Removing the front wheel on a Yamaha Stratoliner

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i think you will find that the cables you are referring to as powervalve cables (if you are talking about the xv1900 in the picture)are not powervalve cales you will find that they are for the auto decompression valve in the cylinder head,if you follow them back you will find they terminate on a lever with a tensioner you can back off the tensioner to remove them but shouldnt have to just to remove the header,hope this helps

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• You have to remove the fuel tank.
• Remove front seat. Use your key.
• Remove rubber caps from the fuel shut off valves. Run screws in all the way to shut fuel off.
• Remove speedo dash – 3 qty # 5mm Allen. Unplug all connectors including the small white one. Note order of plugs then un-snap from brackets on tank. Disconnect vent line.
• To remove fuel tank. Remove decorative fins at the front of tank. 2 allens #4 on each side.
• Remove two 10mm nuts at rear bracket holding tank.
• Remove 2 qty 12mm bolts at the front bracket holding tank.
• You can also swing the tank around and set it on the frame, or on a chair, without disconnecting the fuel lines. Remember to protect the frame and tank with a towel.
• The air box is under the tank. Remove the top cover and replace the filter.
• You can improve performance by removing some air restiction, Using a 1" hole saw drill 6 holes in air box cover to let it breath better.

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For riding 2 up I recommend 38 front and 42 rear. Some riders have commented on some front wobble corrected by putting the front to 40 psi.

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No if you know what you are suppose to be doing, a hairy event for first timer, because you have to remove axle nut, adjusting puller nut, brake torque nut on both side and ensure when you put them back together the are aligned. Good enough?

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The valve clearance is automatically adjusted be the hydraulic valve lifter. However Yamaha say there are times when the valve clearance needs to be adjusted manually. Basically to balance a pair of valves if they become misaligned (pretty dam rare) as they are operated by the one lifter. (eg Inlet pair has one hydraulic lifter and the Exhaust pair has one hydraulic lifter)

The recommend service / checking interval is 20,000 kms. (12,000miles approx) according to the manual.

I have 15800 miles on my 2008 and after speaking with a Yamaha service technician, he hasn't had one in yet that has required adjusting when he has carried out the 20,000km service. Infact he has had to adjust one as of yet even at 40,000kms.

It is a bit of a pain to do, as a lot of stuff has to be removed and the covers are a little tricky to get off.

Me, I am not going to bother until 24,000miles, as long as you change the oil and filter every 5000 miles my Yamaha guy recon it will be OK.

If you are going to do it yourself, you will need a manual as only one value has an adjuster and the other is a slipper, so they are not as easy to adjust as a pair of standard valves.