87 KZ305LTD can't stay alive

punisher11b wrote: Should just be the next notch you see during the rotation after the valve has returned back to the top of its cycle.

The right inlet returning to the top, correct?

Yep

punisher11b wrote: Yep

Ok so I did that and adjusted the valves to the best of my ability. Picked as mid range of size as I could for allowance, bent it a bit and then tightened it so it would just grab onto it but could go in and out easily.

So, I let it warm up and that knocking was there after it warmed up a bit. It feels more from the clutch case, and when clutch is disengaged in neutral I dont hear it. And when riding I dont notice it at all. So I am wondering if it is just something rattling in there and not a huge incorrectly set valve.

I put brand new plugs in it and rode it for about 10 minutes and let it idle for 10. So when it cools off a bit I will take them out to see what the spark plug caps look like.