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The rear one is easily visible on the rear pot, while the front one is buried under the airbox, under the tank behind the frame spar.

An OEM bog standard Honda one looks this:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...NJw~~60_35.JPG

If I had a bad CCT the noise would not go away when clutch is engaged correct? Sorry for the noo. Question.

No- a bad CCT would make noise if the motor was running regardless of clutch...

Thought so. Thank you very much

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Originally Posted by VTRsurfer (Post 349378)

+1

But I was lazy with mine, when I did the front CCT. I tapped it over until I felt compression, then lined up front TDC. But you've got to be very careful doing it that way. I have decades of experience finding TDC compression that way on car engines. However, inexperienced people sometimes mistake the exhaust push for compression, or they go too far after feeling compression and pass the TDC mark, ending up on exhaust stroke, and that wouldn't be good on a VTR. The chain would slip when the CCT is backed off.

If someone reads this in the future another way to find TDC compression is to pull the plug on the rear cylinder, then turn the engine over by hand or with the rear tire (in gear of course) if it's on a stand, until you hit compression. that will be the front cylinder at TDC compression, change the front tensioner and do the cold adjustment. Then pull the plug on the front cylinder and put the plug back in the rear cylinder and turn the engine over until it hits compression, that will be the rear cylinder at TDC, now change the rear tensioner and do the cold adjustment. Job done.