So guys with a tappet adjusment looming and doing it myself (no trust in clock watchin dealer mechanics), would it be alround easier to take out rad and lower engine for easier access. Just a thought as im gonna be stripping half the bike to bits anyway. Any thoughts from o wise ones 🤔🤔🤔
I would leave it untill it gets to 50,00 and then do it ,
Aah sadly it's done56k now n needs lookin at. Just thought it might make life easier as I had the rest of the bike stripped down anyway.
Quote from: nightrider on October 17, 2016, 06:37:00 PM
I would leave it untill it gets to 50,00 and then do it ,
why?
From what I have read ,they rarely need doing , folk on here have done very high miles and not Had them done , it's just away for main dealers to charge a lot of money for something that does not need any adjustment , if it's running fine and no starting or noise probs , then leave alone , if it's a bike that is known for needing them done then yes do it , ,,,plus we are tight with money oop north , :biker3:
I had some shims replaced on my old bike at 24000 miles. They showed me old ones and bike stripped down.
Ye the problem is unlike normal tappets that just get louder as they wear our bikes dont they get tighter not looser n that ends up damaging the engine so they must be looked atfor peace of mind if nothing else. :banana: :biker3:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 18, 2016, 09:16:24 AM
Ye the problem is unlike normal tappets that just get louder as they wear our bikes dont they get tighter not looser n that ends up damaging the engine so they must be looked atfor peace of mind if nothing else. :banana: :biker3:
Yeah they get tighter because the valves hamming on the valve seats over time and especially if you rev the tits out of the engine all the time closes up the clearances. Thats why some folk dont have to change the shims because they ride at lower revs.
To be honest mine rarely see more than five or six thousand revs. I dont really feel the need to cane the crap out of it. For me lower end torque is more use to me. Thats what i loved about my honda cb 1300. So much much bottom end torque really felt punchy to me. Although as i said before an r1 went passed me on his back wheel on the a12 showing me how punchy it wasnt. hmmmm not funny the flash toad. O well 😃
Hi Guys,
I'm a ZZR1400 owner. Not sure if there's any similarities between the ZZR14 & GTR but there's some excellent posts with pics on the forum showing valve adjustment. Could be of help. I have a 2012 Gen 2 model with 38k. Valves were adjusted at 24.5k by our resident expert. Some clearances were at the tight end.
Quote from: Macskwak on October 18, 2016, 06:56:21 PM
To be honest mine rarely see more than five or six thousand revs. I dont really feel the need to cane the crap out of it. For me lower end torque is more use to me. Thats what i loved about my honda cb 1300. So much much bottom end torque really felt punchy to me. Although as i said before an r1 went passed me on his back wheel on the a12 showing me how punchy it wasnt. hmmmm not funny the flash toad. O well 😃
You can take some solace in the fact that you are A.Still alive or B. Not living at her majesties pleasure :yes: :whistling:
There is that to it lol. Even on the gtr hed still av gone past me on one wheel. Those r1 are mental fast n then theres the rr1000 ex panza 😉 Even faster. Crazy :wacko:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 19, 2016, 05:10:40 PM
There is that to it lol. Even on the gtr hed still av gone past me on one wheel. Those r1 are mental fast n then theres the rr1000 ex panza 😉 Even faster. Crazy :wacko:
Any chance of a translation please Mack :mfr_lol:
Mmmmm i think u know what im saying. Recycled panza wmb's 1000rr.
Quote from: Macskwak on October 19, 2016, 08:58:23 PM
Mmmmm i think u know what im saying. Recycled panza wmb's 1000rr.
A friend has a HP4 Carbon........an exercise in pure minimisation and engineering beauty :popcorn:
A friend of mine has a k16. Nice crash bars!
Quote from: PRD on October 20, 2016, 08:26:53 AM
A friend of mine has a k16. Nice crash bars!
:whistling:
Quote from: O.C. on October 19, 2016, 07:16:07 PM
Any chance of a translation please Mack :mfr_lol:
And I thought it was me... :mfr_lol:
Was that not plain english. What are you struggling with guys lol
Ill be sure to use the queens english in future (and i thought the beemer forum was fussy) :mfr_lol:
A friend has a HP4 Carbon........an exercise in pure minimisation and engineering beauty :popcorn:
Totally agree an amazing bike and i love the lines on it. sadly out of my price range though.
My cousin went to a bike dealers with a friend about six months ago and ended up with a ducati panigale. Now thats a pretty bike
O c how do i get another persons quote to show on my reply to their post. The one i see highlighted in blue. Thanks :stupid:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 20, 2016, 09:22:54 PM
Ill be sure to use the queens english in future (and i thought the beemer forum was fussy) :mfr_lol:
:mfr_lol: :clap:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 21, 2016, 02:47:26 AM
O c how do i get another persons quote to show on my reply to their post. The one i see highlighted in blue. Thanks :stupid:
Click the word quote top right of the actual post.
Quote from: BigAlan on October 21, 2016, 10:01:31 AM
Click the word quote top right of the actual post.
:agree:
Like this :smiley:
Quote from: BigAlan on October 21, 2016, 10:01:31 AM
Click the word quote top right of the actual post.
Great thanks al 👍
Quote from: O.C. on October 21, 2016, 03:27:50 PM
yeah ...just like that :mfr_lol:
Did you say this like tommy cooper :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 21, 2016, 04:51:44 PM
Great thanks al 👍
That's ok, I know where to come when I want my tappets adjusting 👍
Alan
Quote from: pross on October 21, 2016, 05:01:56 PM
Did you say this like tommy cooper :mfr_lol:
There's no other way ...just like that ....ha ha ha :mfr_lol:
Quote from: BigAlan on October 21, 2016, 05:03:14 PM
That's ok, I know where to come when I want my tappets adjusting 👍
Alan
Wait n see if mine are ok first lol
Quote from: BigAlan on October 21, 2016, 05:03:14 PM
That's ok, I know where to come when I want my tappets adjusting 👍
Alan
Lol ive got a big tin for all the left over bolts :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Macskwak on October 19, 2016, 08:58:23 PM
Mmmmm i think u know what im saying. Recycled panza wmb's 1000rr.
Whey hey an Essex boy talks the same as geordie WoOk lol nice one
You know i think the geordies scousers and essex boys av the same mentality and humour. Ive known both and always got on well with em. Very funny :clap: :clap: