Valve clearances need help

[Evilchicken0]

Well if you turned the engine over you've either got it ritgh ... or fucked the valves ... I think you've got it right.

Generically - With the engine at TDC the middle of the lobe or the timing mark on the cam lines with the top of the head or another timing mark. The cam gear wheel is fixed so you can only have it in one chain link or another ... so as long as that's right the rest will fall into place.

[buzzawak]

But how can i tell where each piston is when I turn the camshafts? The cam lobes seam to be in the correct position (looking from left side of the bike, cam lobes on each cylinder seem to be facing out the bike at a 45º angle (forming a Y) as I rotate it 180º at a time. I don't hear anything hitting in there and I feel the same resistance turning the engine as I felt before I took it apart. I'll have another thorough look at the manual and report back. Thanks.

Hi Strikmabill,
I take it you marked the camchain and top sprocket before you took out the camshaft?

[Strikmabill]

I did but the oil pretty much took it off. Maybe I'm just being paranoid cause everything feels right when turning the engine

[Evilchicken0]

The manual will tell you exactly but as the enginge turns the worst it could be is 180 deg out.
It won't run and will back fire through the carbs