Probably the cleaner and easier tutorial I've seen in years. Focusing on the important parts, without that messy talk and rerouted camera angles. Videos like this makes youtube and mechanical inclined people to continue doing it! Thank you. Cheers
Great video I wish all the maintenance videos were like this clear concise information . Most videos are 75% some guy telling you his life storey and why he like the bike just wasting my time.
Excellent no nonsense tutorial, filmed clearly with easy to understand written instructions. Short and to the point, Thank You! 😃 I am considering shopping for a NC700x or a 750x and I was curious to see how difficult it was to adjust the valves. I was so surprised to see it has easy to adjust screw tappets instead of those gawd awful shims! 👍
Very helpful. I am seriously considering buying this model bike, and the ease of checking the valve clearance is actually a strong selling point. I've done the adjustment on a shim under bucket type once, and I would not do that again. I was in over my head. Thanks for posting! 😊
I'm in the Austin area, so it's worth noting that all I can get here is E10 fuel -- figure a slight increase if I was able to find ethanol-free. Loved my Bandit, it was a terrific bike. Put about 60k miles on it and thought it was time to move on, made a great light tourer with hard cases and better screen. The 1250 engine is a monster, great stuff.
Thank you for the great video. I note though that the manual says to align the mark on the Cam sprocket with the top mark on the cylinder head. The correct mark for #2 cylinder is the one on the left out of the pair. Thanks again!
Wonderful video, thank you. After watching this and a video of doing the valves on a CB500X, it has convinced me to buy this bike. Thanks for helping me make up my mind. (I'm a long time Moto Guzzi rider - so I'm used to valve inspections that are very easy!!)
Took me about 3 hours to do it taking breaks and taking time filming. You could do it in a couple hours pretty easily if you worked quickly and knew what you were doing. My lifetime fuel avg is 64.4 MPG over 14,000 miles -- I log all of my results on the Fuelly site, fuelly/driver/treybrad/nc700x (can't link directly in YT comments)
Omg this looks like a damn joy to do next to my bikes 😭🙏 for my old deauville 650 I had to remove SO much to get to the valves, this makes maintanence a breeze.
Yep, like Victor said, 8k miles is the spec. This is the second NC I've checked. I checked my bike at 10k miles and the intake valves were good, but the exhaust valves were all a little tight. The bike in the video is a friends, this was his first check at ~12k, and all of his were right in spec, dead in the middle. So... take that for whatever it's worth.
Thanks for Vid, it's very helpful to adjust the valves. But are you sure, that the 1.Cyl placed on Clutch side and the 2.Cyl. on Brake side? By my NC, it was exactly vise versa!
That looks so much easier than my NT700V, where you have to lift the gas tank, remove the airbox, remove the intake snorkels, and then work the valve covers out around the frame tubes. I love my NT but I'm seriously considering one of the NC's as my next bike. As far as valves go, I checked my NT's at 1500 miles, 8k, and then didn't touch them until 26k as they never moved on the first two checks. Still no adjustments at 26k. It's a Honda, you can't go wrong.
Even though it's just for screw clamps on this video, I'd suggest getting a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screwdriver and to not (ever) use a Phillips on a metric bike. Phillips "cam out" by design, JIS drivers do not. My 2 cents. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
The next time you wear out a set of tires, I would love to see a front wheel / rear wheel removal / re-installation video(s). Very well done and helpful.
DEPENDS on how you ride. If you ride easy and never go above 5k you shouldn't have to adjust but every 25k miles. If you ride hard you need to check every 15k. One good thing about this bike if you have factory muffler still, is you can easily hear when they start to travel.
I imagine the process for a 2014 NC 750 x would be much the same. *none i've talked to in the community so far know how to get hold of a service manual for the model * ps. nice shooting style :)
Hi "If not aligned,rotate crank 180 degrees,both mark should be correct"how I can know then I corrected?? and I have to setting every cylinder separately?? if I want chceck clereance? regards Michael.
hi thanks for the video! wanted to ask if you changed your engine oil and oil filter with this service? I already did my eo change but wanting to check my valve before my trip. thanks!
