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Collets: Real World Utility?
The 6000 mile service is coming up on my 900SS and I'm considering aftermarket collets to extend my service interval to 12k in lieu of the standard 6k valve check and adjustment.
My question(s) are: who's using these currently and can comment on their performance; do they, indeed, keep the valves in spec for 12 (or even 16k miles per the website); and, is it a simple installation if I use the new updated collets (those with Dave R & Chris K sell for example?) and how much, if any, additional hours of labor would be required to install them?
My bike's not a race bike and the majority of the information listed on the web regarding these collets is feedback from race teams, etc. and while I understand that race bikes get strained mechanically much harder than an average street bike, I'd like to hear from people who use their bikes to commute, ride at track days, etc. who have personal experience with them.
Seems to me, while the initial expense of getting the collets isn't trivial, I wonder why everyone doesn't install them at the 600mile service. A ducati with a 16k valve interval seems to be a golden egg - what's the catch?
Thank you.
The 6000 mile service is coming up on my 900SS and I'm considering aftermarket collets to extend my service interval to 12k in lieu of the standard 6k valve check and adjustment.
My question(s) are: who's using these currently and can comment on their performance; do they, indeed, keep the valves in spec for 12 (or even 16k miles per the website); and, is it a simple installation if I use the new updated collets (those with Dave R & Chris K sell for example?) and how much, if any, additional hours of labor would be required to install them?
My bike's not a race bike and the majority of the information listed on the web regarding these collets is feedback from race teams, etc. and while I understand that race bikes get strained mechanically much harder than an average street bike, I'd like to hear from people who use their bikes to commute, ride at track days, etc. who have personal experience with them.
Seems to me, while the initial expense of getting the collets isn't trivial, I wonder why everyone doesn't install them at the 600mile service. A ducati with a 16k valve interval seems to be a golden egg - what's the catch?
Thank you.