I think the 12 000km service will cost quite a bit.
Has anyone had the 12000km service yet?
I would image it will need new brake pads and probably a coolant and brake fluid replacement in addition to the normal service items. 12 000km is a long way for a bike.
I reckon I might try and replace the brake pads just before the service, as I'm pretty sure the dealers will smoke you with the price. On my old Kawa I paid R1200 for a dealer to replace the front and rear pads. 2 years later I did it myself with higher quality sintered pads for something like R450.
Had my 12 000km service done in June at Honda Sandton. They first gave me a bill of R14 000 something... but then realised someone somewhere filled in the wrong code, and it came to just over R2000. My 1000km service was done there as well for around R1200.
I don't have the breakdown with me, but there weren't any brakepads to be replaced.
And then there is the workmanship problem...........its scary to see how some dealers work on expensive bikes......Honda EL seems to be good but I have seen work done by other deerships and I wouldn't take a wheelbarrow to some of them.