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valve adjustment for f4i, not for the novice

gsxrbabe said:
oh pleeeze don't tell me the F2 is gonna be this big of a pain!!!!

cuz that means my saturday is now ruined! :cry
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yup its pretty much the same, but you'll need to loosen all the radiator bolts and rest it on the back of the front fender, and the CCT is a little eaier to get to. @ least with the f2/f3 motors there are individual cam holders, so if you've only got exhaust valves out of spec you can remove just that cam, leaving the intake bolted in place. i've got every shim you could possible need for the f2 and i'll be in the city working all day, hit me up if the shops don't have the 1s you need. remember that OEM honda shims come in increments of .025mm all the other japanese and after market shims are only made in .050mm increments. you can really get the valves were you want them :teeth
 
nice write up!!

good work.

54k miles, ha? Alan, you are getting your money's worth out of that bike, aren't you???

gotta love Hondas! :thumbup
 
elskipador said:
yup its pretty much the same, but you'll need to loosen all the radiator bolts and rest it on the back of the front fender, and the CCT is a little eaier to get to. @ least with the f2/f3 motors there are individual cam holders, so if you've only got exhaust valves out of spec you can remove just that cam, leaving the intake bolted in place. i've got every shim you could possible need for the f2 and i'll be in the city working all day, hit me up if the shops don't have the 1s you need. remember that OEM honda shims come in increments of .025mm all the other japanese and after market shims are only made in .050mm increments. you can really get the valves were you want them :teeth
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:thumbup

is the # still 305 something something something?
 
yup, just check the 1st post on the "fix your ride" link in my sig. my # and email are listed there
 
faz said:

54k miles, ha? Alan, you are getting your money's worth out of that bike, aren't you???

gotta love Hondas! :thumbup
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It was actually 48,900miles when Shawn went to work on it, but yea, I'm definitely getting my money's worth out of it. Bike has never let me down in all that time, starts up when I ask it to. I've had to replace the headlight bulbs (twice) and the taillight bulbs (thrice) but aside from that... no problems whatsoever.

The valve adjustment, throttle body sync, and cam-chain tensioner replacement made a HUGE difference on the bikes responsiveness. The bike makes absolutely no noise whatsover (aside from the normal engine noises) with the new APE Manual CCT in it. Highly recommended.

Shawn also did some, err, weight-saving mods on my bike that improves the performance of the exhaust system and engine, etc. Made a big difference. PM him for more info.

Shawn's knowledge and skill impressed the hell out of me. He was working on my bike WHILE talking to me and explaining shit the whole way through. Amazing, that man is. I'll be calling him up for my mechanical needs from hereon out! :laughing
 
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hkwan said:

Is anyone making this a sticky? Better yet, should stick this in the F4i index thread.
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Done, and I PMed engineboy about stickifying this.
 
shit i forgot the best photo of all......alan's smile after the test ride. maybe i should get with thesteveco and do another valve adjustment for "net-moto" maybe an r6 or sv650. what do you guys think??

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elskipador said:
maybe i should get with thesteveco and do another valve adjustment for "net-moto" maybe an r6 or sv650. what do you guys think??]
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This is some good sheeet... Thanks :thumbup

How about doing a V? A little more difficult to find TDC, multiple cam chains... and it will be beneficial to a V riding hack like me:teeth
 
actually v twins are easier. each pair of cams is @ TDC when you remove and replace them so they fit right back in. on a 4 2 &3 aren't @ TDC so they don't just fit back in theres a little more skill and "eyeballin'" to get the cams lined up :laughing
 
MackeyStingray said:
you should do it on an SV. hey what do you know, i have an SV that needs an inspect :p
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anytime calvin
 
elskipador said:
shit i forgot the best photo of all......alan's smile after the test ride. maybe i should get with thesteveco and do another valve adjustment for "net-moto" maybe an r6 or sv650. what do you guys think??
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How about a Ducati :teeth :p
 
elskipador said:
he had me do it, knew it was difficult. more of a warning. i ordered 300.00 buck of snap-on dial indicater and clamps/stand so i can tell if the rotors, rim, tire, you are bent. but we'll need a press for the lower building. no STFU and let me finish :laughing
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are you taking english lessons from MR RPM?:laughing
 
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