Noticed that the power valves were getting a bit rattly so to satisfy my curiosity i pulled the fairing and radiator off and had a look inside the box to see how things looked in there.
(see pic 1)
Nothing floating about and all the screws were tight i kicked it over for about 5 seconds (seeing how there was no water n all) and noticed the valve on the left hand side of the bike moves around a bit. I put my finger on it and could feel the piston making contact with it occasionaly. (that can't be good)
(Pic2)
I removed the pulley cover to see if the pulley is lined up correctly and it was about 2 mm out, I adjusted it but the valve was still rattly, (while i had the valves earthed I gave the problem one a wiggle and there was a good 4mm play, this is what I'm worried about the most)
(pic3)
Seem to be losing oil out of the exhaust too though this should just be a matter of pulling off the pipe and throwing a new gasket in.
What I'm wanting to know is, should I be terribly concerned about the valves? The bike has only been run a max of 1000 k since the top end was rebuilt, so I'm only just getting to the stage that i can open it up and have some fun and I don't want this hanging over my head
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