I recently purchased a 1993 Seca II. It runs fine, but the man I purchased it from bought it at 9,000 miles. It now has 19K miles and he said he never did a tune up. Just lubed the chain, changed the oil. He said I might want to have it tuned up. I was going to take it to a professional because I do not know much about motorcycles. How much does the average tune up cost? What should I expect to pay? Where could I purchase the parts? I would like to learn how to do all the work on the motorcycle myself, I won't learn any younger. I just don't know where to start. Any help would be much appreciated.
2006-09-29 06:04:31 · 6 answers · asked by HAYMAKER 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
Thanks everyone. Much appreciated. So many good answers.. I won't be able to choose the best answer. Will have to let people vote on it. Thanks again everyone!
2006-09-29 06:56:16 · update #1
Get online (eBay maybe?) and get a Clymer manual. Usually about 30.00 or so...it has lots of diagrams and good pictures. I can tune up my motorcycle...and I am mechanically challenged. It also has lots of troubleshooting guides, general info and it is easy to understand. It also has part numbers and the names of parts so when you have to get or order a part, you don't sound like a dummy! lol
2006-09-29 06:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it works, don't let anyone fool with it. Just because someone can buy and hang up a sign and hire someone off the street for minimum wage doesn't make them a professional. I have a 82 suzuki that purrs like a kitten and no one has ever screwed with it. Of course, change oil, check tire pressure, adjust chain and lube the sprocket. Some chains are lubed for life.
Go ahead and buy the book. If it asks for special tools, buy them.
2006-09-29 13:20:17 · answer #2 · answered by jekin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i think you should be able to do everything besides valve adjustment. You can change the oil, do the spark plugs, adjust the chain and check for chain slack, wear, damage to sprockets. Im not sure on the bike but valve adjust on my sport bike is around $350-450 thats a four cylinder. You might not need it though. I wouldnt worry about valves as long it doenst sound like diesel :) All the rest of the things you should be able to do yourself.
2006-09-29 13:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by T G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say as long as it runs fine all I would do is change the spark plug. As well as keep up on the Oil changes. The experts charge $90 an hour and expect to pay at least 1 hour. Remember the old saying If it's not broke don't fix it.
2006-09-29 13:13:33 · answer #4 · answered by firebirdstevev 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If its the 4 cyl motor it has shims for valve adjustment and you dont want to mess with them ( you could remove the cover and check to see if they need adjusting though, just dont try and adjust them) If the valves have never been checked it is possible for the clearances to tighten up and burn out exhaust valves.
As for the guy with the 82 Suzuki, its probably a screw and locknut motor which wears adjusters faster than valve seats. If its A GS motor (except GS1100/1150) its shim over bucket and you either drive very slowly or are in need of valves (they only use 0.0015" clearance in/ex on GS)
2006-09-30 02:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by 1crazypj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should buy a shop manual for your bike.They are usually not hard to work on and you get alot of satisfaction by doing you own work.usually if it runs good i just keep my fluids changed and tires checkedgood luck and remember to have fun
2006-09-29 16:40:44 · answer #6 · answered by bill b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