V4 Valve Adjustment - Step Two

STEP TWO: Prepare the bike

Here we see a Sabre stripped bare and ready to begin.

My bike had the Hondaline SportFairing, which is why you don't see a headlight or turnsignals. Note that the radiator has been removed in order to be able to get at the front cylinder bank. The fuel tank and the plastic tray that lies beneath it holding a bunch of wiring connectors have both been removed in order to get at the rear cylinders.

Strewn about the work area are some other handy items. The Honda service manual is open and ready. Beside my red toolbox you'll see an egg carton which is handy for organizing the various little nuts and bolts etc. that come off the bike. A couple jugs of fork oil are ready to go, but not for use in the engine :-) I happened to be doing a fair bit of other work aside from the valve adjustment at the time I took these photos.