iancp5
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My 06 450 always started but needed to follow a certain process. Just recently it started smoking so I had the head off to replace the valve guide seals. Whilst it was apart I did 2 other jobs - I replaced the piston just because it was apart and I set the valve clearances. I also happened to find that the plug cap requires the little screw top to be on the plug to fit tight. However the CR8E's seem to come without them and the plug that was in there didn't have one. So I fitted a new plug with little screw piece.
The result is the bike now starts easily with no games of playing with the throttle. So I'm beginning to wonder if these bikes are very sensitive to valve clearances or the spark cap / plug was the issue.
The result is the bike now starts easily with no games of playing with the throttle. So I'm beginning to wonder if these bikes are very sensitive to valve clearances or the spark cap / plug was the issue.