I'm doing a valve adjustment on my 2000 Honda CBR600F4. That bike makes my Husky look pretty simple! The inline 4 cylinder with ram air is a mess of STUFF, and lots of valves!
My 2014 FE501 is one of the easiest 4 stroke bikes I've had the pleasure to work on. European engineering shines through on this one.
I feel the same way about my FC250. When working on that bike, it's obvious that the engineers thought about what it would be like to work on it. Whenever I work on a Jap bike, it's obvious that they didn't put much thought into that at all.
not always true..my 99 kaw 4 cylinder is super easy, the rocker arms are spring loaded and slide over to change the shims, i use a magnet to change them. but i have seen horror stories on other inline 4s...some are easier tho
On multi cylinder street bikes, the engines aren't so hard to work on. It's GETTING TO THEM through all the body work and spaghetti piles of vacuum and emission hoses that is the big pain.
no body work for me! i like em naked! what little emission equipment mine had is gone, courtesy of muzzy
And... When you add ram air to the equation, it's even worse. It's a good thing that the Honda only needs adjusting once every 15 years.
