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Now, being a car dealer I'm intimately aware of the upsells of the auto repair industry (like the ridiculous $800 brake job that I get done for $225).....but whne i comes to bikes I'm not so well versed.
A conversation with the closest Suzuki service dept. has left me a little weary of taking the bike there, but they are the only service shop within 75 miles.
I called and asked about a 7500 mile service on my 1991 750 kat with 7600 miles. The rep told me they don't have a flat 7500 miles service, and said my valves probably don't need to be adjusted, but if I wanted to drop it off they would listen to it to see if it needs it.
He said they don't go by book time (which in my experience is usually a good thing), but he said they charge $59 an hour to adjust the valves and sync the carbs. He's ok with bringing it up without the plastics on.
I'm torn....It sounds like an ok deal to brig the bike up naked and pay for the "business" part of it and not for plastic teardown time, but he was also overly intent on explaining how involved and intricate the process was, like having to change the valve shims (my motor has screws right).....he was probably trying to elude to big labor bill.
Would you trust this shop or not? How many hours of labor should it be for a seasoned mechanic to adjust the valves and sync a naked 1991 750?
I'm edging towards doing it myself, but none of the pic tutorials have me confident enough to try it.
A conversation with the closest Suzuki service dept. has left me a little weary of taking the bike there, but they are the only service shop within 75 miles.
I called and asked about a 7500 mile service on my 1991 750 kat with 7600 miles. The rep told me they don't have a flat 7500 miles service, and said my valves probably don't need to be adjusted, but if I wanted to drop it off they would listen to it to see if it needs it.
He said they don't go by book time (which in my experience is usually a good thing), but he said they charge $59 an hour to adjust the valves and sync the carbs. He's ok with bringing it up without the plastics on.
I'm torn....It sounds like an ok deal to brig the bike up naked and pay for the "business" part of it and not for plastic teardown time, but he was also overly intent on explaining how involved and intricate the process was, like having to change the valve shims (my motor has screws right).....he was probably trying to elude to big labor bill.
Would you trust this shop or not? How many hours of labor should it be for a seasoned mechanic to adjust the valves and sync a naked 1991 750?
I'm edging towards doing it myself, but none of the pic tutorials have me confident enough to try it.
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