Tenere 700 Valve Clearance Check: The Easy Way?

Removing the valve cover on the T7 to inspect the clearances is no easy task. Recently Nerb1 demonstrated one way of doing it, by disconnecting the entire wiring harness and moving it to the side. He suggested that removing some engine mounts and dropping the motor forward might be an easier option, so I decided to give this a try since my 40,000km service was due. Nerb's video explains how to measure the valve clearances and re-shim if necessary: • How to - Tenere 700 va... I've also previously done the 'spark plug access mod' to this bike, detailed in this video: • Tenere 700 Spark Plug ... You may need to remove some of that stuff in order to drop your engine if you haven't done that mod yet. In this video I also change out the spark plugs, grease the steering head stem bearings, and replace the fork oil.
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