How to check your valve clearances. Suzuki GSXR1000 engine service time. Japanese Inline 4 tutorial

Ever wanted to be able to check your own valve clearances? Dave will show you how.
A race bike GSXR1000 L9 is on the bench, and much like most inline 4 cylinder engines, it's due a valve clearance check, so Dave will take you through it step by step.
Link for the L7+ service manual
www.gixxer.com/threads/2017-g...
Valve clearances for the L7
Inlet 0.7 - 0.15mm
Exhaust 0.16 - 0.24 mm
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[@nickrider5220]

I haven't got newer bikes anymore, just older ones, newer ones are a tight fit 😮 Older Suzukis are lovely to work on, it's as if the designers knew people might need to service them !

[@ja-p]

😎Motorcycle nowadays are like cars , full of technology but tedious to work on, patience has to be your primary tool. Great tutorial video, thanks

[@jamsstar2010]

Not really There is so much more joy than cars

[@HighGrade_FireBlade]

Great video man. One thing to point out; JIS has been superseded by DIN 5260-1/ISO 8763-1 as a screwdriver industrial standard. So while there are still JIS screws in existence, even the screwdrivers you buy that say “JIS” conform to the same standard as regular standard modern day DIN5260 Philips. The problem is most people own older screwdrivers which propagates the myth that JIS is still used as a screwdriver manufacturing standard.

[@tonycampbell9506]

Dave you are a star good work as always far to technical for me still wish I had you back in the 90s helping me with racing top man 👍

[@Coppice1]

In the process of doing mine on my cb500 that I recently bought. It was difficult to start and 7/8 were out of tolerance (all tight) so decided to take the head off. Glad I did as the head gasket was going. Going to pick the head up tomorrow then as you say, refitting is reverse of removal.

[@robsometimes]

Fab video. Inspiration enough for me to give it a go on my bike

[@bigjam8429]

Nice one davey liking the how to vids 👌

[@andrewlucas6214]

Reminded me of doing bmw m3 (e46) but, on those engines, you can slide the rockers sideways on a shaft for easy removal of shims. Great vid, thanks.

[@jdahack7367]

Another great vid. Thanks for all the vlogs this year. Some really nice stuff. Just waiting for the valve check light to come on, on my aprilia shiver. I'm at around 11,000 miles. After watching your video I almost feel like getting rid of it. I don't have an indoor place to work on it and that looks like a $1,000 job. I paid $3,800 for it with 7,000 miles. I only ever worked on cams on a Honda CB 700 SC but every thing is right there. Modern bikes are great but....wow. Anyway thanks again.

[@obsession_engineering]

I'd have expected the shiver to be quite sensible to work on, but then remembered it's an aprilia so there'll be something odd in there somewhere!

[@martinowl]

Top job. Well done.

[@jonathanmackie4884]

Excellent bit of how to there. Two wee suggestions. First, you need a faff rating for these jobs so we can get an idea of exactly how much faffing about is required compared to other jobs or bikes. Second, as I will now be doing, if your bike is nearing the mileage for valve clearance checks... sell it!!🤣

[@mayhemmayo]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

[@jordanzzzh]

your patience is made of steel.... 😎😎😎

[@Vtwin_Superbikes]

Love this content. OG OE

[@HB-wu8pz]

Fame at last for the GSXR!At least i know you definitely did the valve check Dave and didn’t just charge me for it 😂

[@obsession_engineering]

About as much proof as I could make

[@obsession_engineering]

🤣

[@nigelcox7477]

Howard I can see why you’d willingly let someone else do this! Nice job - but will it start!?

[@daveo9844]

More gold. Cheers Dave 🍻

[@thatgsxr1000]

Curious where you got your PAIR valve blanks from on your rocker cover? Got the same bike and wanting to fit before remap 🤘🏻 TIA

[@IN_ZANE_]

Hey mate great video. Might be worth double checking the valve clearance specs stated in the description Says: Inlet 0.7 - 0.15mm... should be 0.07 - 0.15mm

[@obsession_engineering]

You're quite right. 0.7 would be noisy!!

