How long should a motor bike service?

Answer 1

If you look at my icon, you will see me sitting on my 1978 BMW R80/7. It is my daily ride. I live near work, so I only put about 12,000 miles a year on it, but it is near 100,000 right now (I bought it used, BTW).
Bikes, properly taken care of, will last virtually forever. Especially quality machines.
However, if you mean "how long between services" ... I usually change my oil every 3,000 miles (air-cooled engine in a hot climate) and oil and filter every 6,000 (the filter only needs to be swapped every other oil change). If you don't ride much, make that oil every 3-4 months and oil and filter every 6-8 months.
I adjust the valves for proper clearance about every 10,000 miles (or once a year). I have brake and transmission and transaxle lubricant changed once a year. I change plugs every other year. Tires and air filter are changed as needed. Battery whenever (not yet). Repair what wears out ASAP (bikes do not have a lot of redundancy in their systems!).
That's about it. Once a year service, change the oil regularly, and it'll last forever.
So far as other brands (like the unfortunate experience Superman above had with Suzuki), I would have to question just how a "fuel leak" destroyed the engine on his brother's ride. Or how the pipes and other bits got destroyed. Sounds like it was a case of where the idiot met the road, and the road won.
I have found that most manufacturers and dealers are not fools. They do not suffer fools gladly, and they know that anyone who buys a bike without test-riding it enough to determine a serious engine flaw exists is a fool.
Motorcycle engines (with the exception of the HD V-twin) are generally proven technology. They are relatively simple engines, designed for one thing - either "go fast" or "go long". If you are careful and pick which of those options you prefer, you can have a great relationship with your bike. If you pick poorly (buying a big-bore cruiser for performance or a sport-bike for touring), you will have a miserable time. I mean, truly torture.
So be wise, and not foolish. Change your oil every 3K miles, take it into the shop once a year. Fix what needs fixing when it needs fixing, and your bike might last 30 years like mine.

Answer 2

My brother and I bought 2 new bikes for a summer vacation. His 1200 Bandit leaked gas and ruined the motor before it got 2000 miles. We asked Suzuki to replace the motor so we could go on vacation. They said it’s to expensive and would cost $3000. After 4 months and the vacation gone they got the motor rebuilt at a their cost of $3700. The dealer wanted to replace the motor but Suzuki squashed that. The gas stained cases and burnt exhaust pipes were not replaced. The bike got nicked and scratched all over from being apart for so long. The rep rode it and looked at it, then said it’ good as new. It ran like crap and looked worse. We called Japan for nothing, and even wrote the US CEO all for nothing. We spent $15,000 for the bikes to get Fd. We spent our vacation hassling with Suzuki, and not one person there gave a F! Beware Suzuki’s warranty is not worth the paper it’s printed on! Buy one of their lemons are get Fd like we did!

Answer 3

Jeeze, somebody get the retard with Bandit off here. We know you left gas on prime position and screwed it up. Your lucky you got any warranty at all.
For the question,
it depends on the bike if you mean the service time, could be as short as 1 Hr for moped to 8 or 9 hrs for Ducati where you remove cylinder heads to do valve clearances. usually in the 3~4 hr range for most sport bikes

Answer 4

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