09-02-2015, 06:55 AM
There are a couple of questionable steps in the otherwise excellent shop manual.
1) I'm not sure why they would have you remove the cam chain tension before checking all 16 valve clearances. Wouldn't you want the chain to be tensioned as you turn the crank by hand to position for measuring the various valves?
2) Why do they specify you take the cam sprockets off before removing the cams? I've been doing valves on various bikes for 30 years and normally once the cam chain is loose you can take out the intake cam then the exhaust cam without removing the sprockets.
Any of you guys have first hand experience with doing the valve adjustments on this bike? I'm nowhere near 8,000mi but I'm curious.
--Joe in Lake Wylie, SC ('14 CB1100 standard)
1) I'm not sure why they would have you remove the cam chain tension before checking all 16 valve clearances. Wouldn't you want the chain to be tensioned as you turn the crank by hand to position for measuring the various valves?
2) Why do they specify you take the cam sprockets off before removing the cams? I've been doing valves on various bikes for 30 years and normally once the cam chain is loose you can take out the intake cam then the exhaust cam without removing the sprockets.
Any of you guys have first hand experience with doing the valve adjustments on this bike? I'm nowhere near 8,000mi but I'm curious.
--Joe in Lake Wylie, SC ('14 CB1100 standard)