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Offline Sdsbassist

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Valve setting
« on: March 28, 2014, 01:43:53 PM »
So ive tried to find it by searching but cant....there was was a post that told how to do the valve adjustments starting at 1-4 T, and you could do half at once, then adjust 180 and do the rest. There was a convenient chart and everything

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Offline Vinhead1957

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Re: Valve setting
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2014, 01:46:39 PM »
It is in the manual you can download

Offline Sdsbassist

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Re: Valve setting
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2014, 01:53:42 PM »
Ok cool. Thanks!

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Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"

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Re: Valve setting
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2014, 01:59:08 PM »
its also in the Clymer book, if you have one..
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Re: Valve setting
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2014, 03:10:45 PM »
It makes sense but it feels upside down. I like this one better



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Gus, Austin, MN.
Current Bike:  75 750F

Past bikes: 76 750K - "Iowa Blue",78 750K Craigslist find - "Black Beth;" 77 CB750K Basketcase, with a 75K engine; 1970 Cb750 K1, "Rosa Luxembourg"
74 cb750, 75 cb550, 77 kawa 650, 81 virago 750, 83 virago 920, 80 Honda Twinstar 200, 71 Honda CT70, 1971 Honda CB750 Rat Project "Black Dahlia Bitsa"