Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just picked my bike up from its 6 month service. I had my heated grips fitted at the same time. Had perfect weather to try them out. Absolute game changer. I had forgotten how much more comfortable you feel with warm hands. I almost forgot how terrifying the road conditions were riding home. Several of the roads out in the clay country were unsalted, read fecking slippery. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 8 minutes ago, Saul said: Just picked my bike up from its 6 month service. I had my heated grips fitted at the same time. Had perfect weather to try them out. Absolute game changer. I had forgotten how much more comfortable you feel with warm hands. I almost forgot how terrifying the road conditions were riding home. Several of the roads out in the clay country were unsalted, read fecking slippery. Damn......that's harsh conditions Saul! What the temps there? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 -3 riding out but warmed up to zero on the way home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Saul said: -3 riding out but warmed up to zero on the way home. OMG! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Saul said: Is that ice to the left of that strip of snow to the left of the picture? Pretty picture! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Pedro said: Is that ice to the left of that strip of snow to the left of the picture? Pretty picture! No mate it was running water. Coming down the hill behind me from the melting snow. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Nice one Saul i normally venture out in such conditions but when we had it before Christmas i just couldn't be arsed which is not like me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 To be completely honest I had to pick my bike up from the dealership plus return the loaner I had. I rode up there on the RE Classic 350 they lent me on full clench, nice little bike though it was, slippery stuff on someone’s else’s bike is a worry. Much more relaxed when I got my Himalayan back. Obviously I was taking easy but the Himalayan felt pretty secure despite the conditions. I was a lot more confident on that than the Classic 350. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Saul said: To be completely honest I had to pick my bike up from the dealership plus return the loaner I had. I rode up there on the RE Classic 350 they lent me on full clench, nice little bike though it was, slippery stuff on someone’s else’s bike is a worry. Much more relaxed when I got my Himalayan back. Obviously I was taking easy but the Himalayan felt pretty secure despite the conditions. I was a lot more confident on that than the Classic 350. What sort of price for a service Saul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 11 minutes ago, XTreme said: What sort of price for a service Saul? Fecking expensive, with fitting the grips as well it was the thick end of £200 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Saul said: Fecking expensive, with fitting the grips as well it was the thick end of £200 What was involved with the service, how many hours labour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 Just now, boboneleg said: What was involved with the service, how many hours labour? Oil, filter, drain plugs, valve clearances and other bits and bobs plus fitting the grips. 3 hours labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 minute ago, Saul said: Oil, filter, drain plugs, valve clearances and other bits and bobs plus fitting the grips. 3 hours labour. So a lot of dealers would charge you £80 an hour just for labour Considering you’ve had the valve clearances done I’d say that’s a great price 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, boboneleg said: So a lot of dealers would charge you £80 an hour just for labour Considering you’ve had the valve clearances done I’d say that’s a great price Was going to say the same myself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 Cool that makes me feel better about the bill then. Its all new to me, I have never used a main dealer before. This is my first new bike. Guess I'll stop moaning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 13 hours ago, Saul said: Fecking expensive, with fitting the grips as well it was the thick end of £200 not cheap then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, skyrider said: not cheap then 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Yer I also thought heated grips and a bigger service - bargain! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Right Mea Culpa, I just got it wrong, the bill was the thick end of £300 not £200. Just checked because of the reaction., oops. Still ok with it after Bob explained 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I'm slightly taken aback that the valve clearances need checking after just 2807 miles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I'm slightly taken aback that the valve clearances need checking after just 2807 miles It's a high performance engine! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 23 hours ago, Saul said: -3 riding out but warmed up to zero on the way home. Your mad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 43 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I'm slightly taken aback that the valve clearances need checking after just 2807 miles 16K miles/25K kms on mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 59 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I'm slightly taken aback that the valve clearances need checking after just 2807 miles 3k valve clearance checks is standard for all RE singles. Easy enough job once the guarantee is up, I am going to keep the service history up in case I want to trade it in. From what I have read most owners do it every 6k once they are out of guarantee. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Pedro said: It's a high performance engine! 20 horsepower but the horses have red eyes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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