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Author Message   1_mike Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 06:33 pm:        Just curious as to those of you that have done your own valve adjustment(s), did the clearances actually need adjusting ? I'll be doing mine over the holidays, just wondering if I'm in for any shim swapping. Main reason I ask...I've gotten spoiled by my 03, Yamaha R1...with almost 98,000 miles on it...never needed any shim adjustments. Checked it once a year...at Christmas break. Mike   Bcrawf68 Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 07:35 pm:        Just had mine done at 11790 miles. Three valves needed to be shimmed. I was going to do it, but had was asked to do some overtime...Anyway, with the latest flash and new plugs, the bike runs stronger than ever and there's a lot less mechanical noise. This was a good investment.   Pizzaboy Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 09:19 pm:        i bet you could search for your answer and yield excellent results. i did mine myself. it took about 2 evenings to tear everything off and put back together. dont worry about new exhaust gaskets or valve cover gaskets; you dont need it. get spark plugs. and replace. valves did not need adjusting. at 12.4k miles.   1_mike Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 09:45 pm:        I did a search and didn't really see what I was looking for. Maybe I just missed it. Thanks guys.. Mike   Froggy Posted on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 10:34 pm:        This thread has a lot of good info http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/391454.html?1221306863 Bcrawf68 is the only I have heard that has needed an adjustment at 12k.   Mikezx9r Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 07:17 am:        About how many hours does the check/adjustment procedure normally take?   1_mike Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 09:47 am:        Found that thread hunting the "search" function late last night. Looks like it will be helpful in the tear down. Thanks Froggy Mike   Zac4mac Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 12:18 pm:        I just did a quote for a 12.4k service, labor was 5 hrs. It took longer when I did it. Time to do it again sometime this Spring, I'm at 22.9k now. If you need shims, they are V-Rod shims, 2 or 3 bucks a pop. Z   Daggar Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 - 02:49 pm:        I did my own valve inspection. They were not out of spec. It also took me longer than 5 hours. I expect to get it done in less than 8, next time. I enjoyed doing it, and look forward to doing it again.

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