Hints and Tips

  1. Check Steering Head Bearings by raising the front wheel off the ground grab hold of the fork sliders and push and pull to see if you have any unwanted movement backwards and forwards.
  2. How the valves are adjusted. Well, there are 4 inlets and 2 exhaust valves in total (3 valves per cylinder) and they all have threaded adjusters easily set by owner with a few tools. It can be wise to replace the adjusting screws every 24K miles to avoid bad screws messing up the valve tops, something that will require a much more expensive repair. Especially the rear exhaust valve is prone to having its end flattened.
  3. To drop the forks by 9mm. I am amazed at the difference it makes. Technically, I think that the bike is more unstable, this mod not only gives it much better handling (especially in the corners) but also makes it a bit more exciting to ride. It takes about ten minutes. All you need to do is slacken the two bolts that grip the forks at the top yoke and the two nuts that grip the forks at the bottom yoke. Then raise the forks up through the yokes. Measure 9mm from the top shoulder of the fork nut to the top of the top fork yoke and tighten everything up
  4. Carb Balancing. Where to connect my Carbtune II balancer (£49 for a 4 tube or £34 for a two tube - you only need the 2 for the Deauville). On the r/h side facing forward there is a small screw located between the cylinder head and the carburettor inlet - remove this and screw in the adapter in the Carbtune kit. Then attach the rubber pipe. Afterwards the small screw has to be replaced. On the other side there is a small circular brass drum with a small rubber pipe coming out the front. Disconnect and connect the other Carbtune pipe to the rubber tube. I just used another adapter between the two pipes. Remove the tank, unscrew the air filter from the necks of the two carbs and lift it back. Right in front is a bright yellow balancing screw. Turn the engine on, (there should be more than enough petrol in the carbs to do the job) then turn up the idle speed to about 1500 rpm and tweak the yellow screw - a little to the left to adjust the right hand tube or a little to the right to tweak the left hand tube. I don't know what height the readings should be so I balanced the lowest reading to the highest