Service -Valve Clearances

[raymo]

mm I would check the carbs..

LWR did his on the Alp nd it was a mile out.. said they looked as if they had not been touched from new... made a difference too....

[cbrpaddy]

Just bend the feeler gauges, it's what I did. Works too.

Outrageous, mine come in a nice, er, holder thing, they wouldn't be able to fit back in Actually though, I got another set for a fiver in Halfords which I'm going to mangle instead.

[foz1969]

the words "valve clearance check" concerned a "2 stroke" guy like myself... needn't have worried. Easy peasey, get on with it & put it back together (after ajusting nothing most likely) then go for a well earned blast. would say good luck..... but you won't need it.

[Lutin]

Outrageous, mine come in a nice, er, holder thing, they wouldn't be able to fit back in Actually though, I got another set for a fiver in Halfords which I'm going to mangle instead.

Don't feel like "adjusting" (bending) your own feeler gauges? Then why not try these pre-formed feeler gauges from Draper? All for £5.58 apparently.

[Mutley]

You've gotta make the time to do the tappets while you're servicing the bike, once you've done them & realise it's not too bad, you'll be laughing

Balancing the carbs is quite simple once you've done them once or twice and will easily make a difference to how smooth the bike runs. They're easier on the RD04 than the RD07. I've got a cheap ratchet screwdriver that works at an angle that IS really cheap n nasty but makes the job on the RD07 simple

[Waynes World]

I was in the garage doing mine last night for the first time, following the book. Started with the rear pot, they were way out, bit of adjustment on all three... then realised the exhaust valve was the one at the back and I'd just set the gaps farse about ace, ...d'OH! (I'm used to exhausts coming out the front of engines - schoolboy mistake with a V twin!).

I was in there until one in the morning anyway....

[olionel]

to do the valves do I need to take any radiators off ? RD07

if so does this mean draining the whole of the cooling system??

Thanks
Oliver

[YEN_POWELL]

to do the valves do I need to take any radiators off ? RD07

if so does this mean draining the whole of the cooling system??

Thanks
Oliver

No, unbolt the guard (there is a hidden 3rd bolt I think) then unbolt the radiator. Leave all hoses connected, this gives enough play to move it enough to get to everything.

[piguglyshandydrinker]

Mike, it IS worth checking the valves & balancing the carbs.

If you want a hand or to use some carb balancers, give me a bell.

Phil

[beddowsm]

Mike, it IS worth checking the valves & balancing the carbs.

If you want a hand or to use some carb balancers, give me a bell.

Phil

Thanks Phil, I may take you up on this at some point in the future. You probably guessed that I skipped these jobs. I have a habit of breaking things when stripping the bike so its probably best I leave this alone for now. Its running, and doing well at the minute. Maybe a job for the winter days......