06-03-17, 10:26 AM
(06-03-17, 07:55 AM)red98 link Wrote: Another one for valve clearences :thumbup ....re-grinding the valves would help your compression figures aswell....
had my X7 rebored a couple of yeasr ago...£50 per cylinder + new oversized pistons and rings , dont think thats your problem though .....
tommy , showing your age there buddy :lol ..those old bikes would have been "overhead valve" engines , valves operated by a push rod from the cam located close to the crank , these new fangled motor cycles have the cam on the top and driven by a chain...called "overhead cam" engines.....still important to check valve clearences on the fazers after head removal....
I think I might have known that Red LOL
I still have a set of four 1959 BSA Super Rocket push rods in my shed, don't ask why but it just seemed wrong to bin them. he eh