Valve checks at 8k is the only reason i am not considering this bike. Other manufacturers have 15k and 25k for most bikes. my harley came with hydraulic valve adjusters, so no valave checks required ever on that.
Jero Berkley almost all new harley vtwin models comes with hydraulic lifters. I have iron 883 2016 and there is no valve check and valve maintainance required as per owners manual. I would suggest you if you are looking to buy one, go talk to dealership and have them show you the service interval of that bike. If it need valve checks it will show up in service intervals and in owners manual.
Hi Nice video and just doing my valves now but I am a bit confused about something. The video says "Align 1 with notch for cylinder 1 (clutch side)" and " Align 2 with notch for cylinder 2 ( brake side )" but when you go to work on cyl one it is the brake side you are working on and when you go to cyl 2 it is the clutch side. Am I missing something ?
Cylinder 1 is the left cylinder if you're sitting on the bike (clutch lever side). Cylinder 2 is on the right if you're sitting on the bike (brake lever side).
Hi treybrad , firstly I would like to thank you for creating such an informative video. I was following your instructions as well as the service manual's, but I encountered a difficulty in opening the camshaft maintenance cap. What size wrench were you using? 14 was too loose while 13 could barely fit. Also, my cap wouldn't budge and forcing either wrench is slowly wearing up the hex . Ended up checking the alignment from the gap near the tensioner. Any advice? Also, when I first opened up the cylinder head cover to do the clearance at 20,000km mileage, I found out that that the stock clearance was too tight that i couldn't even fit in my 0.13mm feeler gauge. Same goes for the exhaust. Adjusted to 0.17mm and 0.28mm respectively (as according to manual), and the tapping sound was abnormally LOUD. Proceeded to adjust them to 0.15mm and 0.26mm thereafter, sound was lesser, but it was still much noisier than initial. Did you encounter the same situation? Should I be worried? Thanks in advance,
I attempted the a valve clearance check for the first time last night and ran into a similar problem with the gaps. When I checked the gaps the smallest gauge in my set wouldn't fit behind any of the tappets. there was essentially no gap. I adjusted it to .17mm and .28mm, but when I got it all together there was a consistent tapping noise that wasn't there before. I'm also curious if this is a concern. Any insight would be appreciated.
I had issues with the camshaft marking because my service manual clearly states the cylinder marking should be at the top but if I do this the motor runs very loud. This required a lot of turns on the valve screw to fit a feeler gauge in (alarm bells !!). After readjustment to the bottom it runs smooth. Treybrad had a good point that the valves will never be way out you should only need to adjust them a touch if you are needing to screw or unscrew more than a turn (or even less ? been a while) probably your piston is not in the right position. Hope this helps...now u have to empty that damn coolant again :)
Hey TreyBrad quick question when you aligned the cam sprocket was the mark on the top line or bottom line? Reason being in your video it looks like bottom when you align it with the black cable in the background....my manual says top and if I do top I get really loose valve tapping when started up much like a previous comment made
Should be the mark on the bottom. Last couple times I've checked I don't even remove that cover. If you can wiggle the rockers you're at TDC. If they're too tight to move, you need to rotate the crank around. If you're making big adjustments something is wrong, step back and check what you're doing. Shouldn't need more than a nudge one way or the other.
Hey Guys. Great video TreyBrad. I just adjusted mine following the service manual and it's clicking quite badly. Just to confirm something, should I align the marks in the camshaft ( 'I' and 'II') to the left (as you're looking at it) index line on the camshaft not the one towards the end of the shaft. The Service Manual specifies to align it to the top.
@@treybrad Oh NOW you tell us the gasket is re-useable! After I waited 3 weeks for it to come in after I ordered one from the local dealer!! :) :) Well, at least I've got one for the 6th adjustment.
egoniusz I'd probably set aside 3 hours the first time, taking your time. I got to where I could complete the procedure in an hour start to finish after a few times.
