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Servicing costs - Fazer 400

  • 16-01-2010 6:37pm
    #1
    Tezzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭


    I went to look at a Fazer 400 today and i'm trying to decide whether to make offer for it as it needs abit of tidying

    Back brake disc and pads
    Front fork seals
    some wiring as the front lights dont switch off
    back tyre (160/60R17)
    a good service and general once over, valve clearances, oils, filter etc.

    The engine sounds healthy and fired up straight away from cold but there was mayonnaise type goo under the oil cap. The bike has stood for nearly a year in a shed would that cause it (cold weather causing moisture to condense in the oil etc) or does it indicate problems like the head gasket?

    How much would i need to budget roughly to get those done and could anybody recommend a mechanic to do this? I'm in south Dublin :)


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  • #2
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    ha ha loads of bikes ya cant turn the lights off on them. Its a safety thing lol.


  • #3
    Tezzy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13 ✭Tezzy


    seanybiker wrote: »
    ha ha loads of bikes ya cant turn the lights off on them. Its a safety thing lol.

    even with the key out of the ignition?!


  • #4
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    pads are in and around 25 euro, well for my fazer 600 anyway, and a new disc is bout 160 i think.

    And those lights are best left on, no need to have them off.


  • #5
    mcyclist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 80 ✭✭mcyclist


    Have to say I would be inclined to walk away.

    It is a buyers market and you should be able to pick up a bike in better condition. Selling a bike in that condition suggests that the owner has little interest in it and the bike was probably neglected for quite a while. I know I would fix up the few things and at least change the oil before trying to sell.

    You can cost for the things you se needs doing now but if the bike has been neglected you can expect further trouble later. Why take the chance when there are many other bikes for sale?


  • #6
    seanybiker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    Tezzy wrote: »
    even with the key out of the ignition?!

    oh right well thats a bit different ha ha.


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  • #7
    Xios
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭Xios


    Tezzy wrote: »
    even with the key out of the ignition?!

    fazers have parking lights, to turn them on, you lock the bike, and turn it one more step down, maybe the markings are scratched off, click the key one step towards the ignition, should still be locked.


  • #8
    KamiKazi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    Tezzy wrote: »
    I went to look at a Fazer 400 today and i'm trying to decide whether to make offer for it as it needs abit of tidying

    Back brake disc and pads
    Front fork seals
    some wiring as the front lights dont switch off
    back tyre (160/60R17)
    a good service and general once over, valve clearances, oils, filter etc.

    The engine sounds healthy and fired up straight away from cold but there was mayonnaise type goo under the oil cap. The bike has stood for nearly a year in a shed would that cause it (cold weather causing moisture to condense in the oil etc) or does it indicate problems like the head gasket?

    How much would i need to budget roughly to get those done and could anybody recommend a mechanic to do this? I'm in south Dublin :)

    Walk away.

    Head gasket on the way out most likely, and if that's the case it probably isn't very well looked after in general so who knows what will go wrong down the road.


  • #9
    antiskeptic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,555 ✭✭✭antiskeptic


    Tezzy wrote: »
    I went to look at a Fazer 400 today and i'm trying to decide whether to make offer for it as it needs abit of tidying

    If you were planning on doing the work yourself then you could give it a go - assuming the price is attractive.
    Back brake disc and pads

    brake pistons seize easily on Fazers so a worn disc could be expected to happen quickly if not spotted early on. 50 quid from an online scrapyard?
    Front fork seals

    I'd about 75 thou up on a 600 Fazer (which included little highway use) and the fork seals were fine. What's the mileage? Assuming the forks are otherwise good then you're dealing in pennies for a new set of seals if doing them yourself.

    some wiring as the front lights dont switch off

    ? Given your comments above about lights on with ignition off: is this bike a rat?
    back tyre (160/60R17)

    It happens :)

    a good service and general once over, valve clearances, oils, filter etc.

    Valve clearances is a high mileage job on the Fazer. If low mileage and sounding clattery then beware.
    The engine sounds healthy and fired up straight away from cold but there was mayonnaise type goo under the oil cap. The bike has stood for nearly a year in a shed would that cause it (cold weather causing moisture to condense in the oil etc) or does it indicate problems like the head gasket?

    Standing won't cause mayo - which is emulsified (mixed) oil and water. A little can be expected under normal circumstances.
    How much would i need to budget roughly to get those done and could anybody recommend a mechanic to do this? I'm in south Dublin :)


    Not doing it yourself. Hmm.

    Assuming you sourced/supplied the disc then I'd budget a couple of hours for this + cleaning up the brake caliper pistons - the disc retention bolts would likely need work to free them so budget for a set of new bolts too.

    That said, I seldom use a back brake :)

    2 hours labour e80
    1 set of pads e25
    1 disc e50

    The fork seals would take a couple of hours + oil + seals

    2 hours labour e80
    1 set of seals e30
    1 oil e10

    The lights is unknown but supposing a solution with no expensive parts

    e80

    The tyre'll cost what you want it to from 100 - 160 quid I suppose. A general service and look over say another 2 hours (80 quid) and 30 quid for oil/filter?

    Say 600 quid? Getting expensive to my mind. Unless it's going for a song.


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