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Put the new valves, seals etc in and the bike wouldn't re-start even though it was turning manually fine. No motor kick at all with the starter. After much head scratching, I went back to the forum and read 'cupasoop' (Rich?) post of July. . . . "have you connected the vacuum pipe to the right ...

Hi Chris No you're not too late as I am now waiting for 2 exhaust valves from DavidSilver (3 week lead time). I guess that setting the valve timing marks will be easier to line up as I have stripped down the rear cylinder head ready for the new valves. . . . Good job I have a 2nd bike to use, bit em...

Latest update Took the rear cyl head off, sure enough, both exhaust valves bent. Had to grind off one of the camshaft holder bolts, stuck solid and the nut rounded. Ordered spares from David Silver, but they are out of valves til end of July. :?: Any other places to get new valves (anywhere except ...

Hi motorcyclesurgery.co.uk Thanks for the offer, but the top end of my sick VTR is now in bits, so no chance of travelling down to London from Staffordshire. Will be back into the garage at the weekend to hopefully diagnose the problem, and then order valves next week. Will post more updates as I kn...

Hi Chris

OK. I'll borrow a gauge and test the compression. Will keep you posted.

Simon

Hi Guys First of all, my sad, sorry tale, then a question. . . . Changed my rear cylinder CCT, and made a rock up, I didn't check on the crankshaft that the the piston was at TDC (I know, I know, stupidity) :( The rear cylinder exhaust spocket must have slipped around the camchain when I took the CC...

Wish I had read your guidance notes earlier. Am just finishing having to reset cam timings on front and rear cylinders after the rear cylinder cam chain jumped its exhaust sprocket - DOH. I didn't get the crank lined up with the RT mark, so the lobes were still obviously on the valve buckets and rot...