04-03-2016, 12:21 AM
(04-02-2016, 03:16 PM)Capo_imp Wrote: Eurobike Maintenance costs and reliability concerns are overblown. There are certainly examples of nightmares, but for the most part, modern motorbikes of every origin are reliable and durable. If you dig it, buy it, and keep a few bucks in a jar for service costs above what you would incur for a Honda. Worth it.
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I have always been a DIY person, so oil changes, bleeding brakes, and valve adjustments shouldn't be an issue. I'll have to check into getting one of the scan tools so I can reset the maintenance due date these bikes have. In all honesty, I don't rack up tons of miles, so it won't be all that terrible. I can get a 2 or 3 year extended warranty for a few bucks over dealer cost, so I will have some piece of mind in case something wacky goes wrong with the electronics or the final drive decides to grenade. Final drive failures seem to come up a lot, bet even those seem to be more common on the earlier 1200gs, which this is not.