20,000 mile tune up.

sonny said:

Just about ready. Bought all the stuff required. I can safely say it has been a interesting adventure acquiring the Knowledge to attempt such a feat. Just waiting on parts and still need to go out and buy a laptop in the morning for tune ECU. Plan on taking about three days to do the job. This forum has been a lot of help. There is no way in hell I would trust a dealership to do the work. I am not a Mechanic by trade but Have the common sense to take my time and study the bike, Buy the proper tools and actually do the work. Looking forward to it.

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Rocket Scientist said:

If you end up having to replace valve shims your life will be much easier with one of these

Also buy a couple of cheap 19mm open end wrenches and cut them in half to make "shorties". You may have to open them up a bit until they fit the forged "nuts" on the cams that are used to hold/turn them. Also be very mindful of the procedure for removing the cam ladder or you can ruin the head. Not trying to scare you off, but shim replacement isn't for the faint of heart. Getting the cams back in time is no joke.

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Rocket Scientist said:

If you end up having to replace valve shims your life will be much easier with one of these

Also buy a couple of cheap 19mm open end wrenches and cut them in half to make "shorties". You may have to open them up a bit until they fit the forged "nuts" on the cams that are used to hold/turn them. Also be very mindful of the procedure for removing the cam ladder or you can ruin the head. Not trying to scare you off, but shim replacement isn't for the faint of heart. Getting the cams back in time is no joke.

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Idaho Red Rocket 3 said:

I did my shims without taking out the cams. Made these 2 tools from pictures on this site. Worked well.

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