Honest mechanics in orange county, CA

notsofast · December 5th, 2013, 07:23 PM

Does anyone know of a shop that wont destroy my wallet while not taking care of my bike? I need new tires and a few other things I do not have the tools or space to do myself...

Thanks!

LittleRedNinjette · December 6th, 2013, 03:50 AM

no such thing as a honest mechanic.

Good luck though!

alex.s · December 6th, 2013, 11:04 AM

what do you need done

itslocfoo · December 9th, 2013, 04:40 PM

i am from Irvine. PM if you like.

notsofast · December 10th, 2013, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

what do you need done

Valves and chain adjusted. I am actually going to be moving to a place with a garage so I may just wait and do it myself then.

alex.s · December 10th, 2013, 05:29 PM

yeah man just do it yourself. its not hard and it saves a bunch of money. money you should be spending on gas!

notsofast · December 10th, 2013, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

yeah man just do it yourself. its not hard and it saves a bunch of money. money you should be spending on gas!

For real. I think my lack of confidence gets to me a bit...took me 3 tries for my manual cam-chain tensioner setting.

7oxSin · December 15th, 2013, 08:58 AM

honest.. mechanic??

never heard those words together.

grab some tools and pull up youtube

Zombiphone · December 15th, 2013, 09:20 AM

Cyclemall is an option if you want good and honest, but I can't guarantee they won't be expensive. I also echo the motion that learning to do it yourself is always the best alternative for those of us who aren't made of money. Between the service manual, this site, and youtube, ninjas are pretty easy to work on for the most part from my experience.

notsofast · December 15th, 2013, 11:03 AM

Ill be moving to a place with a garage in 4-6 weeks, so I'll finally be able to dig in.

agentbad · December 16th, 2013, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notsofast

Ill be moving to a place with a garage in 4-6 weeks, so I'll finally be able to dig in.

I can understand having a pro do the valve adjustment just because if you screw it up your engine is hosed. That being said for the price to have the valves done and chain tightened you could easily buy all the tools necessary to do just about anything maintenance wise to the bike.

Major_Paine · December 16th, 2013, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by agentbad

I can understand having a pro do the valve adjustment just because if you screw it up your engine is hosed. That being said for the price to have the valves done and chain tightened you could easily buy all the tools necessary to do just about anything maintenance wise to the bike.

isnt the valve adjustment supposed to be simpler on the 250s? youtube has a few videos about 250 valve adjustments.

I did pay for my 600 to be done because its way more tech and its a pain to get to.

alex.s · December 16th, 2013, 01:19 PM

newgen 250's are really hard to screw up the valve adjustment. adjusting it incorrectly isn't just going to instantly destroy your engine. the parts that are easy to screw up is like, making sure the gasket is on correctly when putting the cover on and stuff

Nemesis · December 16th, 2013, 01:55 PM

Personally, I don't recommend you DIY. If you F*up (like I did) it's gonna cost you a lot to fix.

alex.s · December 16th, 2013, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Personally, I don't recommend you DIY. If you F*up (like I did) it's gonna cost you a lot to fix.

you mean the pizza or the stripped bolts? PS. i found out if you superglue the socket to the stripped bolt you can take it out

Nemesis · December 16th, 2013, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

you mean the pizza or the stripped bolts? PS. i found out if you superglue the socket to the stripped bolt you can take it out

That and the damn cams lobes I broke. Never again! LOL

December 5th, 2013, 07:23 PM	#1
notsofast ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: California Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250 Posts: 151	Honest mechanics in orange county, CA Does anyone know of a shop that wont destroy my wallet while not taking care of my bike? I need new tires and a few other things I do not have the tools or space to do myself... Thanks!

December 6th, 2013, 03:50 AM	#2
LittleRedNinjette Certified Troublemaker Name: Teri Location: Hamilton, NJ Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Ninja 250r "Pikachu", 2017 Ninja 650 "Epona" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Aug '13, Aug '14, Feb '17	no such thing as a honest mechanic. Good luck though! __________________________________________________ Raven's Rejuvenation A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better...

December 6th, 2013, 11:04 AM	#3
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	what do you need done __________________________________________________

December 9th, 2013, 04:40 PM	#4
itslocfoo ninjette.org member Name: Loc Location: Irvine Join Date: Oct 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: 86	where are you from in Orange? i am from Irvine. PM if you like.

December 10th, 2013, 05:29 PM	#6
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	yeah man just do it yourself. its not hard and it saves a bunch of money. money you should be spending on gas! __________________________________________________

December 15th, 2013, 08:58 AM	#8
7oxSin MSF Coach! Name: Lupe Location: Antioch, Tennessee Join Date: Jun 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2003 ninja 250 Posts: 886	honest.. mechanic?? never heard those words together. grab some tools and pull up youtube __________________________________________________ Hey Unregistered wanna ride the dragon? Ninjette group ride! May 16th-20th Join the Ride!!http://www.ninjette.org/forums/group.php?groupid=35

December 15th, 2013, 09:20 AM	#9
Zombiphone CVMA/AFM #72 Name: Tiffani Location: Los Angeles, Ca Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r (Racebike), 2015 FZ-07(Tourer), 2001 KX65(LOL bike) Posts: A lot.	Cyclemall is an option if you want good and honest, but I can't guarantee they won't be expensive. I also echo the motion that learning to do it yourself is always the best alternative for those of us who aren't made of money. Between the service manual, this site, and youtube, ninjas are pretty easy to work on for the most part from my experience.

December 15th, 2013, 11:03 AM	#10
notsofast ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: California Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Ninja 250 Posts: 151	Ill be moving to a place with a garage in 4-6 weeks, so I'll finally be able to dig in.

December 16th, 2013, 01:19 PM	#13
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	newgen 250's are really hard to screw up the valve adjustment. adjusting it incorrectly isn't just going to instantly destroy your engine. the parts that are easy to screw up is like, making sure the gasket is on correctly when putting the cover on and stuff __________________________________________________

December 16th, 2013, 01:55 PM	#14
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Personally, I don't recommend you DIY. If you F*up (like I did) it's gonna cost you a lot to fix. __________________________________________________

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