Suspension service

Appears that Ohlins recommends every 2 years or 30 000 km for street use, more frequently (unspecified) for track use. I'm, err, umm, a little beyond that on my race bike.

If you stay on top of the oil changes then just an oil change should suffice most of the time, but eventually, guide bushings and seals are going to wear out. In order to change the oil, both the forks and the shock have to come apart sufficiently to allow the other parts to be inspected, and I suspect you will find that most service centres are going to recommend replacing guide bushings and seals every time regardless ... and the cost of the parts is peanuts compared to the labour, so it might as well be done.
 
Just ride till the fork seals blow! If you can't wait till then, just mash the rear brake while doing a few wheelies!
 
Does anyone actually know the labour cost of rebuilding/servicing a typical front end, I think they’re basically all the same.I’ll tackle pretty much anything but that looks like one messy job.
 
Couple hours of labour typically. More if you bring the complete bike and they have to remove the forks from the bike and re-assemble. It's going to vary depending upon how complex the forks are. Old school right-side-up damper rod forks with no external adjustments, really easy. Right-side-up forks with retrofitted Ohlins NIX... cartridges with all the adjustments in the fork cap, compression on one side and rebound on the other, (like my R3) are almost as easy. Inverted forks with adjustable damping may require some special tools and are much more of a nuisance, and it will typically not be possible to drain the old fork oil without dismantling the fork - hence the suggestion to do the bushings and seals at the same time, since it all has to come apart regardless.
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