$s for Carb Overhaul

[vrocrider]

I'm looking to buy a 1500 Valkyrie. What $s should I plan to spend for carb overhaul by good technician like BigBF? Thanks.     

[sandy]

$1200-$1500 is the average.

[da prez]

Contact atticrat.

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[Bighead]

Contact atticrat.

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[Ricky-D]

I'm looking to buy a 1500 Valkyrie. What $s should I plan to spend for carb overhaul by good technician like BigBF? Thanks.     

There are a number of things I would contemplate doing, before submitting to a huge bill to rebuild the carburetors.

Besides, "rebuild" is a misnomer, and all the carburetors ever really need, is a good cleaning. Replacing parts is usually never required contrary to religiously held beliefs.

Naturally the decision is 100% yours. I can think of a multitude of better ways to spend $1500.00

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[Wayn-O]

I've resurrected two valkyries just by watching and following the D-Ray valkyrie carburetor videos on youtube.

Cost:  ? under $50 ? if you need parts, like float needles and jets....?

https://youtu.be/eDLTpQCTBsc

[Gregory Scott 16248]

When working with the carburetor springs, the best tool is a 4 piece hook set from Harbor Freight. The tools are cheep $2 and are small so they can fit in to tight spaces. Will save you a lot of swearing and looking where that spring shot off to. Also good for o-rings. I just rebuilt my carbs. and these work perfect.

Get the kit from Red Eye Tech Services, he has all the parts you need.

https://www.harborfreight.com/mini-pick-and-hook-set-63697.html

[gordonv]

As Ricky-D is implying, what is it that you want done? What is it doing?

[CoreyP]

For a used 20 year old bike, give or take I would do the work myself. I haven't tried it but the carbs look fairly easy to take off of a Valkyrie. As someone said usually the problem is the carbs just need to be cleaned that's it. Not hard to do. For that matter they might not even need to be cleaned. I just bought a 2001, pulled the plugs and I see no reason to do anything to the carbs. Plugs all looked the same and their conditions was good. I might be a little lean but I'm not do the work for no reason.

BTW do realize engines will lose their compression over time and rebuilding the carbs isn't going to help with that.  My riding season just started, I don't have a long winter to rebuild an engine which I do see why guys do that. 5 months of winter, not much money for parts and I understand why some of these guys go crazy rebuilding everything but I can ride year round so I don't do major projects unless I have to.  In fact summer is my winter, it gets so hot that riding is like running into a hair dryer. Cooler is better when it comes to where I live. 

[Bighead]

For a used 20 year old bike, give or take I would do the work myself. I haven't tried it but the carbs look fairly easy to take off of a Valkyrie. As someone said usually the problem is the carbs just need to be cleaned that's it. Not hard to do. For that matter they might not even need to be cleaned. I just bought a 2001, pulled the plugs and I see no reason to do anything to the carbs. Plugs all looked the same and their conditions was good. I might be a little lean but I'm not do the work for no reason.

BTW do realize engines will lose their compression over time and rebuilding the carbs isn't going to help with that.  My riding season just started, I don't have a long winter to rebuild an engine which I do see why guys do that. 5 months of winter, not much money for parts and I understand why some of these guys go crazy rebuilding everything but I can ride year round so I don't do major projects unless I have to.  In fact summer is my winter, it gets so hot that riding is like running into a hair dryer. Cooler is better when it comes to where I live. 

You wont be rebuilding that engine or need to in the next 30 yrs.