Malleus Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 I went to this Yamaha Service Centre May this year as a number of people had recommended it and apparently it has been around for a while. Dropped my bike off at 8:30am. Staff were nice, helpful and rushed my bike through the service (at my request, hate getting trains!) and picked it up at 5pm.After about 5 minutes I noticed the front end was bouncing quite a bit. I assumed this was due to the rubber bits that stick out of new tyres, until common sense kicked in and I realised tiny bits of rubber would not make my front end bounce. I stood up and looked at my front wheel (when it was safe of course) and noticed that it appeared to be bulging. When I finally got home I noticed it had not been fitted properly and had to reseat it myself. (which after paying £200+ for service and parts was not really ideal!) Not sure how dangerous it is to have the tire in this condition. I took a video and sent it to the service centre manager as it is difficult to demonstrate with a photo how badly it was bulging just because a small section of the tire bead was not against the rim. I know mistakes happen and I did ask them to rush it through. I suppose what I have learnt from this is always check over your bike after letting other people play with it so you can address problems straight away!I guess many here service their own bikes but if you know of any reliable Yamaha specialists in London let me know
Moderator drewpy Posted November 12, 2015 Moderator Posted November 12, 2015 I would have taken it to a tyre specialist and had the service done separatly. 1
KevtheRev Posted November 16, 2015 Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) Get a manual and learn how to do the servicing yourself man . It's much more satisfying , and £200 is a lot of money ! You could've done your bike Saturday morn and been out on the lash Saturday night with 200 bucks in your pocket and that warm glow of satisfaction after a job well done . Edited November 16, 2015 by KevtheRev 1
Malleus Posted November 17, 2015 Author Posted November 17, 2015 (edited) More likely I would start Saturday morning, all the small 30 minute jobs would end up taking 3 hours each and then I'd be drunk lying in a pool of engine oil with pieces of my bike spread out around me. (kidding aside, I think I could service myself, but it would take longer, and also could affect the resale value? I suppose I could make my own stamp and put it in the manual )But I think for me a happy medium would be to get the basic service, let them tell me what the issues are and then either fix them myself or go to a specialist as drewpy suggested. Edited November 17, 2015 by Malleus
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