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Congrats on bumping your empirical wisdom up a notch. Keep it up, but do mind the torque specs and clearances ;) oh, and take heed that the service manual reads like you’re already a seasoned mechanic, so don’t hesitate to ask questions from those not dumber than us!Bumping the bike into 3rd— since the bike is stationary, you may have to rotate the rear wheel a little once you kick it into gear to make sure it’s actually in gear and not just floating in neutral. When the wheel rotates freely in both directions, you’re definitely in neutral or between gears.
Okay, this is helpful. So, possible dumb question: if the wheel doesn't rotate freely when it's in gear, how are you supposed to get the valves and cylinder moving? Doesn't the wheel need to be able to rotate for the valves and cylinder to move through their 4-stroke cycle?
It shouldn’t actually rotate freely (as in, easily). Like, if you had the bike standing on its wheels and put it in gear, it wouldn’t move forward easily—it WILL move forward; you’d just have to use some muscle. Same with the wheel up in the air— when it’s in gear, just use a little more rotational force in those arms of yours. It should move, albeit with some resistance. If it’s actually not moving at all, then…ummm…hmm…