CSMRider
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I will be there unless the MG changes my mind. Will probably opt for the 4WD Sierra rather than ride the NT down.
Well, your dealer lost money on that deal. Using the labor rate of 95 dollars an hour. (which is the local rate at the shops here) Three and a half hours used up your 300 dollars for just one service, not counting parts and materials. I have more than three hours in my service and I have not even checked/adjusted the valves yet or put the bikes plastic back together. It took me almost and hour to get the oil filter off the bike as I must have put it on too tight last time. Followed the torque specs and it was still too tight. Took me a couple of hours to change and bleed the brake fluid. Took almost a half hour to replace the plugs and the plastic was already off. Make sure they checked the valves, as that is the most labor intensive task. Not saying they did not. Trust but verify. If I had a deal like that and I could be sure it was all done correctly, then the bike would be in the shop today.Of course I do take my time and over check myself and I only pull the NT down about once a year or so. Have to relearn all the shot cuts and how to's.I just got my bike back today from the 16,000 mile service. Guess I got my money's worth out of the service deal I got when the bike was new. The dealership charged $300 for 3 years of regular services. I'm at 1 year and 3 months now.
Just spitting small flakes/rain. They are not sticking and will be gone in the morning. The cold is worse.How much snow have you gotten, Chuck? It spit a bit of rain here in Wichita earlier today and is supposed to get down to 30F tonight. Tomorrow I ride south a few miles and the, toward the end of the day, I'll head west on 160.
The valves were a bit on the tight side but still with in the spec range, so no adjustments were done. I suspect at the next 24k mile service they will need to be adjusted. Cyl 1 left intake .006, Cyl 1 right intake .006, Cyl 1 left exh .007, Cyl 1 right exh .007, Cyl 2 left intake .005, Cyl 2 right intake .005, Cyl 2 left exh .007, Cyl 2 right exh. .007, inches.Did any of the valves need to be adjusted, Chuck?