CB77 valve questions

[philrock]

I took my CB77 head assembly to the local motorcycle machine shop for a valve job. They removed the rockers and valves and asked me to come in and have a look. The intake valves are cupped and slightly pitted.

To my surprise, there are no valve seat inserts - is this standard for these motors?

I have located NOS intake valves for a reasonable price. How should I proceed - just have the shop lap the new valves in place?

The exhaust valves look pretty good - should I just have the shop lap them as well?

[sprocket]

Before they do any work on that head contact Loud Mouse and hope that he will do it for you. Ed has done lots of work for me, his work ethic is first rate and for the results his labor rate is a bargain.
Karl Hoglund

[philrock]

Sprocket,

Thanks for your message. I would certainly have gone to Loud Mouse, but I did no know about him until a couple of days after I dropped off the head at the local shop. They already have spent some time on the job, so I don't want to pull it out from under them and generate bad karma with a local resource.

I'm still hoping Loud Mouse will chime in with a comment or two.

Phil

[LOUD MOUSE]

PM sent. ..................lm

Sprocket,

Thanks for your message. I would certainly have gone to Loud Mouse, but I did no know about him until a couple of days after I dropped off the head at the local shop. They already have spent some time on the job, so I don't want to pull it out from under them and generate bad karma with a local resource.

I'm still hoping Loud Mouse will chime in with a comment or two.

Phil