Reasonable price?

BarraSpalding · Post by **BarraSpalding** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:52 am

Probably picking up the ZX6R on saturday morning but the bike is finished and ready today -

rough quote for Fork Seals and supply and fit brake pads was advised verbally as $400.00. Is that on the mark?

I did get a verbal quote prior to booking in the bike of $250 for seals, then add on brake pads (i think they will be goldfren)

Ninja10r · Post by **Ninja10r** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:58 am

Fork seals and both front and rear brake pads for $400 sounds ok to me. Not the most reasonable quote, but most bike shops would charge just that.

BarraSpalding · Post by **BarraSpalding** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:30 pm

That was just front brakes. and confirmed on the phone just then the cost is $399.30.

Jonnymac · Post by **Jonnymac** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:45 pm

BarraSpalding wrote:That was just front brakes. and confirmed on the phone just then the cost is $399.30.

I would've thought $400 for just pads is a bit exy. 2 hrs labour tops! $150 ( being generous depends on pads) for pads plus labour equals $300 tops I would have thought.
Unless they are doing complete fluid replacement etc but even then I would've thought 2 hrs labour would cover it.
Heck I can do front pads on mine easily within an hour and that's not what I do for coin.....

timmyrocks · Post by **timmyrocks** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:19 pm

I think he still got the forks done, when he said its just the front pads, I'm thinking he's saying the front got done not the back??????
If so I think $400 is quite reasonable, of not then it's a bit exxy haha

z900/zx9 · Post by **z900/zx9** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:30 pm

I just had seals,new oil etc fitted in my zx9 track bike which set me back $250.00,lso included complete brake flush with motul high temp fluid and bike picked up and delivered.

Jonnymac · Post by **Jonnymac** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:51 pm

z900/zx9 wrote:I just had seals,new oil etc fitted in my zx9 track bike which set me back $250.00,lso included complete brake flush with motul high temp fluid and bike picked up and delivered.

Who do you use mal. That sounds pretty good!!

z900/zx9 · Post by **z900/zx9** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:46 pm

Jonnymac wrote:
z900/zx9 wrote:I just had seals,new oil etc fitted in my zx9 track bike which set me back $250.00,lso included complete brake flush with motul high temp fluid and bike picked up and delivered.
Who do you use mal. That sounds pretty good!!

Hi Octane in Thomastown

timmyrocks · Post by **timmyrocks** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:10 pm

If ya wanna get technical

I just put new seals and oil put in my forks for $72.90...... And the bike didn't leave my garage

hehe, but nonetheless $250 for thats awesome, door to door motorcycle mechanic, now thats service

BarraSpalding · Post by **BarraSpalding** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:14 pm

Fork seals and oil (he said it stunk like shit - it sure hasn't been replaced in the 4 years i've had the bike), front brake pads.

I need to find a good home job mechanic in Adelaide for these types of jobs.

Ninja10r · Post by **Ninja10r** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:54 pm

Just came to my mind that the front has 2 sets of pads. So $400 is ok I guess. I had done the front fork, rear pads for about $350.

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