From the factory the filter is smaller (not as deep) and the indentation pattern on the outer edge is different requiring a different tool. Not sure if that's due to a different specification for running in or just because they have a huge stock.
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From the factory the filter is smaller (not as deep) and the indentation pattern on the outer edge is different requiring a different tool. Not sure if that's due to a different specification for running in or just because they have a huge stock.
The small filter is the .541 which you will recognise from the oil heads.
Do you need a new filter on every service! Of course not. But it's been ingrained into the psychie that you do.
It used to be common to do a filter every second service. And that's when motors were far dirtier.
Selling a bike is just the start of the commercial model for dealer networks. Aftersales is where the money is made.
Do you need a new filter on every service! Of course not. But it's been ingrained into the psychie that you do.
It used to be common to do a filter every second service. And that's when motors were far dirtier.
Selling a bike is just the start of the commercial model for dealer networks. Aftersales is where the money is made.
Accommodate you how ?
Should they leave an empty slot in the diary that someone might be desperate for just in case you want to show up for a service without booking ?
Perhaps they should tell the tech he can't have his dinner break one day because you want your oil changed !
Or maybe they could employ extra staff just for you. Sitting poised and ready awaiting your call. Like a Spitfire pilot during the battle of Britain. Just waiting for that bell to ring so they can rush out with a new oil filter in hand.
Some would say BMW riders have a misplaced sense of entitlement. I wonder where the stereotype comes from !
teletek
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Thanks for the info Halliwells just quoted me £203 for 600 mile service
teletek
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Supposedly discounted!
teletek
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Victor c
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Just checked my GSA 600 mile service, which was Sept last year by Williams in Manchester. It was £150 and included engine oil and filter, final drive oil, associated seals and environmental charge. I remember them saying when I went to pay, that because I had bought the bike from them, they automatically apply a 50% discount on the first service.
Animal
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I took the £900 for 3 years servicing option. This includes the running-in service.
4 week wait at Sycamore…
4 week wait at Sycamore…
Same here, always last thing I add just when they think they have a deal.
LankyRider
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£191.02 today from BMW Battersea for the 600-mile running-in service.
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Allan Jefferies - 600 mile service 1250GSA = £0.00 and that was without even asking. 
AJs is Vertu now and they just quoted me £175
You won’t get better service than from Robsons.
I bought my current bike from Coopers in Sunderland and took it to Robsons for all its service work. Always felt guilty that I didn't buy it there. So I've just bought a new GSA from them. Good guys at Robsons.
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