[DarkWings]

ive heard about other people having trouble with dealers not doing the full service to the bike.
i kinda assume that since i got the bike really late in the model year that my dealer has sorted all this out by now, but how would i be sure that they did everything needed for the service?
I would probably need pictures of screw locations to mark because i really dont know what im looking at very well as far as engine parts go. definitly not by name anyhow.

 

[DarkWings]

i guess i have no reason not to trust this dealer, so far ive been really impressed with them

 

[DarkWings]

I will pay close attention to the sound of my engine when i get it back today. dealer opens in about 1 hour and they called me last night before they closed to let me know it was ready and i could pick it up whenever i wanted.

 

[DarkWings]

I listened to the engine on my way home, but it didn't seem necessary because the bike felt much more lively than before. maybe its just placebo effect combined with not wearing my backpack for the first time in 2 weeks (roughly 90% of my riding).
I'll definitely be paying attention to it on my way to work tomorrow anyway just in case i missed something during the joy of getting my bike back this morning.
according to the sheet that the dealer gave me basically after checking everything all they did was lube/adjust the chain, and change the oil/filter.

actually come to think of it i also changed to premium gasoline for this tank (on the way to the service center) because i was curious about the difference from having 10% ethanol to 0%. i guess i didn't do a very scientific test since i changed too many factors and im just going by the "seat of my pants" type of measurement...

 

[DarkWings]

when i got it back they very obviously had cleaned and waxed/lubed the chain, its got a thin layer of sticky grey on it now. i think they made it extreamly loose though, when i checked the play it seemed like 1.25 inches to me. (not an extremely accurate ruler...) but it looked like they actually loosened it more than it was when i had dropped it off.
I dont really trust myself to work on my brand new engine yet. i dont remember exactly what the service checklist they gave me said, but it looked right to me.
i think if i can fit one of my wrenches on the wheel nut ill be tightening the chain up in the next few days.

 

[DarkWings]

i was reading through the loose chain thread
that's why i checked the tightness to begin with.
even if it should be near the top end of the adjustment range my bike is beyond that and outside of the range.

 

[DarkWings]

Are you sure they checked the valve clearances? If it doesn't say it on your invoice, they didn't do it. And this is actually a rather important step. It doesn't matter how the bike sounds. Out-of-spec valve clearances don't necessarily make a funny sound. (Or at all?)

they gave me a check sheet, some things were checked off as no or n/a, but most things were checked off as yes, some things (like the chain) were checked as adjusted. brakes were given a measurement and a %.

i dont remember what the list of things was but if i remember when i get home ill find it and post it.