Installing Honda 650 RFVC cam chain tensioner with a zip tie

In this video I'm gonna show you a simple method to install a cam chain tensioner in a Honda 650 RFVC engine. According to service manual you need a special tool for this job. This is a
SLR 650 '97, but this trick should also work in NX, XR, XL FX, FMX, GB 500/600/500 bike models. I've tested a tensioner installed like this for over 15k km and it was working perfectly.

[@Queeeeeesh]

I’m undergoing the same stuff with my 91 xr600r. My valve adjustment screw came out of the rocker arm lodging itself between the head and cam, snapping the cam. I was able to reuse the head an valve train. Just needed a new cam gaskets and that adjustment screw for the rocker arm. Wish me luck

[@Evdath]

Thank you !

[@drewsXR650L]

Thanks, I attempted this and your video helped confim it actually works. I used a hacksaw blade to weaken the zip tie. How did you remove the zip tie?

[@Magnetik_moto]

I removed the zip tie by cutting it with a sharp knife, just like on this video

[@drewsXR650L]

ah yes, I see thanks 👍@@Magnetik_moto