JackD

I recently bought a 2015 FJ-09 with 32000 miles on it. It had the valves checked at 28000 miles but I have no documentation on what what clearances were before and after. I decided to check the clearances myself. I also want to lower the throttle spring tension. When I rotated the crank to get the cams in the right position the engine didn't rotate as easily as I thought it should. It turned smoothly but required quite a bit of force. I first tried a 3/8 drive breaker bar but it required too much effort from my healing, broken hand. The only thing that came to mind is the cam chain was too tight. But before I get into that I thought I would check here to see if others had found the engine difficult to turn over. I have a few hundred miles on the bike before starting this check. It ran fine, lots of pep, no rattle noises or whining sounds which I would expect from a tight cam chain. BTW all exhaust valves were .008" and intakes were .005". This is nowhere near my first time adjusting valves but normally I put the bike on the centerstand, the bike in high gear and bump the engine with the rear wheel. Thanks to anyone who wants to share their experiences when checking valves.

Thanks, my springs are 336mm long and I don't think I can shorten and spacers by 30mm so it's time to order springs.

Thanks but those sites only list spring rate, no dimensions.

I have read on this forum that the correct fork springs on the FJ-09 worked well without changing valving. I have a few sets of fork springs, one of which worked well for me on a 650 V-Strom. Before I go through the work to try and use them I would like to verify that they will actually fit. Can anybody please give me the length and outside diameter of the standard springs?

Kerplunk? Try a BMW watercooled 1200, it's a KEERCRASHBANG and it's difficult to get consistent, smooth shifts.