24-12-14, 12:07 PM
My thinking is that if the bike is worth say 3k and this check will cost me 500 I might be better off selling it as paying 1/6th of its original value on 1 sevice doesn't seem economic in comparison toliquidating the value and buying something that doesn't (yet) need that level of expenditure - the 'economic man' in me coming out I think! Hoever the anecdotal evidence seems to say that as long as oil and filters are looked after the valves seem to look after themselves.......at 3k v 500 I think I might take the risk.
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As a long term policy I am not sure this pans out. The additional losses on regularly buying and selling bikes based only on whether they need an expensive service will be added to the risk factor of buying a machine that well have unknown faults that could also be expensive. If you have decent bike that you know to be in good condition just bite the bullet and look after it. Even the effects of depreciation are reduced by longer term ownership. Its a win-win situation.