Valve Maintenance ???

Do the VFRs require valve checks at any intervals or are there hydraulic lifters on these bikes.

I am trying to get a general idea of what the regular maintenance on these bikes is, outside of oil and brake pad changing, chain tensioning. I am fairly mechanically inclined. Is the maintenance on these bikes something that can be done by me?

Doug

 

Thanks for the input, I have had many problems in the past 4 years with poor quality suzuki mechanics and have learned to do it all myself w/o paying someone $90/hr to screw it up. I am getting ready to sell my suzuki and move up to a VFR and dont want to be in the shop for service all the time. i am super stoked to get this all done and find that right viffer for me.

 

Hey SSurfer4; To answer your question about hydraulic lifters and the VFR, to the best of my knowledge the VFR engine is an overhead cam type of powerplant. One of the advantages of an OHC motor is that the valves are actuated directly off the camshaft. Therefore it dosent have any lifters ,hydraulic or solid, nor does it have pushrods.Today, very few metric bikes are manufactured with pushrods and valve lifters. However all the rules change when talking about Harley Davidson motors, these bikes, even the new twin cam motors have the older style valve trains including hyd. lifters and pushrods. eddie

 

6 gen

I think the valve adj. is due at 15K. I am a mechanic by trade both car and motorcycle . after reading the procedure I will take it to the dealer because I would charge more than the dealer would and there are spescal tools required.or I will sell it before it reaches that point