so how much did they charge to turn the volume down ?

if it isnt fixed take it back , or better still

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I don't think I'll go back to Warrs as they're just too expensive - £89/hr before VAT - that's £106.80/hr labour!!!

Would love to be able to take it up to see you Maz, but I'm all the way down near Heathrow

I would have taken it to Tubbs (only 1.5 hours away), but he's moved on hasn't he?

On the plus-side, the noise was WAY quieter this morning and completely gone when I listened before killing the engine when I arrived at work.

Maybe it now sounds as it should and I'm chasing shadows

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£235 to investigate the noise, new nut, gaskets, oil and to replace a faulty rear brake switch that I asked them to look at while it was there

That's more than my last service!

Just too much.

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Using rough costings:
Nut £10
Oil£10
Primary gasket £20
Brake switch £20
1 hr labour (max )
= £160 approx

Did you give them a massive tip

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If your dreams don't scare you, they are not big enough.

+ 1hr lunch ("investigate noise") ...

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"It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living."
Terry Pratchett

Every time I go there I feel ripped of and as though they're doing me a favour by even talking to me.

Well, it won't be going back there.

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I've not yet been there, so can't recommend them personally, but a few people on here (and a few people i spoken to at local MOT stations and at work) have told me to go to Northants V-twin. Don't know exactly where you are, but its about 90 mins from Warrs. And if you needed somewhere to stay, we've got a spare room and are only 30 mins from there...

Not used them, but when I spoke to them last weekend I was told that their labour rates were £50 an hour -

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=15125

and not a million miles away from you ...

Thanks Bikerdude, nice offer!

And Sportsterman, I may well check them out if the rattle recurs/worsens

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Hmmm...

When I started it up to ride home, the rattle is still there

By the time I got home, it had gone.

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Hmmm........if the basket bearing is OK, that really only leaves the crank roller bearing.......if it is that, then your bike is a write off

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Mithered ta death.
92 MB
96 S2T
98 S1W
00 M2
01 X1
03 P3
10 CR

Great.

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Allow me to translate:

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08 Specialized Langster

.......But,
"Hmm... ok, so primary cover off, lock the sprockets (somehow) and tighten the nut to new torque settings, with Locktite... in a nutshell...

That might be within my personal 'do-able' range

I assume I'l need a new gasket when I remove the primary cover."

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I started out with nothing and still got most of it left.

Maz, I'll PM you.

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