Valve clearances - how much should I pay?

[Snorty]

I'm looking to get the valve clearances looked at on my GPZ 500 since I've done over 5k miles on it since I bought it, and it was 2k miles since it was last done before I bought it.

My question is... how much should I budget for getting a garage to do it?

Performance seems to be lacking, it doesn't quite have that throwing me backwards factor.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

How often are the clearences meant to be done?

I'd be surprised if it were once every 7k.
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[whitedevil]

Its actually pretty easy to do them on the gpz, if you go over to ex-500.com there is a video walk through. A garage should be able to check them in an hour or so as long as there are no stubborn screws/bolts etc. Add another hour or two if they need to adjust them.
If its a euro model it'll need the coolant replacing too.
The carbs should also be synced after the valves have been adjusted. But whether they do or not is a different matter.
Add another 30 mins on for that, its another easy job you could do yourself.
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[whitedevil]

[Ingah]

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

[whitedevil]

Forgot to mention, a main dealer will probably charge double what a small garage will.
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[Snorty]

Ah not as expensive as I was thinking then.

I changed the oil myself put some Castrol Power 1 in it 10w40, didn't really seem to do anything in all fairness.

[Fizzer Thou]

If the adjusters are locknut they are very easy to check/adjust.For the cost of a suitable spanner and a set of feeler gauges,you will have spare money for an air filter,which if not cleanable,will make quite a differance to the performance of the engine once replaced.
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[Ingah]

[whitedevil]

Should just be able to clean the air filter, its a foam one.
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[evoboy]

Remember that they will have to keep the bike overnight....
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[jjdugen]

Adjusting tappets on a GPZ 5 is easy... BUT. To get the rocker cover off you need to pull out the two coolant feed pipes into the cylinder head, if they are a bit corroded it can be a bitch. Then when you lift he rocker cover be absolutely careful to catch / account for two metal dowels that sit just by the camchain tunnel.
If you are not careful, they will immediately leap into the bowels of the engine... Be warned!

[garth]

My 9R is every 8k, but it's on bucket and shim.

My fazer at 34k didn't need a single shim changing and it had never been done.

I doubt I'll waste the time tearing it apart!
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[temeluchus]

just be greatful its not an fzr1000.
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