I decided that I needed to check the valves of my "new to me" 2010 NT700V. I have no idea of the maintenance history, so I just had to check them. All the information here really helped me with removing everything needed to get the job done EXCEPT HOW TO REMOVE THAT ONE SCREW on the front right of the throttle body assembly. I tried everything and couldn't reach it, then my son stopped by. He worked for about a half hour and finally yelled EURIKA! The "one special tool" he used was his much smaller hands I wear XXXL riding gloves and it seems that I was never going to get to that darn screw. So.....maybe have someone with some mechanical know how and small hands ready when you are ready to check your valves. Seriously, that screw is VERY difficult to reach.
Oh, at 22,000 miles, we found all 8 valves about 0.001" tighter than specs. Not bad, but we reset them all.
Overall, not a horrible job, but I think it is way more complicated than need be. Surely Honda could have made a few changes to make this easier.
Oh, at 22,000 miles, we found all 8 valves about 0.001" tighter than specs. Not bad, but we reset them all.
Overall, not a horrible job, but I think it is way more complicated than need be. Surely Honda could have made a few changes to make this easier.