Valve Clearances, values and interval to check

[Peterson Pires]

Hello, next month I will check the valve clearances on my motorcycle. I do not have the service manual and I did not find very clear information in the internet about the values ​​of recommended(Inlet and exhaust). Another question, is the interval for this check every 40,000km? If anyone knows and can share I am very grateful.

My motorcycle is: Tiger 800 xcx 2015/2015

[SOHUTAA]

Here is an extract from my documentation in French !!

If your games deserve correction, will you do it yourself ?

[Peterson Pires]

Thank you very much SOHUTAA.
I have a friend with more experience in mechanics than me, so I'm going to ask him if he can help me. If he can't I will do it myself.

[samsgrandad]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Have a look at Muddy Sumps service videos in this section of the forum for an in depth method of checking and adjusting valve clearances.

[PapaTom]

A word of caution.
Muddy sumps great video is on a Gen1 bike.
I'm assuming the 2015 bike will be a Gen2.
Very similar but the access to the Gen2 is a bit more awkward and there are extra components to remove.
Enjoy.

 

[Peterson Pires]

Thank you very much for talking about this point of attention.
Guys, is it possible to buy the service manual in pdf? I did some research on the web but I couldn’t find were to buy it.

[Stevie.P]

Your easiest option may be a Haynes manual, either a good bookshop near you could order one without too much extra cost (if they regularly order/sell international books?) or Haynes can ship it worldwide. They also do it online, at the same book price for 1yrs access, but not as a pdf, you have to view it on screen.

https://haynes.com/en-gb/triumph/tiger-800/2010-2019

[Peterson Pires]

Hi Stevie.P, I have a subscription to Haynes. But I noticed that for some procedures they are not very specific. For example, in the Tiger Gen1 service manual the values ​​for Inlet and Exaust are:

Inlet: 0,10 - 0,20mm
Exhaust: 0,275 - 0,325mm

And these values ​​are different for GEN2. So Haynes is excellent for most procedures, but if they were more specific with some information it would be perfect.

[PapaTom]

Hi. I have the latest haynes manual that covers gen2 and it is fine for the valve check and adjust.

[Peterson Pires]

Yes, the manual is excellent, the procedures are very well explained. I do not have the printed manual, but I believe it is different from online access. And there is no information in the manual (Intake and Exhaust) according to the Generation of the motorcycle.