KPX 250 Valve Adjustment

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by IdahoRider

I couldn't wait any longer for JerryHawk250 to make a video, so I tackled adjusting the valves today. This is my first motorcycle in 36 years and I've never adjusted valves before but that's what I signed up for buying this bike.

I removed the plastics, seat, horn, and bar supporting the front cowling. and I used a couple of pieces of 2x4 to prop up the tank about 4 inches. Once I figured out I needed to do the adjustment at compression, it wasn't that hard accessing both the intake and exhaust valves. (Unfortunately, I attempted to adjust the valves when the engine wasn't at compression, so I don't know how close they still were.) A tappet adjusting tool would be helpful but there isn't much room so it will need to have a short handle. Now that I've pretty much gone through the whole bike and have had the plastics off twice now, I figure I should be able to do the next valve adjustment in 30 to 45 min.

The bike started right up and seem to sound a little quieter. Took it out for a 50 mile ride and it didn't miss a beat.

And what? No video. You might have to show Tom how to adjust the valves. He seem to struggle with the intake side.

[TominMO]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

And what? No video. You might have to show Tom how to adjust the valves. He seem to struggle with the intake side.

OK now you're just hurting my feelings.

IdahoRider, how did you do the intake? What tools? I was planning on buying those specialty valve-adjustment tools and a long set of feeler gauges, specifically for the intake side.

[JerryHawk250]

Originally Posted by TominMO

OK now you're just hurting my feelings.

IdahoRider, how did you do the intake? What tools? I was planning on buying those specialty valve-adjustment tools and a long set of feeler gauges, specifically for the intake side.

Do I need to send you a "Hurts Feeling Report" to fill out?

[IdahoRider]

I used the feeler gauge from this set. I cut down the handle length to the adjustment tools but end up just using the tappet tool to adjust with then a socket wrench to tighten the nut.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K83V9F8...roduct_details

Once the tank is propped up there is plenty of room to access the valves. I also emailed Venom yesterday to ask if they have any guides/manuals on how they do the adjustments and they said they would get back to me within 24 hrs.