1. Preliminary Work
The preliminary preparation depends on how much you intend to do. For just the VCA (expect around 10 hours) you’ll need to remove as much as you can from the valve cover area in order to have enough room to work with the camshafts and valves. This includes:
1. Upper, mid and tank fairings
2. Radiator
3. Airbox
4. Possibly the gas tank
5. Radiator filler with hoses and thermostat
6. Coils
7. Rubber/plastic Cover between valve cover and electronics (the thing the coils are mounted to)
If you’re going to be pulling the head (add on a few hours) you’re going to have to remove a few additional things such as:
1. Carburetors
2. Drain Oil and Coolant
3. Oil Delivery Line
4. Right Down tube
As you can see in the pictures my bike has a few extra items removed as well but this is just because I was doing other work on the bike at the same time and is not necessary.
It also helps to take some pictures along the way to help you remember some things you can easily forget such as cable routing and some item’s locations.
Once you have these things removed you should have a nice clean working area with enough room to move and work around the head, and you can move on to removing the valve cover.
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