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Re: 600 mile service details?
Reply #15 - 10/18/08 at 14:05:01

Since I bought mine with 435 miles on the clock and I have never seen the inside of the Suzuki service dept -- maybe I should retorque my own head bolts some time or another when I am in there that far anyway.

I got the head leak syndrome anyway (a very small light one) and I will be due a lookie see at the cam chain tensioner extension next Christmas maybe. That would be a good time to do it, as it will expose the top of the chain guides and allow me to take the stock straight chain guides out and reform them a bit.

You should be able to adjust your own valves, set your starter solenoid clearance, pop the top off your head and torque your own bolts -- all it takes is a clymer book and some patience.

It sounds like you are paying $300 bucks to your stealership for PRACTICALLY NOTHING as all those guys are going to do is listen to your engine and maybe check your valve clearances if they think they need to. Danger at 600 miles is a tight valve and that doesn't make any noise and does not necessarily cause a compression variation (which is why they are going to check your compression, BTW).

Lazy suckers, take the man's money to unscrew his spark plug (bet they sell you a new one even though you don't need it) stick a compression gage in the hole, crank it over and then give him the bike back "with a clean bill of health" after really having done nothing.

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Re: 600 mile service details?
Reply #16 - 10/18/08 at 15:39:00

Sure sounds like a "generic answer", a really suspicious answer too.

Just putting it out there for informational purposes, local Suzuki dealer 10 mi. away from me, just got done with my 600 mi. service today, they charged $189 plus consumables (fresh oil for the oil change portion, etc). No word yet on whether they did the valve checks/adjustment, but they stated adamantly beforehand that they do it right by the book (same checks as listed within owner's manual)

Throwing $$$ at the stealership was unfortunate but necessary in my case as I don't have the free time, nor the proper tools (yet).
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Re: 600 mile service details?
Reply #18 - 10/19/08 at 15:22:08

The factory service manual is pretty good, but has omissions (like not telling the tech to goop the rubber plug with sealant). Clymers has errors, they are all noted here in Tech section (and my Clymers copy has them all corrected in red ink).

There is NOTHING hard about working on this bike using a Clymers. Way back when I was 16-20 I tore down a S90 and then a CB160 down to the cases and put them back together using a Clymers manual. I owned a '66 Corvair for crying out loud, which required weekly attention just to keep it running. I like Clymers pretty good, I own one for my Acuras and use it as an index of topics (and I also insist on a full shop manual for the cars as well -- Dealers throw them in along with a full spare set of floor mats if you negotiate for them).

This bike is easy to understand and work on. Just don't expect to go do something complicated in 2.7 hours. Go slow and ask questions.

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Re: 600 mile service details?
Reply #19 - 10/19/08 at 16:29:11

Zappa wrote on 10/19/08 at 14:54:56:

Now I have to admit in a little bit of shame that i did skip the 600 mile service. I have 14000 miles on and i only changed oil and filter according to schedule. The bike runs good but things are coming up that i wish i had taken care of.
And what is the head that needs to be retorqued.
how good is the service manual really?

The headcover has 4 nuts that need to be retorqued. They are at the top of the cylinder. One is recessed under the head plug cap. There are also two base to cylinder nuts fore and aft that need to be retorqued.

No Savage owner should be without a Clymers. It's simply that good, even with the few errors.

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