R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
Print view
Wed Nov 10, 2021 11:21 pm
|
82.00 an hour for labor? My shop gets 125.00 an hour. WOW!!!!!!!!! |
|
reply
|
Shop rates in the San Francisco Bay Area are approaching (or may have already passed since I last had my servicing) $200 an hour. And that even includes the Japanese-brand dealerships. The cost of keeping any business open in California is really becoming expensive. If you are looking for a more reasonable labor rate you need to find a low-overhead independent mechanic that works out of a small rented garage off the beaten path. There are some good mechanics out there who used to work for franchised dealerships but were either pushed out the door for some reason, left when the shop was taken over by a conglomerate, or retired and then decided to get back into the business as kind of a hobby and/or to supplement their Social Security payments.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
|
|
