Valve Adjustment - What did the dealer charge?

[Limeymike]

Just curious what the dealers are charging for checking and adjusting the valves? Mine have never been done and from watching videos and reading the manuals it is probably beyond my abilities.
It does worry me that the mechanic performing the task likely hasn't done it before either.

 

[lund]

Just curious what the dealers are charging for checking and adjusting the valves? Mine have never been done and from watching videos and reading the manuals it is probably beyond my abilities.
It does worry me that the mechanic performing the task likely hasn't done it before either.

That I doubt, valve shimming in power sports is as common as changing tires, most Japanese sport bikes and 4stroke dirt bikes run with valves that are shimmed.
Any reputable powersport shop should be able to shim valves clearance, its really not hard to do.

 

[RCinNC]

Here's an actual receipt from the shop I used to do my last valve check:

The shop charges $80.00 per hour for labor. That receipt doesn't reflect the parts needed for a valve check. It also includes the installation of a cam chain tensioner, but that's itemized separately. When I have a valve check done, I always buy the parts in advance and provide them to the shop. Some shops might have an issue with this, I imagine, but the one I use doesn't. Here's a list of the parts and parts numbers I bought and provided to the shop:

You can disregard the cam chain tensioner assembly, tensioner case gasket, and the two cam chain tensioner bolts. Some guys might tell you not to bother buying a valve cover gasket and crankcase cover gasket because they can reuse them. I say to err on the side of caution and get them. If the shop doesn't need them, then you can return them. The reason I buy the parts myself is so, when I schedule the bike to have the service done, all the parts are already on hand, and I don't end up waiting an extra week or two while the shop orders them. I dropped the bike off on the day before my appointment, and had it back the next day.

I've never needed the valves adjusted, but I did ask the service manager what the additional cost would be if they did need it. If I recall correctly, he told me it would be an additional approximately $50 if they needed to shim any valves.

I bought my parts from Rocky Mountain ATV. They've always been a pleasure to deal with. I don't recall what I paid for the parts, but this was in 2021 and I'd guess they're all more expensive now.

Pretty much any trained motorcycle mechanic has done a valve check; shim under bucket valves are the most common kind with Japanese bikes.

 

[Paul466]

Outside of Tabasco or anyone that is knowledgeable to that level on this bike , I would be hesitant for a dealer tech to mess with my valves, most dealers don’t even know what ST is….. I do them myself, surgically, piece of mind is worth it to me. (scary at first)….

 

[Sierra1]

That I doubt, valve shimming in power sports is as common as changing tires, most Japanese sport bikes and 4stroke dirt bikes run with valves that are shimmed.
Any reputable powersport shop should be able to shim valves clearance, its really not hard to do.

As long as it's not his first day.

 

[lund]

Valve setting using shims...sooo SCARY hahaha

Take it this way, the Tenere is Yamaha's big lug and is a far cry in Yamaha's line in tech. pretty much all of Yamaha's high performance line up including YZ 4stroke line up and their high powered snowmobile line up require shimming of the valves. So if their tech's can't handle a simple valve setting using shims, maybe they are not a good shop.

 

[OldRider]

Here's an actual receipt from the shop I used to do my last valve check:

The shop charges $80.00 per hour for labor. That receipt doesn't reflect the parts needed for a valve check. It also includes the installation of a cam chain tensioner, but that's itemized separately. When I have a valve check done, I always buy the parts in advance and provide them to the shop. Some shops might have an issue with this, I imagine, but the one I use doesn't. Here's a list of the parts and parts numbers I bought and provided to the shop:

You can disregard the cam chain tensioner assembly, tensioner case gasket, and the two cam chain tensioner bolts. Some guys might tell you not to bother buying a valve cover gasket and crankcase cover gasket because they can reuse them. I say to err on the side of caution and get them. If the shop doesn't need them, then you can return them. The reason I buy the parts myself is so, when I schedule the bike to have the service done, all the parts are already on hand, and I don't end up waiting an extra week or two while the shop orders them. I dropped the bike off on the day before my appointment, and had it back the next day.

I've never needed the valves adjusted, but I did ask the service manager what the additional cost would be if they did need it. If I recall correctly, he told me it would be an additional approximately $50 if they needed to shim any valves.

I bought my parts from Rocky Mountain ATV. They've always been a pleasure to deal with. I don't recall what I paid for the parts, but this was in 2021 and I'd guess they're all more expensive now.

Pretty much any trained motorcycle mechanic has done a valve check; shim under bucket valves are the most common kind with Japanese bikes.

$280 for the valve check and only another $50 if they have to pull the cams and change the shims doesn't add up. I would question the $50 part, that's too low.

 

[RCinNC]

Could be. Like I said, I don't recall the exact amount, but whatever it was, it wasn't enough to make me go "holy crap, you must be kidding".