Valve shimming and tuning (GS450E)

[ChickenStorm]

PROGRESS! I managed to fish the Shimmy Neutron up on outta there and it said 2.55 on the back of it, I measured it with my calipers (0.02mm tolerance) and got the same measurement as the same side intake shim.

Now here's the conundrum. Will a 2.50 shim be too thin, as the tolerance is definitely smaller than 0.05mm but might be larger than 0.03mm? Should I risk it and order the thinner shims or stick with the ones I have, as the buckets are able to spin freely under the cams when they're opposed?

[ChickenStorm]

Good thing I checked, the shims did vary on the other side quite a bit

[ChickenStorm]

I just need to order two 2.50mm shims and switch around the ones I have, and then we're golden
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[Rich82GS750TZ]

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[WolfTechnics]

Good stuff, have you managed to put the bike together in the meantime?

I'm based in the Netherlands and have a lot of shims on hand, postage within Europe is just 15 euros I believe.

About the popping...do you have stock airbox installed? The OEM CV carbs do not work well with pod filters and never will.

[Nessism]

You can safely run valve clearance up to .12mm. KZ1000 bikes run up to .15mm, and they have almost identical parts as GS bikes. I try to limit at .10mm, though.

[Rijko]

Good stuff, have you managed to put the bike together in the meantime?

I'm based in the Netherlands and have a lot of shims on hand, postage within Europe is just 15 euros I believe.

About the popping...do you have stock airbox installed? The OEM CV carbs do not work well with pod filters and never will.

are you selling ? I am looking for the smaller shims.