1983 GS1100E valve adjustment

[Mysuzyq]

Prior to trying Tkent's Robertson trick, I just used a small pair of curved needle-nose pliers to hold the adjuster. Hopefully, one is going to be adjusting only a couple valves....usually it's just checks, and I'll tweak one or two that are drifting close to borderline but still within spec, since I'm there. In 48,000 km I don't think I have had to adjust more than 4 valves, after the bike's initial 600 km inspection. I don't know if this low wear rate is typical for 1100Es...my bike has stock cams & valves, which probably helps.

[Texasgs]

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I have a big pair of stainless locking 8 inch hemostats that really bite down on the little square ends of the adjuster screws, and leave plenty of room to get the wrench in there, to lock the nut down. The little nut has to be tight, dont just snug it, get on it pretty hard. If it is an OE Suzuki gasket and it has been on for years it can be a big job to scrape it off. I did one a little over a week ago, and it took over 3 hours to get the gasket all off, it was a nightmare. Most are not that hard.

[blowerbike]

i agree about the very little wear comment.
but if you have a valve job done or swap cams(he-perf) ect...
you have to adjust all 16 of these little bast@rds!
i highly recommend not using the hemostats to hold a left handed cig before trying to adjust your valves.
its hard to eat potato-chips and concentrate at the same time.

[Texasgs]

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Yeah, keep the little hemos off the smoking material before adjusting the valves, because you need precision. The Godzilla hemos really bite down on the little square ends of the adjusters. Try it and you wont believe how good it works. Big hemos though, little somkies wont do.