Good Value Bike Servicing?

dceire

Can anyone recommend anywhere for bike servicing; ideally on the southside of the city. Obviously I'd like somewhere reasonably cheap but also somewhere that's going to do a good job of it.

Cienciano

http://mototechnic.ie/

Try mototechnics in Kimmage.

Green_Martian

Not on southside but Paddys Pitstop is good too, and if your really lucky you might even get a cuppa http://www.paddyspitstop.com/

Wonda-Boy

dceire wrote: »

Can anyone recommend anywhere for bike servicing; ideally on the southside of the city. Obviously I'd like somewhere reasonably cheap but also somewhere that's going to do a good job of it.

No interest at all in giving it a go yourself....?

Different if you have no tools etc but its great fun and very rewarding and you save a fortune. Many a lad around give you a hand if you want it lad.

RosieJoe

I'll PM you the number of a place in Crumlin if it's any use to you.

dceire

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

No interest at all in giving it a go yourself....?

Different if you have no tools etc but its great fun and very rewarding and you save a fortune. Many a lad around give you a hand if you want it lad.

I would like to give it a shot at some stage but, I must admit, my mechanical knowledge isn't all that. I don't have access to tools where I'm living in Dublin but I would have a lovely big garage and plenty of tools available to me at the folks place in Kildare.

A mate of mine had a look at it today and reckons it could do with a new rear disc; a hose kit could also be in order also, although, I kind of knew that buying it anyway.

professore

Basic servicing (oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, brake pads) is normally pretty easy with basic tools. I say "normally" because the likes of the Deauville V-twins expect you to be a contortionist to get at the front spark plugs. Anyhoo.... on something like a Bandit should be pretty easy. Anything else can be a bit challenging, but with determination and plenty of effing and blinding most things can be accomplished.

I get my tyres done by the pros, but otherwise do pretty much everything else myself.

Thinkingaboutit

I found Scott's Bikes in Harold's X did a good job. Also JP Motorcycles. Their Erne St workshop was the storeroom for Multiwheel.

dceire

professore wrote: »

Basic servicing (oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, brake pads) is normally pretty easy with basic tools. I say "normally" because the likes of the Deauville V-twins expect you to be a contortionist to get at the front spark plugs. Anyhoo.... on something like a Bandit should be pretty easy. Anything else can be a bit challenging, but with determination and plenty of effing and blinding most things can be accomplished.

I get my tyres done by the pros, but otherwise do pretty much everything else myself.

Yea, I'm sure there's not all that much too a basic service. Still, as I've never done it before I'd like someone with good knowledge of bikes to be able to check over everything and see if anything else needs doing.

Bikerguy

Guys lack of knowledge even in basic tasks such as oil exchange can lead to permanent damage to engine. Its not as easy as it seems.

Bikerguy

dceire wrote: »

Yea, I'm sure there's not all that much too a basic service. Still, as I've never done it before I'd like someone with good knowledge of bikes to be able to check over everything and see if anything else needs doing.

Good call

Andy_Dublin

M&A Motorcycles in North Strand have looked after my bikes for years and never had any problems with them and they are very reasonable cost wise. They service all makes and models. I know it's on the Northside but it's not that far from town/bus/dart.

BrokenArrows

Bikerguy wrote: »

Guys lack of knowledge even in basic tasks such as oil exchange can lead to permanent damage to engine. Its not as easy as it seems.

How exactly can someone damage the engine by changing the oil?

Unless they put in cooking oil. Lol.

Bikerguy

BrokenArrows wrote: »

How exactly can someone damage the engine by changing the oil?

Unless they put in cooking oil. Lol.

Dude its not easy task at all, for someone who never did it before.

Hint: overflow can destroy engine easier then you think.

Wossack

overtorque the sump nut is a good one...

Cienciano

If you're not sure of anything, most bikes have dedicated forums with guides on how to do the basics. Always worth a read to decide if you're going to take something on.

Wonda-Boy

We gonna get the lad sorted...in the next week or so. So any money he saves can go into the bike not into a strangers pocket!

Peanut2011

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

We gonna get the lad sorted...in the next week or so. So any money he saves can go into the bike not into a strangers pocket!

When I see things like this, my fate in human race gets restored!

Wonda-Boy

Its only a full service in fairness....but like TESCO....every little helps.

Peanut2011

It might be a small job for the people who know how to do it but it could be a huge thing for someone who does not.

Thinkingaboutit

I think someone starting can make errors tightening nuts or sparkplugs too much, or leaving them too loose, or whatever. Garages also have ramps which might be awkward for someone with no garage or a small one, although some people will sometimes give a person a lend of some time with their ramp. I think getting a good garage at the start, then buying a workshop manual, is the way to go. The most obscure workshop manuals can be got on Ebay or off companies like Zpower or Z1enterprises who specialise in the Kawasaki z bikes.

Wonda-Boy

I would not recommend servicing a bike on your own either the 1st time unless you are well use to it.

There will be 3 of us there giving the lad a hand, I have all the tools needed incld copper grease and thread lock etc. I also have 2 tenq torque wrenches for large and small nuts (I learned the hard way) so he is in very good hands.

Cienciano

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I would not recommend servicing a bike on your own either the 1st time unless you are well use to it.

There will be 3 of us there giving the lad a hand, I have all the tools needed incld copper grease and thread lock etc. I also have 2 tenq torque wrenches for large and small nuts (I learned the hard way) so he is in very good hands.

As long as you can grease both his big and small nuts he's in safe hands :pac: