gnr Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 I know that Yamaha recommends 25k miles, but it seems like everyone's exhaust valves are tight by then. And it sounds like a couple of people have experienced related issues. My mileage is only 5k, but I am thinking about checking well in advance of recommended (say maybe 15k or so) Has anyone checked earlier than recommended? If so, when and what did you find? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Just fyi - Checked over on the FZ forum. Seems as though some have checked early and found no problem and others have found tight exhaust valves. Some have checked at 25k and found them ok to slightly tight, but have left as is and will inspect again later. And then there are some that are quite tight by 25k. I think I'll inspect early when the time comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member hawkeye Posted February 20, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 20, 2019 Had mine checked just before 23K and all were within spec, albeit closer to the tight end of the range. Guess I'm one of the fortunate ones. Will probably have it checked again at the 20K mark next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Moving this to its proper board, tech questions Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 21 hours ago, gnr said: Just fyi - Checked over on the FZ forum. Seems as though some have checked early and found no problem and others have found tight exhaust valves. Some have checked at 25k and found them ok to slightly tight, but have left as is and will inspect again later. And then there are some that are quite tight by 25k. I think I'll inspect early when the time comes. I have been hoping that someone would take some pics or a video whle doing this and post a tech tip for others. Want to be the guy? Checking and adjusting valves is one of those things that many dont know how to do. Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member estell Posted February 20, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Cruizin said: I have been hoping that someone would take some pics or a video whle doing this and post a tech tip for others... Checking and adjusting valves is one of those things that many dont know how to do. I'll second that. I chose to pay a professional to check my valves because I don't know how to do it and I didn't want to figure it out during the summer riding season. However, I'd like to do the next valve check myself and a how-to would be great to have for a reference. 2015 red FJ-09: Cal Sci screen, Sargent seat, ECU flash, slider combo, cruise, Rizoma bars, Matts forks, JRi shock, slipper clutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnr Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, estell said: I'll second that. I chose to pay a professional to check my valves because I don't know how to do it and I didn't want to figure it out during the summer riding season. However, I'd like to do the next valve check myself and a how-to would be great to have for a reference. I'm afraid I fit into this category as well. When the time comes I'll get someone who knows what they are doing to check and adjust if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid4Life Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 What is this valve checking thing you guys are talking about. .(lol)... i guess that pretty much explain as to were i am....😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Four years ago, we would get 2-3 tech tips a month in our tech tips section. And the forum would get hundreds of posts per day. Now, hardly anyone takes the time to write up tech tips. Not sure what that says about the direction of our society. Yamaha FZ-10 Forum Yamaha FZ-07 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koth442 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 30 minutes ago, Cruizin said: Four years ago, we would get 2-3 tech tips a month in our tech tips section. And the forum would get hundreds of posts per day. Now, hardly anyone takes the time to write up tech tips. Not sure what that says about the direction of our society. I think the most enthusiastic owners write up tech tips and the most enthusiastic people buy brand new bikes. I would expect as these bikes age another 2-4 years more tech tips will pop up. Most things are still too new to break. '15 FJ09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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