Kibblewhite SS valves

[parkerCR]

Has anyone installed the Kibblewhite stainless valves on their CRF 450. I read an article that claimed they increased relaibility by quite a bit. Any experiences out there? What did the complete kit cost including labor to have them installed?

Thanks

 

[Rich Rohrich]

I've installed probably 40 of the CRF450 kits from Kibblewhite and it's by far the best fix out there for the valve recession problems. A good valve job and the Kibblwhote kit will give you a nice stable valvetrain that will last. Depending on who you talk the Kibblewhite kit (valves, springs and titanium retainers) a complete valve job, installation and setup of the kit should run in the neighborhood of $500. It should be about $100 or so less if you don't need a valve job, but it's usually a bad idea to put it together without touching up the seats.

 

[crf12002]

I have had those in my bike for about a year now and have not had a second of trouble with them. They are prett pricey, but worth it if you are going through valves every 3 months like I was.

 

[smb_racing]

I just recently installed a set of kibblewhite's valves in my KLX, I guess this doesn't necessarily apply to the honda question but they are a great set of valves.