When I was in my local BMW dealer picking up an oil filter for my S1000R, I asked how would it cost for a service on my R9T, the service bloke replied " To keep the cost down we divide the service into two parts, bring it in for the engine oil change and check which would cost around£220, then a week or so later bring it back for the gearbox and final drive oil change, roughly the same cost" He said doing it this way would make it easier on your pocket. So all in all they are charging about £440 to change the oils. If your bike is out of warranty do it yourself and save a fortune....

 

Seems very expensive to me. When speaking to another Nine t owner just over a week, he had just given his bike it's first main service at the dealer and it was just over £250 complete.

And as for that splitting the cost to make it easier on the pocket. What a load of crap. Two visits mean more costs. Just to get there !! Time of work, petrol etc etc.
It should be cheaper to do it all in one hit. Sounds like a dealer to avoid. Are they scared to give their customers their big bills I wonder.

 

I paid £242 for engine oil and filter change,gearbox oil change,brake and clutch fluid change at Riders of Cardiff.

 

Good to know.


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Thanks all,

As I've only done a few thousand miles since the last Mottorad service I'll do my own for this year. I'm comfortable enough visually inspecting, tyre, weld cracks, suspension links and brake pad wear.

Is there a thread already on what oils to use? I'm assuming I need.

Oil filter
Engine Oil
Drive shaft Oil - this is my first drive shaft bike, so the silly question, is this the same oil as the engine?

Anything else?

 

Quick bump on this one as I'm looking to do my own service. Would appreciate anyone's guidance on what needs doing and best oild and filters (I always go K&N).


Thanks in advance


Rich

 

I just had my Irish 10kkms service and it was €338, about £250. Everything was OK and they even cleaned it.

NICK

 

Although I am quite happy to do my own servicing, I will be taking my bike to the dealers in order to maintain the warranty.
It would be insane not too with a brand new bike.
I've been quoted about £150 (UK)
I'm going to wait while it's done and have been told about 1.5 to 2 hours max.

 

Where did you get 150 and which service is it Andy?

 

I just had 6000 mile service at John Clark Dundee. They said £315 I said too expensive they came back and said £270. I thought it was still a little OTT but let them get it done as it was in there anyway for puncture repair. Like any business, they'll only ever overcharge me once.

 

I'm booked in at Coopers Tunbridge Wells for my 24 month service, I've been quoted £200 with a loan bike thrown in for free.

 

How many miles?

 

The other consideration here is resale values. If I was buying used and given a choice between a bike with dealer service history vs one without, all other things being equal I would go for the one serviced by the dealer.

Oils, filters and brakes all quiet easy to do but I don't have access to any diagnostic equipment. When I watched the mechanic 1st servicing my Scrambler the other day he spent more than a few minutes on a machine connected to my bike. I have no idea what he was doing.

 

When I watched the mechanic 1st servicing my Scrambler the other day he spent more than a few minutes on a machine connected to my bike. I have no idea what he was doing.

Could be checking the ECU and / or ABS for any stored faults.
Also could be updating the mapping with any updates from BMW.

 

Not UK, but sharing for comparison. Was today at the dealer in Slovakia (Motoshop Zubor in Banska Bystrica) - 10.000 km /yearly check. Paid 280 euro, they cleaned the bike and offered test ride on new GS during the service check. In addition to Filters & Oils they check valves and sync carbs. Cost is more expensive than my other bikes (yamaha, honda), but I am OK with service.

 

Just booked mine in with Vines of Guildford for its first major, with a courtesy bike....£285.00 all in.

 

A full service on our works Fiat Ducato van is much cheaper then a service for my R9......

 

I'm picking up my bike this morning for it's 1000 klm service. I was expecting around $270 but when I asked they quoted me $330.00 Aus. Not cheap but not overly expensive. I haven't done the conversion to pounds, euro or American dollars yet but it sounds like its on par.

 

Ricky,

Mine was $280 from Southbank BMW in Melbourne.




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Christ keno which robbing dealer did you goto, please dont say the one in Wolverhampton as there robbing dogs. Blade in Birmingham is alot better, just had an annual service with final drive oil done and a coursty bike for £170

 

Correct......

 

For the Australian guys seems about on par with the uk prices.
Still expensive tho but I'm led to believe the oils are special especially the final drive

 

£119 Williams Manchester first service at 600miles

 

now just been quoted £297 for my annual service. I'll be at 5000miles. If I want a loan bike it's another £15. And I've probably chucked about £30 worth of oil in since it's run-in service as well. Might have a phone around

 

I have just paid £179 for an annual service which was new engine oil, filter change and final drive oil change and a check over. Not too bad. That cost did include a hose down though ?

My bike was spotless when I brought it in, when I collected it it was wet with loads of dried spots on it. I went back in and asked the guy who serviced it had it rained?? (knowing it hadn’t) and he said no, I have cleaned it for you!!!!!

Obviously I wasn’t thrilled, I said “cleaned it or wet it?” He said, we just give them a complimentary hose down. Oh right, at least I didn’t pay for it !!!

 

did that include valve checks? I've used an obsessive independent in the past for previous bikes and he likes the bikes stone cold overnight for valves whereas BMW dealer says the whole thing will take 2 hrs so implies doing it on a warm engine

 

Inverness, Harry Fairbairns, oil change, no mention on receipt of oil filter change, cost £202, that's the last time they'll be seeing me.

Told to take the bike in at 9am, it was still outside at 11.15am finally got it back at 1.15. What a flippin joke.

 

My local dealer in USA quoted $450. 3000 mile service due on a 2017 model. At that price I’ll do it myself, replace all oils and fluids, oil filter and do valve Clearances. I don’t have a book for a dealer stamp and at 3 years old I guess it’s out of warranty anyway. Will just have to live with the service light unless anyone had a hack for resetting it?