it adjusting valves easy?

[450raider]

just like the question asks, would adjusting valves on my R be easy? you see around every spring-ish we get all the machines out quads, bikes, mowers, ect. and spend a day maintaining them like change the oil and sparkplugs mainly and i was at a friends house tellin her that and to come and join us or whatever and some dude was there and said that i should adjust the valves and said it was super easy and i quote "on the hondas you take the side cover off and turn something with a screwdriver till something else lines up" so is this true? i kinda doubt it but if so would anyone hapen to have a pic of what it is im turning and lining up? and tomorrow ive had it 3 yrs. and its been well takin care of so would it need it anyway?

thanks

[d3ktrix]

The "turning something on the side, and lining something else up" he was probably referring to putting the piston at top-dead-center. Which is what you have to do when measuring your valve clearances.

Heres a guild that another member of this forum made for adjusting valves.
Should cover you pretty good.
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/ghott01/valveadjustment/valveadjustment.html

[Reticle]

http://www.hotcamsinc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cMedia.viewInstallationVideo&videoid=2

:)