Combine Motor Good!

[sonofagu]

went down to combine motor today to do these:

 

1. patch up punctured tyre

2. change spark plugs- denso

3. change engine oil (3 bots-castrol semi-syn) + STP Oil treatmt+oil filter

4. service and tuning of carbs $80

 

extra services done:

1. clutch cable, throttle, air filter clean + recharge (K&N)

2. oil chain

3. reset rear tyre

 

total : $183 paid

 

good workmanship. Very satisfied. Felt the difference after the servicing.

good job!

[DM]

the mechanic Ah Hock tuned my NC29, i would say his carb cleaning; tuning skills are exemplary

[Ferrous]

All 3 mechs there ah kiong, ah hock, ah tee are good mechs, very experienced and dedicated in their work... will help u troubleshoot and tel u the problem before letting u decide how to deal with it

[jocoolseah]

agreed. been with combine for a few years...think their mechs know what they doing and dun anyhow charge....they ask u first if u want ot change the parts.....up for them!

[reuser32]

where is the add??? can some 1 help me out???

[sing-a-poo]

Combine Motor Trading Category : Motorcycles & Motor Scooters-Parts & Repairs

Address : 176 Sin Ming Dr #02-21 Singapore 575721

Telephone : 6451 3386

[flareon1982]

I went there b4. Was there to change my fork seal. After 1 month the fork seal broke. Went to another mechanic and found out that the fork seal they changed is imitation one. thats why break so easily. THey charged me 80 dollars that time to change two fork seals loh

 

2 cents no offence

[Epredator]

There's good n bad thing abt that shop. I always service my bike there bringing my own oil filter till the last visit i run out of oil filter and told the mech to replace the oil filter. I'm standing beside my bike n realised tat they did nt replace the orignal oil filter, i told him n he insist tat is orignal oil filter. Dam

 

Moreover their engine oil is sightly $XX than others

[flareon1982]

Yeah. BTW where do u go buy ur oil filter? i think they use another oil filter for mine too.

[Epredator]

Originally posted by flareon1982@Oct 6 2006, 11:48 AM

Yeah. BTW where do u go buy ur oil filter? i think they use another oil filter for mine too.

Previously i'm using k&n oil filter brought from one of the forumer boon21

[retromotoracer]

anyway how much do they charge for carberator cleaning & tuning... 400cc bike???

 

heard that they are soooo good that they can tune 100km/h at 4500rpm???

which was previouly at 5000rpm.

 

they use machine or their ears to tune???

 

but then again... among them whos the best at tuning?

[allenkey]

do they service and tune carb of 2b bikes, cubs as well?

[Epredator]

Think they r more specialise in big bikes seldom c small bikes there.

[Epredator]

Originally posted by allen key@Oct 16 2006, 03:00 AM

do they service and tune carb of 2b bikes, cubs as well?

Tink they r more specialise in big bikes cos seldom c 2b bikes there.

[DemonicSaint]

Juz went there yesterday to service my bike can say tat their attitude is very gd worksmanship is very gd honest take very gd care of my bike when its there thumbs up 4 them

[William Tan]

Originally posted by sonofagu@Oct 2 2006, 10:13 PM

3. change engine oil (3 bots-castrol semi-syn) + STP Oil treatmt+oil filter

know its quite long ago but just wish to point out a personal experience.

STP oil treatment is not recommended for bikes which has wet clutches.

Can cause a whole lot of clutch slippage. They are meant more for cars.

 

But if you like, you may try them out... Your experience may differ from mine..

[flareon1982]

Is varadero 125 a wet clutch bike?

I not very sure of the spec of my bike haha

[GreeKo]

Originally posted by William Tan@Nov 10 2006, 04:33 PM

know its quite long ago but just wish to point out a personal experience.

STP oil treatment is not recommended for bikes which has wet clutches.

Can cause a whole lot of clutch slippage. They are meant more for cars.

 

But if you like, you may try them out... Your experience may differ from mine..

been using tat STP for a year plus everytime change oil filter...so far no prob n felt the engine not so rough when i compare to not using one...hmmm.....must wait a few more years then mayb can comment on it....

 

they gt gd knowledge and experience bt cost/parts slight ex

[Tourer]

Originally posted by flareon1982@Nov 10 2006, 04:41 PM

Is varadero 125 a wet clutch bike?

I not very sure of the spec of my bike haha

Should be. From the way I look at your engine block. Wet clutch means the clutch plates are immersed in engine oil. Dry clutch are usually used on sports/race machines for better clutch response/grip.

[Zer0]

Originally posted by retromotoracer@Oct 11 2006, 03:12 AM

anyway how much do they charge for carberator cleaning & tuning... 400cc bike???

 

heard that they are soooo good that they can tune 100km/h at 4500rpm???

which was previouly at 5000rpm.

 

they use machine or their ears to tune???

 

but then again... among them whos the best at tuning?

You can't "tune" a bike to run at 4500rpm at 100km/h instead of 5000rpm. You can change the sprockets to alter the final drive ratio which will change the revs required for different speeds but this isn't complicated and isn't "tuning", its just replace front sprocket with a new one with 1 more tooth. Cost $25 or so and 5 minutes labour and you have acheived the result of lower revs at 100km/h.

[FunkyChicken]

Originally posted by flareon1982@Oct 5 2006, 12:24 PM

I went there b4. Was there to change my fork seal. After 1 month the fork seal broke. Went to another mechanic and found out that the fork seal they changed is imitation one. thats why break so easily. THey charged me 80 dollars that time to change two fork seals loh

 

2 cents no offence

hey my st11 got my fork seal leaked within a month too.... and they charged me $110 but did do proper stripping, juz top up new oil and rinse. my fork became stiff after that same as my s4 last time. but tuning wise ok. price a bit ex lar.

[Gixxer Boyz]

Must be Ah Kiong that quote you. His charges are high, some bikers did not return after that.

[Junyi]

I'm one of them.. the skills i can say it sucks.. but tuning wise i think quite ok lo.. their trouble shooting skills.. sux...

 

remember got once my CBR short circuit.. was towe to there and waited half a day spend a bomb of cash there.. in the end he can only make my bike start for once.. after he start my bike and push it out if his shop.. my bike died again.. he dosent even know wats happening.. the only idea he know is wiring shorted..

 

later on he figure out its the on off light's switch tats shorted and advise me to spend another 450 to rewire the whole bike.. i said no thx and ask him to start my bike for me (another 1hr plus spend, from this u can see he dosent know the problems but just aga aga) and i rode off to find my reg mech..

 

upon reaching my mech, he tested abit and told me its the on'off switch and dun need to rewire.. after changing it... so far so gd.. no problems at all..

[flareon1982]

I went back there to supposing to hit my petrol tank as there is a dent in it. As i used to go there to ask about changing my fork(but i change somewhere else because of the bad experience with them), he ask me how is my fork. When he see my fork ok liao, he give me the F***** Up attitude. Kaoz. than quote me the price of dent repair at super high loh. 200 for dent repair where my reg mech quote me only 125

[mattman8881]

Originally posted by Gixxer Boyz@January 01, 2007 05:17 am

Must be Ah Kiong that quote you. His charges are high, some bikers did not return after that.

I went there for installation of my horn.. Backside itchy didnt ask for price first(nt first time there ma).. End up payin more than wat my friend paid($10)..

After tat then realized, my horn, their shop oso got sell.. Think he must b du lan tat i didnt buy frm them n chop me.. This incident really make me change d impression tat i hav of them..