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Yamaha YZF-R7 User Manual

Yamaha YZF-R7
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CHK
ADJ
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
EB303001
ENGINE
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
The following procedure applies to all of
the valves.
NOTE:
Valve clearance adjustment should be
made on a cold engine, at room tem-
perature.
When the valve clearance is to be mea-
sured or adjusted, the piston must be
at top dead center (TDC) on the com-
pression stroke.
1. Remove:
bottom cowling
front cowling
rear cowling
Refer to “COWLINGS”.
fuel tank
air filter case cover
Refer to “FUEL TANK AND AIR FIL-
TER”.
air filter case
throttle body assembly
Refer to “ELECTRONIC FUEL INJEC-
TION” IN CHAPTER 6.
radiator assembly
thermostat assembly
Refer to “RADIATOR AND THERMO-
STAT” in chapter 5.
2. Disconnect:
camshaft sensor coupler
ignition coil couplers
3. Remove:
ignition coils
spark plugs
cylinder head cover
1
cylinder head cover gasket
4. Remove:
pickup coil lead holder
1
pickup coil rotor cover
2
2
2
1
1

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Yamaha YZF-R7 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Bore x Stroke80.0mm x 68.6mm
Compression Ratio11.5:1
Fuel DeliveryFuel injection
Final DriveChain
Front BrakesDual 298mm hydraulic disc; ABS
Rear Brakes245mm hydraulic disc; ABS
Front Tire120/70ZR17
Rear Tire180/55ZR17
Wheelbase54.9 in
Seat Height32.9 in
Fuel Capacity3.4 gal
Wet Weight414 lb
Ground Clearance5.3 in
Engine TypeLiquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valves
Transmission6-speed
Front Suspension41mm KYB inverted fork, adjustable preload, rebound and compression damping; 5.1-in travel
Rear SuspensionSingle shock, adjustable preload and rebound damping; 5.1-in travel

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