I used manual almost all day today. this bike does a lot of thinking on its own.
If you shift between manual and normal, it picks the right gear every time. If you stay in Man, and slow down or stop, it stays in the selected gear till stopped, then selects 1 for the next start.
Im going to start really getting used to going into man mode for stop and go driving and short shifting to 3, this way the annoying release as ou creep up to a light or the car in front is eliminated. You know what I mean ...decel ...decel....uh..neutral. it breaks my nirvana.
So this is new area for group research.
Hey... I really got my euphoria back today. long ride. 300+ miles. my dealer even did an impromptu oil and filter at 320 miles...then I rode the additional 300+ today...really really wrung it out.
Sceduled the 600 mile service. $130.00 seems steep. That's when they'll do the tranny and final. Take off all the tupperware and check bolts and all that happy horseshit.
The service manager is good man, technically very knowledgeable, the shop is very clean and well well equipped. He showed me the Suzuki rate and hour charts for the 650.
Hold onto your hats. The 14500 service for valve inspection is.....drumrolll please.....7.5 hours. Black and white. I said....mother of mercy man, that's big bucks at 70/hr. you got people that are trained ???
He introduced me to the tech who went to Suzy in CA to train on several models and the 650. They made valve adjustment #1 class time excersice.
He said that other Suzy's throough the years used this shim under bucket arrangement, its no biggie, but the engine and cam removal of the 650 is time consuming.
Continuing..." even if the valves are quiet after 14500, you have to check them in cas they get tight, which happens, and can be bad. If the valve adjustment is done right, if it is needed, it may never need to be adjusted again. Shim underr bucket is very stable regarding tolerances once set.
Thats gonna be a 500 $$$$ job man.
If you shift between manual and normal, it picks the right gear every time. If you stay in Man, and slow down or stop, it stays in the selected gear till stopped, then selects 1 for the next start.
Im going to start really getting used to going into man mode for stop and go driving and short shifting to 3, this way the annoying release as ou creep up to a light or the car in front is eliminated. You know what I mean ...decel ...decel....uh..neutral. it breaks my nirvana.
So this is new area for group research.
Hey... I really got my euphoria back today. long ride. 300+ miles. my dealer even did an impromptu oil and filter at 320 miles...then I rode the additional 300+ today...really really wrung it out.
Sceduled the 600 mile service. $130.00 seems steep. That's when they'll do the tranny and final. Take off all the tupperware and check bolts and all that happy horseshit.
The service manager is good man, technically very knowledgeable, the shop is very clean and well well equipped. He showed me the Suzuki rate and hour charts for the 650.
Hold onto your hats. The 14500 service for valve inspection is.....drumrolll please.....7.5 hours. Black and white. I said....mother of mercy man, that's big bucks at 70/hr. you got people that are trained ???
He introduced me to the tech who went to Suzy in CA to train on several models and the 650. They made valve adjustment #1 class time excersice.
He said that other Suzy's throough the years used this shim under bucket arrangement, its no biggie, but the engine and cam removal of the 650 is time consuming.
Continuing..." even if the valves are quiet after 14500, you have to check them in cas they get tight, which happens, and can be bad. If the valve adjustment is done right, if it is needed, it may never need to be adjusted again. Shim underr bucket is very stable regarding tolerances once set.
Thats gonna be a 500 $$$$ job man.