At 7,500 miles I had 2 intake valves on the same cylinder on the loose side, but the rest were fairly close to the mid line of the specs.
Now we fast forward to 10,500 and a problem with the bike idling and the power seeming a little sluggish. Can't find any vacuum leaks, but when trying to synch the carbs, kept getting the needles falling in the "Valve Timing/Intake Leak" read zone on my gauges...
Pulled the cover, and checked the valves...
The two intakes that were loose and readjusted to as close to .0085 as I could get now read .006
All 4 exhaust are now .004/.006/.000/.004
Yup, that's right, the 3rd exhaust valve has ZERO clearance which means the valve was no longer closing all the way.
Dealer opens on Tuesday and I know THIS one has the shims in stock. (Went to a "dealer" today who told me they do not STOCK the shims at all for Customers, but only for the service department...
headdesk
Moral: Even if you don't skip the recommended adjustment, things can still change
