one of my fork seal have been leaking and i took it to the local honda dealership and they said that it would cost about 250 to fix. includin labor.
is this good or not? BTW this is my first bike and just learning the ins and outs of maintenence.

ALso how much would it be to change the cam chain? rough estimates are welcome

thx

 

yeah if u take it to a shop thats about what it costs. i dont even want to think about the cam chain, if im thinking right it almost might be cheaper for a new engine. whats wrong with your cam chain?

 

If you aren't going to change the seals yourself then $250 is good whether you like it or not.

 

ide say start asking people how to do it urself... timing chain as well as for seals... save urself a toooooooooooooooon in labor... bc they will rape u to change ur timing chain

 

I have bit bit of a rattle Around 3-5000 rpms, is that normal? im just worried thats all. i was told by anotha mechanic that its needs a cct but the honda guy said that the ccts dont go bad in the bike so im confused becuz i have read threads about the rattle and ppl putting manual cct in there and it works better. any thoughts?

 

the ccts dont go bad but they are notorious for ur "rattling sound" so im sure thats what your hearing... ide just get a manual one off ebay... and look up some threads on how to do it yourself on here on the forum... its pretty easy from what ive seen....

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=390071719723

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=350310798763

sounds to me like the mechanic is trying to pull a fast one on you to make some easy money.....

never walk into a shop saying whats wrong always say you think its this or that even if ur really not sure bc otherwise they will throw really expensive parts in there to make money... parts u dont even need

SIDE NOTE not all shops are out to get you but a honest shop (esp. in these economic times) it hard to come by but they are out there....

next time u walk in tell them ur vetzer valve has gone bad and ask how much it is to fix it... haha jk

 

Just get an APE manual CCT...and I recommend you have it professionally installed. If you get the auto CCT...by all means install it yourself, but an incorrectly installed manual CCT is nothing to joke about. I luv the APE manual, it is installed in my bike and I paid something to the tune of $120 if I remember correctly to get it installed this past fall.

 

http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/fo...&highlight=cct

if u wanna do it urself... but DO NOT let ur bike roll with the tensioner out...

 

What's your bike's mileage? CCT making this rattling noise is a very common problem for hondas as zmds noted. You will need to swap that pesky CCTL alone to manual one, and happiness will be with you.

It's pretty difficult to do it yourself if you haven't ever done anything on bikes. The F4is have very small space around it. We ended up taking off throttle body to set the proper tension. It can be done without taking the throttle body, but then I'm not sure how it will work out.