| Author | Message | ||
     Dennis_c |
How long does it take for a valve adjustment. From start to finish? Can you eliminate any steps in the manual? | ||
| Syonyk |
Takes my dealership about 6-7 hours with a tech who knows what he's doing and the various stands/tools/etc needed. Though that's the entire service, not just the valves. I'd guess it's a two day job for a typical home mechanic. Depends on the beer consumed, though. | ||
| Samg |
It took me 8 hours... Took my time..replaced plugs and coolant too | ||
| Samg |
Unhook the front turn signal wires..not a step in the manual | ||
| Dennis_c |
I was hopeing you would say 3 or 4 hrs | ||
| Duphuckincati |
A Moto-Guzzi takes about 20 minutes. And ya don't take off nothing but the valve covers. Makes ya think.... | ||
| Syonyk |
My old CX500 (same flying V-twin as the Guzzi) was the same. I do miss that bike... | ||
| 1_mike |
Woulda taken me a weekend...going slow and cleaning along the way...till I found the front cylinder intake cam falling apart...! Clean, shiny, no scratches...but heavy pitting on the nose of the cam, one lobe. Wasn't there on my last check. Check carefully. Mike | ||
| Dannybuell |
79 CX500D every other day the timing chain set and the valves adjusted. I still remember .003" intake, .004" exhaust. 4 valves per cylinder on a big bore short stroke motor, sound familiar? | ||
| Crabby |
Moto Guzzi heads arnt hidden in the Frame! Id love me a Guzzi tho | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
dealer charged me for 8 hours....after the entire 12.4k service, and some rear pads...820$ and some change....SOB....im still walkin funny after that..BUT, I GOT MY BABY BACK  also only ONE valve was out of adjustment lol Jake | ||
| Nukeblue |
shoot dennis, i'll do yours at my place for half that! heh heh | ||
| Jdugger |
> ..820$ and some change.... To be honest, they didn't gouge you. Maybe not the cheapest, but not ridiculously out of line, IMHO. It's just a complicated and expensive service. | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
I also think that price sounds pretty fair considering the amount of labor involved. Im overdue for my valve check. Sounds like a good winter project though. Its just been to nice out to quit riding. | ||
| Boogiman1981 |
Hell gainesville quotedb me 12hrs for just the valves...I bought the hotcams shim kit | ||
| Syonyk |
I think my 24k mile service was right around $800 at a dealership as well, with one or two valves needing different shims. It's quite literally an all-day job for someone who knows what they're doing with full dealership equipment, which is why I figured it would be a two-day job for a reasonably competent home mechanic doing it for the first time. The guy who works on my bike at the dealership is basically the Buell tech at Santa Fe Harley - he gets all the Buell work and knows all the tricks. Dannybuell, every other day? I did my valves every 2000 miles or when they started to get louder... But, yes, that CX500 motor was ahead of its time. Smooth, powerful, lots of torque, maintenance-free final drive... I really do miss that bike. I'd probably still have it if the brakes weren't truly miserable on it (small single front disk with a single piston caliper on a 550+lb bike...). Kinda bounced it off the back quarter panel of a car... | ||
| Dannybuell |
Syonyk - My CX500D had superbike/ATC 90 handle bars, air forks in front and better shocks/springs in the rear. It took a certain amount of HP to have a perfect clutch release and when the timing chain and valves loosened a bit the clutch was off. I commuted/raced the crap out of the bike daily. The engine went bad at 9,000 miles. I remember feeling VERY smart with a cafe racer v-twin shaft drive motorcycle. | ||
| Syonyk |
Ah, you had one of the later model cx500s. Mine had 45k or so on it and the engine was still strong. | ||
| Crabby |
800 at my dealer, and it took em 3 times to get the rear rocker gasket right. But i aint mad. |
