Carb clean/sync - How much ?

[Florida Guy]

I'm looking for a bike, and wondering, if it needs carb work, typically how much should it run to get carbs done on an 1100 ?
How much shop time is involved to do this ?

Thank you.

[Chuckster]

Here in Atlanta, that would run you around $400.

[Steve]

Depending on how much work it takes, the price could vary greatly. With a decent set of carbs (no excess corrosion, etc.), I figure about an hour to remove them from the bike and break down the rack. I will take the first carb apart and get it into the dip and let it sit overnight. Next day, I take that one out, dip the second one and re-assemble the first one. Next day, remove #2, dip #3, re-assemble #2, and continue until they are all done, then I re-assemble the rack and do a bench sync. I would guess that all totalled, I might have about 4 hours into the cleaning. At $75 per hour, that would be $300, plus other services, as requested. These could include jetting changes or whatever.

Good thing I don't charge myself that much, I couldn't afford it. :shock:

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[doctorgonzo]

Man, at this $75 bucks an hour rate I need to get a hell of a lot better at this and take it up as a second job.

[mortation]

It must be spring. Lots of posts for people wondering how much it costs to have things fixed :P If people would do this over the winter there would be steady work!

Anyway its gonna be big bucks to have your carbs rebuilt, installed, tuned, and synced. So if you don't want to fork out the cash you will have to do it yourself. Then all you have to buy is parts and maybe some tools