Ok guys, I need some serious help with this. I did a quick search and while this topic has been covered, I'm not seeing any point blank pictures that make me 100% sure of how to do this. I already managed to bend all four exhaust valves and two intake valves by doing this wrong (never would have thought you could do that by just turning the engine over by hand!!!). I have an old clymer's manual that is for 900s only (date on it is '76 or '77!). The thought was that the cam timing would be that they time the same, but maybe not and to me the instructions/pictures are vague at best (besides the obvious 28th pin mark on the intake cam). SO! I have pictures of what I THINK to be the correct timing marks, but I could really use some verification and if I am wrong, someone that has nice, clear pictures of all the correct timing marks, well that would be VERY much appreciated.
I believe this to be the correct Timing Mark for TDC 1&4 on the crank, YES?
Once that timing mark is established, I believe this to be how to set the exhaust cam shaft as the next step (as viewed from the right hand side), lines visible parallel to the head mating surface, YES?
This is the #1 lobe's position for the exhaust's camshaft when it is set to the above position. Makes sense, piston is on TDC fire, valve is closed, as the engine rotates forward that lobe will swing around and open the valve for the return to TDC on the exhaust stroke, YES?
For the next step, this is what I believe to be the pin to count as #1 on your way back to 28 on the exhaust camshaft when using the horizontal lines as the timing marks, YES?
And finally, this is the easiest of it (besides maybe the TDC mark on the crank), this should point to the 28th pin you count back from on the exhaust camshaft (this is the right hand side of the intake camshaft). YES?
Verification of this being correct or wrong, followed with a good picture or two of the CORRECT way if wrong would be VERY much appreciated as would any tips on doing this little job. I have already read to make sure the bike is sitting straight up and not on it's kickstand while doing this and I know I need to make sure theres not slack/balled up section of the cam chain once I start to put it together. Thanks for any and all help guys!!
David