20'000 mile service - what's involved? - SV650.org

10-03-12, 04:31 PM

Hi guys n girls. my bike is soon coming upto 20'000 mile and is in great condition but the engine is starting to sound a little rattly (tappets i think)from the front part of engine.What stuff would you recomend for servicing ie cam tensioners valve gaps etc..just done plugs filtets as per 4000 mile cheers in advance

10-03-12, 05:24 PM

Lol they dont have tappets, they have buckets and shims with the camshaft pushing directly onto the valve stem via the bucket (or cam follower if ya like)

would say valve shimming needs cheking and the cam chain tensioner checking

Jim

10-03-12, 05:40 PM

i have my doubts the rattle would be from the shim clearance at 20k,and every one on here reckons the clearances tighten up,sound more like cam chain tensioner

11-03-12, 10:19 AM

YC recomended to me that valve clearance should be done at 15k miles (and i had it done), so maybe a heads up you might need yours doing

11-03-12, 10:23 AM

Thanks..think a valve clearance cam tensioners and a carb balance will have to be done...how much ?

andrewsmith · 11-03-12, 12:07 PM

20k is a mid service (Spark plugs, oil change, adjustment)

I got a major service done (with a could of extras) for £210

11-03-12, 12:10 PM

Where did u go m8

andrewsmith · 11-03-12, 12:32 PM

westgate superbikes in the town

10-03-12, 04:31 PM	#1
muddydude Guest Posts: n/a	20'000 mile service - what's involved? Hi guys n girls. my bike is soon coming upto 20'000 mile and is in great condition but the engine is starting to sound a little rattly (tappets i think)from the front part of engine.What stuff would you recomend for servicing ie cam tensioners valve gaps etc..just done plugs filtets as per 4000 mile cheers in advance

10-03-12, 05:24 PM	#2
takracing Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 20'000 mile service Lol they dont have tappets, they have buckets and shims with the camshaft pushing directly onto the valve stem via the bucket (or cam follower if ya like) would say valve shimming needs cheking and the cam chain tensioner checking Jim

10-03-12, 05:40 PM	#3
suzukigt380paul Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 20'000 mile service i have my doubts the rattle would be from the shim clearance at 20k,and every one on here reckons the clearances tighten up,sound more like cam chain tensioner

11-03-12, 10:19 AM	#4
Joe Marcon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 20'000 mile service - what's involved? YC recomended to me that valve clearance should be done at 15k miles (and i had it done), so maybe a heads up you might need yours doing

11-03-12, 10:23 AM	#5
muddydude Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 20'000 mile service - what's involved? Thanks..think a valve clearance cam tensioners and a carb balance will have to be done...how much ?

11-03-12, 12:07 PM	#6
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: 20'000 mile service - what's involved? 20k is a mid service (Spark plugs, oil change, adjustment) I got a major service done (with a could of extras) for £210 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

11-03-12, 12:10 PM	#7
muddydude Guest Posts: n/a	Re: 20'000 mile service - what's involved? Where did u go m8

11-03-12, 12:32 PM	#8
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: 20'000 mile service - what's involved? westgate superbikes in the town __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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