Suzuki Hayabusa

[NewOldGuy]

his family was notified and are already on the way to BKK

 

so sad.. recognise the plate no. seen him a couple of time on the road.

Al-Fateha... salam Takziah to the family..

[Fudakk]

I used to work in KNS and met Ahmad before.We used to be colleague and even rode to Malaysia before during my S4 years.He is really a very friendly and nice guy.During times we are free we chatted a lot about bikes.He taught me a lot and even help me change my engine oil.suddenly all this come so fresh into my mind.i can even remember he have a old vintage sport bike. Hai i seldom check out haya thread just don't know why what make me here...guess it fate..Brother ahmah RIP

[Nok97]

He was in this forum/thread?

 

Met your frn @ GP esso last fri. Had a long chat with him N vroomm he & a angmo frn up to north..

[Nok97]

Sad News......

 

Condolence to the family of the late ahmad.

 

R.I.P. to the Falcon Rider...n may he continue riding n touring in god's land.

every1 shed tears when he is home. even me.

a serior that i respect!

[Nok97]

yah... still in workshop

 

i was feed with unsure info abt your bike been repair in krabi that cost you a bomb?

and proclaim been cut throat by the local mech there?

info us so we can avoid the unwanted.

[daddycool]

deepest condolences to Ahmad's family, R.I.P Bro

[HayabusaSMT]

latest news on the late bro ahmad rock, passed away on the spot of the accident. collided with a cup kia from thailand. cup was doing an illegal U-turn. The late ahmad collided with the bike. cause of death is a broken neck. guys pls do becareful when riding and do look out for traffic especially in thailand. thanks to all those who came down just now. this 9th january the family will be holding some prayers for the deceased. do attend if u can. address will be the same. thanks to all again.

[Dr M]

latest news on the late bro ahmad rock, passed away on the spot of the accident. collided with a cup kia from thailand. cup was doing an illegal U-turn. The late ahmad collided with the bike. cause of death is a broken neck. guys pls do becareful when riding and do look out for traffic especially in thailand. thanks to all those who came down just now. this 9th january the family will be holding some prayers for the deceased. do attend if u can. address will be the same. thanks to all again.

 

May God rest his soul and bless his prayers. Rest in peace.

[ArSenZ]

i was feed with unsure info abt your bike been repair in krabi that cost you a bomb?

and proclaim been cut throat by the local mech there?

info us so we can avoid the unwanted.

 

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

[hit.man]

Sorry to hear about your terrible experience. Though I haven't gone touring yet, but I do agree that if anything happen to you or the bike in a faraway land, there's really limited options available. Good thing you are well and I think that's the most important thing...

 

 

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

[ArSenZ]

Thanks =) meanwhile still recovering and out of action..

 

but I'll be back soon..

[Nok97]

Thanks =) meanwhile still recovering and out of action..

 

but I'll be back soon..

 

be cool pal.. i have contacts of few shop that do big bike in thai. 1 of it is @ phuket which open by a sporean.. is kinda sad to hear abt the story. Btw. thai insu oni insu on the damage to goverment property. Anyway thks for the info.

[Suzuki HYBS]

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[pinetreetmh]

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

 

The story I heard was that u paid 2000 sing for storage, worksmanship ( dismantleing and fixing back plus tow to sadao. thats too much...really kana rip off!!

from phuket to sadao and krabi to sadao is ~100km so~ 400 sing for towing which includes the vehicle rental 2 way fuel plus driver) is about the same

300 for storage workmanship and fixing is normal ( u stored for 2 weeks not 2 days). plus 400 towing is standard charge in thailand. u are towing 300 plus km not like in singapore a few km only. and fuel in thailand is more ex in malaysia. tow from kl to gp esso is already 500 plus ringgit. u do the maths.

u cannot compare the charges in sing and overseas.

I am not helping that guy but since i know him I just wan to get the true story form both sides.. sorry to hear about your accident.

[zacc_]

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

 

Geez what a bad experience bro.. :giddy:

[Nok97]

Jus Info For Riders Going to Thailand...

 

Emergency Telephone Numbers :

- Central Emergency (Police, Ambulance, Fire) : 191

- Highway Patrol : 1193

- Crime Suppression : 195 or (662) 513 3844

- Tourist Police (English, French and German spoken) : 1155

- Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Call Centre : 1672

 

Thais drive on the left .. most of the time.

