Valve Adjustment and CCT on a FZ6?

[Mide24]

Hi guys,

New to the forum thanks to Vegasrider.

I have a question.
I just bought a 2008 Yamaha FZ6 and its coming up on 26500miles which is when the valves have to be adjusted/checked. I also noticed that my CCT starts making noise. I went to a local shop and they quoted me $850+ for the valves and CCT which seems a bit expensive?!

I don't have the tools or the room to try it myself (quite frankly I'm not sure my knowledge is enough to do it myself) and I was wondering if any of you guys know a shop or a good mechanic who could check/adjust the valves and replace the CCT?!

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[ars0n]

What shop did you go to? We have a couple guys in town we trust to work on our bikes.

Valve check should be around 300-500 depending on work done. CCT can be done while doing valve check and should only be another hour or 2 labor.

Also, get the adjustable CCT if you do so that in future you can adjust your self and save money!!

[ars0n]

And welcome to the site!!! Tell Kenny we said hello and we miss him!!

[ars0n]

As far as shops go in vegas,

In my personal order of mechanics..

Steve - LV Dyno tech
RacersEdge
Cycletech

All awesome guys. I just have a longer relationship with steve and is my go to guy I recommend most people to.

Dave over at cycletech and Racersedge are close tie.

I think racersedge is more geared towards track heads and performance nuts...

[Mide24]

Thanks,

Went to major powersports. Mike at the parts counter said the valve adjustment will be 500-600 and the cct another 200-250. They would do both at the same time, which is why he only quoted about 250 for the CCT. Just getting the CCT changed would be around 400.

I think he checked for an aftermarket/manual CCT but he couldn't find one?! I haven't really looked into the CCT's yet since i wasn't sure if it needed to be replaced but i took my bike there on friday to have them listen to the sounds and the mechanic said the CCT needs to be replaced.

[Mide24]

(02-11-2018 11:12 AM)ars0n Wrote:  As far as shops go in vegas,

In my personal order of mechanics..

Steve - LV Dyno tech
RacersEdge
Cycletech

All awesome guys. I just have a longer relationship with steve and is my go to guy I recommend most people to.

Dave over at cycletech and Racersedge are close tie.

I think racersedge is more geared towards track heads and performance nuts...

Awesome,
Those are the guys that Kenny recommended too. I'll tell him :-D

[tomy]

Dave at cycletech good people

[VEGASRIDER]

Well Michael I see it didn't take long to become a forum member. Be sure to check out TWT (Two Wheel Tuesdays) an informal get together to grab some good grub, location changes every week. Probably what I miss most from this forum. I think there is a separate thread dedicating where the location is each week. For some, it's Four Wheel Tuesday, they cage it, don't understand why though.

[ars0n]

we have been slacking on our TWTs hope to be picking up soon. A lot of us have just been too busy or low on funds =(! But either way, check out the gatherings/ride now sections for meetups!!