2 year service - who's done it and how much?

[PITA]

Only have 8000kms so far - she's my euro girlfriend so I'm not there to ride her as much as I would like
So at 2 yrs, regardless of kms, we're supposed to do a bunch of things including changing the alternator belt and the coolant.
For those at or beyond 2 years, did you do all the service demands and if you've taken it to the dealer, how much did they charge?

Ps. Even though it's been two years I'm still in love, so many ugly bikes out there. I find myself pulling up a chair in the garage, drink in hand, and sit there like I'm on perv row. Is that weird?

 

[PITA]

I do the same (pull the chair thing).

Good designs are there to be enjoyed.

Cheers!

Seems we're a dying breed, sport touring bikes have been replaced by adventure bikes and there isn't a one that doesn't offend my senses - though the new Stelvio is passable. And they're only getting worse - the new 1300GS Adventure is particularly putrid.
Maybe 'cause it all started for me in the 80's - VFR's, Katanas, K100... beautiful GT machines.

 

[Raven]

Nobody has answered the OP's question, you've drifted away in another direction.

 

[V700Steve]

You might want to get a service manual and see what is involved in the service. If they have to break bike it will be costly.
I would call dealer to see how much and then to see if they have done this service or know how.

 

[Lannis]

Personally, I have had good results over the years from tempering the "requirements" of owners manuals with the cold water of experience.

For example, the manual on my '09 Stelvio said to change the alternator belt every 25,000 miles or every 3 years.

I changed mine at 9 years and 60,000 miles, and found it to be pristine. No cracks or wear at all.

I won't change it again. On my '98 Centauro,the manual said that the entire drive shaft assembly and both u-joints be trashed and replaced every 18,000 miles - less life than a chain and sprocket set.

I didn't, and neither did anyone else. It was obvious that a lawyer and a profit-center manager had teamed up to write those specs.

No way would I change a belt on a low mileage bike just because two years had passed by!

Lannis

 

[Rampage]

Personally, I have had good results over the years from tempering the "requirements" of owners manuals with the cold water of experience.

For example, the manual on my '09 Stelvio said to change the alternator belt every 25,000 miles or every 3 years.

I changed mine at 9 years and 60,000 miles, and found it to be pristine. No cracks or wear at all.

I won't change it again. On my '98 Centauro,the manual said that the entire drive shaft assembly and both u-joints be trashed and replaced every 18,000 miles - less life than a chain and sprocket set.

I didn't, and neither did anyone else. It was obvious that a lawyer and a profit-center manager had teamed up to write those specs.

No way would I change a belt on a low mileage bike just because two years had passed by!

Lannis

I did my 15k service, I inspected the alternator belt, looks great no wear or cracks to be seen. I changed out the final drive fluid it to looked brand new with only a smidgen of dirt on the magnetic drain plug. The valves are easy to in spect, not so easy to adjust. If your valves are inspec then job done, if they need adjusted that's where things get complicated. Luckily mine were all in spec intakes were right at the tighter tolerance limit and the exhuast were closer to loose tolerance, I'll check them again in another 10k miles to see what direction they move.

 

[Tonym]

I'm not at the 24000k mark yet, but before ordering the bike I asked about the servicing costs and was quoted:

1500km service – Roughly $180
12000km service - roughly $400-$550
24000km service – Roughly $1250-$1500

Prices are in AUD.

 

[Vagrant]

FWIW, my buddy was just quoted $1300 for his Triumph 765RS triple service and I think it's at 10000 miles.

 

[PITA]

Thanks all for the replies, very helpful. I think I'll skip the belt unless their quote is reasonable.
I normally do my own service, the bike's in a place where I have few tools so I'm at the mercy of the dealer. I'm due there in April and I'll report back re. the 2 year service.
I'm remembering my R1150RT (ex. servo assisted ABS that could only be bled and reset at a dealer) and it taught me to:
A - quote service costs and maintenance needs at time of bike purchase
B - wrench myself when reasonable and possible

 

[Alessandro]

Hello,
Same condition as you.
My V100 just turned 2 years old last 25 January.
I don't expect the dealer to change belt or coolant.
I will go to the workshop in the next days just to check for software updates and no more.....
Oil + filter changed at about 9000 km. The dealer said to come back at 12 k kms to cancel the service light.
To change oil I will wait to put more kms on it. It's a full synthetic oil.

