MLC good thread you have started here. Also sorry for about to hijack your thread but I am considering the overall benefit of having a pro do my service or do it myself. If you look at it how much value do you put on the dealer stamp? For me I think I can more than service my bike ie oil, oil filter, clean DNA filters. Clean & adjust chain, lube cables/bearings etc etc. If you say Yamaha charge you �300 for a full service including parts (guess) and you have that done twice while you own the bike does it really add to the value of the bike by �600 when you come to sell.

When I look at a bike although I am interested in the service history I do not put any value on it as I am always looking for the actual condition I see and not what a bit of paper tells me.

What do you and others think as I would value your input.