Valve Bucket Hard to Spin / Large Clearance (Intake Valve)

[The Buddha]

I would replace that 1 valve ... or do 2 intakes ... or all with kibble white and have a engine shop do a 3 angle valve job on the head.
I believe kibblewhite sends theirs with the 3 angle precision machined in the valve.
I also would deck the head for trueness and it will seal better when you put gaskets and re fit.
Cool.
Buddha.

[cboling]

Thanks Buddha. That might be an idea for the future for sure! I went ahead and took the rest of the valves out and they all came out smoothly. I also went ahead with lapping each valve and that seems to have gone well too. I think I will go ahead with the single valve, 2 new buckets and maybe order some new guides "just in case." After I get all this done, I am going to get those bearings from you. (Havent' forgot.  )

Hopefully that will be all I need to do to get this thing fired up soon! Geeeesh!

Again, thanks to everyone with suggestions.

Trwhouse: I still may need to rent your spring compressor if I can't figure out how to make what I got tonight work out.

CB

[cboling]

I got my replacement intake valve and 2 buckets in this past week and was able to get them installed. The buckets seemed a little tight fitting but they all spin easily. (The right intake is still a smidge tight but I expect it should be fine as time goes. I lapped all the valves and they looked really good once I was done. Cleaned everything up and installed the head today.

I took measurements of the valve shim clearances again and it seems better. Still a bit off so shims will probably be in order but they measured out correctly this time without variances during each check.

Left Intake - .04 (Maybe .03)
Right Intake - .08 (Maybe .09)
Right Exhaust - .08 (Maybe .09)
Left Exhaust - .13 (Still big)

Much better. Thanks for all the help and suggestions from everyone. 

[badguy]

Glad you got it fixed   I'm next in line for this...I've got an exhaust valve/bucket sticking and want to pull the head off as soon as I can get my bike home to work on it.

Where did you get the buckets?  Ron Ayers, Bikebandit, or something like that, or just go to a shop?

[cboling]

Yep. Bike Bandit. For most of the engine stuff, they have been able to get it to me pretty quick. (May not be the cheapest but still decent.)