busaisbetter
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posted February 20, 2010 06:50 PM
valve adjustment
what is the interval for zx14 valve adjustment some say 7k miles and other 15k.
how long did it take you to just inspect (not adjust) THE valves.
  
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BIG BLUE_ZX14
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posted February 20, 2010 07:02 PM
 Edited By: BIG BLUE_ZX14 on 21 Feb 2010 04:56
The service manual states every 15K miles for US, CA , and AU models. Every 26K miles for all other models.
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posted February 20, 2010 08:38 PM
Every 15,000. Takes me about 45 minutes to inspect mine... If it's my clients bikes then it 's about 1 and a half hours to inspect. I take longer with my clients cause most of the time I don't see their bikes till they're overdue for any type of service and the extra time give me the chance to spot any other potential problems.
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busaisbetter
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posted February 20, 2010 10:22 PM
thanks guys - i was getting worried for my 7.5 tune up. looks like i should be able to do everything at home. i have leaky valve cover and i think i will let it leak till 15k.
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posted February 21, 2010 12:33 AM
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thanks guys - i was getting worried for my 7.5 tune up. looks like i should be able to do everything at home. i have leaky valve cover and i think i will let it leak till 15k.
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Newf14
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posted February 21, 2010 05:12 AM
I let my bike go over her inspection time by 7000-8000km 14 of 16 valves were tight. I also had the leaky cover also.
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gilberjj
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posted February 21, 2010 10:18 AM
How much does that cost for a shop to do that?
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posted February 21, 2010 10:20 AM
The average price at shops around here in socal is about $400
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posted February 21, 2010 10:22 AM
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I let my bike go over her inspection time by 7000-8000km 14 of 16 valves were tight. I also had the leaky cover also.
Newf14
How many miles was she at and what kinda oil was in her?
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Newf14
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posted February 21, 2010 11:33 AM
33000KM when I got her done, Used Kawasaki mineral oil than Switched to synthetic oil.
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posted February 21, 2010 11:36 AM
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The service manual states every 15K miles for US, CA , and AU models. Every 26K miles for all other models.
It's all about the Benjamins.
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BIG BLUE_ZX14
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posted February 21, 2010 04:21 PM
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The service manual states every 15K miles for US, CA , and AU models. Every 26K miles for all other models.
It's all about the Benjamins.
Yea Shane I agree. What do you think...double that interval? By the way there is a shop here in town called Fastbikes USA that will do it for $250. He has a solid reputation as a mechanic and tuner.
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posted February 21, 2010 04:25 PM
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The service manual states every 15K miles for US, CA , and AU models. Every 26K miles for all other models.
It's all about the Benjamins.
Yea Shane I agree. What do you think...double that interval?
By the way there is a shop here in town called Fastbikes USA that will do it for
$250. He has a solid reputation as a mechanic and tuner.
$250 to check or adjust or both?
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BIG BLUE_ZX14
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posted February 21, 2010 04:41 PM
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$250 to check or adjust or both?
Both! The stealerships around here do it for just under $400.
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posted February 21, 2010 04:47 PM
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33000KM when I got her done, Used Kawasaki mineral oil than Switched to synthetic oil.
Newf14
I believe the Kawi mineral oil helped cause that many valves to be adjusted . That or the mechanic is suspect.
All the 14's that I've checked haven't needed to be adjusted including mine. All but a few we're using synthetic.
The synthetic ones checked as good as new and the few that used mineral we're a bit on tighter side at 15,000 ,30,000.
Mine is almost at 60,000 . I checked it last at 55,000 and she is starting to get tight but within the factory range.
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posted February 21, 2010 04:54 PM
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$250 to check or adjust or both?
Both! The stealerships around here do it for just under $400.
That's a good deal! That's also what I charge at my shop for a valve adjustment or $150 for just a check.
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BIG BLUE_ZX14
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posted February 21, 2010 04:59 PM
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I checked it last at 55,000 and she is starting to get tight but within the factory range.
I've used synthetic from the start and I have almost 17K miles...so all things being equal...and I realize I'm asking for your opinon...do you think I could wait a little longer to have them checked?
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posted February 21, 2010 08:48 PM
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I checked it last at 55,000 and she is starting to get tight but within the factory range.
I've used synthetic from the start and I have almost 17K miles...so all things being equal...and I realize
I'm asking for your opinon...do you think I could wait a little longer to have them checked?
I would say yes you should be ok to wait a little longer,
I wouldn't skip this interval and go to the next but I would time it near your next oil change if possible so you can have fresh oil after you have the valves checked.
I would say no if you are really hard on your bike and drag race it regular
Post back when you have it done. I'm betting the valves are fine .
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