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tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

All, (specialy you valve clearance guru's)

I've done a valve clearance check on my K1100RS and found the following:

What to do? get the intake cam out, find out what the camfollowers are (thickness) and hope to swap them? or leave it this way?

apparently not all the pictures come thru here...

lets write it down...
rear = rear of the bike (TPS side)
Rear ...IN................EX
Rear ...0,13 ..........0,29
Front ...0,16 ..........0,29
Rear ...0,19 ..........0,24
Front ...0,19 ..........0,24
Rear ...0,19 ..........0,29
Front ...0,22 ..........0,28
Rear ...0,17 ..........0,28
Front ...0,15 ..........0,28
Front ...IN............... EX

Phil Marvin · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject:

Hi,
Since some of the clearances are TIGHT, I would change them (or have them changed). I don't like to burn valves! I wouldn't worry much about the one loose intake. I would also make sure the clearances are what you posted. .24mm is only .01mm too tight. Maybe it is really .25mm. At least you can hope so!
Ride Safe,
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'94 K75A/3
'95 K75RTP

dave n · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:12 pm Post subject:

only the one intake is a bit tight - no burning will happen there.
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1993 K1100LT w/Hannigan sidecar
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tmoons · Flying Brick Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2008 Posts: 161

acftfliehr · Big Brick Rider Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 62

Buy a new BMW, and use the bad bike with valve clearances out of spec as a trade in.....