Need some help [valve adjustment] - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

ranger04 · 05-12-2007, 10:50 PM

I need some help from all you experts on valve adjustments

I noticed ticking noise coming from the rear exhaust valves, and knowing the dealer probably didnt check them and the 600mile serving i gave it a whirl-bike has about 4500 miles and is a 2006 M50B
I did a search to come up with some helpfull info-removing the throttle body was a good one who ever came up with that, i would never of thought of it, and went to it
Got the bike all apart and as suspected the rear valves, as well as all the rest of them, were almost touching. So i adjusted as required, with the setting a RT in the hole, i put valvles at .008 for the rear exhaust and .004 for the rear intake. Then rotated 1 1/2 turn to FT and adjusted front intake to .004 and front exhaust to .008. Double checked clearances, tightened every thing and checked again, put bike back together and now ticking in back is gone but really loud in the front exhaust.

so i shut it off, and do it all over agian-found the all clearances were almost tight, so i adjusted them all again, checked 1/2 dozen times and put it back together-same problem

Any Ideas anybody because im lost and i dont want to take it to a dealer-i may try agian tomorrow, its supposed to be nice all week and she doesnt want to sit in the garage in pieces
thanks