Hi treybrad great video!!!!! I have a question for you, I'm going to check distribution on my NC700(7000mile),so, after your regulation have you detect an improve or a change in engine performance? and in your inspection, valve clearance was just OK or have you must reg. the valve? thank in advantage. Marco
No, not really. It's never run poorly, and I've barely had to adjust any valves when checking them. At 7k I wouldn't expect anything to feel different.
does anybody know of a trick where you don't have to drain the radiator to get to the valves. When I tried, I wasn't able to move the radiator far enough out of the way
On Vacation in another week and hitting 15K miles so maybe I will bite the bullet and get'er done.... Getting over 80MPG so I have been putting it off as long as I can.
12,000 km but with the newer NC750 Honda have doubled the distance for valve clearances to 24,000km. When I had mine done at 12,000km there were only a couple of valves out about 1 thou - nothing to worry about. Other owners also indicate 24,000 km intervals are fine.
Why, for the love of God, aren't there hydraulic lifters in this low revving engine? And the music was ok, but Gilbert Gottfried and Fran Drescher performing Aida would have been better🤪
Probably the cleaner and easier tutorial I've seen in years.
Focusing on the important parts, without that messy talk and rerouted camera angles.
Videos like this makes youtube and mechanical inclined people to continue doing it! Thank you. Cheers
Great video I wish all the maintenance videos were like this clear concise information .
Most videos are 75% some guy telling you his life storey and why he like the bike just wasting my time.
Excellent no nonsense tutorial, filmed clearly with easy to understand written instructions. Short and to the point, Thank You! 😃 I am considering shopping for a NC700x or a 750x and I was curious to see how difficult it was to adjust the valves. I was so surprised to see it has easy to adjust screw tappets instead of those gawd awful shims! 👍
Very helpful. I am seriously considering buying this model bike, and the ease of checking the valve clearance is actually a strong selling point. I've done the adjustment on a shim under bucket type once, and I would not do that again. I was in over my head. Thanks for posting! 😊
I'm in the Austin area, so it's worth noting that all I can get here is E10 fuel -- figure a slight increase if I was able to find ethanol-free. Loved my Bandit, it was a terrific bike. Put about 60k miles on it and thought it was time to move on, made a great light tourer with hard cases and better screen. The 1250 engine is a monster, great stuff.
Easily the best bike service video I have ever watched. Very high standard, congratulations.
Thank you for the great video. I note though that the manual says to align the mark on the Cam sprocket with the top mark on the cylinder head. The correct mark for #2 cylinder is the one on the left out of the pair.
Thanks again!
Wonderful video, thank you. After watching this and a video of doing the valves on a CB500X, it has convinced me to buy this bike. Thanks for helping me make up my mind. (I'm a long time Moto Guzzi rider - so I'm used to valve inspections that are very easy!!)
Did you mention to remove spark plugs, helps when rotating the crank to locate TDC
Absolutely perfect, high quality video with crystal clear instructions! Thanks, will use for upcoming CTX700 valve adjustments.
Took me about 3 hours to do it taking breaks and taking time filming. You could do it in a couple hours pretty easily if you worked quickly and knew what you were doing. My lifetime fuel avg is 64.4 MPG over 14,000 miles -- I log all of my results on the Fuelly site, fuelly/driver/treybrad/nc700x (can't link directly in YT comments)
I have a ctx that needs it I’m hoping I can pull it off cause they want so much damm money I think it’s the same job on the nc and ctx same motor
Omg this looks like a damn joy to do next to my bikes 😭🙏 for my old deauville 650 I had to remove SO much to get to the valves, this makes maintanence a breeze.
Well done young man now I know how to adjust my 2012 nc700x.First thing I bought was the manual you have. Again well done !
Thanks, this combined with another vid of CTX700 is exactly what I needed to see for my CTX valve adjustment. Appreciate you posting this!
