VStarRider
05-25-2019, 10:57 AM
I do not think I am alone in keeping an eye on the Eluder/Venture as an alternative to the pre-17 Wing/F6B and 18+ Wing/Wing Tour.
Well, in typical Yamaha fashion, they do not appear to be that easy or cheap to maintain. Here is quote from a post on a Venture forum:
About the valve adjustment. Quite frankly, had I known before purchase that at every 16,000 miles I was going to have to do some intensive checkover maintenance, specifically the valve check, the swingarm lube, and the steering bearings repack and more, I would not have gotten it. I have two RoadStars that I do most work on which seems to be a lot less than this new '18.
I believe this guy also was commenting on how difficult it is to remove the rear wheel from his Venture; as well as $1000+ to do a full service at 16k.
So, two thoughts:
1. This is disappointing, as I was hoping Yami had learned from previous lessons (my two VStar 1100s were a PITA to work on) and this is a strike against the big Yammi in my book.
2. This got me thinking as to how much I have spent on my F6B in the first (almost) 30,000 miles:
4 Mobil 1/Honda filter oil changes: $200
3 rear tires $400
1 front tire $120
Final drive lube $6
TOTAL $726.00
Did not include labor, as all work done by myself and was easy!
So on the Venture it would be:
4 Mobil 1/filter changes: $200
3 rear tires $400-$800 (if dealer had done work @ $100 in labor each, due to difficulty
1 front tire $120/$220 (same)
16k maintenance including new plugs and valve adjustment (16k in manual) ~$1000
Belt replacement ??? $400 (parts and labor)
TOTAL up to $2600.00
Does not include pending second valve adjustment at 32k, though, to be fair, most won't have it done this frequently
*would be $1000.00 without labor costs, but sounds like it would require a hefty amount of time and/or swearing
I am not one to wrench for hours and hours, so the likelihood of me just taking it to the dam dealer or shop is high.
Well, in typical Yamaha fashion, they do not appear to be that easy or cheap to maintain. Here is quote from a post on a Venture forum:
About the valve adjustment. Quite frankly, had I known before purchase that at every 16,000 miles I was going to have to do some intensive checkover maintenance, specifically the valve check, the swingarm lube, and the steering bearings repack and more, I would not have gotten it. I have two RoadStars that I do most work on which seems to be a lot less than this new '18.
I believe this guy also was commenting on how difficult it is to remove the rear wheel from his Venture; as well as $1000+ to do a full service at 16k.
So, two thoughts:
1. This is disappointing, as I was hoping Yami had learned from previous lessons (my two VStar 1100s were a PITA to work on) and this is a strike against the big Yammi in my book.
2. This got me thinking as to how much I have spent on my F6B in the first (almost) 30,000 miles:
4 Mobil 1/Honda filter oil changes: $200
3 rear tires $400
1 front tire $120
Final drive lube $6
TOTAL $726.00
Did not include labor, as all work done by myself and was easy!
So on the Venture it would be:
4 Mobil 1/filter changes: $200
3 rear tires $400-$800 (if dealer had done work @ $100 in labor each, due to difficulty
1 front tire $120/$220 (same)
16k maintenance including new plugs and valve adjustment (16k in manual) ~$1000
Belt replacement ??? $400 (parts and labor)
TOTAL up to $2600.00
Does not include pending second valve adjustment at 32k, though, to be fair, most won't have it done this frequently
*would be $1000.00 without labor costs, but sounds like it would require a hefty amount of time and/or swearing
I am not one to wrench for hours and hours, so the likelihood of me just taking it to the dam dealer or shop is high.