Mood: Finally gotten over the 748R getting stolen thing. Actually, no i haven't !
Hi Nigel I don't think the tolerances are tighter, an expert might know better than me. I think the girls on that shift in Bologna that day just shimmed it loose. Perhaps my dealer likes to shim them tighter than modern service spec's expect. They do race a lot themselves. I don't understand why the modern engines can't be shimmed with a zero closing clearance like the good old days. Thats a large part of the benefit of a positive closing mechanism anyway.
Mood: Finally gotten over the 748R getting stolen thing. Actually, no i haven't !
I wouldn't expect JH to skimp on checking rockers, wish i had taken mine there instead. Checking shims is part of the 6k service( and therefore 12k as well) and would need to be done i think if the cams were removed to check the rockers anyway. I had my rockers checked this way and happily did not need any. I paid for the labour to do this work so its not all roses. I would expect that once all shims are set correctly then they would not need doing at each service. i dont see the need to change a lot of shims at a service as a problem in itself, and i am confident that (although i have paid more than i was quoted for the service) they have done a good job. Roll on the warm weather, lets get revvin' keith
Mood: Finally gotten over the 748R getting stolen thing. Actually, no i haven't !
I did question it on the day. I was led through each line item and got the feeling that they were saving the grand total until they had shown me every thing they had done. Unfortunately i didn't get the quote in writing from the person i spoke to when i booked it in. Lesson learned. The have a good reputation and have looked after my bike well but i won't go back. The reason i bought from them in the first place was because of the time their man rob spent talking through the various models and options with me on a day when i just dropped in. He was busy but still spent 45 minutes chatting. Shame really. The clued up among you will know who they are.