Originally Posted by jdunn01

Ok guys. i understand the "indy" or any mechanic needs to make money and he should factor his cost into his labor rate to cover.

The only thing I was not happy with was the 1.5 hours of labor he quoted.
When I can do it on the floor of my garage in .5 hours i would think he could do it on a lift just as quick.

This isn't rocket science. I use a large pan and drain all three at the same time. While I am waiting for it to drain I replace the filter ( I use a 2 liter bottle cut in half and slid under the filter to catch most of the oil from the old filter)

I fill the filter with new oil, reinstall the drain plugs with new o-rings (cheap Insurance) then fill the holes with the proper oil.

I put about 2.5 qts of engine oil in fire the bike for a minute or so and re-check and add slowly until full.

Either way i enjoy working on my own ****. It was just hotter than hell the day I wanted to change it. I would have had him do it for the .5 or .75 hourly rate but can't see paying for additional labor for no reason.

Jim

Originally Posted by Blk and Chrome

Not sure what you do for a living but just think of this for a minute, think of what you would bring home for a weeks work if you got paid for what you did and not for the time you were there? be honest with everyone and you wouldn't be writing this in the first place
deduct all the screw around time and coffee breaks etc. . working on a Hot bike on a Hot day is no pleasure for sure