Vancouver area mechanic ??

[paul]

hi all, can anyone recommend a good mechanic,
09 klr needs valve check….. i know i know, I otta do it myself,
I do all the basics but would prefer a more experienced hand on this,
thanks

 

[edzzed]

look up Booger he is maple ridge but does work on the side

 

[bluenoser]

My only experience has been with Rising Sun Motorcycles. They are a very small outfit, but I was very pleased with all aspects of the work done on my DRZ. One of the mechanics, rides a KLR as well. Shops in Vancover (near commercial dr) and Ladner.

 

[kenf]

I was embarrassed when I realized how easy it was to *check* the clearance on my last bike, it was actually more effort to get the bike to the shop and pay them to do the check than it was to just do the check myself in the garage. Pretty much just unbolt the cover, rotate the engine to whatever position the manual tells you to rotate it to, then slip in feeler gauges until you find the one that just fits. Then bolt the cover back on.

However, depending on how the valves clearance is actually adjusted that's where you might want some expertise. All the models I've ever owned involved a fair bit of disassembly to get at the shims. Fortunately I've actually never yet found valve clearance out of spec on any of said bikes.

But I've had a lot of good experiences over a lot of years with Burnaby Kawasaki at Edmonds and Canada Way, and have heard positive things from several friends that had work done there as well.

Cheers
KF

 

[vortexman]

I will be setting up shop in White Rock very soon. Licensed mechanic reasonable rates

JT

[email protected] I will be a sponsoring vendor on the DSBC sight but until then will keep a low profile