Bradlo Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Hi folks...how much do you think I will have to pay to have my '94 535 virago carbs sorted, as part of a service ? ( Just need a ball park...so I can start saving my pennies!!!!) Cheers Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ttaskmaster Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 If it's literally just a tune-up, it should take a few minutes (including warming the engine up). So take one hour's labour costs (£30 per hour is reasonable... sort of) and factor that down to however many minutes it takes the bloke. If it's part of a full on service, he may not even charge you extra for it. Alternatively, get yourself a set of mercury gauges for about £50 and do it yourself. I do mine. It's usually just turning a couple of screws until the gauges are even. No more difficult than setting the hands on a clock, really!! However, if by 'tune up', you mean actually stripping the carbs, cleaning them out and rebuilding everything, then it will take longer. I can strip, clean and rebuild my own 4-piece carb within a leisurely 2 hours. This includes stripping the other bits off the bike to reach them, fucking about getting the carbs back on again, taking a phonecall or two, smoking cigarettes and making tea. Assuming no problems (extra dirty, stripped screws, awkward parts, etc) I'd expect a pro to manage it in about an hour. If you're anywhere near Reading, I know an excellent professional mechanic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted April 9, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 9, 2014 I had a set of xs400 professionally cleaned and sorted, from PRS. It was £100 plus parts for 2 carbs http://jrs.uk.com/jrs/JRS_Home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradlo Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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