Does anybody know how to check and adjust the valves to a motorcycle?

[mexican]

Im more confused than before

 

[JRock]

Ducati desmodromic valve adjustment by the dealer is expensive, like $250 per valve.
Desmodromic valve - Wikipedia

 

[sonny]

Checked and adjusted valves on the bonneville many times. Still have the special tools required to do the job correctly. Getting ready to check and adjust if necessary on the Rocket. Just finding the time to replace the fuel filter and check and adjust valves has been a pain (68 hours of overtime in two week period) PM me and we can work something out. The Ducati is out of my league. I do know that on certain Ducati models the first step to checking and adjusting the valves is to pull the engine. Sounds like a real pain in the ###.

 

[rocketjohn]

Get you a Rocket and you may never need to adjust the valves. They have them now where they stay as made for 20,000 miles and more.

 

[TURBO200R4]

the way i check the rocket is if there firing on all three and not making a lot of noise they r ok

 

[R-III-R Turbo]

@mexican i don't think it's been mentioned but you will need one of these -

also re methods it depends on what type of engine you have

 

[Trumpeteer]

I want to learn but no one is willing to teach me, willing to pay somebody to teach me hands on and will provide one of my bikes,
I'm planning on buying a Ducati or Triumph Scramblers but the valve adjustments scare me.
will travel around Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas Missouri, Kansas,
Any takers?

I am in Missouri and do my own valve clearances. If you end up with a Scrambler, then I have some youtube videos for you. I made this on my Bonnie but no differences with the Scrambler for valve clearances...

 

[mexican]

Triumph Scrambler? Great!, let me check them out

 

[mexican]

Ducati desmodromic valve adjustment by the dealer is expensive, like $250 per valve.
Desmodromic valve - Wikipedia

That takes me out of the play for a duc

 

[mexican]

Get you a Rocket and you may never need to adjust the valves. They have them now where they stay as made for 20,000 miles and more.

A Rocket??? too much bike for me