28,000 mile service

[ChristoT]

Hi all,

My 28,000 mile service is peeking at me just around the corner (another thousand miles, if that), and I was wondering are there any things to look out for in particular, any hidden nasties? Also, how much should I expect to pay to get my local garage to do it?

Thanks!

[red98]

christo....your always telling us your a poor student who cant afford to eat  .......do it yourself,loads of help on here 

[ChristoT]

christo....your always telling us your a poor student who cant afford to eat  .......do it yourself,loads of help on here 

I would, but for the fact that I have not a clue as to how to do the valve clearences - and a nasty habit of screwing things up badly when I'm not sure what I'm doing.

As the old joke says: if it's not broken, fix it till it is!

[red98]

christo....your always telling us your a poor student who cant afford to eat  .......do it yourself,loads of help on here 

I would, but for the fact that I have not a clue as to how to do the valve clearences - and a nasty habit of screwing things up badly when I'm not sure what I'm doing.

As the old joke says: if it's not broken, fix it till it is!

 
at 28,000 there probs alright,its easy to check,bit harder to adjust but i think there be ok....you`ve had the plugs changed and balanced the carbs..so just do a mini service ,oil,filter,air filter,fuel filter check chain and a damn good clean.....the money saved can be spent on tea for all the london foccers at the next meet 

[Exupnut]

Amen red98. 1 sugar fer me.

[Fazerider]

Yes, if you don't want to do it yourself and money's tight just ignore the valves. In my experience the clearances are extremely stable... I measured them religiously every 28,000 miles on my first engine and they were still fine when I finally junked the engine at 115,000.
Regular oil changes are the most important thing.

[Lawrence]

There's a 28k service?!?

[ChristoT]

Thanks all, mini service it'll be.

Need to get new tyres soon too... 

[Dave48]

You could always switch to a 6000 mile service interval as recommended for the later FZS 600. As said main thing is engine oil & filter & safety checks-tyres,brakes, fasteners. Little & often is a good recipe-do jobs as & when you can rather than try & cram the entire schedule into a day

[Punkstig]

Yes, if you don't want to do it yourself and money's tight just ignore the valves. In my experience the clearances are extremely stable... I measured them religiously every 28,000 miles on my first engine and they were still fine when I finally junked the engine at 115,000.
Regular oil changes are the most important thing.

I never did my valve clearances either and ditched that bike at 125,000 miles!
(Although by this time I needed to hold the throttle full on to start her, but you get the point- your clearances will be fine!)