I'm going to be selling the GSXF600 shortly, so decided that it needs to be put into shape. The MOT is due on it, and it also needs some new tyres. Sioned's Dad also managed to put the brake light lens through, so a new one of those would be needed as well.

Saturday saw me heading down to Woods Motorcycles in Abergele, who usually do work on my bikes. I knew that this wasn't going to be a cheap job - tyres aren't cheap for a start, and the MOT is 30 quid. Maybe 300 total?

Monday brought a little shock - I should perhaps be expecting more around 550. Ouch. The current breakdown of costs is likely to be something like: o Tyres - £140 + VAT (but they're a decent pair) o Brake light lens - £35 + VAT o Fork seal (at least one will need replacing) - £15 + VAT each (potentially need two)

The bad bit comes from the fact that the front brake is going to need rebuilding as it's binding. So that'll be two new brake seals at £30 + VAT each. Add on to that the cost of the MOT - a little under 30 quid.

So, our running total stands at around £300 (give or take).

The rest - that's the labour part. At a mere £50 an hour. Oh dear. Around 5 hours labour, totalling £250.

Needless to say, I needed a little sit down after that one. I'm expecting to have the bike back sometime around the end of this week. So if someone fancies a nice 600cc sports/commuter bike, let me know. I don't think it'll need much doing for a while yet...