so i got this 1990 h2 zx7 and need a little work done on it , adjust valves and carb sync and alternator belt install (yes it does have a belt) bike really just needs belt, but i would like to get valves and carbs done if i can find a good mechanic locally , pinellas --st pete area west coast central florida , i will supply part and pay cash . thanks for any help--------i have called at least 10 local shops and no luck on a older bike --and most are v twin repair or are 2 months out on a repair , or didnt know what a zx7 was . thanks again
Love the bike.
Drives me crazy when peolpe tell me to support my local dealer, but none of my local dealers will work on my bikes as they are over 7 years old.
I know, as a last resort i called the local kawasaki dealer and they wouldnt work on it.
Maybe it's a recent thing; all the shops I've worked for had "if we can get parts for it, we'll work on it" policies. 1990 doesn't seem old to me!
Quote from: 85RZwade on August 19, 2021, 12:23:35 AM
Maybe it's a recent thing; all the shops I've worked for had "if we can get parts for it, we'll work on it" policies. 1990 doesn't seem old to me!
Here bikes are usually 5 to 7 years. Same thing with travel trailers. Found that out recently when a guy at work was ranting about buying a used trailer from a dealer and then they refused to do work on it a few months later.
It's 10 years here. However, my local dealer gets so desperate for work they'll take just about anything at times.
I saw a 1950's BSA in their shop one time. Every tech stared at it but no one knew how to fix it. lol. Not that I would have known how myself, but it was pretty funny seeing them attempting to help a customer and shamefully giving it back.
Which is interesting to me, given the WEALTH of information available on the Internet. I have found what I needed many times, including at my job as a professional fixer-of-things, to repair something unfamiliar. I think it's similar to the mindset of the teenage boys I'm trying to get out of my house, I mean RAISE, who wonder aloud why, what or how, but don't think to look it up with the miracle device in their pocket.
Quote from: 85RZwade on August 19, 2021, 08:45:34 AM
Which is interesting to me, given the WEALTH of information available on the Internet. I have found what I needed many times, including at my job as a professional fixer-of-things, to repair something unfamiliar. I think it's similar to the mindset of the teenage boys I'm trying to get out of my house, I mean RAISE, who wonder aloud why, what or how, but don't think to look it up with the miracle device in their pocket.
True, but the techs are flat-rate only. Not getting paid to do research.
Quote from: Striker1423 on August 19, 2021, 09:08:42 AM
Quote from: 85RZwade on August 19, 2021, 08:45:34 AM
Which is interesting to me, given the WEALTH of information available on the Internet. I have found what I needed many times, including at my job as a professional fixer-of-things, to repair something unfamiliar. I think it's similar to the mindset of the teenage boys I'm trying to get out of my house, I mean RAISE, who wonder aloud why, what or how, but don't think to look it up with the miracle device in their pocket.
True, but the techs are flat-rate only. Not getting paid to do research.
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And the shame of modern techs is basing all on payment instead of the desire to be a continuous student and learning more on their chosen profession even if it means taking their own time to further their knowledge base.
I understand the point of why dealers limit what they work on in shop to current models. Never understood techs who limit their capabilities to the same.
Sure hope you find a qualified person to do the work you need on the bike.. it's a beautiful one!!
Nice bike. I know an independent specialist shop here in SoCal that would work on that (ex-GP & IOMTT mechanic), but unfortunately I can't help with FLA. Hope you can find someone.
anyone else here been asked to help at local shops to do vintage work? i know i have.
well looks like i will be doing belt , not to bad, pull plastic -gas tank-airbox-and carbs ,then remove alternator and install belt , probably not going to try and adjust valves and i dont have equipment to sync four carbs, bike runs really good just charging issue after belt break. thanks
I have been asked to simply "Identify" an old bike! If you call yourself a Bike Shop you better know how to fix bikes. It's a dying art.
I've been asked, Mark. Also "wanna buy my shop?" a couple times.
It seems like there are several members in Florida; I'll ask a couple of people over on RD/RZ site.
buy a set of vacuum gauges, its easy. truth be told.. you only need 2. do the left bank, then the right, then sync the pairs together. :toot:
i have a set of these... i hate to say it, they arent bad
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thanks 85rzwade and mark in sc(you probably dont remember but you worked on my daytona when i lived in NC) i will look into the carb sync stuff , thanks DG head and swingarm ,moto carrera pipes
Ahh, yes...North Carolina. Fond memories of that state? Have I been there? I bet you mean Mark worked on your Daytona, right? :sleep:
yea mark in s carolina