If its the stock one , on a many bikes it takes less that 10 minutes to change .
mine is leaking oil , $8 part and was told about an hour labour ..
I go to speedworx in markham
oh yes, it's definitely not an internal thing .. i am on a gsxr 600
i'll attach a pic where i have a leak
oh yes, it's definitely not an internal thing .. i am on a gsxr 600
i'll attach a pic where i have a leak
If the op stated the make and the model of their bike ot would help some.
By the way, it's bunk that the valve cover has to come off to change that tensioner. That's only if the cam timing has to be verified in the process of doing so (i.e. the chain jumped a tooth). DO NOT rotate the engine at all if the tensioner is not installed!