Where to find shims for valve adjustments

cuong-nutz · December 8th, 2011, 04:20 PM

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

alex.s · December 8th, 2011, 04:37 PM

stealerships wont put in any effort into making you happy unless you are paying them thousands of dollars. talk to a smaller shop

cuong-nutz · December 8th, 2011, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

stealerships wont put in any effort into making you happy unless you are paying them thousands of dollars. talk to a smaller shop

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.

Vampyre · December 8th, 2011, 06:12 PM

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

Vampyre · December 8th, 2011, 06:18 PM

Then you could sell off the extras and make most of it back...possibly.

Skippii · December 8th, 2011, 06:37 PM

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.

randomwalk101 · December 12th, 2011, 02:13 PM

coung,

when are you planning to do the valve adjustment?

cuong-nutz · December 12th, 2011, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randomwalk101

coung,

when are you planning to do the valve adjustment?

I finished it last week after picking up some shims from a local forum member. Pretty easy to do despite the workspace I had.

December 8th, 2011, 04:20 PM	#1
cuong-nutz RIP Alex Name: Cuong Location: Houston, TX Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): '10 250r, '09 265r Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 2	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 __________________________________________________ HalfFast Racing Team Serving Greater Houston Area Riders:WFO Riders MotoHouston HPC CMRA Ride Smart Fastline Lone Star Track Days

December 8th, 2011, 04:37 PM	#2
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	stealerships wont put in any effort into making you happy unless you are paying them thousands of dollars. talk to a smaller shop __________________________________________________

December 8th, 2011, 06:37 PM	#6
Skippii Milkshake Drinker Name: Skippii Location: Richmond, Va Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Orange DRZ400-S, 2005 Ninja 250 & Custom Thundercunt Dirt Chopper Posts: A lot.	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. __________________________________________________ "What a sweetheart."- ninja_sleeper to me

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Vampyre ninjette.org sage Name: Joseph Location: Winter Park, FL Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 250R Black, 2005 ZX-6R Blue Posts: 623	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 12th, 2011, 02:13 PM	#7
randomwalk101 self wrencher Name: john Location: houston Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.	coung, when are you planning to do the valve adjustment?