08-20-2020, 02:28 AM
Oh man, reading all of this has me thinking "It's a Honda, it will run forever, don't worry about it."
I've done valve checks on all of the bikes I've owned over the years (except the Nighthawk 750, of course), and this one just seems... complicated.
Interesting about lack of availability of shims at local dealers. When I did the adjustment on my Bonneville last year, which uses the same 10mm disks that are common to Honda, none of the Triumph or Honda dealers in the area had shims available when I called around. That was very curious.
Oh for the days of a BMW Hex Head. Both jugs hanging out in the breeze with screw adjusters. Took 45 minutes for both cylinders if I took a coffee break during the process.
I've done valve checks on all of the bikes I've owned over the years (except the Nighthawk 750, of course), and this one just seems... complicated.
Interesting about lack of availability of shims at local dealers. When I did the adjustment on my Bonneville last year, which uses the same 10mm disks that are common to Honda, none of the Triumph or Honda dealers in the area had shims available when I called around. That was very curious.
Oh for the days of a BMW Hex Head. Both jugs hanging out in the breeze with screw adjusters. Took 45 minutes for both cylinders if I took a coffee break during the process.