The Psycho (guest)

Thu Apr 03, 2003 9:06 pm

Re: maintainance costs.

Ouchy is right.

Now, with my riding, I put 3k miles every 2 months, so I would have to drop that much 3 times a year.

$10 for a 1/4" drive socket set
5 for a feeler guage
1 for some tubing (for carb sync)
10 x 2 for 3/8 drive socket set and some wrenches
20 for a torque wrench
10 for more screw driver bits that you need.
xx for misc stuff as it comes up

~$100 for first time I do any major work (valves, carb sync, sprocket or chain, etc.)
$324 3 times a year was a big chunk out of my wallet, so I looked at the alternative - do my own work, do it at my liesure, and do it correctly (hopefully, with some questions asked). (I actually did my first valve job poorly, but my bike ran better after - I actually only adjusted half the valves - so they are right, you almost can't screw the bike up)

If I just paid a shop ~$200 for me to do the valve job I did to my bike, I would be very irate.

This topic is locked: you cannot edit posts or make replies. | Reply with quote | Return To Forum

• maintainance costs. — Isotech, Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:02 am

  • Get yourself a maintenance buddy — Timbo, Fri Apr 04, 2003 7:40 am

  • Re: maintainance costs. — Pendragon, Fri Apr 04, 2003 6:35 am

  • Re: maintainance costs. — The Psycho, Thu Apr 03, 2003 9:06 pm

  • Re: maintainance costs. — JDNewman, Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:15 am

    • For me I do everything myself! — Marc, Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:10 pm

      • Re: For me I do everything myself! — JDNewman, Thu Apr 03, 2003 8:52 pm

        • Re: For me I do everything myself! — Bryan, Fri Apr 25, 2003 12:19 pm

        • Totally incompetent, here — Keeper, Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:28 pm

          • Re: Totally incompetent, here — Wes, Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:34 pm

    • Re: maintainance costs. — Isotech, Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:00 pm

      • You want to chat up cb360man (n/t) — Wes, Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:44 pm

        • maintenance costs — loudestSILENCE, Thu Apr 03, 2003 12:47 pm

          • Re: maintenance costs — Isotech, Thu Apr 03, 2003 1:13 pm

            • Valve adjustment is easier than replacing the chain. — Leon, Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:15 pm

  • Do it yourself -- pay labor cost to yourself — MIK, Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:44 am

    • No kidding. — dave--cincinnati, Thu Apr 03, 2003 11:23 am