Awesome how-to, thank you! I've always been intimidated by valve jobs, mostly because I've never seen it done first hand. After watching your vid I think this is definitely something that's in my wheelhouse now.

Thank you Steve! you took the intimidation away. I bought a V Star with 22,000 mi. that never had the valves inspected. I took it to a mechanic that wanted just south of $300 to do it. I could pay, but now I think I'm going to do it myself. I thank you for your time and efforts!

that's a very clean bike. i clean mine every 60'000 miles whether they need it or not. that's brilliant about trimmer the allen wrench. you just fixed a huge problem for me. the pinch bolts on my 2015 caponord triple tree are so hard to spin because of stainless bolt in aluminum.. no space to fit anything of decent size leverage doh. thanks.

Thanks for the video. I have a Yamaha SCR 950 with the same engine.

Many thanks. Will come in very handy next year

very informative, looks like something I could do, now that I've seen it :) thanks

Awesome video man thats for the info.

its a "ring open-end" or combination spanner, as it has a ring spanner on one end and an open-end spanner on the other. A "box" type spanner (or wrench if you prefer), has a "tube" type design. Hope you're enjoying your bolt.

Thanks for the video. It was very informative. I have a Vstar 1100 that is in need of adjusting . Can anyone tell me if this is the same procedure for my engine?

Nice video, one thing I noticed is the front valve you measured is the exhaust but you measured with the intake measurements (0.08 instead of 0.22mm)

Although I own a Yamaha V Star 1300, I believe I have the just of it. This was very informative, thank you!

Excellent video

Hey man I’m having a lot of trouble distinguishing the TDC for each piston the one with the I -- I I and the one I by itself which one goes first and which one is for each piston ? I’ve put them back together twice already with horrible results

Buying a Bolt tomorrow. I currently have an 07 650 V Star, and adjusted the valves on that about a month ago. This video was very informative. Thanks for making it. Where did you get the manual from, and where in Michigan are you? I'm in Saginaw

Hey bro very good info, just one thing, can you give me the garage manual?, I only found the midnight one, thanks

Good Job, Thanks

What are the the scheduled valve adjustment intervals for a Yamaha bolt motorcycle?

I have a Suzuki Boulevard C50 same basic steps to adjust valves Getter Done!!!!!!

thank you make sense , do you have a vid of the risers . is the triple clamp same as the cspec???

my bike is making some rhythmic tapping. correlates with rpm. it is not noticable until the bike is warmed up. I thought it might be valves but I also figured that valves out of spec would be constant, not only when at operating temp. Someone else suggested cam chain. The manual i have is a basic owners manual, not a service manual. Could you do a vid about inspecting/adjusting the cam chain tensioner?

Blurry video..but informative.... thanks

thank you sir

why did you take off the plate next to the shift gears ? that red little filter ? good video thank you

Would I have to do this if I hear some rattling when I twist the throttle but when I let go it goes away. Help!

Now why were you checking the valves on that I'm just kind of curious

How do you know it’s at top dead center without removing the spark plugs?

"I got the covers off." It would have helped to have shown the removal of the "covers" and at what point it was done. Otherwise, the video is informative, and thank you.

6:33 ... wait wut?

I wish manufacturers made valve maintenance as easy as possible. Shouldn't have to remove so many parts. 😔 lol

How could you tell if your valves were loose by just riding?

U have any info on the clutch???

Re do this and do it with a voice-over so people don't screw up because they can't hear you.... which is most of the damn time.