Camhead feeler guages?

lvermiere · Dec 24, 2018

2011 1200RT.

I've checked my valves every 10k miles and now at 65k miles.

3 different feeler gauges. None worked as well as I would have liked. Too short.

What do others recommend?

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PoorUB · Dec 24, 2018

I haven't checked the valves on my RT so not sure what the problem is, but you can take the feeler gauge set apart and just use the feelers out of it. Years back I had two sizes I used daily. I bought a couple individual feelers from Snap-On and connected them with a short cord. That was thirty years ago, they are still in my tool box.

Snap-On has the "normal" length feelers, plus 12" long ones too.

jandhumphreyme · Dec 25, 2018

My gauges are standard length, 4" maybe. I remove them from the holder, seems to work slick, what length gauge are you using?

wyman.winn · Dec 25, 2018

Hmmm....i really don't see a problem here....

i use a Starrett NIST certified feeler gauge set that have the leaf length of 2.75".....used successfully on my 13RT....and i did not remove them from the set... :scratch

i do use a pair of loose gauges from Beemer Boneyard for the adjustable type tappets though....

btw, i check my valve every 6000 miles and the bike has over 104000 miles....do the math...

Merry Christmas!

lvermiere · Dec 25, 2018

jandhumphreyme said:
My gauges are standard length, 4" maybe. I remove them from the holder, seems to work slick, what length gauge are you using?

My sets are 2.5 and 3 inches long. They have worked Ok for all the valve checks/adjusts I've done since 1973. No real problem.

In my original post I was just wondering what others were using that were longer. I've just ordered an 8 inch set in metric.

Camhead feeler guages?

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