[Dino7]

shineyyy

Thanks
ill take her outside this afternoon, take some pics & see what she looks like in sun.

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[nelson]

Thanks
ill take her outside this afternoon, take some pics & see what she looks like in sun.

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Looks great, but hurry! These black tanks will only retain that glowing sheen for about 27 seconds before it starts showing every single imperfection and speck of dirt again! :smilielol5:

 

[vintagespeed]

valve check my maff!

so....i did my first valve check today (skipped it at 10k) and got some somewhat worrying results. i wanna know what your opinions are?

my bike is a '12 R w/20k miles that i commute on every day and it sits at 8k rpm pretty much all the time. i'm attributing this to my results.

from left to right:

EX: .356 / .356 / .356 / .381 / .381 / .356
IN: .127 / .127 / .152 / .152 / .127 / .127

so all my exhaust valves are way loose. should be (.275 - .325mm), intakes are all good though (.10 - .20mm).

can i attribute these results to high EGTs from running constant RPMs for long distance?

guess i'm pulling off her girdle tomorrow.. :curtsey:

 

[Johnnystriple]

Took the striple out for a good romp in the country. Gravel in the curves. Took it easy and was safe.

 

[bmw851]

got a new on board camera

taken the other day, needs to be watched at 720 or so resolution

was a bit of harmless fun.

 

[anacron08]

I bought one :nod:

 

[Tronix]

so....i did my first valve check today (skipped it at 10k) and got some somewhat worrying results. i wanna know what your opinions are?

my bike is a '12 R w/20k miles that i commute on every day and it sits at 8k rpm pretty much all the time. i'm attributing this to my results.

from left to right:

EX: .356 / .356 / .356 / .381 / .381 / .356
IN: .127 / .127 / .152 / .152 / .127 / .127

so all my exhaust valves are way loose. should be (.275 - .325mm), intakes are all good though (.10 - .20mm).

can i attribute these results to high EGTs from running constant RPMs for long distance?

guess i'm pulling off her girdle tomorrow.. :curtsey:

Get the spreadsheet on this site to help you measure the correct shim

 

[Orangeman]

so....i did my first valve check today (skipped it at 10k) and got some somewhat worrying results. i wanna know what your opinions are?

my bike is a '12 R w/20k miles that i commute on every day and it sits at 8k rpm pretty much all the time. i'm attributing this to my results.

from left to right:

EX: .356 / .356 / .356 / .381 / .381 / .356
IN: .127 / .127 / .152 / .152 / .127 / .127

so all my exhaust valves are way loose. should be (.275 - .325mm), intakes are all good though (.10 - .20mm).

can i attribute these results to high EGTs from running constant RPMs for long distance?

guess i'm pulling off her girdle tomorrow.. :curtsey:

Why are you worried about the results ???

Valves clearances (especially the exhaust) tighten with use ..... that yours are on the loose side is a good thing especially since you skipped the first recommended check.

I did mine very early as part of my build and reset them all uniformly on the tight side of centered. From the factory every exhaust valve was on the loose side of spec which I also saw as a good thing.

I would be happy with your findings. Finding them very tight would have been cause for concern.

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[Tronix]

road 30 miles on this 45 degree day, came back and my bike was full of sand, so was my entire jacket haha.

 

[vintagespeed]

Why are you worried about the results ???

Valves clearances (especially the exhaust) tighten with use ........

worried because either my head wasn't machined well (likely) or the valve seats are dropping from high EGTs?? (i'm a diesel guy...common problem)

i set them back in spec and after doing some search here, found that MANY MANY of us have only the EX valves out of spec, and wide on first inspection. in fact, found several posts with the same measurements i got.

where are your valves at?

Get the spreadsheet on this site to help you measure the correct shim

shimming is easy, no spreadsheet needed. my Hot Cams kits only have .05mm increments, so it's really either one or the other.

that's all done now anyway. thanks tho! spreadsheets......haha! :laugh:

edit: got 'er all done & running *****in again. quieter, smoother and more mid range. i'm pretty happy with the results. glad i spent today doing that instead of watching the misery-bowl.

 

[Tronix]

You can come and do mine since I never did it before and not looking forward to ripping it all apart

 

[e rock]

Pretty good soundtrack "mate". 1st I've heard the Cure on a bike clip. Refreshing after a plethora of Kenny G inspired techno crap and Deftones Nu Metal B.S.

taken the other day, needs to be watched at 720 or so resolution

was a bit of harmless fun.

 

[spike_africa]

Got a new Road 2 coming in the mail to replace my burnt up rear. Got a little over 10,000 miles out of it. Lots of highway miles and not to much squaring.

 

[bmw851]

Pretty good soundtrack "mate". 1st I've heard the Cure on a bike clip. Refreshing after a plethora of Kenny G inspired techno crap and Deftones Nu Metal B.S.

Thank you kindly "Cobber", showing my age with that one.

Cheers

Peter

 

[e rock]

Thank you kindly "Cobber", showing my age with that one.

Cheers

Peter

Not at all Guv'ner. Most Cure fans 'round these here parts is them younguns.

 

[bmw851]

Fitted a seat cowl

Got it today after a 5 week wait for it to arrive from the UK to Oz but worth it, finishes off the look of the bike, and fits in well with the 3 into 1 Arrow and rear pegs removed for those nice clean lines.

 

[Dino7]

Decided to give the girl a wipe down & stuck on some Snakskin TechSpec's

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[mtcycle]

Ordered a Quick Shifter for mine. Unfortunately I won't be able to try it out right away because we're going to have a foot or more of snow on the ground by the end of the day today.

 

[neyzen]

Muhahaha. Best mod ever! Better videos coming soon.

 

[vintagespeed]

wow, what happened to the board! spammer!

so me and my street triple almost got run over today. leaving the house, by my next door neighbor! ...and he's a rider! :itsok:

oh man, gonna be one of them dayz.