I could have demo'd that at my house a couple of weeks ago when I did the 86 VFR. Probably wouldn't have been too pretty though as it was my first time. If I had others there watching and talking I probably would have lost my place, or used a wrong feeler gauge or something.
It was very easy. The worst part was taking everything apart to get into the valve covers. This is why a lot of bike mechanics don't like working on the Honda V-Fours.
Then, having the correct Honda tool might have made it a little easier because on a couple I found that it would go out of adjustment when I tightened the lock nut.
I think that the funniest part for anyone looking on would have been when I was getting frustrated because the manual did not identify the intake valves vs. the exhaust valves. OK, dopey - get your head out of the book and look at: Intake valves are on the side of the carbs...exhaust valves are on the side of the head pipes. Duuuhhh...
