VFR800 V-TEC 16k Service. How much?
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One Honda dealer reckons about £800.
Another Honda dealer reckons £450, which was laughed at by the first Honda dealer as being a total lie and would def NOT include valve clearance checks.
Independent dealer reckons £600.
Anyone been through this pain?
FWIW, bike is currently on 11k, so a way off yet, but at present usage it will hit this by the end of the summer.
Another Honda dealer reckons £450, which was laughed at by the first Honda dealer as being a total lie and would def NOT include valve clearance checks.
Independent dealer reckons £600.
Anyone been through this pain?
FWIW, bike is currently on 11k, so a way off yet, but at present usage it will hit this by the end of the summer.
I spent quite a bit of time investigating the valve clearance service and £600 seemed about the going rate a few years ago.
FWIW I never bothered, now over 82k on the clock and still going strong. I justified it on the fact that the internet (it must be true) said not to bother till about 60k miles and by then I wasn't willing to spend that sort of money on the bike!
FWIW I never bothered, now over 82k on the clock and still going strong. I justified it on the fact that the internet (it must be true) said not to bother till about 60k miles and by then I wasn't willing to spend that sort of money on the bike!
Eiger120 said:
I spent quite a bit of time investigating the valve clearance service and £600 seemed about the going rate a few years ago.
FWIW I never bothered, now over 82k on the clock and still going strong. I justified it on the fact that the internet (it must be true) said not to bother till about 60k miles and by then I wasn't willing to spend that sort of money on the bike!
I love the bike, so may just say fek it and pile miles on it and just concentrate on keeping the oil fresh. It's a £3k bike. Spending £600 on a service that it might not really need seems a bit daft.FWIW I never bothered, now over 82k on the clock and still going strong. I justified it on the fact that the internet (it must be true) said not to bother till about 60k miles and by then I wasn't willing to spend that sort of money on the bike!
When I looked at buying one a few years back the I was told 'off the record' by a honda service manager that although they will check the valves (and charge as such) at 16k miles, and wouldn't stamp a full service history without doing so, they very very rarely ever needed adjusting at that mileage. At best he reckoned 32k miles would be the first time he would check, even less frequently on a Blackbird apparently.
bstb3 said:
When I looked at buying one a few years back the I was told 'off the record' by a honda service manager that although they will check the valves (and charge as such) at 16k miles, and wouldn't stamp a full service history without doing so, they very very rarely ever needed adjusting at that mileage. At best he reckoned 32k miles would be the first time he would check, even less frequently on a Blackbird apparently.
This is exactly what I heard. Friend I know with VFR didn't bother at 16k. My Blackbird is on over 33k and they haven't been checked either, was advised by the independent place I use not to bother twice! (16k and 32k).I'll add my bike gets serviced every 4k without fail though for everything else required!
Edited by sjtscott on Friday 14th June 16:19
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