Congrats on doing the valve inspection.
Looking back...it seemed like a daunting thing (not unlike the first time I removed the tupperware) but now it was fairly straightforward. Nothing to fear but the word itself. The one exhaust valve I found out of spec I replaced with a half step shim. The shim kit I had borrowed had only whole steps and I didn't want to exceed at the fat end of specs, seeing that most were at .010 anyway. .008 was just not exceptable.
For a first time novice like me it was really nice to have the front forks off so I could have a close up view of the timing marks through the inspection hole, rather than using a mirror and a flashlight. That little point of steel at the top is hard to line up with the T1 mark...even up close.
I guess I should address the paint failure above that inspection hole and around the lower radiator hose as well.
Thanks Jim and Dave ! You've all been a good encouragement to me.