Bradlo Posted April 9, 2014 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
Ttaskmaster Posted April 9, 2014 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...
Moderator drewpy Posted April 9, 2014 Moderator 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
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