[Shotimes] Fw: Yamaha valve shims

[Paul Nimz]

Culled this from SHO forum today.






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I drove out to a cycle shop to get some valve shims and they basically told me
that the shims I had were never ever used on a bike that they serviced. The
shop is a Yamaha and Kawasaki dealership and I found a site for cycle shims
that say they use 29mm shims. sho shims are 29mm. It took 3 of them to make me
leave but I accepted that I might be wrong because I don't know bikes. Well
according to http://www.cyclewareables.com/pages/valve%20shims/valveshims.htm
and

KAWASAKI/YAMAHA/BMW 29MM DIAMETER $6 EACH

CW13-7658KL 2.00 CW13-7659KL 2.05 CW13-7660KL 2.10 CW13-7661KL 2.15
CW13-7635KL 2.20 CW13-7636KL 2.25 CW13-7637KL 2.30 CW13-7642KL 2.35
CW13-7643KL 2.40 CW13-7644KL 2.45 CW13-7645KL 2.50 CW13-7646KL 2.55
CW13-7647KL 2.60 CW13-7648KL 2.65 CW13-7649KL 2.70 CW13-7650KL 2.75
CW13-7651KL 2.80 CW13-7652KL 2.85 CW13-7653KL 2.90 CW13-7654KL 2.95
CW13-7655KL 3.00 CW13-7656KL 3.05 CW13-7657KL 3.10

VALVE SHIM KIT (20) 29MM CW13-7007KL $115 ($5.75 PER SHIM) INCLUDES TWO OF
EACH: 2.30, 2.40, 2.50, 2.55, 2.60, 2.70, 2.80, 2.90, 3.00, 3.10 KIT ALSO
COMES WITH PLASTIC COMPARTMENT STORAGE BOX ($28 VALUE)

So... should I go back to that bake shop and get some shims? What a bunch of
idiots at that shop. One was even familiar with the sho engine and laughed
about how I wouldn't be able to find any shims. Am I mistaken or are is it
that hard to believe you're putting motorcycle parts in a car?