Good place for Service

Scottatron · Post by **Scottatron** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:56 pm

Allo All,

It is about time for the GPX to have it's first service (Since I've had it), it has around 5700km on the clock. Tis an 05 model.

I live in Reservoir, and the ones nearby are:

Clipstone Yamaha on Bell St
Redwing Honda on Bell St

Can anyone suggest a good place to have it done?

Also - if this needs to be moved to a different thread pls do so instead of deleting it

Scott

StarDrifter · Post by **StarDrifter** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:04 pm

Hi Scott,

I've been looking around myself, used to use Don's in Epping - till they stripped the sump plug.

Now looking at taking it to Discount Motorcycle Wreckers - http://www.dropbears.com/d/dmw/index.htm
They're on Dawson St in Coburg.
They specialise in BMW & Jap.

The Guys there seem ok - but can't really tell you what they're works like.

MiG · Post by **MiG** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:47 pm

StarDrifter wrote:Hi Scott,

I've been looking around myself, used to use Don's in Epping - till they stripped the sump plug.

Bloody hell. The spec is 20 Nm. You need a lot more than that to strip it.

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:17 pm

MiG wrote:
StarDrifter wrote:Hi Scott,

I've been looking around myself, used to use Don's in Epping - till they stripped the sump plug.
Bloody hell. The spec is 20 Nm.

How do you know what sort of bike StarDrifter has?

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:46 pm

Scottatron wrote:Allo All,

It is about time for the GPX to have it's first service (Since I've had it), it has around 5700km on the clock. Tis an 05 model.

I live in Reservoir, and the ones nearby are:

Clipstone Yamaha on Bell St
Redwing Honda on Bell St

Can anyone suggest a good place to have it done?

Also - if this needs to be moved to a different thread pls do so instead of deleting it

Scott

mate
where did you buy it?
are they are reasonable dealer....with a workshop?

Redwing have a name for selling stuff...but not servicing
and
you want your bike serviced by a Yammy dealer?

MiG · Post by **MiG** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:57 pm

I-K wrote: How do you know what sort of bike StarDrifter has?

The topic was about servicing a GPX and I got that in my head. At the time I didn't notice that I had made a silly assumption.
But the point still stands that you're tightening it way more than necessary if it's stripping. You're not bolting stressed pieces together, it's just a low pressure plug. A bloody mechanic should know better. I'd expect that from a handy man that's never dealt with aluminium.

StarDrifter · Post by **StarDrifter** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:00 am

Bikes A ZZR250 So I would assume those specs would be fairly much the same.

Scottatron · Post by **Scottatron** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:57 am

Smitty wrote:
Scottatron wrote:Allo All,

It is about time for the GPX to have it's first service (Since I've had it), it has around 5700km on the clock. Tis an 05 model.

I live in Reservoir, and the ones nearby are:

Clipstone Yamaha on Bell St
Redwing Honda on Bell St

Can anyone suggest a good place to have it done?

Also - if this needs to be moved to a different thread pls do so instead of deleting it

Scott
mate
where did you buy it?
are they are reasonable dealer....with a workshop?

Redwing have a name for selling stuff...but not servicing
and
you want your bike serviced by a Yammy dealer?

I bought it at Floyd Parkes AKA 1300 Kawasaki in Ferntree Gully, so it is a bit of a hike from where I live (Reservoir). Worst comes to worst I could go there, just seems an awful long way when there are bound to be some good places closer to home.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:19 am

oh geez.......
FP Ferntree Gully don't have a good rep either generally in Melb
for servicing

so maybe...its gotta be Clipstone

give 'em a go
and maybe have a chat to the service guys when you book it
in...quiz 'em a bit and see if they are generally sympathetic
to all bikes..not just Yammys

hth

seraph · Post by **seraph** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:43 am

or just service the lil beast yourself... because we've all heard what kwaka warranties are allegedly worth... -J.

Scottatron · Post by **Scottatron** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:03 am

seraph wrote:or just service the lil beast yourself... because we've all heard what kwaka warranties are allegedly worth... -J.

I am happy enough to change oil/fluids myself, but not quite savvy enough if anything else was needed.

kawa zx12R · Post by **kawa zx12R** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:11 pm

scottatron, i've got the same problem.. i live in the western suburbs and i haven't found a place good enough for my 12 either. i 'm still looking.

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:28 pm

Inline Motrcycles in Newport have a VERY good rep for servicing Kwakas.

Scottatron · Post by **Scottatron** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:00 pm

Ahhh, my sis lives in Newport so might be an option. And I tell a lie, the name of the Yamaha shop on Bell is Stafford, not Clipstone.

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:47 pm

Clipstone are in Ringwood, no idea what their srvice record is like but their sales prices are ludicrously dear (IMO).

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