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In July 2012, I bought a 2008 Burgman 400. Despite it having shim valves, which I hate. What a stupid system. My old Rabbit had shim valves, but they were at least shim-over-bucket.
I was wondering, what you owners think of the early model, such as:
Simpler valve adjustment (my first gen Concours had 16 valves, with screw and nut adjusters, I didn't mind working on it, even at 5,000 mile intervals
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Do you think the 2-valve motor has adequate power
Is the single-sided rear swing arm a real advantage
Lower drive belt cost (mine was $164 on-line)
I like my 2008. And the engine just screams with its 4 valves. But I was just looking for opinions, especially from those of you who have experience with both models.
Really, I could have gone with the earlier model, it's just that I found this 2008. And it's red.
I was wondering, what you owners think of the early model, such as:
Simpler valve adjustment (my first gen Concours had 16 valves, with screw and nut adjusters, I didn't mind working on it, even at 5,000 mile intervals
Do you think the 2-valve motor has adequate power
Is the single-sided rear swing arm a real advantage
Lower drive belt cost (mine was $164 on-line)
I like my 2008. And the engine just screams with its 4 valves. But I was just looking for opinions, especially from those of you who have experience with both models.
Really, I could have gone with the earlier model, it's just that I found this 2008. And it's red.