[Vstar 1300 valve adjustment]

Yes you do have to drain the engine coolant. The valve on the front intake cylnder is cover by coolant hoses. I could not find a way to get to it without draining it and did not want to chance having coolant drip into my engine if you can let me know.

Thanks for your help. I was hoping this was not necessary, but such is life. Did you also have to remove the throttle bodies?

[Vstar 1300 valve adjustment]

Just bought my 07 Vstar 1300 and am approaching the first valve adjutment interval. The Yamaha maintenance manual states that you have to drain engine coolant, remove throttle bodies, intake manifold assemblies, thermostat inlet hoses etc. Has anyone done a valve adjustment on this bike? Is all this draining and removal really necessary? Thanks for your input.