"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
04/03/2019 at 22:04 • Filed to: None
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"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
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These bikes are tappity sons of bitches. Could probably use a valve adjustment. The tires were not as cracked before this ride as they were when I got back and took the pictures in the other post.
Gerry197
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/03/2019 at 22:25 |
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I’ve owned twins all my life, tappity and tick, tick, tick, are pretty common. A lot of times its the lazy cam chain tentioners that causes it. Not typically something that requires fixing.
Though if it’s the valves, a loose, noisy or loud valves are better than quiet ones.
By the wa y, good rev-matching your downshifts!
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> Gerry197
04/03/2019 at 22:39 |
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Yeah, these Cx500s in particular due to their weird valve setup are very known for being noisy little suckers. Rev-matching is super fun on this bike. The pod filters helped enormously with the throttle response.
BobintheMtns
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/03/2019 at 23:06 |
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“Tappy valves are happy valves”
MeatSaber
> Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/04/2019 at 21:06 |
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The s ound of that machine is hypnotic. How are valve jobs on that thing. d oes the engine sticking out sidew ays make that easier? Easily one of my least favorite jobs on a bike.
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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
> MeatSaber
04/05/2019 at 09:15 |
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Don’t have to remove much of anything. Two bolts and the valve cover pops off and there they are. The rockers are siamesed due to it being pushrod 4-valve design so I haven’t really looked in to how to do a valve adjustment on one yet. Looks a lot easier than the parallel twin Kawasaki I had last summer.