Spark plugs

[Stephen]

I was angling for his input stu, lol hope he bites.....

Haha, sorry somehow I missed this thread. As others have said it is 18K.

For future reference, you're all welcome to PM me if you need any advice

My next service is the 18k
Anyone any idea how much ?

It is a massive service as its valve clearence and timing check, plugs and fork oil replacement on top of your usual service.

I'll get you a quote tomorrow if you like. Give you an idea of what to expect from your local garage.

 

[Helrazzer]

Does anyone use anything other than standard plugs?
i have no prob with them just wondered

 

[DL84]

Haha, sorry somehow I missed this thread. As others have said it is 18K.

For future reference, you're all welcome to PM me if you need any advice



It is a massive service as its valve clearence and timing check, plugs and fork oil replacement on top of your usual service.

I'll get you a quote tomorrow if you like. Give you an idea of what to expect from your local garage.

Thanks for the info Stephen, a ruff price would be helpful

cheers David

 

[Stephen]

Thanks for the info Stephen, a ruff price would be helpful

cheers David

This is just a rough estimate of what to expect for an 18k service (so don't hold me to it!)

For parts and labour we would charge about ?350+vat for a BMW service following the schedule to the letter, I assume a main dealer will charge a bit more as their hourly rate is higher. For a more thorough Graham's Motorcycles service it would be ?395+

 

[powders]

That's a bit better than I feared
Won't have to cancel the family
holiday after all

 

[pof]

Im a little confused on servicing as i did my own on the r1. I got my 2014 last year with 4.9k miles and he got the 6k serviced done before i purchased it. Do i wait till 12k or is it done annually ?

 

[2002sportevo]

Im a little confused on servicing as i did my own on the r1. I got my 2014 last year with 4.9k miles and he got the 6k serviced done before i purchased it. Do i wait till 12k or is it done annually ?

Its annually if you don't make the 6000 miles.....

 

[Stephen]

Im a little confused on servicing as i did my own on the r1. I got my 2014 last year with 4.9k miles and he got the 6k serviced done before i purchased it. Do i wait till 12k or is it done annually ?

It's whichever comes first, if you don't do the mileage bm recommends an annual service

The annual service is smaller than the 6k or 12k. Basically just an oil change and visual inspection

 

[pof]

Cool, im on 8k now and warranty ends in may so i might as well get service then and if they spot anything untoward they can fix it

 

[alex]

I'm on <11K miles. But it's a 2012. No idea if they've been changed before.

I see that the LMAR9D-J (1633) NGK's are OE fit.
But I've also found the LMAR9AI-8 in Iridium format.

Has anyone tried the latter?

I asked NGK about the LMAR9AI-8's as replacements for the standard fit plugs.

"Essentially, yes, the Iridium plug you mention is an upgrade. However, we
do not publish this as the LMAR9D-J is a twin ground electrode plug.
Although some engines are specified with multi ground electrode plugs to
help extend service life, for motorcycles it is sometimes to increase
strength of the ground electrodes. They are short and relatively straight
and are able to withstand harsh combustion vibrations which can sometimes
be present. We do not know if the strength aspect is an issue with your
model so cannot say if a conventional 'J' shaped ground electrode plug
would be affected in any way."

I think that translates to, technically they fit but they might not survive the environment.