$400 tuneup?

[Karitane pete]

Hi, went and visted my GSXR750 (1985) at the bike shop today and made them total up the bill, over $400 for a tuneup to fix a dead patch at 6grand?
and it still won't pull full throttle over 6.
I'm not a happy chappy and the manager knows.

Cheers
Pete

[Bren_chch]

400bucks!!!! eek

u better get a book and some tools

[Sensei]

Take it back & tell them to put it right or get your money back !!!!!!!!!!!

[Motu]

1985??? It's 10 years past it's used by date,no wonder they can't get it right....a silk purse out of a sow's ear.Oh,I know you love your bike and it's in as new condition blah,blah,blah - but get real! Give the guys a break!

[XTC]

Does it still have an airbox or has it got pods??

[texmo]

1985??? It's 10 years past it's used by date,no wonder they can't get it right....a silk purse out of a sow's ear.Oh,I know you love your bike and it's in as new condition blah,blah,blah - but get real! Give the guys a break!

1985 its still new my bike is from 1962 and runs like new you just need someone who deals with older bikes

[Karitane pete]

Hi all, yes its over 10 years old, and not a minter but is the makings of a good bike and well worth saving, not all of us are willing to spend 15 grand on a new toy and some of us like the original superbikes.
I would have tuned and rejeted it myself if I had the time, but I thought I'll let the experts do it "yerr right"
Stock air box is gone and its running pods and had been for some time, I'm told the air box is a real b to get in and out, she a sweet old bike to ride, but there's not much go below 6 grand.
Cheers
Pete

[Bren_chch]

its hard to find a place that you feel confident with, most of the time u can feel as if they just gana rip u off!

Good luck with getting it sorted, if they are respectable they will take it back in and fix or at least if they cant fix the fault give you some money back.

[Motu]

I'm not rubbishing your bike - I prefer to ride old bikes too,always have...although these days the bikes are no longer older than me! But I work on cars for a living - and anything with a carb we don't want to go near,it's old technology and nearly always worn out,success almost impossible.Even in 1985 the carbs were set very lean,any air leak and mixtures are gone to hell and gone again,some wear makes them lean,some wear makes them rich - all in the same carb at the same time....then you got 4 carbs and the problems multiply,add in iregularities like compressions,valves,ignition and you got a can of worms.

I bet the guys at the shop have spent a lot more time on your bike than has been charged,but the jobs not successful,they won't feel happy about it,and won't feel pleased to do it again with the same result.Then you'll take it to someone else and they'll get it right first time...proving the other guys are dorks.

Been there,done that - I've been the dork who can't tune it....I've been the magian whose done what 4 other shops couldn't.Pure luck.

[250learna]

I'm not rubbishing your bike - I prefer to ride old bikes too,always have...although these days the bikes are no longer older than me! But I work on cars for a living - and anything with a carb we don't want to go near,it's old technology and nearly always worn out,success almost impossible.Even in 1985 the carbs were set very lean,any air leak and mixtures are gone to hell and gone again,some wear makes them lean,some wear makes them rich - all in the same carb at the same time....then you got 4 carbs and the problems multiply,add in iregularities like compressions,valves,ignition and you got a can of worms.

I bet the guys at the shop have spent a lot more time on your bike than has been charged,but the jobs not successful,they won't feel happy about it,and won't feel pleased to do it again with the same result.Then you'll take it to someone else and they'll get it right first time...proving the other guys are dorks.

Been there,done that - I've been the dork who can't tune it....I've been the magian whose done what 4 other shops couldn't.Pure luck.

that all stands, but if they are experianced they should know all of the above and should have given him some indication that the tune-up is "likely" to be a waste of time and money, not just take the job on and keep quiet about it

[Motu]

Some shops refuse to work on old bikes - they know the outcome.Some mechanics think they can fix anything (me) then get in too deep and it's too late to back out...

[gav]

What sort of miles are on ya GSXR? How long has it been running like that? Had regular service and oil changes for all its life? Mate, as Motu says they were a pretty highly tuned bike when they came out, 20 years later itd going to be pretty worn out, especislly in the carb area, I'd start with maybe another set of carbs and see how you go? Generally with pods they can be hard to tune. What pipe? Whats the ignition like, coils etc man, could be anything, good luck

[750Y]

1985??? It's 10 years past it's used by date,no wonder they can't get it right.......

i was thinking the same thing. old bikes require high ongoing maintenance. It's cool if You can do it yourself but if not, You pay for someone that knows what they're doing. Trying to get a bike with worn components to run perfect is a big ask. If You think this $400 is the end of it, think again.
I had an 86 gsxr750 which was a brilliant sportsbike bike in it's day, but that day is long gone.

[Lou Girardin]

that all stands, but if they are experienced they should know all of the above and should have given him some indication that the tune-up is "likely" to be a waste of time and money, not just take the job on and keep quiet about it

Except that you don't know until you start the job. What do you suggest then? Drop it and tell the owner to trailer his bike away?
The first thing to do is get the bike back to standard spec. Then they'll be able to identify where the problems are. Or just throw cubic money at it.

[XTC]

Hence my comment earlier about the airbox... Putting pods on the earlier GSXR's invariably led to flat spots and were almost impossible to get rid of. The clever guys kept the airbox. Probably has worn needles and needle jets along with other things they alone would be at least $200-250 to replace....
So what's the mileage?? is the pipe standard? Had regular servicing?