Yep, like Victor said, 8k miles is the spec. This is the second NC I've checked. I checked my bike at 10k miles and the intake valves were good, but the exhaust valves were all a little tight. The bike in the video is a friends, this was his first check at ~12k, and all of his were right in spec, dead in the middle. So... take that for whatever it's worth.
Thank you for the tutorial. Music is not my cup of tea, but the tutorial is first class. Thumbs up.
Still as relevant as the day the video was made. Fantastic job and hopefully it goes well on my ctx700 tomorrow (has the same engine).
Such a simple and helpful video. Thanks
From one video maker to another - just excellent.
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Great video! After watching this I feel confident to do it myself. Thanks a lot!
9년전에 올린 영상이지만 깔끔하고 세심하네요!!!!!
Great video, clear ,clean and concise, music so so. Thanks for posting.
Big thumbs up for doing this vid, i'll be needing to do this on my ctx700/D soon
Thanks for Vid, it's very helpful to adjust the valves.
But are you sure, that the 1.Cyl placed on Clutch side and the 2.Cyl. on Brake side?
By my NC, it was exactly vise versa!
Very good video, nice and clear on procedure and spot on. Will be very helpful for me with my new bike in 8K.
That looks so much easier than my NT700V, where you have to lift the gas tank, remove the airbox, remove the intake snorkels, and then work the valve covers out around the frame tubes. I love my NT but I'm seriously considering one of the NC's as my next bike. As far as valves go, I checked my NT's at 1500 miles, 8k, and then didn't touch them until 26k as they never moved on the first two checks. Still no adjustments at 26k. It's a Honda, you can't go wrong.
Thank you ! Now I am much more confident to do this.
Awesome editing and great sound track!
Great video. I believe I could do this myself now that I've seen it done.
Thanks for the video! Great great production value too! And I don't even have a NC (yet), just shopping:) again, great stuff!
Your time and effort is appreciated, thanks. Great video as well.
Excellent video! Well done!
Even though it's just for screw clamps on this video, I'd suggest getting a JIS (Japanese Industrial Standard) screwdriver and to not (ever) use a Phillips on a metric bike. Phillips "cam out" by design, JIS drivers do not. My 2 cents. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
The next time you wear out a set of tires, I would love to see a front wheel / rear wheel removal / re-installation video(s). Very well done and helpful.
Great video, but it’s out of my capabilities. Will need to take to dealer when the time comes. Been stalling. Have over 18,000 miles but it runs good.
Great video! Thanks for sharing! Going to do mine tomorrow!
Well done and like the music - Thanks much
Heads up the 2013 NC700x radiator is connected differently and is a giant pain in the was.
Meticulously well done, thanks for the video
great video easy to understand thank you
thanks for taking the time to do this video. Vey nice.
Definitely one of the better bike for valve adjustment with only having to remove the rad. Bikes like the Vstrom must be a nightmare to do.
Cylinder #2 is on the break side?
Thanks for your tutorial 😊. How often should be valves adjusted on this bike?
DEPENDS on how you ride. If you ride easy and never go above 5k you shouldn't have to adjust but every 25k miles. If you ride hard you need to check every 15k. One good thing about this bike if you have factory muffler still, is you can easily hear when they start to travel.
this can also be useful for other bikes with the same engine. ctx700, nm4, ect.
very useful video and nicely done. thanks
Great video. Well done!
Very informative video! Well done and thanks.
What size feeler gauge for top and bottom did you use I have a ctx 700DCT but calls same adjustment
Thanks little over my head but would love to see how to adjust the chain please
I imagine the process for a 2014 NC 750 x would be much the same.
*none i've talked to in the community so far know how to get hold of a service manual for the model *
ps. nice shooting style :)
Lovely!
Hi "If not aligned,rotate crank 180 degrees,both mark should be correct"how I can know then I corrected?? and I have to setting every cylinder separately?? if I want chceck clereance? regards Michael.
