Valva adjustment, '84 700

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  1. Gator417

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    Attempting a valve lash adjustment on my '84 VF700F and ran into a speed bump of sorts.
    I have the shop manual but I think I'm missing something. My issue is that I'm unable to get the rear valve cover off. The front is not a problem but I can't see a way to pull the rear. Do I have to drop the engine a little or is there some trick to it?
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    There is a trick. It's a twist/angle/lift that clears the frame on one side and the cam caps on the other.

    It is very hard to describe and usually takes me a couple tries even though I'm know exactly what I'm trying to do.

    Just know it IS possible. Unless you got someone's custom build with a 1000 engine swapped in.
     
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