VALVE CLEARANCE CHECK AND ADJUSTMENT ON A ROYAL ENFIELD HIMALAYAN - DIY 

Thanks for sharing, Thats wonderful to know .

Thanks for the kind words dear friend. Means a lot . Will continue to make meaningful videos .

Thanks for the kind words 🙏

totally agree. half the modern day owners treat their motorcycles as their gadgets . what they dont understand is that the bike is a man made extension of ourselves on the road . you can never be independent of it . it is imperative to develop a relationship with the machine .

Thanks for the kind words . Means a lot . If there is one thing that i truly am grateful for in life , then that’s got to be the ability to balance on two wheels and see the world going backwards .. it’s the greatest feeling every single time ., and so you can see the excitement 😁..

Ha ha . Nobody to help with the camera pal . And super glad to hear that my videos help .

It is indeed an easy job . Just have sufficient time in your hands and a calm head before you perform the task .

thanks for the love brother.

Glad that it helped and thank you for the acknowledgment ❤️🙏

Glad it helped 🙏

Glad to hear that Jim. 🙏

Glad it helps fellow bikers 🙏

Maybe RE should bring in you for next Himalayan upgrade. 😉. Excellent work.

@@freespiritravi0001 glad that the video helped friend.

Thank you 👍

😊. Sure thanks

Anytime friend .

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Make sure to check every 5000 kilometers friend . 😊👍

What was the noise you were hearing, and what were the valve gaps before adjustment? I just bought a '21 with 3000 miles and the engine gets noisy (sounds like valvetrain) around 4500 rpm and up, so I'm planning to check and adjust the gaps tomorrow. Hopefully that solves the noise issue.

Terrible clatter / overall increase in engine noise / poor performance/ engine over heating and eventually a terrible engine . It’s EXTREMELY important to set the Right valve clearance.

Thank you

yes , the right valve clearance matters . but dont end up assuming that engine noise is always loose tappets.

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN my issue is the moment I cross 4500RPM bike starts having vibration. Either it will be a valve Clarence or crank connecting rod issue. I am not very good with fuel injection based bikes, so not able to diagnose the problem. Carbs bikes are much easy maccha.

Thank you sir for the acknowledgment. But I have to tell you that I have always turned the crank counter clockwise to get TDC.. which way does the Himalayan engine turn ?

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN Engine rotates in clockwise direction. It is further easy to match the marks once you remove the spark plug.

@@shajik.damodaran8156 sorry to disagree Sir , the rotation of the crank is counter clockwise in the case of the Himalayan . Kindly put the bike ok centre stand and rotate the rear tyre in 3-4-5 gear . You will be able to see the flywheel move in CCW direction .

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN I have not yet checked this physically. I am forwarding the relevant page of the manual on this setting in your whatsapp no., Of course this could be a printing error too.

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN page 98 of the service manual clearly states "Rotate clockwise only" this is because the magneto retaining bolt is right hand thread and can be loosened if turning anti clockwise and against engine compression. I realise this is unlikely but I have seen it happen.

You will have to change your rocker arms. Uneven wear in the rocker arms causes that ticking noise .

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN Thanks.

Clean your fuel tank only if you find rust inside . If you do find , then empty fuel tank . Dry it in sunlight . Use baking soda with water 1:10 ratio solution to clean the tank . Dry again in sunlight and you are good to go

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN Thank you Ben

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Rapper adjusting may be performed only when needed . But inspection is to be carried out every 5-10000 kilometers. This is mandatory

front is a ralco motocross and the rear is a timsun ts 820

Subjective matter . But it’s anywhere between 5-7500 kms

Ha ha .. good for you my friend.. keep up the good work . 😊👍👍👍

Did you plug the fuel level connector ( blue one underneath the tank )?

It should be a loose connector .

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN been researching. I think the light's on because I started the bike before connecting the fuel pump. So, that caused a fuel pump error code. Now I'm going to follow instructions I found for clearing the ECU code. I think that will work. Gotta remember not to start the bike before everything's re-connected in the future.

Yes friend. It’s a 3mm square .

