24k service due?

[The Reibz]

you won't get a tick tick sound, just a burnt valve.

Can't say I would ever be worried about that. My bike spends fuck all time above 6k rpm, only time I have ever really given it a good thrashing is at the strip and a couple of trips on some undisclosed roads in the Waikato Area.

My 250 rev'd to like 19k and I thrashed it like a thai hooker. Clearances got checked twice in my ownership and were out both times. Can't say I thrash my busa anywhere near as much, road runs out to quickly...

[Ulsterkiwi]

I realise the OP is asking about a Busa, if length of time/labour is anything to do with fairings and number of cylinders to consider I just paid a bit over $1000 for a 24k service on my '14 1250FA. That did include a new set of Angel GTs mind you so probably the $600ish mark is about right for the service.

[caspernz]

Can't say I would ever be worried about that. My bike spends fuck all time above 6k rpm, only time I have ever really given it a good thrashing is at the strip and a couple of trips on some undisclosed roads in the Waikato Area.

My 250 rev'd to like 19k and I thrashed it like a thai hooker. Clearances got checked twice in my ownership and were out both times. Can't say I thrash my busa anywhere near as much, road runs out to quickly...

Won't matter much how you ride, the clearances shrink with mileage/running hours. Leave it long enough and a valve held partly open will burn

In the meantime a Busa is much more fun than any 250 that I remember

[Crasherfromwayback]

Can't say I would ever be worried about that. My bike spends fuck all time above 6k rpm, .

It's the valve spring pulling the valve into it's seat on the head that takes up the clearance. Do them.

[nzspokes]

I realise the OP is asking about a Busa, if length of time/labour is anything to do with fairings and number of cylinders to consider I just paid a bit over $1000 for a 24k service on my '14 1250FA. That did include a new set of Angel GTs mind you so probably the $600ish mark is about right for the service.

Should have got a 1200, hour job and no pulling cams.

[caspernz]

It's the valve spring pulling the valve into it's seat on the head that takes up the clearance. Do them.

Cheers Pete, a little bit of actual mechanical knowledge goes a fair way I've always found.

[TheDemonLord]

I need to do a full A service on my Gixxer 1000 (K4).

She has just rolled past 40'000km but with no service history, I'm keen to do the 48'000km now.

Red baron - $620 + up to $200 materials
Colemans - $611 +/- $50
Holeshot - about $650
Motorcycle doctors - $515 all in
AMS - about $650

So, are Red Baron awesome or just overpriced.
Are Motorcycle Doctors fantastically competitive or do you get what you paid for?

Any advice, recommendations, etc. blah blah blah....

I used George from MD - did a great job on my old Hornet - I suspect not having to pay for premises allows him to be a little more competitive

[aws]

When my FZ1 had its scheduled valve clearance check at 40k, the guy at Coleman's proudly told me how Busa's got checked at shorter intervals, but hardly ever needed any adjustment.

If it was me, I'd still get it done though.

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[buggerit]

Just had the 1250 Bandits valve clearances checked for 1st time at 58000km, no adjustment required.

[mulletman]

Got mine back from Duanes today $562 - labour,shims,plugs,rad flush and new coolant,balance TBs.
Most of the inlet valves on the lower end of tolerance so they got adjusted, now to refit those pita fairings