While I was fighting to remove the cylinder head cover, I noticed this bolt was loose (see attachment)
I take it this is a problem? Why is it spring loaded, though?
While I wait for some input on this. I've run through the valves, set all inlets to 0.15mm, and all exhausts to 0.20mm.No shims needed on the right side. I tightened the right side bolt and then add shims on the left side to fill the gap between the frame and motor mount. I used washers that I cut a slot in each one to slip over the bolt.I didn't use any lube on the bolts as I never had them out. I also set my valves a little on the loose side. As we say, "A tappy engine is a happy engine. "
I'll wait for words of wisdom before I close it all up.
On the engine bolt: there is a gap of 3.22mm - just over 126 thou - between the left side of the engine and the frame bracket. I cannot see any shim on the right side.
I had found a nut and two washers luring at the bottom of the fairings during disassembly: I guess I now know where they came from ;-)
Should I use any lubricant on the engine mounting bolts during reassembly?