8000 Mile Valve Adjustment requirement

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Here's what a moto journalist has to say about it . . .

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/tech-t...tervals-it

Not that motojournalists know anything just because they are motojournalists (that means the person helped write a press release once, lol) but Jerry Smith, yes, very credible source there. A fellow geezer.

The man does not mince words, reflecting my own experience over the years:

Ignore the forum chatter. The loudmouth who says you never have to check your valves won’t pay for repairs should something happen and won’t stand behind you when the dealer denies warranty coverage because you haven’t followed the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule. Also, should you decide to sell your bike, you’ll have to find a similarly maintenance-averse buyer to accept the fact that you haven’t checked the valves. The odds are very slight that you’ll ever have valve train-related problems, but knowledge is far more useful than hearsay.

But again, each to his/her own. We take more chances going out on the road than with going longer than the specified maintenance interval.

Here's a bike Mr. Smith rode for Rider magazine earlier this year, something eerily familiar about it:
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