CB750 K2 Ep.15 Valve clearance adjustment

The Honda CB750 K2 project is gaining a little more momentum now the remaining parts have finally turned up! In this video we set the valve clearances on this 4 cylinder 8 valve engine. An important task prior to balancing the 4 carbs...
In the next video we fit the missing socket to the loom for the new ignition switch so we can finally install the new ignition switch too.
It's great to see this, once neglected & bodged classic motorcycle come back to life. One more step closer to it been back on the roads..
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Andy Mechanic
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[@pilot9822]

I’ve had my CB750K1 since new and have maintained it for 50 years. Andy’s very clear videos always show me something new or something I forgot 40 years ago! Thanks from Arizona.

[@AndyMechanic]

Thanks Thomas :-) Great to hear you have kept your bike for so long, I regret selling so many of my bikes now! Cheers for now Andy

[@benclewett]

Perfect, my CB750 is now adjusted correctly.

[@olavilavi]

Great, clear video! I'll tackle this myself as well!

[@brenden666]

We have been spoilt this week

[@user-mz6zj1eq5t]

Can you share the google drive link. In need of that manual desperately!

[@robertbawden1702]

your a bloody ledgend ANDY. now u can start rebuilding a xs1 yamahaha from western australia

[@AndyMechanic]

Lol! Maybe one day I'll come across one of those! Have a great day Andy

[@chrischeatwood9468]

Just a thousandths wider will actually help the valves seat better but I understand you wanting to go right by the book

[@JacobVaughan]

On my gn250 it gives a range of .03 to .08. I use a .05 guage to fit snug but then find I am able to fit a .10 guage in the gap. What is the best guage to use when given a range?

[@LSRTX447]

Do you have the link to that manual? I didn't see it in the description. The videos are great! Very helpful!

[@davidhenon9154]

I didn’t see it either

[@damianpryor9703]

Fantasitic video! I just suscribed. One thing I would like to ask though, The manual you were using--are you still going to provide the link in the discription? again Fantastic video, very detailed, and near perfect camera work!

[@Stuart3844]

I would love to have that link too

[@warrengober4110]

Vt750 2007 valve adjustment specifications

[@alimamyfornah9107]

Thanks,I have one that the inlets Valve is faulty and need to replace them.I live in Sierra Leone west Africa and how can I get them to purchase

[@seanfritz5068]

Thanks for the great videos, they have been a great help for my K2, My bike apparently has a Yosh Cam and Piston Kit (811 or 813 cc) in it do you think the clearances would be different? Thanks

[@AndyMechanic]

Nice :-) No, I think they should be the same as it's more to do with the valve length, material & operating temperature. Cheers Andy

[@seanfritz5068]

@@AndyMechanic Ty Andy, appreciated

[@Ozplatelickerscovidcon]

Good schooling cheers

[@MrDingaling007]

Do valve clearances open up or close up over time? My thinking was they close up as the valve seat wears into the head?

[@AndyMechanic]

Correct :-)

[@amateurastronaut5006]

Can you have someone hold the feeler guage in it and then tighten it to it?

[@AndyMechanic]

That's not the best way, tends to be inaccurate I have found, though some techs do it that way. Cheers Andy

[@amateurastronaut5006]

@@AndyMechanic just wondering. It didn't seem like a great idea to me either. I saw another guy doing it that way on another video. Didn't even use a screw driver to hold the slot in place while loosening the nut either. Your video is much better. Well done.

[@AndyMechanic]

Thanks :-)

[@williamdeweese2546]

At 6:25 what is that port where the cable looks like it’s glued into??? (I’m missing the cable on my 750 and have no clue what that is for

[@davec6244]

That’s where the tachometer attaches.