Tag : rockers

XT500 valves in head

Cylinder Head, Valves and Rockers

Cylinder head, valves and rockers got scrutinised before moving on to the cylinder and piston. Removing the rocker cover, inspection of the rockers and tappets and cam shaft revealed some wear but I’ve seen rockers and tappets a lot worse than this but they still showed enough wear to warrant replacement. The cam shaft shows more wear than I’d hoped and even some flaking on the edge of one of the cams. This is an expensive part to replace new […]