I disagree with your closing statement, this is a perfect instructional video! Clearly and concisely narrated at a decent volume with all necessary information and guidance, high resolution, well lit and well shot footage and no ridiculous music making it impossible to hear the voiceover - it's perfect, thanks so much for putting up a great quality "how to video" :)
Thanks Mark. It's really good to hear that these videos help people. Just clocked 24,000 now and still in same condition. Just discovered some split O rings on the chain so time for new one. ( 21k on the current chain )
@@CLLUK ok, thanks for that. it was just for a video then? The reason i ask is, i have 2005 xjr 1300 and to my knowledge mine have never been changed. The bike has only done 22000miles do you think they would need a change?
@@TheMadGesticulator Hi Brian, i did this clearance check at the 12k service. The shims themselves seemed to be the correct rated thickness. Of the 8 clearances ( inlets and outlets ) I seem to remember only around half were slightly out of spec range. So, to keep costs down I made a table of individual clearance measurements and shim rated thickness ( as stamped on the shim ) Then I could see what shims I could move to other ports to bring the clearance within spec. Hope that makes sense. I think then I ended only buying 2 or 3 new shims. I think there's someone who did a video on this table as mentioned above.
@@TheMadGesticulator Sorry your question. It depends on the level of tappet noise I guess. Personally at 22k I would go ahead and do it. If anything else, it's an interesting job and what with the haynes WS guide and RU-vid videos you should be Okay.
Thank you Martino & All. The Tappet Adjustment Tool is: Tappet adjusting tool 90890-04110 Valve adjustment tool YM-33966 I can't recall where I found it. Just checked on eBay and various sources there. It's not cheap though :( . Good Luck Carlos