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN Thanks a ton Ben

@@zian7099 anytime

you will get it in tools shops or search for 3mm square/box tappet adjuster tool online .

tappet adjuster is a 3 mm and the lock nut is a `10 mm .

glad that these videos help fellow bikers.

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN They really do! Love my Himalayan! Sadly, all the tappet sets that are 10mm come with 4mm square. The 8mm come with 3mm....may have to buy them separately somehow

heres a secret hack thats served me well over the years. 10 mm ring spanner, and a #2 Roberts head square drive screw in the end of a piece of dowel. The #2 Roberts head is 3 mm. Same tappet size adjusters on the old 125, 175, 185 SL and XL hondas.

Counter clockwise . But so is the thread of lock nut that holds the alternator and that is why the company wants you to turn the crank clockwise

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN Thank you!

take the bike to kick start garage . Sholingnallur . they will fix it for you . if they cant bring the bike over to me.

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN sure ben thanks a lot.

Yes you can . An angled NOSE PLIER

I used to run a performance parts for motorcycles store . got involved with race mechanics and got to know what I know today . I am a fashion designer / illustrator by profession.

yes, get that . you are right.

36. Tappets Adjustment • If Magneto rotorNOT fitted on crankshaft: - Ensure key way on crankshaft is facing up & piston is at TDC • If Magneto rotor is fitted on crankshaft - Rotate magneto rotor ·cLOCKWISE ONL v·such that the reference mark on the rotor aligns with the inspection hole on cover LH/ Reference mark on Crankcase LH.

It’s not the noise of the tappets . It’s faulty rocker arms that need replacement. Because it’s a labour intensive job ( removal of all components of the head ) they recommend changing the whole head . Also they get to make more money that way too . Service centres are franchises.

Yeah Thanks for the reply ..... So this can be solved in local bike repair shops ?! Issue with my bike .ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wkTwptDUb9w.html

@@martinjohny2135 yes . Competent ones though.

This is exactly what happened to me. Service agents replaced the whole engine head just for 1 fault rocker. They could not even set the valve clearance right.

T to the Line anywhere

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN thanks ben... figured it out. Got the motor running quit and smooth again. Intake valve way loose at 3000 miles. Tappet wrench is a must for this bike.

Thank you

The rim is not just attributed to tappets . Too many reasons for the same . Also this is a noisy engine . Valve clearances are to be checked to keep the bike/engine running in good condition.

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN i had given my bike to a Machanic so that he Adjust my tappet but for some reason after adjusting the tappet it's making too much of annoying tik tik noise, i guess the mechanic don't have proper idea how to adjust it. So my guess is, it should be loose tappet. Whats your opinion?

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN before giving my bike, it was not making to much tik tik sound but after adjusting it damn it's irritating.

@@Chow_V_Lohan yes 100% . Pls watch the video and do it or ask a mech to do it . Inlet .09 and exhaust .23 mm

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN thanks ben.

These are values from the Service manual . Also the tolerances that you have mentioned are way too tight for any 400 Cc single.

Are you aligning the T with arrow on casing or the line under the T? Someone suggested you line you line up the line under the T not the T itself with the arrow on casing. I lined up the T with arrow.

according to the dealer the exhaust valve clearance is 0.23 mm and the inlet is 0.15 mm

@@ONTWOWHEELSBEN The service manual is not correct. I have also checked the service manual. You can set the valve clearance to those settings but the bike will tend to cut out when cold especially around town. The idling will also be un-even. I've set mine to 0.127 mm or 5 thou for both the inlet & exhaust and it now runs perfect when cold or hot-round town or open road. I also adjusted the idling to 1,250 rpm when engine was hot and this has also made a big improvement to the ease of gear changing when hot and especially when stopped in neutral to engage 1st gear. You cannot use your long neck ring spanner on the inlet valve as the lock nut is too close to the wall of the housing so it won't go on. The only thing I could find that would fit was a socket while using a 3/8 breaker bar. You can use your long neck ring spanner on the exhaust lock nut as there's more room and it fits on, however you can also use an ordinary ring/open end spanner for the job. The tappet settings I have given as it so happens are exactly the same as the pre '96 DR650 so whether they share similar cam profiles I'm not sure.