The Happiness Engine wrote:This certainly isn't best buddy pricing but it doesn't strike me as unreasonable.
That's a relief. I was planning on driving by and if any of these Saxon dogs were in the street, running them over with the self-same bike they fixed. That's some O-ring Henry shit right there, brother (I assume motorcycles have o-rings.)
What's the difference between getting an oil change vs buying 5 quarts on sale at Walmart? Now factor in that changing a tire without fucking up the brakes requires more knowledge than "Take out screw. Remember to PUT SCREW BACK IN." Skilled labor is expensive. Learn to do the simple stuff and save BIG $$
Yes, buuuuuuuuuuuut, I mean, having the tire installed is sort of the point. Sometimes I think shops forget the point of us buying stuff. We want it installed. And the thought of places charging to put what you bought on sort of amazes me.
2nd tip: bring your own parts. Total for the chain and sprockets from amazon is $193, free shipping, and that was just from copy/pasting into google to see what that was. Then again, the same method gives me $217 for the rear tire. Of course, the flipside is your mechanic will be sore about losing out on the margin on parts and probably make it up in labor.
Yeah, I didn't want to piss anybody off the first time out. And really, what I got done should last me for years.
For things like this you need a <i>guy</i>, a relationship. Find a friend of a friend, tip him a case of his favorite beer, supply your own parts.
I would like to change the oil myself. It's just so much fun that I'd hate to screw it up. (I can change the oil in a car, so I am not totally hopeless.)
My ultimate goal is to come into the house having changed the oil on the motorcycle when my girlfriend is having her friends over for book club. At that point, the motorcycle's pan won't be the slickest thing on the property HEYYOO
[quote="The Happiness Engine"]This certainly isn't best buddy pricing but it doesn't strike me as unreasonable. [/quote]
That's a relief. I was planning on driving by and if any of these Saxon dogs were in the street, running them over with the self-same bike they fixed. That's some O-ring Henry shit right there, brother (I assume motorcycles have o-rings.)
[quote]What's the difference between getting an oil change vs buying 5 quarts on sale at Walmart? Now factor in that changing a tire without fucking up the brakes requires more knowledge than "Take out screw. Remember to PUT SCREW BACK IN." Skilled labor is expensive. Learn to do the simple stuff and save BIG $$[/quote]
Yes, buuuuuuuuuuuut, I mean, having the tire installed is sort of the point. Sometimes I think shops forget the point of us buying stuff. We want it installed. And the thought of places charging to put what you bought on sort of amazes me.
[quote]2nd tip: bring your own parts. Total for the chain and sprockets from amazon is $193, free shipping, and that was just from copy/pasting into google to see what that was. Then again, the same method gives me $217 for the rear tire. Of course, the flipside is your mechanic will be sore about losing out on the margin on parts and probably make it up in labor.[/quote]
Yeah, I didn't want to piss anybody off the first time out. And really, what I got done should last me for years.
[quote]For things like this you need a <i>guy</i>, a relationship. Find a friend of a friend, tip him a case of his favorite beer, supply your own parts.[/quote]
I would like to change the oil myself. It's just so much fun that I'd hate to screw it up. (I can change the oil in a car, so I am not totally hopeless.)
My ultimate goal is to come into the house having changed the oil on the motorcycle when my girlfriend is having her friends over for book club. At that point, the motorcycle's pan won't be the slickest thing on the property HEYYOO