[fiannabear]

The title is pretty much the situation. After waiting a year for my 2022 on back order, I dove at the chance when I found another 22 at a dealership 100 miles north of me. I'm really bad in sales situations so I went for the service plan not thinking about the distance. The cost of the work outweighs the time of the distance, plus it's a nice ride. My problem is I just hit 3,000, and I'm concerned about taking it a hundred miles more to get to the shop. Is it nothing to worry about, or should I have it brought up on a trailer? All of my riding experience has been with this bike, not including the loaner at the MTA course, so a lot of these things are firsts for me. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 

[airhead83]

Call the dealer's service department to schedule a service so you don't waste half the day waiting. Explain your situation and all should be well.

 

[fiannabear]

That's all handled. I made the appointment a month ago. They said it'd take a couple hours.
My concern was whether I even need to be concerned about riding it the extra 100 miles over 3k to get it there. Or if I'm going fk up the bike by doing so.

 

[airhead83]

Check the oil level to be sure it's full and No worries. The bike will never the difference. Just remind the service dept. you did the best you could with the mileage.

 

[coaster1939]

No problem 100 miles extra is no big deal.

 

[StarLord728]

You should REALLY learn to change your own oil so you can save a few bucks and put it towards jobs you need done on the bike that are expensive. Oil is cheap, oil filters are too and you can get crush washers cheap as well. Takes about an hour if you choose to remove the fairings or jack it up on stands and get in there you should be good. And to answer your question, no 100mi will not kill your engine, just dont redline it or keep the revs up too high. Best of luck.

 

[fiannabear]

I understand that It also takes a torque wrench to be used with precision. That's not a skill set I've currently got. I would need to watch somebody do it while showing me what they did. if I ****** up my bike because I wanted to save some money I'd be pretty sad. I've never red lined it because up till now it's been in the new phase where I was supposed to keep it under various RPMs until 3000 miles. At this point I'm just comfortable hitting 75 for a minute or two before I need to back down. Maybe I'll see what I can do on the way home, but it's route 1 so probably nothing too crazy. Thanks for the answer.

 

[cornerslider]

I understand that It also takes a torque wrench to be used with precision. That's not a skill set I've currently got. I would need to watch somebody do it while showing me what they did. if I ** up my bike because I wanted to save some money I'd be pretty sad. I've never red lined it because up till now it's been in the new phase where I was supposed to keep it under various RPMs until 3000 miles. At this point I'm just comfortable hitting 75 for a minute or two before I need to back down. Maybe I'll see what I can do on the way home, but it's route 1 so probably nothing too crazy. Thanks for the answer.

As stated above, you should learn to do it yourself (eventually).... There are videos on YouTube that show how truly easy it is on an R3. I don't even remove bodywork (it's not necessary). I can do a complete oil/filter change in about 10 minutes. I don't know what a dealer charges for this service? The parts (oil & filter) are only about $30-$35.

 

[NinjaBraap]

The title is pretty much the situation. After waiting a year for my 2022 on back order, I dove at the chance when I found another 22 at a dealership 100 miles north of me. I'm really bad in sales situations so I went for the service plan not thinking about the distance. The cost of the work outweighs the time of the distance, plus it's a nice ride. My problem is I just hit 3,000, and I'm concerned about taking it a hundred miles more to get to the shop. Is it nothing to worry about, or should I have it brought up on a trailer? All of my riding experience has been with this bike, not including the loaner at the MTA course, so a lot of these things are firsts for me. Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Simple fix, run it in reverse.

 

[fiannabear]

Simple fix, run it in reverse.

I already tried this on a car when a friend said it would work. It just ended up shattering the showroom window and rolling into the woods.

 

[NinjaBraap]

I already tried this on a car when a friend said it would work. It just ended up shattering the showroom window and rolling into the woods.

ah ****, hope your dad didn't find out!

 

[Highsider]

I already tried this on a car when a friend said it would work. It just ended up shattering the showroom window and rolling into the woods.

Hopefully his Dad is a TV repairman with the ultimate set of tools.

 

[Coop]

I understand that It also takes a torque wrench to be used with precision. That's not a skill set I've currently got. I would need to watch somebody do it while showing me what they did. if I ** up my bike because I wanted to save some money I'd be pretty sad. I've never red lined it because up till now it's been in the new phase where I was supposed to keep it under various RPMs until 3000 miles. At this point I'm just comfortable hitting 75 for a minute or two before I need to back down. Maybe I'll see what I can do on the way home, but it's route 1 so probably nothing too crazy. Thanks for the answer.

I've usually found motorcycle/car/bike mechanics to be rough as guts, I guess it's commercial pressure to get jobs done quickly. I doubt they will be using a torque wrench, I think you're better off taking your time and doing work yourself.

 

[raize]

As stated above, you should learn to do it yourself (eventually).... There are videos on YouTube that show how truly easy it is on an R3. I don't even remove bodywork (it's not necessary). I can do a complete oil/filter change in about 10 minutes. I don't know what a dealer charges for this service? The parts (oil & filter) are only about $30-$35.

And even then, the $30-35 is with top-tier parts. Like Motul and K&N. No way the dealer-installed parts are going to be anywhere near the same quality, despite probably being more expensive. And no, you don't have to be "rough" to work on motorcycyles. I'm an Architect and my wife is an IP attorney. Up until very recently, we both lived in downtown Chicago for 15 years. We now live in a $1.5mil+ house in the Nashville area. We are by no means "rough". However, we both ride and I work on our bikes regularly. All it takes is a bit of time, a bit more patience, and a willingness to learn. YouTube videos are probably the easiest route but you could also download or purchase Yamaha's Factory Shop Manual. It shows how to do pretty much any maintenance task on your bike with step-by-step instructions on how factory mechanics are supposed to do the work and even includes diagrams. It won't teach you how to weld or do electrical work, but it will show how to change your oil/filter as well as any relevant torque specs or special tools you may require (you don't).

 

[fiannabear]

"YouTube videos are probably the easiest route but you could also download or purchase Yamaha's Factory Shop Manual. It shows how to do pretty much any maintenance task on your bike with step-by-step instructions on how factory mechanics are supposed to do the work and even includes diagrams. It won't teach you how to weld or do electrical work, but it will show how to change your oil/filter as well as any relevant torque specs or special tools you may require (you don't)."

That's pretty much the route I was planning on taking once I was more comfortable with the bike itself. The factory shop manual is exactly what I want. The electrical I've got down.

 

[cornerslider]

"YouTube videos are probably the easiest route but you could also download or purchase Yamaha's Factory Shop Manual. It shows how to do pretty much any maintenance task on your bike with step-by-step instructions on how factory mechanics are supposed to do the work and even includes diagrams. It won't teach you how to weld or do electrical work, but it will show how to change your oil/filter as well as any relevant torque specs or special tools you may require (you don't)."

That's pretty much the route I was planning on taking once I was more comfortable with the bike itself. The factory shop manual is exactly what I want. The electrical I've got down.

We all have our strong suits.... Electrical is NOT anywhere close to my area of expertise. I am always amazed by what electricians/electrical-troubleshooting people are capable of. In all seriousness, I'd rather have a connecting rod laying on the garage floor- in a pool of oil, than have turn signal that works intermittently . I've taken MANY classes in basic electricity, as I really do want to learn it.... I just don't have the aptitude to be successful in that area -

 

[Worldbeater]

Changed the oil for only $10,98.
This is 200 miles ago and still pretty clean.