Lots of information on the net about valve adjustments and why they should be checked before the factory recommended interval, so I decided to take a look. Since I really do not trust Kawi CM to do it, my mate Tim and I did it today and found that as suspected, the exhausts were tight - 1 at .01mm under spec, 1 at min, 1 at 0.01 over min, and the last one at .03mm over min. IMHO all needed adjustment as they are only going to get tighter
Not surprisingly, the intakes were a little better and only 1 cylinder needed adjusted
My bike has 29,500 KM
so out with the cams and off to Kawi CNX for gaskets and shims only to discover that they do not have the valve cover gasket as apparently it "can be siliconed back on" and they had only 2 of the required shims in stock
You would think that with the loads of these they have sold that this would be a common stocking item, but apparently not.
Ordered from BKK and is to take a bloody week
Given what I have read, and todays measurements you would be well advised to at least check the clearance well before the factory recommended interval, or risk burned exhaust valves
As an aside, I wonder why there is such a discrepancy in valve adjustments intervals for the Canadian bikes VS the ROW? (CA in the manual is
Canada not California)
24,000 VS 42,000 KM
Not surprisingly, the intakes were a little better and only 1 cylinder needed adjusted
My bike has 29,500 KM
so out with the cams and off to Kawi CNX for gaskets and shims only to discover that they do not have the valve cover gasket as apparently it "can be siliconed back on" and they had only 2 of the required shims in stock
You would think that with the loads of these they have sold that this would be a common stocking item, but apparently not.
Ordered from BKK and is to take a bloody week
Given what I have read, and todays measurements you would be well advised to at least check the clearance well before the factory recommended interval, or risk burned exhaust valves
As an aside, I wonder why there is such a discrepancy in valve adjustments intervals for the Canadian bikes VS the ROW? (CA in the manual is
Canada not California)
24,000 VS 42,000 KM