May be an obvious question but .....

[BIGKAT1100]

..... I need the recommended miles between valve adjustments ....

.... that is all

[Steveb]

..... I need the recommended miles between valve adjustments ....

.... that is all

Surpisingly, the manual says 6000km, or 12 months.

Jeebus, that's not very long!

[BIGKAT1100]

Surpisingly, the manual says 6000km, or 12 months.

Jeebus, that's not very long!

That's just about every oil change ..... WoW

I just hit 20000 and the valves were done at about 13000. I've not put any abusive miles on her, 95% highway. I'm not getting excessive noise or any noticable slips in performance. If the valves were out of whack, what things should I be listening/feeling/looking for ?

[Katana1100]

at 15k mine started to tick a bit when cold. which went away when it got hot.then at 17k they started doing it hot.so i adjusted the valves,i found three that were loose,and only by a little.funny but two were tight by a couple thousand.guess that would be valve seat recession.after it was done it ran a bit smoother too

[IndyGunner]

I dont know for an 1100 but a 600 says every 7500... id say realistically your looking more into the 10-12000 range. Just do it when your bike starts to run like crap. It wont hurt it at all if they are a bit out of tune. I think 6000 is outrageous.

[Steveb]

I dont know for an 1100 but a 600 says every 7500... id say realistically your looking more into the 10-12000 range. Just do it when your bike starts to run like crap. It wont hurt it at all if they are a bit out of tune. I think 6000 is outrageous.

So you'd TRIPLE the interval? 4000 miles to 12K?

What is this based on, exactly, other than a spec for a different bike?