I'm slowly going through all the maintenance items the previous owner neglected on the car (mismatched spark plugs, maladjusted clutch, burned out bulbs all over, chain not tensioned, cam chain never adjusted, etc) and one of the most major items from my perspective would be a valve adjustment. After doing the former the bike is running WAY better (ye gods that cam chain was waaaay loose!), but it's always been my experience nothing helps get that sewing-machine smoothness from a Honda like a valve adjustment.
Looking at the Clymer manual, seems *extremely* complicated compared to all the passenger-car adjustments I've done, requiring special tools and ordering shims from Honda to get the clearance right.
Anything I should know before tackling this on my '82 CB750 Custom? Words of experience are appreciated, thanks!
Looking at the Clymer manual, seems *extremely* complicated compared to all the passenger-car adjustments I've done, requiring special tools and ordering shims from Honda to get the clearance right.
Anything I should know before tackling this on my '82 CB750 Custom? Words of experience are appreciated, thanks!