Gnasher is right on that point. (poor sod has to br right about something
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I was looking at an MT10 a few weeks back. And yup they now charge labour for the first service, and that appears to be what most Yamaha dealers are doing.
Dunno why, seems a bit of a cheek. Must be Yamaha UK policy now.
Might have to do with the rising cost of bikes as a result of the BREXIT vote. Importers desperate to try and keep the list price down a tad. Talking of which, if we continue down the BREXIT path, it's odds on that prices will rise further.
The bike industry is much smaller and of course they're not going to give away a money spinner of now CHARGING you for the 600 mile service.......................... 
I tend to disagree. There must be a good reason why it seems all the manufacteurers insist on a 600 mile service.
. It's a competitive market place, dumping the 600 mile service would save cost andmake your product a little cheaper and more attractive to the consumer. But none of em are showing any sign of doing so.
So I doubt it’s grabbing cash. Anyway, a better way for the importer to generate cash for their dealers is what Suzuki have done and offer a 3 year warranty via its dealer network. Makes their bikes more attractive brings the purchaser back to the dealer to spend some more cash, and most punters will be more than happy to do so.