[@terrynicholson9273]

Great timing. I am hoping to make an unwise purchase of a 600cc (ish) sportsbike for sunny Sundays and a few trackdays (which will be mainly training days) early next year. The bike will be and have to remain road legal. I have a 2008 SV650 for these duties currently but want more oooomph. That said, I dont want much bigger than a inline 4 of around 600cc because I am old and too scared to hold litre bikes on the throttle stop. My budget is 4k absolute max, 3k would be less likely to lead to castration. So looking at private sales mostly. My choices seem to be limited to ZX6 2005-2009, GSXR600 2006-2011, CBR600rr 2007-2009 or a punt on an elderly Daytona 675 / Street Triple. From a few months looking it seems my biggest problem will be a high number of previous owners, one or all will have been a neanderthal gibbon, and an unlikely chance of a genuine service history. The bike will be at least 10 years old but will hopefully have covered 20,000 miles or less (if this can be verified) I will be doing all the mechanical stuff myself and, hopefully this work will be straightforward and not impeded by everything being seized, which was the case with my SV650. As a mechanic could you advise if any these bikes would be easier and more straight forward to work on? Or, if that is entirely dependant on the previous owners? Any model to avoid?

[@obsession_engineering]

Non of those you mentioned would be a bad choice. Personally I'd buy Japanese as they are still the kings of reliable bikes. The cbr6 in that time frame is probably the most robust. Nice build quality too. But they are the smallest, so just beware if you're a taller rider. I'd look at general condition more than mileage too. As a used but loved bike will normally be better

[@goautosalesakajosh283]

Awesome video Dave! I have a 2022 V2 Bayliss Panigale with 14600 miles and the manual suggest 15K valve check. Will this video get me close or is the Ducati a completely different animal? Happy Holidays Dave!!

[@obsession_engineering]

The desmo setup is very different as there's opening and closing clearances. There's a 749 desmo service vid on the channel which might help

[@Freddy-qi6vz]

I looking at a 2006 cbr 600rr track bike, think it’s a good track bike? Riding a cbr 1000rr on the street and took it to the track earlier this yeah, had a blast so wanna get a track bike now.

[@obsession_engineering]

The cbr6rr is a sturdy old girl. Quite small, but usually very reliable and easy to ride. Suspension is soft and too much Rebound damping but nothing Obsession Engineering can't fix

[@stekwack]

If you were closer you could of done my GSXR Dave it's done 16500 miles so guess they are due.

[@obsession_engineering]

Probably won't have moved out of spec, but always good to check

[@terrylegg902]

What kind of oil do you recommend for 2005 gsxr 600. Only going to be ridden at the track. Guy told me he was using motul 300V. Starting as a privateer in the spring. Everybody was talking about silkolene at the tt this summer. Need some advice. Merry Christmas Dave, Happy new year!! Cheers

[@obsession_engineering]

I'd run motul 300v 10w40 😉 A little more expensive than the semi synthetic options but doesn't need changing as regularly so better value and the best for protection

[@terrylegg902]

Hey merry christmas man. Thats what i thought too. Guys around here say liquid moly. Thought i'll check in with what you think. Thanks for the info.

[@GENX80.]

Aimsoil full synthetic 10 w 40

[@richardheathcote557]

Hi mate, I have a 2020 CBR 500 , with just over 4 thousand miles on it, I just wanted to know when do you need to check these? Many thanks.

[@obsession_engineering]

Not sure exactly on the cbr5 but most bikes are 12 or 16000 miles for road use

[@stevesanelli90]

4 cylinders of madness. Excellent explanation Dave! Is the BMW that complicated just to get to?

[@fireblade892]

Same principle to get to but the rocker cover comes out on the BMW without dropping the rad. Gen 4 onwards have shift cam sensors that have to be removed but easy job

[@tinymotogarage]

All that wiring and little tubage makes me anxious. Too complicated for me. What's the "blue book" time on this?

[@obsession_engineering]

Around 3-4 hours, more if any adjustments are needed

[@malcolmhales8181]

My mates SS50 was a lot easier 😂

[@kemal.yetim.]

Hard job this is hard👆✨️❤️🎇🎨🥇🎯🧿

[@jonhewitt3]

Bring back two-stroke

[@obsession_engineering]

Less parts... But often more going wrong 🤣

[@marcosdecezare3412]

Man , where did you find these blue forks ?

[@obsession_engineering]

Standard fitment on that year gsxr. Thankfully other year's had sensible colours

[@marcosdecezare3412]

@@obsession_engineering no no , for me is really beautiful, I love blue . I have a ducati 999 2006 and the rear shock is a Gubellini blue like yours !!!!