December 8th, 2011, 04:20 PM | #1 |
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Where to find shims for valve adjustments
Well I called the local Kawasaki Stealerships and none of them stock the shims. $10+tax = $11/shim and they would have to order it. Called the Suzuki dealerships and got the same deal. Holy crap it's rediculous how much they charge for a little piece of steel. I didn't bother with Yamaha as the Kawasaki dealership specializes in Yamaha too. I call Honda and both dealerships stock the shims with one charging $5.95/shim.
The size of shims you need are 7.48" in diameter. Going off the Hot Cams cross reference these bikes use this size of shims. Honda: CRF 250R/X, NX 250, CB1 400, CBR 600 F2/F3/F4, CBR 600RR, RC-30, RC-45, 750 Magna 94-00, VFR 750, VFR 800, CBR 900/929/954, CB 919, CBR 1000RR, CBR 1100XX, ST 1100, GL 1800 Yamaha: YZ 250F, WR 250F, FZR 400, FZR 600, YZF 600, YZF-R6, YZF 750, FZ1, FZR 1000, GTS 1000, YZF 1000, YZF-R1 Suzuki: RM-Z 250, GSXR 600, GSXR 750 93-02, SV 650, DL 650, RF 900, GSXR 1000, GSXR 1100 93-98 Kawasaki: KX 250F, ZX 600, ZX 6-R, EX 250
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December 8th, 2011, 04:37 PM | #2 |
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stealerships wont put in any effort into making you happy unless you are paying them thousands of dollars. talk to a smaller shop
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December 8th, 2011, 05:56 PM | #3 |
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Yeah, the smallest shop is like all the way across the city. I'm not even sure if they'll sell their shims if they have any.
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December 8th, 2011, 06:12 PM | #4 |
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Here you can get bulks of 30 in 5 or 6 sizes. Works nice if all the ones you need are in one range.
http://www.procycle.us/hotcams/valve_shims.htm |
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December 8th, 2011, 06:18 PM | #5 |
ninjette.org sage
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Then you could sell off the extras and make most of it back...possibly.
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December 8th, 2011, 06:37 PM | #6 |
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A lot of shops exchange shims, rather than sell them. You bring your old ones in and they swap them for cheap.
I've heard of some forums getting a set for all their members (or members who contribute to investment). If someone wants to organize that, it might be worth looking into.
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December 12th, 2011, 02:13 PM | #7 |
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coung,
when are you planning to do the valve adjustment? |
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December 12th, 2011, 06:42 PM | #8 |
RIP Alex
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I finished it last week after picking up some shims from a local forum member. Pretty easy to do despite the workspace I had.
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