Thought I would update this to present:

07/07/06 purchased bike 06 250GT
20/07/06 1132km Service $189.00
28/08/06 4643km Service $167.90
12/10/06 7992km Service $?
???????? 9000km New rear shock and CDI unit replaced under warranty
23/11/06 11692km Service new chain, front pads, puncture $416.00
23/12/06 14291km Oil Change and filter only $76.87
10/01/07 17205km Service $187.00
25/01/07 17723km Main Fuse blows no idea why $84.37
25/02/07 20300km Service $140.45
01/04/07 23296km left fork seal replaced $136.35
14/04/07 25100km Service $143.45
22/04/07 25836km New Rear Tyre $295.00
19/05/07 28393km Service 3rd new left fork seal
15/06/07 32277km Service $248.95
08/07/07 34224km Rear Brake Pads WOF $100.09
13/07/07 34769km New Front Tyre $204.90
25/07/07 35882km Service New Chain, Rear Sprocket, Spark Plugs $608.55
15/08/07 37743km New Clutch Cable $87.30
01/09/07 40429km Service $187.88
03/10/07 44090km Service Air Filter, Front Brake pads $342.10
19/10/07 km New Rear Tyre Conti Road Attack $298.99
08/11/07 47847km Service new plugs, Oil, Oil Filter, Reshimmed exhaust valves $414.66
10/11/07 km Puncture Repair rear tyre $38.25
17/12/07 51979km Service Oil, Oil Filter and full going over of bike $187.88
23/01/08 55849km Service Oil, Oil Filter new Horn $196.52
05/03/08 60367km Service Oil, Oil Filter, Front Brake Pads, New Front tyre Conti Sport Attack Rear tube $513.63
19/03/08 km New Chain $178.99
14/04/08 64212km Service Oil, Oil Filter, Front & Rear Sprockets $375.88

And again all in NZ $

Ohhh and of course now new rear shock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good figures there!

Does anyone know how that compares with other bikes? I have no idea coz the bike I have is a first for me.

From Memory mine goes a lttle like this.(prices in USD)

50km oil and filter change, cleaned the oil screen $10 (dyno oil)
75km replaced the grips with spongy units $6
100km installed center-stand and luggage rack $190
1,000km oil filter change (same oil) valve check $6
1,200km installed new Givi windsreen $80
1,500km replaced rear shock with Kawasaki unit $235 (better but still not right)
1,600km replaced mirrors with the ones from my Bandit $0
1,700km replaced the horn with a leftover from my CB250 Honda $0
5,000km oil and filter change $14 (full synthetic oil)
6,700km replaced engine (dropped a valve @ 10,200 rpm) warranty
6,750km oil and filter change, cleaned the oil screen $10 (dyno oil)
8,000km oil filter change (same oil) valve check $6
10,000km valve check, oil and filter change $14 (full synthetic oil)
12,000km new CDI unit, warranty
14,000km replaced rear tire with used donated one $0
15,000km oil and filter change $14
18,000km replaced leaking fuel petcock, warranty
19,200km replaced front pads (improper lever installation from dealer) $28
20,000km new race tires, oil and filter change, valve check with shim adjustment, installed new cut down side-stand, replaced rear shock with warrantied stock Hyosung unit and new chain and front sprocket (+1 tooth) $226
20,050km replaced stator with unit from blown engine $0
20,100km waiting on regulator/rectifier, warranty.

Time of ownership 13 months, time the bike has been down either in the shop or waiting on parts 5 months.

At present? waiting on parts...

*Update*
the part came in today and...that wasn't it. Turns out it's my battery, for some reason it's stuck at 12.3V. Under load it will go down to 12V but refuses to go up past 12.3V. I took it out and put it on a massive auto charger I have (10 to 40 amps with a 225 amp boost) and nothing above 12.3V.
I've been around a lot of batteries (I was a battery man at Sears for 2 years) but I've never seen one act this way.
It just so happens I had a new one for the Bandit and they're the same size, Besides the Suzuki battery is only 5 years old so there's plenty of life left in it. :cool:

Thats the same problem I have because this is the first new bike I've had

Well I have just ordered the new shock from Richard so will be hopefully here by early next week and I can stop bouncing around :hahaha: