Author Topic: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow  (Read 14860 times)

Offline Engraverwilliam

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Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« on: March 25, 2015, 12:42:46 PM »
Getting the valves and carbs done. brakes and a whole laundry list of everything else front to back top to bottom.

I am leaving her in VERY capable hands!
This place freaken great.

They told me when I scheduled my appointment that I will not recognize her (performance wise) when I get her back.
They told me it will feel like a whole new bike.

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Offline connie_rider

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2015, 12:48:42 PM »
Congratulation's.
When you get her back,, come ride with us!

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2015, 02:20:53 PM »
Congrats.

But that must be costing you enough to buy a whole new 2001 Concoursa and some!


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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2015, 03:25:08 PM »
600 bucks + parts  not too bad with all that they are doing 8)
Considering I intended to do this with my last bike but neglected it instead...then tried to save some pennies and screwed up the carbs pretty bad, stripped the valve cover bolts, tore the gasket....(my new montra "I am not a motorcycle mechanic")

This is a very nice motorcycle that I intend on keeping around for some time.
So the money investment is worth it.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2015, 03:37:00 PM »
Great!

Too many people think: "This bike was cheap, so I'll cheap out on maintenance as well!"

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2015, 03:42:19 PM »
Good attitude.  Big picture,  maintenance is cheap. I've seen many cars that were in outstanding condition at 250K miles because the owners were on top of their maintenance.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2015, 03:28:39 PM »
I am curious, what are they doing to the carbs?

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2015, 06:18:23 PM »
$600 for full service, including valve adjustment and carb service? That's a remarkable bargain. As I recall, just a full service with valve adjustment runs upwards of $400.

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2015, 07:25:32 PM »
as far as what they are doing to the carbs. (I am not a motorcycle mechanic) I have to trust that they will do whatever is needed. They stand by thier work so.....that is to say, that when I pulled up this morning, the guy walked up and said Whoa that bike is running very rich! I said yeah the 2nd carb is hemoraging a little. He said to me...A little? I can smell it from here! No worries we will take care of all that....





edit: meant to say the bike was running rich...
« Last Edit: March 26, 2015, 11:40:29 PM by Engraverwilliam »
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2015, 10:33:03 PM »
I just ask because one of the things that really needs to be done is ultrasonic cleaning to really get out the gunk. At least IMO. I am not sure they will take the time to do that.

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2015, 06:17:31 PM »
Engraverwilliam, let us know how it feels to get the full service :finger_fing11:
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2015, 12:03:21 PM »
Good maintenance is worth good money.  Unfortunately, even if they do a perfect job on the carbs, you'll still have OEM carbs that are just nice and clean.  You won't be getting the important mods that SISF has come up with that cure some of the OEM problems, no 2-minute mod, no bowl drains tubes, etc.  Those mods alone are worth pulling the carbs and sending them to SISF rather than having the dealer just clean and reinstall the OEM units, I think.  I did those mods myself, so the labor cost me nothing but a couple of beers.  If that's not possible for you, consider sending them to Steve.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2015, 12:58:11 PM »
wow. 600 for all that work. that seems like a great deal.

how many miles do you have on your 2002 Conc?

let us know how she runs afterwards.

Offline Engraverwilliam

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #13 on: March 28, 2015, 04:06:56 PM »
Sparrow has 63k new tires and a new battery.  I am real surprised that she ran so well even with the leaky carb and the terrible gas miliage. She peals my face off. I am excited to see how she drives when she is running the way she is supposed too. I will find out next week. I will also post the list of work done. I am out of town at the moment.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #14 on: March 28, 2015, 09:21:10 PM »
The thing about finding good service is how rare it's been for many of us. If I knew a good local mechanic, I doubt I'd pull another screw.

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2015, 09:14:00 AM »
Engraverwilliam, I want to wish you good luck on this undertaking and I hope it works out for you. If not, remember what Nosmo had to say about SISF.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2015, 04:46:12 PM »
Good maintenance is worth good money.  Unfortunately, even if they do a perfect job on the carbs, you'll still have OEM carbs that are just nice and clean.  You won't be getting the important mods that SISF has come up with that cure some of the OEM problems, no 2-minute mod, no bowl drains tubes, etc.  Those mods alone are worth pulling the carbs and sending them to SISF rather than having the dealer just clean and reinstall the OEM units, I think.  I did those mods myself, so the labor cost me nothing but a couple of beers.  If that's not possible for you, consider sending them to Steve.
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Engraverwilliam That is very good advice
   You  need overflow tubes. These are very important.  Please look into this.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #17 on: March 29, 2015, 06:07:36 PM »
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Engraverwilliam That is very good advice
   You  need overflow tubes. These are very important.  Please look into this.

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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #18 on: March 29, 2015, 06:56:31 PM »
Can you link me the info about the tubes. the other mods too. so I may look into it.
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Re: Taking by bike in for full service tomorrow
« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2015, 07:08:31 PM »
Here is Steve's web site. Many threads on his work on this forum and COG forum.

https://sites.google.com/site/shoodabenengineering/home