08-25-2013, 10:24 AM
I'm not a mechanic, but I feel like we're being ripped off on this valve check stuff. I waited until 26,000 to have the VFR valves checked and the result? All in spec and no adjustment necessary. Thank you and that'll be $450.
Which was cheap since they gave me an inline 4 price for a v4 bike. It should've been more like $650. The dealer stood by their original underestimate but told me to be prepared for more next time. But there ain't gonna be a next time. I am just not gonna pay 15% of what the bike is worth for a service where nothing is actually done.
I have read enough to know that a valve that gets too far out of spec may not close completely. And that can result in a burned valve and a very costly repair. But no less than Paul Dean of Cycle World has said that many VFR riders never get the valves checked or done more than once. His soft way of saying that it isn't necessary unless you're really running hard.
What I am seeing here could be the same thing. A rider that doesn't baby his bike comes away from a 9,000 check with no adjustment necessary. So, it'll be interesting what others have to say.
Which was cheap since they gave me an inline 4 price for a v4 bike. It should've been more like $650. The dealer stood by their original underestimate but told me to be prepared for more next time. But there ain't gonna be a next time. I am just not gonna pay 15% of what the bike is worth for a service where nothing is actually done.
I have read enough to know that a valve that gets too far out of spec may not close completely. And that can result in a burned valve and a very costly repair. But no less than Paul Dean of Cycle World has said that many VFR riders never get the valves checked or done more than once. His soft way of saying that it isn't necessary unless you're really running hard.
What I am seeing here could be the same thing. A rider that doesn't baby his bike comes away from a 9,000 check with no adjustment necessary. So, it'll be interesting what others have to say.