And as always, short trips are the worst thing for an engine.
That is slimy!
I would have told the dealer that I am not paying him for "all the other" things he did as that was not what I told him to do... You requested he check the valves and that is what you agreed to pay for if he took it upon himself to check and do a list of other things that "he" felt was needed then that is on him... Now after I told him this and he got pissed then I would have looked at the list and determined how many I felt was worth paying for and perhaps negotiated what I felt was a fair price but he would get the point that you don't do what ever you feel like doing and expect to be paid for it.. You do what the customer ask and any additional items you call and get pre approval for before doing. That is the proper way to do business.
Afm,
since I'm in Europe the manual calls for a first valve inspection at 42000 km / 25000 miles.
I would have told the dealer that I am not paying him for "all the other" things he did as that was not what I told him to do... You requested he check the valves and that is what you agreed to pay for if he took it upon himself to check and do a list of other things that "he" felt was needed then that is on him... Now after I told him this and he got pissed then I would have looked at the list and determined how many I felt was worth paying for and perhaps negotiated what I felt was a fair price but he would get the point that you don't do what ever you feel like doing and expect to be paid for it.. You do what the customer ask and any additional items you call and get pre approval for before doing. That is the proper way to do business.
is that 42000km/25000 miles listed in the manual for the c14's in Europe?? if it is then I don't see how they could deny any warranty work here in the US if something happened if you didn't do the check at 15000 miles. as far as I know its the same motor!
...Despite what the post above said, damn few people will hear it either (one way or another). There are simply to many other noises, and most of us wear helmets and ear plugs...
My z1000 i took in for its first valve check at 25K. Dealer gave me back the bike with a $900 bill. Said the valves "did not need done" and they spent more time tightening bolts and going over other things.....You gotta be kidding me. A real mechanic could tighten every exposed bolt/nut on the entire bike in 30 minutes.
Dealer was too lazy to do the work. And justified his bill with labor costs. Don't take a dealers word for it, They can be just lazy too.
Hi there, my feedback with this issue:
I just got mine back from the dealer. I'm in Germany so the manual calls for 42000 km/ 26000 miles.
He did the valve job with a bit more than that (45000 km or 29000 miles) since I hit the mark being on a long trip. He found 7 valves slightly on the loose side and changed the shims.
I mentioned before that I heard the valves (a kind of tik tik at 2000-2500 rpm). When I pointed out the noise to my girlfriend she could also hear it, but of course she had no idea what it was. Now the noise is gone, and my gf agrees
And for those of you who think I'm crazy: you're just jealous because the purple little men only speak to me.