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checked valve clearance on my 2010 r12 @ 6k mi
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Polarbear
Polarbear
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You have a bucket shim system, mine the '07 with tappets. BUT, not any difference in what you found. I am at 95000m now, with only the slightest valve adjusts or none during that period. My last 2 checks were NO adjusts. They rarely get out of adjusts. Same with all my past bikes for a decade or more now. These newer engines are built better perhaps than our old days! That said, I have a '78 R100/7 since new with ORIGINAL valves at 388000m now, wow. Enough said. Randy
You have a bucket shim system, mine the '07 with tappets. BUT, not any difference in what you found. I am at 95000m now, with only the slightest valve adjusts or none during that period. My last 2 checks were NO adjusts
. They rarely get out of adjusts. Same with all my past bikes for a decade or more now. These newer engines are built better perhaps than our old days! That said, I have a '78 R100/7 since new with ORIGINAL valves at 388000m now, wow. Enough said. Randy
akbeemer
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I've read several posts by Hexhead riders saying they have not had to adjust valves on bikes with 40-50k miles. My R has 24k and the valves have stayed in spec. I just did a service on a friends RT with 42k and it had three intake valves that were a little tight. So, not uncommon for them to be in spec at 6k.
Throttle body sync is another area that seldom needs adjustment.
Throttle body sync is another area that seldom needs adjustment.
At my recent 600 mile service (performed all items myself) I adjusted two valves, one intake and one exhaust, that were both right at the edge of the range. I also did a throttle body sync using both a GS-911 to lock the steppers and a TwinMax, it is noticeably smoother now.
I could have left the two valves but I feel better now knowing they are in the center of the range. Anyone familiar with that feeling? ;-)
I could have left the two valves but I feel better now knowing they are in the center of the range. Anyone familiar with that feeling? ;-)
f14rio
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DROOT153718
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So far Camhead in spec, 6,000 miles. I don't expect it to change.
David
David
