Adjustable pushrods for cam change
Road Warrior
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From: South FL
Road Warrior
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From: North Georgia
Absolutely not!
Are NOT REQUIRED.
As a matter of fact, you'd be wise to reuse your stock ones. Only means that you've got to pull the tank to pull them out.
Don't cause yourself any heartache, save yourself the money and reuse stock.
Are NOT REQUIRED.
As a matter of fact, you'd be wise to reuse your stock ones. Only means that you've got to pull the tank to pull them out.
Don't cause yourself any heartache, save yourself the money and reuse stock.
The choice is yours, but when I did my cam swap I chose to go through the top so I could change out the breathers to the new style and enlarge the rocker oil drain holes. And, I like the idea of having solid non-adjustable pushrods. I know the adjustables are very dependable, but the stock pushrods just give me peace of mind.
Road Master
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From: WI
Not necessary but certainly less labor intensive.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
I picked adjustables and i am glad i did as it made my top end a lot more quiet. A lot easier to me than going through the top...plus if you have to go in the cam chest again...VOILA....
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: SoCal
I've never done a cam change before and I just installed the 255's on my SG using the SE tapered adjustable pushrods. The adjustable pushrods made the cam change a piece of cake. The engine seems really quiet now! You just have to adjust the SE pushrods 2.5 turns past snug. It is that easy.
Last edited by boom23; Mar 2, 2012 at 10:43 PM.
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From: Snow Hill, NC
The tolerances are not the best in the work in a pushrod system so the adjustables make the fit very custom. My motor was quiet for about 5000 miles then started to tick like a ****...How many times have you heard somebody say that they went to the dealer, bike under warranty , low miles and it makes a god awful ticking sound and they are told..."OH THAT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL"....BULLSHIT....the variance in the tolerances go the F^#$ to hell after you ride it for a while and it breaks in....I for one like a motor that doesn't tick....Now i can let it idle there and listen to it just sound smoothly, no ticks....
Then ride the **** out of it....
Then ride the **** out of it....