OK, after reading my Clymer manual a bit more thoroughly, it says to "turn the crankshaft clockwise.....until one of the cam lobes is pointing directly away from it's valve" in order to check valve clearance.
The section I had been reading last night was for a bike model different from mine. Idiot me.
So, based on that I won't (and can't) attempt to have lobes on both the exhaust and intake pointing directly away at the same time. Right?
Also, how to verify I've got #1 at TDC. Looks like cam sprockets are lined up correct based on the manual, but at that point, both the intake and exahust cam lobes on #1 are at a 45deg angle to the valve lifter. Albet, at that point there's no pressure on the valve. I've got a feeler gauge, but it's not sized correctly for this application. I'll be picking one up this evening.
Sorry if I'm being dense, but this is a project I really want to complete and get the sense of accomplishment. Want to avoid too many screw ups! This bike hasn't been run in years. That's how I bought it. Know nothing else of it's history.
Thanks
Dan
1983 KZ1100 LTD L1