY get to it on Saturday."
This and the weather forecast for this weekend looks amazing.:rant:
Count me in the do it yourself camp moving forward.....
dndfindley
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If I had a dealer like that I would learn to do it myself as well. Good luck. David
bigddy263
Member
Took mine to the dealer for first service hoping to get a checklist type recipt. All they gave me was a sentence on the reciept "first service performed". Not a deal breaker, but for over a hundred bucks, I would have prefered, "we did this, this, this, and this." Maybe if you ask first they will hook you up. I plan to do the rest of the servicing myself until the 26.6k valve check. I am also an aircraft mechanic.
bigddy263
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I doubt you are buggin, you can expect things to smooth out as it wears in.
