How regularly should motorbikes be serviced?
My son and I have just completed our necessary motorbike training and tests, allowing us to ride 125cc bikes. I'm thinking of getting a new Honda CB125F and was wondering if you think I would be able to negotiate a better price if I bought two bikes? Also, when should motorbikes be serviced and what would be the implications of buying from one dealer but getting them serviced by another dealer?
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New bikes need to be serviced after 600 miles, this usually costs around £100, but after that service intervals are wider and for a CBF125 the servicing is cheap. There are no implications in terms of buying from one garage and servicing at another, unless you elect to buy a servicing plan from the supplying dealer. If you do that you'll have to keep going to the same place for servicing, but for such a simple bike it's not really worth it. Happy riding.
Answered by John Slavin on