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Title: Single Pick Up Ignition TDC
Post by: chefyong on October 11, 2015, 10:44:51 AM

Hi, I am planning to check my valve clearance and probably change shims if necessary. I have read valve shim articles using "search' but failed to find an article specifically for single pick up ignition. My bike is a 2007 GS500f.

How do you set TDC on a gs500f?

Thanks

Title: Re: Single Pick Up Ignition TDC
Post by: sledge on October 11, 2015, 11:30:59 AM

Quote from: chefyong on October 11, 2015, 10:44:51 AM
How do you set TDC on a gs500f?
Thanks

Same you would with any other bike...........use a TDC indicator :thumb:

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Title: Re: Single Pick Up Ignition TDC
Post by: gsJack on October 11, 2015, 01:52:20 PM

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Title: Re: Single Pick Up Ignition TDC
Post by: chefyong on October 11, 2015, 02:17:20 PM

Thanks for the quick replies.

Title: Re: Single Pick Up Ignition TDC
Post by: sledge on October 11, 2015, 02:23:59 PM

Or......you can do it by the book, go off the timing marks and hope all the tolerances involved don't add up to something significant :dunno_black:

By eye alone and with a bit of practice you should be able to get it to within about 2- 3 degs............. which seems to be good enough for most people :thumb:

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