Re: Valve clearances

Posted by Re-run on May 27, 2012; 3:51pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Valve-clearances-tp3999100p4018150.html

I open mine up .001 on both sides. This tip came from a racer in the 70s that really knows his stuff about the sohc bikes. Heat will cause these parts to expand, which is why you put in a gap in the first place. Adding a bit more actually reduces wear on the train, at least in the sohc. The amount of extra noise in negligible.
Some bikes these days actually give a RANGE to have the vales set in. For instance, my rebel, is something like .005 to .008 so I see absolutely no reason to not open your settings by .001, I would do it too.