 

[rower30]

The service manual for the V100 series has the HOURS for each task shown. Add up the hours of what you need done, and multiply by the shop rate in your region currency and that's pretty much it.

 

[PITA]

The service manual for the V100 series has the HOURS for each task shown. Add up the hours of what you need done, and multiply by the shop rate in your region currency and that's pretty much it.

I had the V100S, nice bike but too SPORT for my riding. I "regressed" to the 2025 V85TT TRAVEL set-up like the STRADA (cast wheels, no bash plate, standard exhaust pipe guards, hugger front inner fender). I do hear you load and clear on the LOOKS, though. The V100 series are lookers. For an ADV bike the TRAVEL as a "strade" spec is nice looking. My V7 model 10 is a looker for sure (ICON picture).

Nice tip re. the hrs!
And I agree, both your bikes have high ogling qualities, something MG does better than most. As for sport, in Canada I'm usually on a Road King nowadays, having finally given into our grid pattern straightaways and my aging back!

 

[Raven]

Nice tip re. the hrs!
And I agree, both your bikes have high ogling qualities, something MG does better than most. As for sport, in Canada I'm usually on a Road King nowadays, having finally given into our grid pattern straightaways and my aging back!

Wow! I see what you mean about grid pattern. I just looked at a map. Your highways look like farm country in Saskatchewan. Here in Western Quebec and Eastern Ontario it's nothing like that at all.

 

[rower30]

Nice tip re. the hrs!
And I agree, both your bikes have high ogling qualities, something MG does better than most. As for sport, in Canada I'm usually on a Road King nowadays, having finally given into our grid pattern straightaways and my aging back!

So yes, add up the parts then multiply the hours out in the shop manual and you should be real close. Go get the moto-guzzi-service-manuals and they have the shop hours. The air cooled twins are close to garage shop standard maintenance bikes.

The V7 is pretty cool. It is like the old UJM bikes, "where you start" your motorcycle! It is kind of fun they aren't baked all the way. The V85TT was also a process to make it a ROAD only bike. No V7 or V85TT will be like mine. I never really touched the V100S as it is a hands off feeling bike like my Porsche Panamera.

I'm in the midwest and go north and east/ west across farm roads in the country...a grid patterns as well. I make 125-225 mile loops up over and down on my rides. At 67 years old I also didn't do the V100S the kind of ride it wants to be on, real aggressive bike that one. Our roads are ROUGH though. Very few are smooth for long. Many frost heave bumps will toss you two wheel in the air!! The V85TT like the rougher roads way, way better than the V100S. The little V7 has a "rough" time of it, so I just slow down. 50 MPH is fine on country roads. Beside, if I wanted the get home fast I'd just stay home.

I'm working with GuzziTech right now getting the V7's rear suspension and brakes done. Again, a custom kind of experience.

 

[South Westerly]

Well I'm 67 too and I love the V100S. Most of my riding is done on UK roads which are looking more like the surface of the moon every year. My bike will be 2 years next December so I'll be getting costs from a variety of sources. I have options.

 

[WynnD]

My bike is approaching 30,000 miles. I haven’t spent anything individually on service because I purchased a contract that covered six services over three years and I will run out this year. I was told that the 15,000 miles service was about $1400, but surely that would only be if both heads needed valve adjustments. As long as they were in tolerance, you save a ton of Time. My next adjustment and so far NO VALVES have been changed, is at 30,000 miles, and that will include an alternator belt change too. My intention is to check the valve clearances before taking the bike in and if nothing needs to be changed, let them know up front and save the money. I frankly don’t want to get into pulling cams to change a shim. It’s well within my skill set, but I’m getting old and that just sounds like a lot of work to me.