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Bill Haycock - Member #78
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Why Possum have they seen you wrench before? Any competent shadetree mech can accomplish a valve adjustment. There is a simple procedure on the oilhead maintenance section, pretty foolproof if you follow the directions. A twinmax would only be used for synching your throttlebodys. One of my friends who does a part time cycle maintenance business doesnt use balance tubes, he sets the synch by feel. His bmw's seem to run pretty smooth and strong.
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When the time comes,it'll be a 1stsaguaro777 wrote:Why Possum have they seen you wrench before? Any competent shadetree mech can accomplish a valve adjustment. There is a simple procedure on the oilhead maintenance section, pretty foolproof if you follow the directions. A twinmax would only be used for synching your throttlebodys. One of my friends who does a part time cycle maintenance business doesnt use balance tubes, he sets the synch by feel. His bmw's seem to run pretty smooth and strong.
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The Valve check and adjustment procedures I wrote up and use
I wrote up the valve check procedures a few years ago as a guide to doing my valves - many have used the procedure - i will attach them here - don't hesitate to email me if I can help.
Possum - I edited the valve instructions to make it more friendly to a "first time" user - Made certain areas more detailed and added a few hints. Might want to re download it for the latest version.
Possum - I edited the valve instructions to make it more friendly to a "first time" user - Made certain areas more detailed and added a few hints. Might want to re download it for the latest version.
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Bill Haycock - Member #78
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL
Re: The Valve check and adjustment procedures I wrote up and
Very good answere....thank youwhaycoc wrote:I wrote up the valve check procedures a few years ago as a guide to doing my valves - many have used the procedure - i will attach them here - don't hesitate to email me if I can help.
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Capt, dont know about an article but he obviously feels pretty comfortable using his senses to get it right. Isnt that what a good mechanic would do in the good ole days? He showed me on my bike which screws to mess with and such but my bike seems to run pretty darn smooth as it is now so why mess with a good thing? If it aint broke why fix it? I know for a fact that his 04 1150rt was running crappy and stalling with very little milage on it, he told me he synched the tb's and now its purring. When I asked him his procedure thats when he showed me what to do. He feels his method of vibes, sound, idle speed and throttle response can do a better job than the mercury sticks or even a twinmax. He does a lot of maintenance on others bmw's here in phx and he always has an answer that holds merit when I ask him a question about my R1150R