feliks

So before I got into motorcycling which has now pretty much taken over ALL of my free time, I used to build die-cast replicas of Police vehicles for officers and collectors. I've made probably 25-30 of them in total but it was turning into a job more than a hobby and that was one of the reasons I decided to stop making them for a while. After that, I was looking for other fun things to do with my time... Top Gun came on one day and Tom Cruise was booting around on his 900 Ninja....and it just made something click in my brain, that said, why the f haven't you done that yet? (ride) You're not getting younger.....so, I went and bought a bike! Anyway! Here are some of the things I made while I was doing this stuff. You can see a lot more pictures here if you want: http://www.flickr.com/photos/policecardiecast

You'll enjoy that bike! Welcome to the forums!

Welcome! I can't help, nor is this the place to ask... You may find more help in the proper section!

Welcome aboard!

Alright, all shims in their new places, cams back in, chain tensioners in...gave the crank a few turns by hand and then got to measuring my valve clearance. Everything is within spec! WooT! Now, I just have to patiently wait for my valve cover gasket and for this snow to fuck off!

lol!

You're welcome! Now you don't need to go around smashing everyone's headlights!! lol

Feel like I won the lottery! Cracked open my last parts engine (#3) and dug the shims out.... going through them...270 sweet!... another 270...260 sweet!...255...250....260...275....damnit, no 265... get to the last one, and BAM, 265! WHAT! So now I have all the shims I need to my valves, so I don't even need to take the trip back to the dealer! Sweet!

Picked up a couple files today and did some work on my fairings while I wait for my valve cover gasket to get here. I also decided I'm going to disassemble and clean my carbs while everything is out of the bike, no point in having dirty carbs feeding a new clean top end!

Haha I never said it looked cheap!! Trust me I know parts add up....

i'm going to take some of the extra shims I've got down to the Yamaha dealer and see if they'll swap em for the ones I need.

Did some calculating according to my manuals chart, then some swapping between a couple engines, and I only need 3 shims now! Woo!

Drewpy I've got a bunch of extra shims from my parts engine too - hopefully I've got what I need, if not I may need to order a couple. Not a big deal to do while it's out at least! Yeah hopefully Flip!

Yeah that was the biggest gauge that could fit in...the next one up would not go in, I didn't try to force them in or anything but you could feel it wasn't going to go in. Yup got some more work to do now! Woo hoo!

Yeah they just point in the direction they go from 1 - 4, in respect to the cylinders/pistons and stuff. Here's my measured valve clearance...posting here for reference....they're all out of spec except for I4

Fuck I can't wait for summer!! This is going to be a spectacular year, in terms of life and enjoyment, I think.... being my first full season riding. I only started late September last year.... oh I can't wait!!

At least you have the YOC!

Here are the proper camshaft marks for a 1986 FZ600 in case anyone wanted to know...

So I did pretty good just fuckin eyeballin it eh?? LOL When I FINALLY found the damn marks on the camshaft itself (I was looking at the sprocket) I noticed they were lined up perfect at TDC with the arrows on the caps. GREAT SUCCESS! I LIKE! So now, I check for valve clearance and then wait for my valve cover gasket before reassembly. Woooooo. Next on the list now.... Fairings, chain, powder coat rims, and new tires. Then I'll have a brand new 1986 bike! lol

Woooo I think Ive got it! The timing marks still don't line up as you said they should....am I doing something wrong or is this just setup different? It looks exactly how it was before disassembly (checked previous pictures), so I think I'm safe.... got 15 links between sprockets which I had before disassembly as well. This is sitting at TDC, everything looks good to me...but what do you guys think?? I'm waiting on my valve cover gasket to get here (they sent the wrong one) so I can't put the top on yet anyway, so I'm in no rush! Want to get it right!

Yeah, my cams are on upside down, should be rotated a full 180 degrees.... lol It's my first day.

It's at TDC (#2 and #3 pistons), here's the marks:

So the angles of the lobes are CORRECT right now (it's at TDC) they just look like they need to rotate one more sprocket tooth. Maybe I'm crazy!

Hmmm.... looks a little off to me still...What do you think? Looks like I have to turn it slightly off TDC to get the lobes to point directly in and out on the #1 and #4 lobes.... here's a pic of it right at TDC, I think if I loosen all of the slack (damnit again! lol) undo the caps, and then rotate the cams one gear tooth clockwise (from looking at this pic) that should do it... then they'll be directly opposite each other while at TDC. Does that sound / look right to you guys? Help is appreciated!!

ok, I'm gonna put the tensioner back in and see what happens!!