8,000 mile service

[thirty_too]

ok so finished the 8,000 mile service and cleaning. i changed oil, sparkplugs, checked all bolts, cleaned engine thoroughly, checked tires,... etc. If you have not changed your sparkplugs and you are near 8,000 or beyond it, do it. I took it for a spin and what a difference. Runs like the day i drove it off the showroom floor. o ya... stripped the oil filter nut but got it off eventually...

 

[Nelly]

Good job on the service. Did you do a 6000 mile service?
The UK service interval seems to be a bit un-clear.
When I got my 2005 FZ6 it came with a revised service schedule.
The old FZ6 with the thunder cat engine was 8000 miles. The R6 motor is 12,000 miles (apparently).

Nelly

 

[thirty_too]

i may be wrong.... which i am sure someone will correct me but i think i only have to do the 600 mi 4000 mi and 8000 mi first was done by dealer lsdt two by me :thumbup:

 

[Nelly]

i may be wrong.... which i am sure someone will correct me but i think i only have to do the 600 mi 4000 mi and 8000 mi first was done by dealer lsdt two by me :thumbup:

I don't dispute you mate, I had a 600 mile service, then a 6000 mile service. The dealer made quite a point to tell me that the service intervals were 6000 miles.
I also checked this out with another Yamaha dealer.
Either way your bike is well maintained and thats all that matters.

Nelly

 

[thirty_too]

absolutely.... sounds like you take care of yours as well... :thumbup: it is actually fun to work on my bike... never thought i would think working on something would be fun lol

 

[D-Mac]

Did you do a TB sync?

 

[Nelly]

absolutely.... sounds like you take care of yours as well... :thumbup: it is actually fun to work on my bike... never thought i would think working on something would be fun lol

Since I got my Haynes manual it has been much better. I am going to sync my own carbs in the future to.

Nelly

 

[Doorag]

I don't dispute you mate, I had a 600 mile service, then a 6000 mile service. The dealer made quite a point to tell me that the service intervals were 6000 miles.
I also checked this out with another Yamaha dealer.
Either way your bike is well maintained and thats all that matters.

Nelly

This is what I was told as well. Seems like a lot in between but I'm not complaining. My dealer told me every other service is a 'big one' and will cost about 3x a 'check up'. My 6K check-up was around £120 and they said to expect around £300 for the 12K check.

 

[Red Wazp]

For our US bikes it is first at 600 miles and every4k miles for oil change and 8K for plugs etc. The small owners manual has the maintanance schedule. I do TBS at those times.
I spend the most time caring for the chain as I clean and relube every 2-300 miles while also checking tire pres. and just a general check of the bike.

 

[Nelly]

This is what I was told as well. Seems like a lot in between but I'm not complaining. My dealer told me every other service is a 'big one' and will cost about 3x a 'check up'. My 6K check-up was around £120 and they said to expect around £300 for the 12K check.

I better get reading then Lol.

Nelly

 

[Jedi]

Hi guys,

I was about to ask on here about the service schedule as according to the UK manual it's every 10,000km / 6,000 miles with an initial service at 1,000km / 600 miles, and what you guys have said in here agrees with this as does my dealer.

Looking at the post saying every other service is a "major" one, I'm damn glad we bought the three year service pack option for GBP300 as my girlfriend racks up 8,000 miles a year on a bike so in three years she'll do 24,000 miles which will be five services! Even if they are GBP120 for a minor service and GBP240 for a major, that's a GBP500 saving.

Cheers for all the good info.