696 Valve Adjustment

[musicboy86]

Its basically winter and time to bring the bike inside and have some non-riding fun.
Its pitiful how LITTLE info there is out there on doing Valve Adjustments on the monster 696, especially when considering how many of them sold in the last 3 years! When you google 696... there's NOTHING!
This is where YOU come in!
PLEASE share with me links, pictures, videos, how-to-guides, special tools, advice, and any other valuable info on doing the Valve Adjustment on the 696 (without bringing it to a dealer).
I will try to SHARE this info across multiple boards with as many fellow ducatisti as I can.
*NOTE* I'm not interested in nay-sayers discouraging others on doing their own maintenance... I'm also NOT looking for Valve Adjustment info on: the M600, M750, M900, M400, M600, S4R,  S4RS, S2R 800, S2R 1000, Monster 695, 620, 796, or 1100s. Did I miss any? (that was a rhetorical question)
*Moderators please keep this post in the most visible section of the forum (respectively), thanks.

[hackers2r]

Well I think there is less info mainly because you can't reset the newer generation service light on your own like you could previous generations.  Other than that, no ideas, sorry.

[thought]

umm... from what i understand, the valve adjustment procedure is pretty much the same across all the 2v ducs.  you should really read up the tech section of the forum... lots and lots of threads there covering everything you posted here.

sometimes you have to do a little more work searching on your own instead of just parsing through the first page of google.

[musicboy86]

hackers2r thanks for the input... it does suck about the maintenance light.

[thought]

thought... you just killed this thread... thanks.
you seem like the kind of guy that has no friends.

and you just prob locked your own thread with that comment 

read up on the faq for this board on member guidlines for behavior...

[ungeheuer]

thought... you just killed this thread... thanks.
you seem like the kind of guy that has no friends.

Noob, you're not gonna make any friends around here starting out like that  .

This place is very welcoming of newcomers.  There's lots of great advice and help available from the many knowledgeable members here.

thought made the entirely reasonable suggestion that going to the moderate effort of taking a look around might be something useful for you to consider.

Try the search function, if you show willing to help yourself others will be more inclined to assist.  

...from what i understand, the valve adjustment procedure is pretty much the same across all the 2v ducs.

+1

Here >> http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=669.0

[Raux]

Also u can download the actual maintenance manual to assist

We use the search function because there is such a depth of knowledge on the site that repeating everything would suck

Btw thought is one of the most helpful

[RAT900]

Can I hijack this thread yet? ...........seems like its shot to shit already   

[lazylightnin717]

One last attempt at help and then it's all your RAT.

My own thread in the Tech section is geared more towards my own S4 however, there may be some helpful information there. Get the LT Snyder handbook from Desmo Times. It's a big help.

Here is the link from my thread... http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=53569.0

Take it away RAT 

[RAT900]

It is a shame that all of CCEMN1's threads are locked....I think a revival would be fun   

[tangoman]

i have a 2009 696 and all i can say this is a very easy job to do well for me it was but i have been working on cars and bikes for more then 30 years if you need to ask how to do this and you dont do much work on any bikes then give to some one that know what they our doing in the long run it will save you lots of money

[musicboy86]

people this thread has been killed,
thanks for everyone's input.
I shouldn't have pointed out that the guy didn't have friends... I'm sorry thought.

[Speeddog]

Should have been in Tech to begin with, we'll give it a shot.

[lazylightnin717]

It is a shame that all of CCEMN1's threads are locked....I think a revival would be fun   

That name rings a bell

[RAT900]

That name rings a bell

Oh he was a very special fellow, and,,,,,like a light bulb,,,,, he shined brightest right before he went out


replete with a vocalized worldview that inspired some great input from the Board membership