africa twin

[Martin Earl]

gmac,I never had a H750 so I could be wrong on the valve check interval.I was thinking about the KLR250 and the air cooled, VW bug; both had manual adjusters and (as I recall) 3K VCI. 7.5K sure beats 3K every day of the week. Didn't the airhead BMW have a 3K valve check as well?m.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 10:44 PM, GMac999 wrote: Or 7.5K for the valve clearance check. That s what the 750 Honda 4 was. I believe it was the K model that was that way.[u][/u][u][/u]

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[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, May 25, 2016 10:50 PM [b]To:[/b] DSN KLR650; Paul Streeter [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Africa Twin[u][/u][u][/u]

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that would also indicate a 3K mile interval for the valve check.[u][/u][u][/u]

Not a bad thing, just a thing.[u][/u][u][/u]

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On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Paul Streeter bigburlybaldbeardedbiker@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote:[u][/u][u][/u]

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christopher.eckert@... wrote: I saw the Africa Twin in NYC. That said I want something I know how to fix while I am in never never land[u][/u][u][/u]

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I looked at a cut-away Africa Twin engine at the motorcycle show. I noticed that the it uses screw-and-locknut valve adjustment, no shims. That will make valve adjustments much easier.[u][/u][u][/u]

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[Eddie]

#ygrps-yiv-1401360824 {margin:0.7em;}#ygrps-yiv-1401360824 p {margin:0;}#ygrps-yiv-1401360824 .ygrps-yiv-1401360824OECFntDef {font-family:"Segoe UI", Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;} Before I bought my KLR650, I had two Honda XL600V Transalps and they used the screw & locknut arrangement. Their small displacement Shadow & RS "cousins" all share the design. Water-cooled like the AT, the inspection interval was 6k miles. The Transalps weren't hard at all. I just needed the goofy 4mm open-end adjustment wrench for the screw part. WHY they couldn't use a screwdriver slot, I don't know! Anyhow, it took longer to get everything apart than to do the actual adjustment. I got adept at it and could change the plugs, synchronize the carbs, change the oil & filter, check and adjust the valves and have it all back together in about three hours. =)   --- New Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail replacement - get it here: http://www.oeclassic.com/   -eddie Original Message:

From: Martin Earl mjearl4@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Reply-To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, Martin Earl To: DSN KLR650 DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com>, Paul Streeter Sent: 5/25/2016 11:49:46 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Africa Twin   

Hi Paul, Eagle eye that you are; I am thinking, that would also indicate a 3K mile interval for the valve check. Not a bad thing, just a thing. revmaaatin.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Paul Streeter bigburlybaldbeardedbiker@... [DSN_KLR650] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> wrote: christopher.eckert@... wrote: I saw the Africa Twin in NYC.  That said I want something I know how to fix while I am in never never land I looked at a cut-away Africa Twin engine at the motorcycle show.    I noticed that the it uses screw-and-locknut valve adjustment, no shims.    That will make valve adjustments much easier. Paul Streeter