Suzuki DR-650 Valve Check and Adjustment Tutorial (HD)

I thought I'd make a quick tutorial on how to adjust the valves on a Suzuki DR650. It is a rather simple process with the right tools, and if you don't have them, I show how to make some makeshift tools for the job. Be sure to get a good feeler gauge that has the correct thicknesses on it. The rest is simple shop tools.

Please note that I am not responsible if you should happen to mess your bike up. It is your responsibility to check the tolerances and settings for your specific bike. True, this is a fairly simple procedure, but if done incorrectly it could have some costly outcomes. But that won't happen, since I know you will all triple check everything.

[eveRide]

Dude you're good at these... HD helps a LOT. My only criticism is that your DR650 is way cleaner than a DR650 has a right to be. :-) You should probably come to Southern Utah and we can fix that problem in a day or two.

[mateostyle]

Great video! I adjusted the valves and had starter bogging issues. Your video was a big help!

[AftaabGulam]

Thanks for demystifying valve checks and adjustments for us. In Canada, my mechanic would charge me a minimum of 4 hours to do this job which would be $400! He also grimaced when I asked about it. I'd rather do it myself so that I know how to do it in the future and don't have to deal with overly expensive charges and a reluctant mechanic. Quality of the video is fantastic. Cheers :)

[robsadler]

Jaetheo, just wanted to say thank you for this video and for answering questions in the comment section. It's been years since you posted this but it's a treasure. You're a class act. Thank you so much for the beautiful tutorial! -Rob

[scottk.]

Good video and this will help with my first DR650. Another option besides vice grips on the extension is to simply use a breaker bar.

[PennsylvaniaDualSport]

I have no internet where the bikes are kept so ill be bringing my DR into the living room (again LOL) to follow your guidance on my laptop. Thank you for putting this together

[moosemusic]

This is a great video and tutorial. Camera work made everything much clearer to me. Thank you.

[spankervideo]

Bravo with the wood screw trick for a square socket. Emphasize to NEVER make the adjustment with the feeler gage in between the adjuster and the valve. I have seen so many people do this it boggles my mind. Thanks for showing it done correctly.

[polynicient]

not sure if it makes a difference but the Suzuki shop manual says to line up the line-not the “T”. The T is just the label for the line

[adv]

Thanks for the vid - seeing it done makes reading the manual a lot easier to understand.

[anhtuanphan]

Awesome video. It takes all the mysteries out of valve adjustments.

[jokerace]

Greetings from Czech. Thx a lot i didn´t know how the Tline looks like and u revealed this little thing to me.

[DustySquitoNM]

Very well put together tutorial. Doing the valves tonight, and I wanted to see what I needed to look for with the TDC thing.

[MrDuhfactor]

Way to go Jae!! Nice tutorial! Having adjustable rocker arms is really nice, another reason to love the zuke!!!

[aretee]

Thank you very much jaetheo. I have a 2013 and will do the adjustment this weekend. I have waited too long to do the adjustment as I'm at 2, 700 miles but I should be OK. I called the dealer and they said just make sure you don't get close to 7, 000 miles before you do it.

[dozerjohn]

That's a damn fine production quality mate.

[redneckpunkmudder]

I love your custom choke handle dude! Good video!

[JeffJeno]

Nice tip re the square head screw, ingenuity at its finest. As we do ;-)

[kevinnowell]

Good quality video. Not sure if anyone has advised you, but the Suzuki Maintenance Manual says "Turn the crankshaft until the T line on the magneto rotor is aligned with the center of the hole on the magneto cover"

[rosarioroberto]

Greetings
WOW, what a fantastic detailed video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸.
Keep producing more videos.