what do you think ?

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

After my threads on Brakes and Hagon springs i sent my suzuki garage a email>


Hi all , Its Dave Hutchings here I will be bringing my bandit in soon for a service and mot any time after the 25th, There is a couple of questions, I have done 3,000 miles since last service , How much will this one be with a mot ?
How much to fit Hagon springs ? let me know if you want me to get them or if you want to , if you do how much to supply and fit ?
How much to fit hel lines to the front ? same again let me know if you want me to get them or if you want to, if you do how much to supply and fit?
And i thought i would have some new pads front and rear not going for sintered but a good quality and thought you would have them anyway , so how much for them supplied and fitted ,

Look forward to your reply, Cheers Dave



There reply :



Hi Dave
Your bike only needs the small service this time so your sevice & MOT should be around £150 inc vat
we can supply & fit the Hagon springs for £125 inc vat
we have had issues with HEL hoses and chris is very reluctant to fit them
we can supply a front Goodridge hose kit for £115 fitted
We use EBC brake pads
We usually fit the sintered pads to the front of a 1200 bandit , the cost is £72 inc vat fitted or £58 if you want the organic pads.
Rear pads are the organic type and are £41 inc vat fitted
the above prices assume that your calipers are in good condistion and do not require extensive stripping/ cleaning.
please contact us when you wish to book your bike in as we would need a few days notice to order the springs and hoses if needed.

[smilinjack 0]

Fitting Hagon springs looks a reasonable charge, prob works out at around £40-45 the actual fitting.
Brake pad fitting looks a bit dear to me. IIRC a set of front pads is around £25, so looks like a charge close to £40 for fitting. Not bad for half an hour's work. BTW suppliers normally advise fitting same pad type front AND rear.
HEL hoses-not sure what issues they might be. I think all HEL hoses have stainless banjo fittings and seem well received in the press and internet community as a whole. £115 fitted for Goodridge prob means paying them around £50 labour.

Service & MoT-small service is a glorified oil change & fluid check which they appear to be charging you around £90 for, maybe more (I assumed £35 for the test)Depends how important a stamp in your service booklet is to you.

All in that comes to pretty much £500 by my reckoning. A monkey for that little lot is not exactly robbery, but the fact is you & I could do all of that other than the MoT test and I only charge by the bacon butty, not the hour. Potential saving on labour in the region of minimum £150 I'd suggest, quite possibly more.

[pugeyed 0]

DAVE DO IT YOURSELF!
sorry to shout but why give your money away when you can fit all of that yourself. (unless your rolling in it that is)

[Herb 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

DAVE DO IT YOURSELF!
sorry to shout but why give your money away when you can fit all of that yourself. (unless your rolling in it that is)

Do it thi'sen

[E.goldstein 0]

@Herb wrote:

@pugeyed wrote:

DAVE DO IT YOURSELF!
sorry to shout but why give your money away when you can fit all of that yourself. (unless your rolling in it that is)

Do it thi'sen

I agree get you fingers dirty and DIY.







E.goldstein “they watching you”!

[XS1100 0]

You will get great satisfaction if you do it your self.
Like camooron says its time for change.
And you get to spend the cash you saved on me down the vic!!!!!
If you need a hand and a van full of kit SHOUT!
And some grey haird weirdo will show up.
If not tek it in end of!
Its what ever you feel best really.
Take it to cropo for the MOT

[RichardH 0]

He wont do it himself, just incase he gets oily fingerprints on it!

[dandan 0]

If you decide to do it yourself dave then give me a shout. Im more than happy to pop round one weekend and i have all the kit.

[Stue11 0]

ITCHY wrote:

He wont do it himself, just incase he gets oily fingerprints on it!

[Stue11 0]

@dandan wrote:

If you decide to do it yourself dave then give me a shout. Im more than happy to pop round one weekend and i have all the kit.

Good on ya DanDan

[lee1 1]

d.i.y

[stantheman 0]

do it yourself dave and i only got charged £25 for me mot hel hose kit is about £50

[trebor4460 0]

Get em to do the springs, not a bad price for springs and fitting.
Do the brakes and service yourself, then bang her in for the mot, save yourself £££££

[yankeedoodle 0]

stop being a wuss. I will come over and help you do it all

[dick65 0]

youd get great satisfaction doing it yourself,i do most things on my bike but ive got to take it in tommorow for new fork seals(which i bought,nikones for £5.35)and im getting charged £150 to get them fitted.

[pugeyed 0]

@dick65 wrote:

youd get great satisfaction doing it yourself,i do most things on my bike but ive got to take it in tommorow for new fork seals(which i bought,nikones for £5.35)and im getting charged £150 to get them fitted.

[dick65 0]

ive never tackled forks before i know there four spanners in the haynes manual but so were my calipers which ive just overhauled seems a bit pricey though.

[jezza 0]

forks are fairly simple, i'd never done them before but i bit the bullet and had a go following the haynes manual .I got it all done within a couple of hours and back on the road this was fitting hagon springs and new fork seals, if your fairly mechanically minded it hould be no problem at all.

[dick65 0]

maybe i should give them a go,i could upgrade the springs for the cash saved hmm- cheers jezza you got me thinking now.

