Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "gunruner666" wrote:

> > I read that the adjustment for the valve lash is to be done at 500 > mi? At what mileages after that initial 500 mi. adjustment are > adjustments required? No mechanical wizard am I, so please teach > me. I do prefer to do my own maintenance. Thanks, Mike

I believe the manual says to check valve clearance every 6,000 miles after the initial 500 mile check. That's what I do, though I did an extra check when the bike hit 1,500 miles just because I had one valve out at 500 miles and I didn't take the other valves to the loose end of spec because, being the first time, I didn't know shim sizes and didn't have any anticipated spares to do so. They were all on the tight end of spec, other than the one that was tighter than spec, so I cracked it again and adjusted all out to loose end of spec at 1,500 miles. It's not a difficult thing to do at all. I just followed the Clymer repair manual procedure. There are other procedures out there on the web. Randy

> > It's not a difficult thing to do at all. I just followed the Clymer > repair manual procedure. There are other procedures out there on the > web. > > Randy

Yeah it's easy enough if you have some mechanical experience. But..how many accounts of striped bolts holes and stuff dropped into the engine have been shared on this very list ? ( rhetorical ) Recently a Ninja rider - a Catholic priest FWIW - told me his experience with a valve adjustment. His engine has similar cam caps to the ones in the klr. One of the dowels got misaligned with the cap. He torqued it down. He ruined the cap. He had to buy a new head. ( No, he was not aware of what Kurt G. recently shared with us; that an outfit in California repairs these caps. ) My point is that a lot can go wrong. It's best to be mentored when first attempting this procedure. If that's not possible be very careful and when in doubt check with this list. Bogdan

Arden wrote:

>el moto (motorcycle) vs. la mota (hemp)

My Spanish tutor from Mexico says that since "moto" is a contraction for "motocicleta" it is proper to say la moto. Paul Streeter