1998 Honda VTR 1000 F Firestorm "cam chain" Questions

Cam chain tensioners I am renewing the cam chain tensioners on my vtr 1000, and would like to know wether the timing can be upset through this procedure.Can i just remove the old tensioners and ...

...CAM CHAIN TENSIONER INSTALLATION. here is an online manual for you bike http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/2002-honda-vtr1000f-super-hawk-alternator/o/m2916sch90811 good luck. You need to ...

...front head you will need to release tensioner, and remove inlet camshaft and re align at TDC then put cam back in and tension. timing chain cannot just slip check for chain, guides, or tensioner ...

...cam chain tensioner on the front cylinder. If this is left the chain can become so loose it skips a few teeth on the cam sprocket and bends the valves. If you can locate the tensioner, remove the ...

...cam chain guide plate and instll it. for the rear. turn the crank so that you see the same timing marks as mentioned earlier. with the crank on the FT position. and the cam sprocket marks to the ...

heli-coil/ . If you are not the mechanically inclined person, then I highly recommend getting the bike to a mechanic ASAP. Sounds like the cam chain tensioner, these VTR's are renown for these failing

...cam chain has stretched that much IMHO both the FE and FI cam sprocket marks would be out, not just the one Before trying to adjust it, what you need to do is have a close inspection of the cam ...

cam chain tensioners ? Its probably the automatic cam chain tensioner. Honda told me to ignore the noise because nothing bad is happening. My bike shop said I should replace it with a manual tensioner

cam chain need checking on a 1998 vtr firestorm hi as this runs on an automatic tensioner arangment there is no set time for checking, if the chain becomes noisy or you suspect early failure then this