BMW are amazing to ride. I had a k1200. It was always 3k a year for the services, I ended up going back to Honda. Your bike looks awesome so have fun man!!
Personally, there are a lot of jobs that are cheaper to do on the bike yourself (like changing the chain and sprockets, brakes, etc.), but personally, if you factor in your own time and cost of the oil and filter and disposing of the oil, I really don't think that doing this job yourself makes sense. Plus, for me, I use this as the time for the shop to look out for any problems that I might not be looking for and also to put fresh tires on. Make sure you document these oil changes religiously since otherwise engine problems will haunt you on your warranty. On a side note, you may want to consider a Bursig side stand. I have one and it's great to turning the bike around in small places or for doing most work on the bike.
Some unfaired bikes are very easy to change the oil. For instance, my Yamaha XSR900 requires no removal of anything; twist the filter off, unscrew the oil plug (use a new crush washer), drain oil, screw everything back and fill with oil. On the other hand, my Suzuki GSXS1000F...yeech. Remove half the fairings, then fit your hand between two very hot header pipes, then pour used motor oil on headers...just terrible.
BMW are amazing to ride. I had a k1200. It was always 3k a year for the services, I ended up going back to Honda. Your bike looks awesome so have fun man!!
@@gotojames thank you
If the second service replaces the air filter the $374 is reasonable, but the $400 for the first service is actually a load of bs 😂
You just realized you paid for shop supplies when they reset your oil light 😂
@@tyler0487 yes
Personally, there are a lot of jobs that are cheaper to do on the bike yourself (like changing the chain and sprockets, brakes, etc.), but personally, if you factor in your own time and cost of the oil and filter and disposing of the oil, I really don't think that doing this job yourself makes sense. Plus, for me, I use this as the time for the shop to look out for any problems that I might not be looking for and also to put fresh tires on. Make sure you document these oil changes religiously since otherwise engine problems will haunt you on your warranty. On a side note, you may want to consider a Bursig side stand. I have one and it's great to turning the bike around in small places or for doing most work on the bike.
@@bluebottle1988 Thanks for the advice.
Some unfaired bikes are very easy to change the oil. For instance, my Yamaha XSR900 requires no removal of anything; twist the filter off, unscrew the oil plug (use a new crush washer), drain oil, screw everything back and fill with oil. On the other hand, my Suzuki GSXS1000F...yeech. Remove half the fairings, then fit your hand between two very hot header pipes, then pour used motor oil on headers...just terrible.