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Athens, Greece
I wasn't really in the mood for a big city, so I restricted my time in Athens to getting an oil change at the BMW dealership. I missed ALL the culture!! My excuse is that I had “done” that in a fairly recent business trip.
My headlight bulb had gone, so they fixed that for me too and adjusted the angle of the headlight, which somehow had gone nearly vertical. Probably when I was adjusting the screen.
They put 15w50 synthetic in the bike, which is good given the super hot weather I have been riding in. I had been running 10w40. The bike had used 1 liter of oil in about 5,000 miles, which I thought was reasonable (as did the dealer).
They charged $90 for all the above, including all parts and labor. I thought that was pretty good. Oh and they went out and got me a latte which I drank while I was waiting - which was only 45 minutes. So, a big thumbs up to BMW Athens - who also speak English!
In hindsight, I should have had them adjust the valves, but that would have meant waiting 3 hours for the engine to cool down. I may have to do them myself, and I have brought the tools. I’m not sure if I can do this without some way of capturing the old oil. Suggestions welcomed.
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