05-10-2018, 11:47 PM
Thank you Doc, I'll take your suggestion and stick to my standard (inch size) feeler gauges with .001" increment blades.
On the topic of valve adjustment (for those of you who do your own): There's a small, metallic plate with two nuts attached to it that the nuts push into holes in a plastic cover on the heat shield, located beneath the gas tank. This plate is out of sight, and impossible to touch, and nearly impossible to even see without a flash light. This plate (on my bike) does not fit securely into the holes in the plastic, and it will fall out when you remove the two screws that secure an electronic component (forgot what it is now) to the heat shield. The Honda FSM warns that this plate can fall out, and suggests using tape to hold it in place so you don't lose it. I used a dab of epoxy to bond the plate to the plastic heat shield so it won't fall out when I reinstall the heat shield. I can take a picture and post it if anybody is interested.
On the topic of valve adjustment (for those of you who do your own): There's a small, metallic plate with two nuts attached to it that the nuts push into holes in a plastic cover on the heat shield, located beneath the gas tank. This plate is out of sight, and impossible to touch, and nearly impossible to even see without a flash light. This plate (on my bike) does not fit securely into the holes in the plastic, and it will fall out when you remove the two screws that secure an electronic component (forgot what it is now) to the heat shield. The Honda FSM warns that this plate can fall out, and suggests using tape to hold it in place so you don't lose it. I used a dab of epoxy to bond the plate to the plastic heat shield so it won't fall out when I reinstall the heat shield. I can take a picture and post it if anybody is interested.