Cost of oil change amounts to armed robbery! Holy shitaroo!

[redneckj]

Thats great:

The do it yourself Walmart oil change. If you can camp there for free, now you can change your own oil there too.

 

[exskibum]

I'm surprised you could sit the seat after getting used in such an unnatural way, Ralph. Did they at least offer complimentary lube at the cashier, or was that an additional charge?

Good thing you didn't need tires. What's that run? $750 each?

 

[audiowize]

This is what Yelp! is for. Sign up, outline your experience, then leave a 1 star review.

For those of us looking around for places to get such things taken care of, such reviews are like a little warning buoy.

(Can you fill up your lawn mower yourself in Oregon?)

 

[FJRMGM]

Man that KY gel must have gone up in price!

 

[SnowAviation]

Overdue for an oil and filter change on my 50-60-70 Big Ride, I headed for the local big dealer Tues AM in Hattiesburg.

You should post a review on Google Reviews so others can benefit from your experience.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=hattiesburg+cycles+reviews&lrd=lrd

 

[bikerskier]

Overdue for an oil and filter change on my 50-60-70 Big Ride, I headed for the local big dealer Tues AM in Hattiesburg.

You should post a review on Google Reviews so others can benefit from your experience.

https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#safe=off&q=hattiesburg+cycles+reviews&lrd=lrd

Done!

 

[bikerskier]

Here's the SPOT link if anyone is interested;


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Facebook blog and pics at



50-60-70 Big Ride

 

[Constant Mesh]

Don't understand why you had to change the oil & filter that particular day? Why couldn't you wait and find a more reasonable price elsewhere?

I'd be tempted to buy a filter from a local vendor before beginning the trip. Not much volume and weight. You'd avoid getting gouged on that at least.

 

[Fred W]

He didn't know it was going to be that expensive until he got the bill. I'm sure he would have gone elsewhere had he known in advance.

Filters are available at any Walmart for less than $5. Purolator L14610.

And if you really want to save some money and hassle, don't bother changing the filter until the second oil change, per the manufacturer recommendation.

 

[redjay]

"Filters are available at any Walmart for less than $5". Purolator L14610.

Is the oil filter the same on all generations of FJR (Purolator L14610) ?

 

[08FJR4ME]

Was the rear differential oil change also? That special whale jiz is costly if that was included.

Dave

 

[Old Guy]

{snip} If on a long(er) trip, I certainly don't sweat about letting the change interval exceed the recommended. Compared to short local rides, long highway days in the saddle is MUCH easier on the oil.

I wouldn't sweat changing it on as much as an 8000-mile trip. I'd just start with a fresh change of a full synthetic and change it when I get back home. I know -- Yamaha recommends 4000 mile changes, but some of us already do 6000 without a second thought. But a trip of virtually all highway? 8000 miles wouldn't trouble me at all.

 

[Constant Mesh]

I may be a bit cynical but if one doesn't ask about the price before agreeing to buy an item or service the final amount paid is not all that important for you.

It's not like seeing your doctor and your insurance paying the bill. Price is unimportant if someone else is paying. A hike in the income tax rate is irrevelant to you if you don't pay income taxes.

I got blindsided once when having a car checked out and repaired. Something was making an odd noise in the engine and it wasn't obvious what it was. It turned out to be a very rare problem. The balancing shafts on the in-line four were belt driven. The belt tensioner was misbehaving allowing the belt to rub on an engine cover. The Honda service shop guys had never seen that problem before. The bill was fairly significant. Tough to approximate the cost before tearing into it. It was out of warranty but Mother Honda helped me by halving the cost. It was a very rare problem that I couldn't have caused by lax maintenance. I doubt many motorcycle dealers and companies would have stepped forward like that.

 

[Fred W]

Is the oil filter the same on all generations of FJR (Purolator L14610) ?

Yep.

 

[bikerskier]

{snip} If on a long(er) trip, I certainly don't sweat about letting the change interval exceed the recommended. Compared to short local rides, long highway days in the saddle is MUCH easier on the oil.

I wouldn't sweat changing it on as much as an 8000-mile trip. I'd just start with a fresh change of a full synthetic and change it when I get back home. I know -- Yamaha recommends 4000 mile changes, but some of us already do 6000 without a second thought. But a trip of virtually all highway? 8000 miles wouldn't trouble me at all.

This is a 20,000 +/- ride. First change was 5500 miles in. The above change was around 12000 miles in.

 

[Old Guy]

{snip} If on a long(er) trip, I certainly don't sweat about letting the change interval exceed the recommended. Compared to short local rides, long highway days in the saddle is MUCH easier on the oil.

I wouldn't sweat changing it on as much as an 8000-mile trip. I'd just start with a fresh change of a full synthetic and change it when I get back home. I know -- Yamaha recommends 4000 mile changes, but some of us already do 6000 without a second thought. But a trip of virtually all highway? 8000 miles wouldn't trouble me at all.

This is a 20,000 +/- ride. First change was 5500 miles in. The above change was around 12000 miles in.

Then I'd change it Congrats on being able to leave that long.

 

[bergmen]

Was the rear differential oil change also? That special whale jiz is costly if that was included.
Dave

Well, that would be impossible since there is no differential on the FJR, only a rear drive housing.

Dan

 

[HotRodZilla]

You do know that rear drive housing has oil in it though...Right?

Iggy's right. Without emoticons I can't tell if he's being a smart *** or if he's serious.

 

[Abercrombie FJR]

Ya that's not so bad. I took a brand new Tenere to Texas hill country two winters ago and stopped at Destination Cyclesports, Inc in Kerrville TX for the 600 mile service. They charged my $216.80 of which $90.80 for parts and $126.00 for labor! They were very nice, gave me the remainder of the $22.00 a quart gear oil that the Tenere doesn't require, and took the bike for a test ride when they were done.

If that doesn't top it, I noticed that my steering head bearing was loose on the 14 FJR at 150 miles. I reported it to them and said I would have them check it out at the 600 mile service. They charged me $42.50 for the steering head bearing adjustment. The total of that 600 mile service was $119.49 non synthetic, for a total of $169.45 with bearing adjustment.

I only let them do the service since I don't have a bearing wrench.

I like to keep my local dealer healthy but screw that from now on, I'm doing it my self.

 

[rbentnail]

I only let them do the service since I don't have a bearing wrench.

You definitely need to get one, it's like a 10 minute job. It took some deep searching but I found one a few yrs back on ebay.

https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/shb/shb.html

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