service schedule . . .

ilducemassimo said:

I've checked the manuals & I've searched a fair amount prior to asking this question without any success: what is the service schedule specifically for a '19 GSA? I'm at almost 10k and just got a message telling me that I'm past due for a service, to go see a shop immediately . . . I was under the impression the first valve adjustment was @ 12,000 miles, oil has been changed by dealer a couple of times already . . . but I do not seem to be able to find a list indicating what is due at which point . . . ��*

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akbeemer said:

Services are on a 6,000 mile schedule and you are correct that a valve check is due at 12,000. I suspect the dealer who sent you the notice is more interested in drumming up business than taking care of your bike. They probably send out such notices just based on time.

Maintenance schedules are available online. I know Sierra BMW has them on their website. There are 6k and 12k schedules as well as annual schedules.

EDIT: Try this- https://www.ascycles.com/bmw_motorcycle_service_and_maintenance_schedules#shift-cam

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ilducemassimo said:

I didn't get a note from my dealer, the message is on the dashboard of my GS . . . I did the 6k and was preparing for the 12k, I imagine the message I'm getting is based on the time (annual schedule) . . . well, she's getting the oil changed and checked out anyways, just to make sure there's no surprises . . . thank you for the link, going to read up on that for sure!

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ilducemassimo said:

seems silly then if I take the bike to shop now just for an oil change and again in a couple thousand miles for a valve adjustment . . .

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Lee said:

If it's a long trip to the dealer maybe do the valve check early.
It does not take long for a valve check.

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ilducemassimo said:

Decided to just wait another couple thousand miles and do valve check/oil change all together. If I'd have paid closer attention to service schedule, this would not even have been a topic . . .

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ilducemassimo said:

don't have an official dealer anywhere near, going to utilize services from a much smaller but recommended source locally. Decided to just wait another couple thousand miles and do valve check/oil change all together. If I'd have paid closer attention to service schedule, this would not even have been a topic . . .

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ilducemassimo said:

based on most comments, I might as well get that oil changed. Seems to be rather straight forward based on what I've found. What are the best spots to source oil & filter?

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cap said:

FWIW, I did my first valve check at just under 10k miles. And I found a few valves out of range, and also that the cams were not properly synched. Since then, I put another 12k miles on the bike, and found that the cams are staying in perfect synch, but that one of my exhaust valves was out of range.

So, my point is that there can be a benefit to checking the valves early. However, if you are not using a dealer, your shop will need to have the special tooling for synching and adjusting the 1250.

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cap said:

However, if you are not using a dealer, your shop will need to have the special tooling for synching and adjusting the 1250.

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