[pugeyed 0]

i did it on mine dick, very easy, just remember to undo the bottom allen key bolts before you loosen the top cap, plenty of people on here to give you a hand if you get stuck.
oh and ps they are the seals ive fitted on mine, seem very good quality
Mark.

[jezza 0]

just buy a peice of plastic tube from a hardware store that you slide over the fork tube to help tap the seal into position otherwise the tools are for sale on ebay,

this is for a 1200 but a search may turn up one for a 600/650

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fork-oil-seal-driver-43mm-tool-Suzuki-bandit-GSF-1200-/250771483171?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item3a63252a23

[jezza 0]

@pugeyed wrote:

i did it on mine dick, very easy, just remember to undo the bottom allen key bolts before you loosen the top cap, plenty of people on here to give you a hand if you get stuck.
oh and ps they are the seals ive fitted on mine, seem very good quality
Mark.

also it is easier to loosen the cap slightly when the forks are in the yolks and not on the table top .

[pugeyed 0]

yup thats the way to do it, two easy tips for ya

[dick65 0]

thanks for the tips,im looking forward to getting stuck in now,i like a challenge.

[westcoastfighterz 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

After my threads on Brakes and Hagon springs i sent my suzuki garage a email>


Hi all , Its Dave Hutchings here I will be bringing my bandit in soon for a service and mot any time after the 25th, There is a couple of questions, I have done 3,000 miles since last service , How much will this one be with a mot ?
How much to fit Hagon springs ? let me know if you want me to get them or if you want to , if you do how much to supply and fit ?
How much to fit hel lines to the front ? same again let me know if you want me to get them or if you want to, if you do how much to supply and fit?
And i thought i would have some new pads front and rear not going for sintered but a good quality and thought you would have them anyway , so how much for them supplied and fitted ,

Look forward to your reply, Cheers Dave



There reply :



Hi Dave
Your bike only needs the small service this time so your sevice & MOT should be around £150 inc vat
we can supply & fit the Hagon springs for £125 inc vat
we have had issues with HEL hoses and chris is very reluctant to fit them
we can supply a front Goodridge hose kit for £115 fitted
We use EBC brake pads
We usually fit the sintered pads to the front of a 1200 bandit , the cost is £72 inc vat fitted or £58 if you want the organic pads.
Rear pads are the organic type and are £41 inc vat fitted
the above prices assume that your calipers are in good condistion and do not require extensive stripping/ cleaning.
please contact us when you wish to book your bike in as we would need a few days notice to order the springs and hoses if needed.

im moving back to the uk if the mechanics are charging so much , thats way overpriced ,

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Thanks for all your offers of help its normally the other way round ,I normally help every one else then when it comes to me needing some help I dont hear from anyone

I know you all think I am daft , but think i am going to book it in and get it done , I am not loaded , and i know it would be cheaper to do it myself, But they are running a business and I dont think they are ripping me off, Thanks again for the offers lads

Then i will be ready for some biking action , can't wait

[peejay 0]

It don't make sense Dave, with all the offers of help all you've got to do is make the tea and bacon sarnies while the lads get it sorted, you save money and know it's been done properly

[yankeedoodle 0]

peejay...... do be RIDICULOUS!!!

Dave dont make bacon sarnies for no one! lol

[smilinjack 0]

The strange thing is, Dave doesn't look daft . It's your money though mate, if this way makes you feel better than fair play.

[jezza 0]

@smilinjack wrote:

The strange thing is, Dave doesn't look daft

are we all talking about the same person

[westcoastfighterz 0]

always better off gettin someone qualified to do the work price seems steep but if your not happy with the work you have some comeback

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@westcoastfighterz wrote:

always better off gettin someone qualified to do the work price seems steep but if your not happy with the work you have some comeback

i have used them since i was a teenager and had my gt ram air 250 , and i have never had any problems with them , they told me the other year when i had only done 600 miles to take my bike back home and change the oil

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

@jezza wrote:

@smilinjack wrote:

The strange thing is, Dave doesn't look daft

are we all talking about the same person

[peejay 0]

@yankeedoodle wrote:

peejay...... do be RIDICULOUS!!!

Dave dont make bacon sarnies for no one! lol

I meant for himself while others did the work

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Its booked in for the 12t march , then my biking season will start !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Stue11 0]

@Davehutch wrote:

Its booked in for the 12t march , then my biking season will start !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[inaneredstripe 0]

i'm lucky.
i have a very cheap mechanic.
ME.

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

Well took her in today , could have took her in the morning it was up to me , They did ring me Friday to tell me they had been sent the wrong brake lines and didnt think they would have them for tomorrow ,but i said go a head anyway if they come in time they do ,and if the dont they said they will even come and pick it up when they come in or i can take it down and they will do it while i wait up to me , So they are going to ring me when its done tomorrow , in the mean time i can have a play on this /t1323-my-loan-bike-gladius#14491

[Davehutch-hutchs 0]

only road her home ,but me the hagon springs have made hell of a difference and could not ride her hard because of bedding the new brake pads in , cant wait to take her out again

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I've just ordered Hagon Progressives for mine. I have Hagons on ther rear and really like them.