hi just a bit of info bike been stored indoors over winter just got mot but would you have a service after storage or before thanks for any help.
Bike was put away before winter spotless,brakes stripped and cleaned etc but first thing I do before riding it in spring is oil and filter change.
rross its only had 1 service at 500 miles its now got 1700 would you change oil for spring summer and have it serviced to put away for the bad months.
I change the oil every spring and don't exceed 8000 miles so just one oil change per year,best time to do it as it's been sitting all winter. As for garage services,they're just glorified oil changes,have them do that at start of year and winter service bike yourself. I doubt very much if they'd sit with a toothbrush and brake cleaner until calipers are spotless
If the bikes been stored in a dry place and only done 200 miles since an oil change there's no way that I'd change the oil. Thats the good thing about the internet, you always get a definitive answer lol.
I store mine indoors for 18 months. Just cleaned it spotless filled up the tank, added fuel stabilizer. Cranked the engine for few second to get the oil circulating and that's it! 1200 mile on the new oil is nothing to worry about (I assume it is synthetic). I wouldn't change it
