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4k
was that a joke????
dude they cost around nearly 1.55 - 1.65 k maximum man
and that is for both not a single one

i dont know about refillin

Ya, 4k is very costly. Recheck the cost, should be around 2k.

The manual recommends checking of the gas pressure every service.

It should be 7.0 + or - 0.5 kg/cm^2.

But none of the morons in bajaj service do it.

For doing that, they need to know about it.....

U know what explanation i was given while i asked the mechanic why he didnt clean my carb?

"U shouldnt touch the carb unless u have a problem, else you ll lose the mileage and pickup u are getting"

Same kinda explanation for tappet adjustement

To hell with them!

As i said earlier all they know is to change engine oil, clean air filter, wash the bike and give lame excuses.

If a guy goes complaining for engine vibes, these fools put double side tapes around the fairing and say "it s done"

^^^Dude, what your mech is saying is not wrong!!!

Please don't try to fix whats not broken! The less you touch those critical things the better. Even just opening and closing things carries a certain risk.

If you ask me, these are false issues. If your tappet really needs to be adjusted and the mech does not do it properly (most dont!), then thats a REAL issue! False issues can bring false solutions.

Bro, but atleast the manual recommends the cleaning of the carb every 10k kms.

They deny to do anything other than air filter cleaning, oil changing with the reason that it is not needed.

DO u support that?

Well bro, what routine maintainence does a bike need???

If you ask me -

Air filter cleaning
Oiling chain... cleaning (including cover) if necessary
Oil change at appropriate interval
Oiling any points, if applicable
Checking spark gap, cleaning if necessary
Washing

If you do this much, and take care of other related issues like using good petrol, additives, etc., you are done (Hope I'v not left out something...). Am not considering things like oil filter cleaning, fork oil change, brake fluid change, etc as these things are to be done a lot less frequently.

If you ask me all this hoopla about servicing after x km is something like a old wives tale. Mostly created by dealers who rake in most of their profits thru service. A lot of the above things you can take care of yourself... and at frequencies that match your usage pattern. And in a much better way, since you would be dealing with your own bike. If only people understood these VERY basic things, we would see most of the crazy rush in service centres drying up!!

I'v personally seen customers bring up false issues in service centers. They can even fight tooth and nail for it. Real issues they are conveniently and totally ignorant of. And in the end they (we) mostly get what is deserved...

I have also seen cases like this man!

But what i am saying is keeping everything in check ups the reliability factor. Especially while on a tour or something.

I dont like to be stranded in the middle of nowhere just for something i failed to check during the service.

Thats what I'm saying - some check ups come at a price! For eg. keep checking the tappets by opening it up and those clumsy mech hands will create scratches, cross thread some screws/caps, introduce some debris and what not...

Hey insanebiker,

If your carb isn't showing any problem and the bike is riding fine, i'd just let it be for the moment like raccoon said because the carb is sensitive and has to be serviced carefully.

I have over 10 yrs of experience with carbs and have done a lot of rebuilds. I own a ZX11 and i only tune the carb when i run into a problem. Otherwise, i just let it be. Trust me, if it is not done right it is very frustrating to fix sometimes.

Yeah don't get too concerned about reliability. Fact is nowadays bikes simply do not need that much servicing. In any case, carbs, valves do not fail suddenly. If they need servicing, they will let the rider know a long time before any failure occurs. A good rider always watches out for these signs. A good rider can even predict when a bike needs oil change by hearing the engine sound. And even if you follow the manual to the T but ignore the signs the bike gives, it may fail. So, best way is to listen to what your bike is saying.

well letting a mech touch anything is a big risk..i would never ever let a mech touch something on my bike that i can do myself..removing the carb and cleaning the jets with some petrol isint a big deal..nor is cleaning the air filter or spark plugs,throttle/clutch cable..its just that you have to take out some time/put in some effort and you can see the results...
but i do agree some thing's are not DIY..and it requires the right tools and experience so we have to go to mechs..
but are another factor are our indian mech's...i need to get my tappets/timing chain..adjusted because the engine gets very rough at higher revs...but when i told my mech about it he says that if the timing chain was replaced before the bike will always have extra vibes..nothing can be done...and i know this isint true so ill wait till i find someone better and then get it done...