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25000mile valve check.
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28-10-12, 11:38 AM
Asked my local main dealer cost of this & was told approx £300! That was the motivation for me to do it myself and it wasnt difficult-just time-consuming and the AIS system was fiddly to remove/refit. I can see why people remove it altogether now! It was a good chance to check condition of all hoses,jubilee clips,rad etc. Cost of job/ £4-36 for new oil pump cover gasket and slight backache from leaning over & under bike. Sorted :lol
28-10-12, 12:50 PM
Yes all valve clearances within range. Next job swing arm & rear suspension joints lube!
28-10-12, 01:29 PM
Well done Dave...you're mid way through a mission that I should also be on
28-10-12, 03:00 PM
I had my old bike a Honda VFR800 Vtec.
And the mileage was up to 18K and i took the bike to the Honda main Dealers to get the valve's checked ( they need doing every 16K ) as it was playing on my mind, I didn't get a price before getting the job done. silly me. And nearly fainted when i got the bill £580 :eek . apparently the heads have to come off and when i got the bill, it did not have any parts for the shims. And when i asked the service manager, it did not need any, they where all in tolerance. That was 3 years ago and i am suffering / still getting reminded off my wife now every time she buys something out of the savings account. I certainly have learnt my lesson. jools
30-10-12, 05:21 PM
Looked a buying a Triumph Tiger last year, major service every 2 years £518!!!!! Seems running a Triumph is far more expensive than my Fazer......... full service, valves checked, mot, £300.
30-10-12, 07:23 PM
Jools
That price for the VFR was not to bad, I have seen prices up to £750 when there was 5 shims to be changed. Bet you glad you bought a Fazer now 
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