Fantastic Vid but just double check the cylinder locations. On my 2012 NX700 Cylinder 1 is on the right hand side (brake side) of the bike.
Thanks a lot
gracias el video. me gusto la musica que grupo es?. saludos desde argentina
Very nice. Thanks
Thank you very much, could you tell me what is the tightening torque of the valve cover, greetings from Spain😉
Most likely around 10-12 nm. Just done up by hand. Those bolts don’t have a lot of torque on them :)
Thank you
Too mechanical for my simple mind, but wonderful to watch to see how the 700 comes apart :-) very cool.
Treybad thanks for that , I was thinking the side the clutch was on and the side the brake pedal was on.
hi thanks for the video! wanted to ask if you changed your engine oil and oil filter with this service? I already did my eo change but wanting to check my valve before my trip. thanks!
Valve checks at 8k is the only reason i am not considering this bike. Other manufacturers have 15k and 25k for most bikes. my harley came with hydraulic valve adjusters, so no valave checks required ever on that.
What Harley comes with the hydraulic valve adjusters?
Jero Berkley almost all new harley vtwin models comes with hydraulic lifters. I have iron 883 2016 and there is no valve check and valve maintainance required as per owners manual. I would suggest you if you are looking to buy one, go talk to dealership and have them show you the service interval of that bike. If it need valve checks it will show up in service intervals and in owners manual.
Ok, thanks. Sadly I can't afford such new Harley bikes, and I doubt cheaper 2008 models have it like the 883 Sportster 2008. Thanks anyway.
Hi Nice video and just doing my valves now but I am a bit confused about something. The video says "Align 1 with notch for cylinder 1 (clutch side)" and " Align 2 with notch
for cylinder 2 ( brake side )" but when you go to work on cyl one it is the brake side you are working on and when you go to cyl 2 it is the clutch side. Am I missing something ?
Cylinder 1 is the left cylinder if you're sitting on the bike (clutch lever side). Cylinder 2 is on the right if you're sitting on the bike (brake lever side).
use lock nut torque wrench 14n(in&ex)
Nice video
Hi treybrad , firstly I would like to thank you for creating such an informative video. I was following your instructions as well as the service manual's, but I encountered a difficulty in opening the camshaft maintenance cap. What size wrench were you using? 14 was too loose while 13 could barely fit. Also, my cap wouldn't budge and forcing either wrench is slowly wearing up the hex . Ended up checking the alignment from the gap near the tensioner. Any advice?
Also, when I first opened up the cylinder head cover to do the clearance at 20,000km mileage, I found out that that the stock clearance was too tight that i couldn't even fit in my 0.13mm feeler gauge. Same goes for the exhaust. Adjusted to 0.17mm and 0.28mm respectively (as according to manual), and the tapping sound was abnormally LOUD. Proceeded to adjust them to 0.15mm and 0.26mm thereafter, sound was lesser, but it was still much noisier than initial. Did you encounter the same situation? Should I be worried?
Thanks in advance,
Did u ever figure out what went wrong?
I attempted the a valve clearance check for the first time last night and ran into a similar problem with the gaps. When I checked the gaps the smallest gauge in my set wouldn't fit behind any of the tappets. there was essentially no gap. I adjusted it to .17mm and .28mm, but when I got it all together there was a consistent tapping noise that wasn't there before. I'm also curious if this is a concern. Any insight would be appreciated.
I had issues with the camshaft marking because my service manual clearly states the cylinder marking should be at the top but if I do this the motor runs very loud. This required a lot of turns on the valve screw to fit a feeler gauge in (alarm bells !!). After readjustment to the bottom it runs smooth. Treybrad had a good point that the valves will never be way out you should only need to adjust them a touch if you are needing to screw or unscrew more than a turn (or even less ? been a while) probably your piston is not in the right position. Hope this helps...now u have to empty that damn coolant again :)
Hey TreyBrad quick question when you aligned the cam sprocket was the mark on the top line or bottom line? Reason being in your video it looks like bottom when you align it with the black cable in the background....my manual says top and if I do top I get really loose valve tapping when started up much like a previous comment made
Should be the mark on the bottom. Last couple times I've checked I don't even remove that cover. If you can wiggle the rockers you're at TDC. If they're too tight to move, you need to rotate the crank around. If you're making big adjustments something is wrong, step back and check what you're doing. Shouldn't need more than a nudge one way or the other.
