Joined Oct 2005
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Folsom, CA
For newbies like me reading this you don't need to put a straw down the hole and don't put a pencil down the hole, That piston will grab that straw or pencil against the cyclinder wall and chew the tip off, then you have a straw tip or worse a pencil tip in your motor. Though a pencil can be consumed maybe a straw can't ? Been there done that. I went to MotoXotica mechanic to teach me how to find close to TDC for valve adjusting. Yes take out the sprk plug, Put the bike in neutral use a rag to protect your hand and then use your hand to move the kick starter to rotate the piston and valves. the TRICK is getting the piston and valves to stay in place JUST prior to SWOOSHING around again. WHen you get it right then one set of valve tappets will be up and loose to touch ready for adjust ment. Loose to touch means you can grab them with your fingertips and lift them and feel the clearance ever so slight. Roll it again for the other set to poke their heads up and hold steady then adjust those.
This is a fast efficient way. I can do my valves (the actual find it, feel it, adjust it by 1/6 turn method part all in like 20 minutes.
This is a fast efficient way. I can do my valves (the actual find it, feel it, adjust it by 1/6 turn method part all in like 20 minutes.
