Valve adjustment, to pay or not to pay?

[CjrJAM]

I gave Lee's a call to set up my overdue 600 mile maintenance and the guy I spoke to informed me that it would cost me $240 smackeroos to get it done. I was like "nizzle wha" and "watchu talkin bout Willis"? He went on to correct himself and informed that he was giving me the price including a valve adjustment that was surely needed and very much recommended. So I informed him that I was gonna ponder (sorry Arnold, it means: to reflect or consider with thoroughness and care :-p ) the idea. He also went on in saying that normally most bikes need the adjustment and that now would be a good time to do it cause if it is done in the future it might be too late to save the valves if in fact they are out of whack. So to that I say "WTF"? I have never done that to any of my new bikes and have never been advised to do it. Advice....

[deathblow]

600 mile service with a valve adjustment? Use the money on something else. Do all the maintenance yourself, i.e.:

Oil/filter Change
Check cables
Lube chain
Tighten nuts and bolts

Check your owners manual and see what the recommended mileage is for a valve adjustment, I would think it would be at least 10k miles, if not more.

[TreAdidas]

What valves are we talking about?

[pulse]

valve adjustment for an 01-02 R6 is 25k miles. 600 mile service you can do youself for the price of 3 qrts. of oil and a filter...

[cbrsmurf]

You have to break the case open to adjust the valves right??


Oh yea... what do valves do?? I forget. They're hooked onto the pistons or something or what?

[GPTECHMAN]

yeah no valves rip off!@!!!

[Arnold_R1]

Originally posted by cbrsmurf
Oh yea... what do valves do?? I forget. They're hooked onto the pistons or something or what?

Valves explained! http://www.billzilla.org/engcombust.htm

Ceez, like everyone said, do the 600 service yourself. You think you need your valves adj, I NEED MY VALVES ADJUSTED! I got 28K miles on my bike, you have 600! Capesh!

[GPTECHMAN]

HEY CEEZ, YOU CAN GIVE ME THE 240 AND I'LL DO IT!!!!!

i DO THE EXACT SAME THING THAT LEE'S WOULD DO TO YOUR BIKE, OH YEAH, AND IT'LL BE READY AND FINISHED IN 30 MINUTES......WIERD...

[CjrJAM]

Point taken, so who's got a garage so we can do this junk? Ahh now what? :-p

[CjrJAM]

Originally posted by CjrJAM
Point taken, so who's got a garage so we can do this junk? Ahh now what? :-p
So what, now everyone got all quiet on me? No love for a braddah or what? :rolleyes:
Maintenance day, maintenance day :pray:

[Arnold_R1]

Originally posted by CjrJAM
So what, now everyone got all quiet on me? No love for a braddah or what? :rolleyes:
Maintenance day, maintenance day :pray:

Sean's garage! I called it!

[CjrJAM]

Originally posted by Arnold_R1
Sean's garage! I called it!
My nizzle that's what I'm talkin about, thanks Sean. You got the grub too?

[GPTECHMAN]

yeah I do...I can fire up the pollo asado, burgers, and pork chops...you guys can bring da beverages...

[CjrJAM]

Originally posted by GPTECHMAN
yeah I do...I can fire up the pollo asado, burgers, and pork chops...you guys can bring da beverages...
WHAT, maintenance day at GPs hizzie, call it foo









I was just kidding though

[Arnold_R1]

Originally posted by GPTECHMAN
yeah I do...I can fire up the pollo asado, burgers, and pork chops...you guys can bring da beverages...

:eek: FOR REAL SEAN! Maintenance day! :headbang: I'm down to make a run to Albertson's!