=The largest vehicle has the right of way,so Don't Apply Singapore Rules and don't even think about challenging elephants and water buffalos.

=A vehicle following you no closer than 10 cm is not considered to be tailgating.

=If you think you see a swarm of tiny butterflies, think again .. they're flying ants or bugs

=Expect slow vehicles to enter the roadway immediately in front of you, especially if there are oncoming buses.

=If a driver approaching from the opposite direction flashes his headlights it may mean

-police ahead, watch your speed or

-he is coming too fast! or

-he screwed up big time by trying to pass this vehicle so please give him some room by heading for the shoulder ... and even the rice paddy ain't a bad idea.

=Expect buses, especially orange ones, to overtake on curves, hills and as you are approaching from the opposite direction.

=If you see an oncoming bus, expect another bus to overtake it; especially if the road has no shoulders.

=Try not to jam the brakes. Thais road is more friendly and you will tend to kiss them.

=If you are overtaking a vehicle, expect another driver to decide to overtake you at the same time. so LOOK OUT!

=Keep as careful a watch behind as in front of you.

If you have an accident, you will most likely be blamed

[Nok97]

The story I heard was that u paid 2000 sing for storage, worksmanship ( dismantleing and fixing back plus tow to sadao. thats too much...really kana rip off!!

from phuket to sadao and krabi to sadao is ~100km so~ 400 sing for towing which includes the vehicle rental 2 way fuel plus driver) is about the same

300 for storage workmanship and fixing is normal ( u stored for 2 weeks not 2 days). plus 400 towing is standard charge in thailand. u are towing 300 plus km not like in singapore a few km only. and fuel in thailand is more ex in malaysia. tow from kl to gp esso is already 500 plus ringgit. u do the maths.

u cannot compare the charges in sing and overseas.

I am not helping that guy but since i know him I just wan to get the true story form both sides.. sorry to hear about your accident.

 

 

Wakao... S$2000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn!! ArSenZ tell us abt the whole thing man!!!!!!!!!!!

Storage N repair S$300? repair what? some masking tapes on the body?

S$1700 for towing? Brake disc n meter lost?

[Bugsy]

Wakao... S$2000 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn!! ArSenZ tell us abt the whole thing man!!!!!!!!!!!

Storage N repair S$300? repair what? some masking tapes on the body?

S$1700 for towing? Brake disc n meter lost?

 

Give the guy a break..........

[Nok97]

Give the guy a break..........

 

im going to thailand next mth mah.. 1st trip leh.. gotta know more so i know what to do mah.

[Bugsy]

im going to thailand next mth mah.. 1st trip leh.. gotta know more so i know what to do mah.

 

Ride safe .......... give more braking distance ................ n enjoy the ride n breeze ............

[Tish]

Jus Info For Riders Going to Thailand...

 

Emergency Telephone Numbers :

- Central Emergency (Police, Ambulance, Fire) : 191

- Highway Patrol : 1193

- Crime Suppression : 195 or (662) 513 3844

- Tourist Police (English, French and German spoken) : 1155

- Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Call Centre : 1672

 

Thais drive on the left .. most of the time.

=The largest vehicle has the right of way,so Don't Apply Singapore Rules and don't even think about challenging elephants and water buffalos.

=A vehicle following you no closer than 10 cm is not considered to be tailgating.

=If you think you see a swarm of tiny butterflies, think again .. they're flying ants or bugs

=Expect slow vehicles to enter the roadway immediately in front of you, especially if there are oncoming buses.

=If a driver approaching from the opposite direction flashes his headlights it may mean

-police ahead, watch your speed or

-he is coming too fast! or

-he screwed up big time by trying to pass this vehicle so please give him some room by heading for the shoulder ... and even the rice paddy ain't a bad idea.

=Expect buses, especially orange ones, to overtake on curves, hills and as you are approaching from the opposite direction.

=If you see an oncoming bus, expect another bus to overtake it; especially if the road has no shoulders.

=Try not to jam the brakes. Thais road is more friendly and you will tend to kiss them.

=If you are overtaking a vehicle, expect another driver to decide to overtake you at the same time. so LOOK OUT!

=Keep as careful a watch behind as in front of you.

