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I took my recently-aquired 01 ZR-7s to a local Kawasaki shop, as they said they could do a full inspection on it for $70. I suspected it would show the bike needed fork seals or brake seals, among a few other things, and possibly a carb cleaning & synch. The bike has run well for me since buying it, but I just wanted to be sure.
They had the bike for less than an hour, and indeed, they stated the bike needed fork seals, brake pads, air filter, etc., but most important, a carb clean & synch. They said it idled bad, sounded like it was firing on only 3 cylinders, and needed this asap- 5 hours labor, plus parts, for a total of close to $400. I was kinda suprised, since it didn't run bad at all when I brought it to them. I could not afford the work done right then, so I paid the $70, and drove home. The bike stalled in their parking lot, something that has not happened since I bought it. In fact, it ran terrible all the way home, stalling at a gas station, and took me 20 min to get going again. Everything they said was wrong, was manifesting all the way home. Yet none of it happened prior to my bringing it to them.
I called them back, leaving a v-mail message with the service manager, and followed it with a detailed email. I have not heard back from them.
Needless to say, I do not want to bring it back to this dealership. I don't know if they accidentally messed something up, or purposely tampered with something in the carbs, but the bike runs like crap now. I've changed the plugs, checked the rubber boots and hoses on all four carbs, drained the float bowls to see if there was debris or water, ran some Seafoam jet cleaner through the system, and have only seen minor improvement. I'm thinking I'll need to give it a carb cleaning then synch. I've seen the threads on synching, but looking for something on carb cleaning. Any help would be appreciated. I could also use a Kawa shop manual for it, since neither Clymer nor Haynes produced one for the bike.
Rob
They had the bike for less than an hour, and indeed, they stated the bike needed fork seals, brake pads, air filter, etc., but most important, a carb clean & synch. They said it idled bad, sounded like it was firing on only 3 cylinders, and needed this asap- 5 hours labor, plus parts, for a total of close to $400. I was kinda suprised, since it didn't run bad at all when I brought it to them. I could not afford the work done right then, so I paid the $70, and drove home. The bike stalled in their parking lot, something that has not happened since I bought it. In fact, it ran terrible all the way home, stalling at a gas station, and took me 20 min to get going again. Everything they said was wrong, was manifesting all the way home. Yet none of it happened prior to my bringing it to them.
I called them back, leaving a v-mail message with the service manager, and followed it with a detailed email. I have not heard back from them.
Needless to say, I do not want to bring it back to this dealership. I don't know if they accidentally messed something up, or purposely tampered with something in the carbs, but the bike runs like crap now. I've changed the plugs, checked the rubber boots and hoses on all four carbs, drained the float bowls to see if there was debris or water, ran some Seafoam jet cleaner through the system, and have only seen minor improvement. I'm thinking I'll need to give it a carb cleaning then synch. I've seen the threads on synching, but looking for something on carb cleaning. Any help would be appreciated. I could also use a Kawa shop manual for it, since neither Clymer nor Haynes produced one for the bike.
Rob