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Almost had a stroke (not really) - the Ferret - 06-09-2015
Went down to a local Honda Kawasaki shop I worked at for 7 years and ordered up some standard maintenance items for the CB and my ST.
I ordered air cleaners for both bikes, brake pads for all 4 wheels, 1/2 dozen oil filters, 4 spark plugs for the CB, 2 gallons of GN4 engine oil, a bottle of Hypoid gear oil for the ST's rear end, 2 muffler bands for the ST, a can of chain lube for the CB, and a Motion Pro spark plug wrench as recommended by another forum member for the CB.
Figured I would spend about $400, but the total bill came to $730.00 plus $34 tax.
YEE GADS!
Hope I don't need any tires soon!
Glad I ride motorcycles for the economy.
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Novice_imp - 06-09-2015
As a recent victim of maintenance issues......I feel your pain!
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - CIP57_imp - 06-09-2015
Should have bought my tuneup package, would have saved yourself 100 bucks.
My wife opened our CC bill today, 1800 miles @ 146.00 in gas last month. My wife car bill was 125.00 she said i though motorcycles where good on gas
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Guth_imp - 06-09-2015
Jeeeeezalouuuuuuu!
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Xyzzy_imp - 06-09-2015
(06-09-2015, 10:37 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Went down to a local Honda Kawasaki shop I worked at for 7 years and ordered up some standard maintenance items for the CB and my ST.
I ordered air cleaners for both bikes, brake pads for all 4 wheels, 1/2 dozen oil filters, 4 spark plugs for the CB, 2 gallons of GN4 engine oil, a bottle of Hypoid gear oil for the ST's rear end, 2 muffler bands for the ST, a can of chain lube for the CB, and a Motion Pro spark plug wrench as recommended by another forum member for the CB.
Figured I would spend about $400, but the total bill came to $730.00 plus $34 tax.
YEE GADS!
Hope I don't need any tires soon!
Glad I ride motorcycles for the economy.
What is the part number for that? The spark plugs sure are small in diameter!
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - the Ferret - 06-09-2015
http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/partno/08-0512/
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Ghis_imp - 06-09-2015
Ouch! Besides oil changes, I don't do much else. Everything gets so expensive with motorcycles these days, that justifying a bike as a cheap, and economical alternative to cars is getting hard to sell. It's truly becoming something for the enthusiasts rather than the practical and thrifty person, as it used to be.
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Offroad - 06-09-2015
Ouch! Glad you can do the work yourself or it would be double that.
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - flynrider - 06-09-2015
The CB spark plugs are crazy expensive on the 'net. I'll bet they're insanely expensive at the dealer. I quit buying filters at my dealer since they started charging $20 a pop for an oil filter. That's also why I went with the reusable K&N air filter. All those little bits and pieces add up quite quickly
Especially when you're maintaining more than one bike.
RE: Almost had a stroke (not really) - Motogeezer1949_imp - 06-09-2015
Amazon.com has a good selection of 14mm thinwall sockets.