While waiting for the new dash to arrive I thought it would be a good idea to check the valve clearances. It all looks so straight forward in the manual. But then they had the engine out of the bike when they did it !
Obviously the tank needs to be off to get at the valve covers.
The rear (Inlet) valves are fairly painless to get at.
But not the outlet (exhaust) valves.
They are under here..... somewhere
To get at it the bolts on the right hand side I had to remove the water reservoir and then unbolt the radiator so that it dropped down and forward slightly.
Then I was able to get to the bolts (hex) with a ratchet using a long extension, which just went over the top at the right angle
With the radiator out of the way, access to the bolts on the other side was available, tight but available.
And the result of all this work ? The valves were all within tolerances. So did not need adjusting.
At least I have practised it now, Jean will be happier when I attac^H^H^H^H service her Pegaso.
