Motorcycle Repair: How to adjust the Valves or Valve Lash on a 1985 Honda XR600

[@Chronicxable]

Good vid , i have a 125 and i done my valves completly wrong i done the inlet tappet on the compresion stroke and the outlet on the exhaust stroke (seemed logical at the time) but this just cleared it up for me why my bike isnt running properly

[@spacemanspiff559]

Outstanding video. Thank you very much for sharing.

[@franzjimenez1]

Exellent....!!! Now I can work on my xr600

[@zacharyknollman5731]

So i have a 1985 honda shadow 500cc i took the oil cap off and let it run air was blowing out does this mean in need to adjust the check valve or what should i be looking out for

[@3WaysToPlay]

The oil can't get into the cylinders unless the valves are worn, so there's no way to stop smoke from adjusting the valves. That's probably from oil seeping past the valve seals which seal the stem part, or seeping past bad piston rings.

[@sheephead007]

great video!! would valves out of sdjustment affect compression when starting?(low compression)

[@gcorral83]

Great videos Brutha. Have u made a video on adjusting a carburetor on a Harley?

[@jeremyhowell4550]

thankyou for the video but couldn you use a closed end wrench on tightening the nut adjustment and holding the flat head screw adjustment with a flat head.then check the nut with a torque wrench.this would keep the valve screw fromm moving.cause really anybody whose done any wrenching knows whats 25lbs feels like so 17lbs is pretty close to that.

[@sory4beinanonymous]

When I take the covers off to take it to top dead center does it have to be empty of oil? I just changed the oil so I dont want it to all dump out

[@osalcedoucmsae]

sory4beinanonymous have you found an answer to this? I just changed my oil yesterday and got a couple more things to check including this to get it running

[@osalcedoucmsae]

sory4beinanonymous have you found an answer to this? I just changed my oil yesterday and got a couple more things to check including this to get it running

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

@@osalcedoucmsae this video should be flagged and remove. This is just as if there was no sound. All he says is be careful when we talking about feel and then the guy takes off. Comments more than 8 years old with no reply. Pffff

[@osalcedoucmsae]

07 CBR1000RR yea you’re not wrong, I just hoping someone in the comments would have some advise lol but yea it’s an old vid

[@CBRRR-eh3ky]

@@osalcedoucmsae im still getting frustrated on mine. I spent all afternoon today trying to start it. No way

[@smallengineshop]

@Stan Ziobro, Some comments don't have a reply link, so I can reply to your comment. Yes, removing the spark plug makes is easier to position the piston at TDC.

[@ridethroughlifertl]

So I'm doing the valves on my xr350, and everything is exactly the same. I've actually done the whole process twice and both times when I restart the bike I get bad valve noise. I let the bike cool and check again and they're within spec. Any ideas?

[@ridethroughlifertl]

I did, that's why I was concerned.

[@franzjimenez1]

Rocker arms wear abd make the same noise.

[@smokine2001]

question i have a 82 kawasaki ltd 440 and it runs but has no power and gas comes out the right exhaust muffler and idea what it could be?

[@formegolf]

Hello sir, I have a 84 Honda xr350r and compression is 0. I readjusted the valves and still nothing any ideas sir before I take it apart? Thank you

[@sammazzini4112]

formegolf hey mate did you figure out the problem as i think i have the same issue

[@smokine2001]

yeah the compression is correct and what makes me think its the carb is because i can start it like 5 times and it dont wanna go and fuel comes out of the exhaust but somtimes i get lucky and start it up and it runs great until i shut it off for a few hours then it runs like crap again

[@sammazzini4112]

Hey mate, i have checked all my valve clearances for my 84 xr500 and they are correct, but my bike still has very low compression. Do you have any ideas on what it could be?

[@spacemanspiff559]

I'm pretty sure that means the piston ring is worn. Did you ever figure out what was causing it? Your comment is four years old, but I'd like to know the cause, in case I end up in the same situation.

[@tylerharper1927]

great video

[@stanziobro2830]

I have a 1986 Yamaha SRX600 and I was wondering - Do you have to take the spark plug out to adjust the valves? I figure the piston should be a TDC when I push the kick start down and get the hard resistance. If I push slowly it clicks just past TDC and that's where I kick start the bike from. Of course I check the marking on the crank to see I am at TDC, but it doesn't stay where the mark is. It seems to either fall short or spring past the TDC mark when I try to center it. But that's why my initial question about having to remove the plug first. Is that what's causing it not to hold the TDC alignment? I don't seem to feel any looseness like you talk about in the rockers and it makes me wonder if I had TDC on compression. Right now it clanks a lot and I know I did not do it right because it didn't before.

[@M3231-s3v]

the front exhaust valves are hard to get at due to that design :/

[@120970able1]

@smallengineshop Dam, never thought of that

[@JensTwn]

No autodecomp?

[@mirtalarsen3986]

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[@mirtalarsen3986]

esto es bueno , es hermoso andar en moto, ha mi hijo le encanta todo lo que es ruido, tanto que me hace enojar,