Am i Doing this right? Valve Check

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Super-Mario
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Hey guys Doing some maitenance on my bike. This is my first attempt at a valve clearance check in my life.

(***Just a note the bike runs completely fine, no problems starting, pulls really well in all rpms. Has typical Seca noise )

My readings were tight? I just want to make sure im doing this the right way before I move to check all of them and possibly change shims.

Ok this is what I did. tried the specified feeler and worked my way down under a thin enough gauge slid under the cam.

Cylinder #1 at TDC

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Intake clearance should be .11mm - .15mm?

Tried .11 did not fit. went down until I got .07, got a lot of resistance. .06mm slid in and got a tad resistance coming out. Going by the book this is what I'm looking for.

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Exahust clearence should be ,21mm-.25mm

.21 did not fit. .09mm worked.

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Now If I am reading this right that is REALLY off?

Like I said this is my first time doing this, I was expecting it to be maybe .01-.02 mm off or am I wrong in expecting this?

Thanks for any help guys!
-Mario

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