If you have an accident, you will most likely be blamed

 

Very indepth, Im sure this will turns out useful for people like me who didnt even get to thailand's doorstep even after riding busa approx 2.5 yrs....

 

[Tish]

All i can say is.. when you are overseas and left with limited options, there is only so much that u can do..

 

The local mechanic there, i believe some of the riders here know him, I shall mention no names. He appears to be a very friendly, helpful and someone you can work quite easily with.

 

But its business to him afterall, mixing "friendship" and money can be quite difficult to make a good call and what is the best option.

 

To everyone else who hears about the amount I have to fork out, they will feel I got ripped off big time, but to some, that's perhaps the "expected" amount to pay, given the location and distance from sg. To me then, I had very limited option, and he has my bike in his "hands" while I flew back for medical treatment, I just wanted to get my bike out of his hands and back to singapore, so I dun have much choice to say no to the amount quoted...

 

Anyway, just a short summary of what happened. I met with a head-on accident with a motor foodcart while leaving Phuket, bike front was gone, both wrist had hairline fracture. The other guy was ok since the impact was on the cart. Went to police station, had a private settlement with the other party. By the way, the thai insurance we bought at customs is CRAP. Covers u S*it, unless u kill that guy.. so be prepared to be ripped by the locals. Fortunately I managed to withdrew cash from creditcard, else u can forget abt leaving with your bike.

 

I wanted to put the bike on the train to bring back to SG, so got it towed. Halfway I got a msg from friend to try going to Krabi instead since there's a sg mechanic there. Decide to try my luck since I couldnt obtain any available source in Hatyai. Left my bike and friend's bike at the shop while we flew back as I wanted to seek treatment fast.

 

The mechanic was an expert with BMW bikes, he offered to help service my bike by getting 2nd hand parts from BKK or bring up some parts from Sg. But somehow I wanted to be in charge of my own repairs instead of him making the call, so I wanted the bike back in Sg. Though he said its my call, but I could sense the strong persuasion in him to do things his way, his recommendation. Whenever I insist on doing it my way, I sense new "issues" which make it difficult like claiming the bike is unpushable, difficult to move, not feasible, more costly or he dismantled the front and hard to put back together, etc. Basically trying to tell me there's no better way than his way.

 

Hearing some rumours about his bad repuation in PML, i was desperate to get the bikes back and out of his hands asap. I insisted on arranging for my own tow from thai border and just wanted him to ensure the bikes cleared customs properly.

 

The towing fee from Krabi to Border was as much as it was from Phuket to border even though initially he told me i was ripped off by the initial tow. He charged me S$300 for "diagnosing" the damages, dismantling and reassembling back the front, "repairing" my cracked side farring and "storage" for 2 weeks. My bike was back as it was but without my brake disc and meter which he claimed was damaged and clear away. But I remembered they looked fine and usable to me. And the bike he managed to put it back together and was easy to push, unlike his earlier claims.

 

Im not trying to destruct his reputation, but sharing my encounter. I felt that when you are stuck with limited options and ppl kind of know you are desperate and in that state, everyone's out to rip you. I dun feel he's any different or having any sympathy for a fallen local rider. Whether u think he's reasonable or not, its up to u to judge.

 

I advise all just be careful when riding beyond the border, anything that happen, you are quite on your own. Even insurance have so much use then. The only thing that can help you then is a very wide network of trustable contacts else money talks then.

 

Really sorry to hear such things happen to u. At least i can learn from here to tow my bike back to sg asap if i really dont know anyone around thailand.

 

Hope u and ur bike recover fast

[Tish]

You're not the only one, bro .

 

I tot i was alone until u came haha

 

Cheers for abusing the bike by riding everyday!!

[hit.man]

I tot i was alone until u came haha

 

Cheers for abusing the bike by riding everyday!!

 

eh... i also ride the bike every day, rain or shine... its my transport bike....

That's consider abusing it meh?

[Tish]

eh... i also ride the bike every day, rain or shine... its my transport bike....

That's consider abusing it meh?

 

I only sian when its due for valve clearance faster than most people. Mileage is climbing up super fast also. More mileage, more wear n tear, Tyres & brake pads are 1 good example. what u think ?

 

Valve clearance

Spark plugs

EO

Oil filter

Air filter serv

Tensioner

Throttle body sync

Radiator/coolant serv

tyres

pads

 

the list just keeps going....