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Join Date: Oct 2008
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My first bike and EX500 sat for over a year while the previous owner messed with it... mostly wiring but a lot of attempted starts.
I got it and of course thought carburetor. Cleaned those out and thrashed the starter or another few months trying everything to get it started. __________________________________________________ ____________________________ RAhul Last edited by Spok : 10-10-2008 at 10:25 AM. |
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If it wernt for my horse.
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lubbock, TX
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This might be a stupid question... should there be concern then with automatic adjusting valves... say on a 1500?
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Harris, MO.
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I'm not an expert on the current valve set up on you bike, but if they are anything like a hydraulic set up on car engines you don't do anything with them. Worst thing that could happen would be a seal would go out on them and they wouldn't pump up and if they didn't you'd know it. My 89 Sentra has 420,000 miles and the worst it does is that sometimes the oil drains out of one or two and on start up it taps for about 3 sec. and them pumps up and is fine.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
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According to my owners manual "Valve seat wear is automatically compensated, so inspection and adjustment of the valve clearance are not necessary on this motorcycle". So my question is, should valves be checked every so often or as Kawi claims, not necessary?
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You have hydraulic valves... self adjusting. Not necessary for you to check!
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i recent bought the bike from a war veterian seing as this bike is my first crusier i love it , a week after i got it the bike started to make a noise like a loose exhaust sheld. runs and starts right up first bump whithout the choke. sooo the noise isent a ticking more a rattle which seems to me is not comming from the heads at all, but from the bottom right side of my crank case, dose not effect driveabilty at all ... any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks you all for your time .........
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Keeper of Donkey
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SOme might say I'm the 800 noise guy!Welcome to the forum William... I'm just getting back from out of the country, so I can't ask a ton of questions at the moment, but check you drive chain CAREFULLY, and start reading THIS thread!!! We'll get it fixed!
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itching to ride
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Good thread.
I have seen firsthand results from the loss of valve clearances more than once. And still some look at me like I have 3 eyes when I tell them to check valve clearances.
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Still On The Kickstand
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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How about valve TAPPING? My book says clearance is not adjustable, but I swear I'm hearing valve tapping... How serious of an issue is this?
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