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28,000 mile service - ChristoT - 24-06-13
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!
Re: 28,000 mile service - red98 - 24-06-13
christo....your always telling us your a poor student who cant afford to eat :\ .......do it yourself,loads of help on here
Re: 28,000 mile service - ChristoT - 24-06-13
(24-06-13, 08:44 AM)red98 link Wrote: 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!
Re: 28,000 mile service - red98 - 24-06-13
(24-06-13, 08:48 AM)ChristoT link Wrote: [quote author=red98 link=topic=8474.msg83519#msg83519 date=1372059890]
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!
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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
Re: 28,000 mile service - Exupnut - 24-06-13
Amen red98. 1 sugar fer me.
Re: 28,000 mile service - Fazerider - 24-06-13
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.
Re: 28,000 mile service - Lawrence - 24-06-13
There's a 28k service?!?
Re: 28,000 mile service - ChristoT - 24-06-13
Thanks all, mini service it'll be.
Need to get new tyres soon too... :'(
Re: 28,000 mile service - Dave48 - 24-06-13
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 :lol
Re: 28,000 mile service - Punkstig - 24-06-13
(24-06-13, 10:18 AM)Fazerider link Wrote: 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!)