Also, check the NC700X forum online, there are a few pictorial walk throughs and much discussion.
treybrad thanks mate yeah I tried that way and all good now. Your photo saved me a lot of distress hahaha cheers
Hey Guys. Great video TreyBrad.
I just adjusted mine following the service manual and it's clicking quite badly.
Just to confirm something, should I align the marks in the camshaft ( 'I' and 'II') to the left (as you're looking at it) index line on the camshaft not the one towards the end of the shaft. The Service Manual specifies to align it to the top.
I think u have crankshaft and camshaft mixed up. Crank mark to the right (align horizontally) cam to the bottom (align vertically).
Where did you find the right feeler gauges? Usually in a set is 0,15 - 0,20 - 0,25 - 0,30 mm
Can't find online 0,17 and 0,28 mm
I imagine after 7 months you found your answer, but I used SAE set(inches). .006 intake and .011 for exhaust
thank you for this good video, but i don't understand why don'ty you talk about the reserve cool tank?
What was the size of the hex key?
excelente!!
I have a question. The gasket is reusable ?
Absolutely. I've reused mine 5 times now I think and it looks new. It's a heavy duty, rubber gasket.
@@treybrad
Oh NOW you tell us the gasket is re-useable! After I waited 3 weeks for it to come in after I ordered one from the local dealer!! :) :)
Well, at least I've got one for the 6th adjustment.
how long take you,to do this job?
egoniusz I'd probably set aside 3 hours the first time, taking your time. I got to where I could complete the procedure in an hour start to finish after a few times.
Thx
There was a little oil around the centre of the rockers when the cover was removed. I wonder if this is normal - anyone know?
Hi treybrad
great video!!!!!
I have a question for you, I'm going to check distribution on my NC700(7000mile),so, after your regulation have you detect an improve or a change in engine performance? and in your inspection, valve clearance was just OK or have you must reg. the valve?
thank in advantage.
Marco
No, not really. It's never run poorly, and I've barely had to adjust any valves when checking them. At 7k I wouldn't expect anything to feel different.
Great vid; very helpful ...oh, and, cool song!
THANKS!
Great video thanks for posting. What editing software did you use?
Final Cut 7
Good Job!
THX
Thanks a lot!!
how many miles before you have to do a valve adjustment on the NC700x?
Nice 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
does anybody know of a trick where you don't have to drain the radiator to get to the valves. When I tried, I wasn't able to move the radiator far enough out of the way
you are my fucking hero! you just have to pull the dam on out...
Great video and VERY clear shots - thanx! However - must be the gayest music I have ever suffered through In a bike video.
On Vacation in another week and hitting 15K miles so maybe I will bite the bullet and get'er done.... Getting over 80MPG so I have been putting it off as long as I can.
Great video, thanks a lot :-)
nice music ..
How many Km's or Miles to make this?
12,000 km but with the newer NC750 Honda have doubled the distance for valve clearances to 24,000km. When I had mine done at 12,000km there were only a couple of valves out about 1 thou - nothing to worry about. Other owners also indicate 24,000 km intervals are fine.
I prefer if Tekashi 69 was the background music than the yoga music
thank you!!!!!!
No videos in 5 years. I hope you’re ok bud.
Doing great!
Volume mode - 0
Why, for the love of God, aren't there hydraulic lifters in this low revving engine? And the music was ok, but Gilbert Gottfried and Fran Drescher performing Aida would have been better🤪
Get rid of the music.
Thank you for the insightful comment Tom. Hope the video helped you.