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Originally posted by cowboyup3371 View Post
Sometimes learning is painful...1978 GS 750 E
1979 XS11 Standard
1973 CB450
1999 VFR800
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I've never done that.
Nope.
Never.
And even if it happened, I'd deny it.
Honest.
Don't worry about the edge being slightly bothered, they'll run for many thousands and thousands of miles in that state, almost as if it didn't matter.
Some say that a coin is an adequate substitute for a shim if you have to turn the engine over with a shim or two (or several ) out, while you figure out what ones you need to swap or get new. It's true.---- Dave
79 GS850N - Might be a trike soon.
80 GS850T Single HIF38 S.U. SH775, Tow bar, Pantera II. Gnarly workhorse & daily driver.
79 XS650SE - Pragmatic Ratter - goes better than a manky old twin should.
92 XJ900F - Fairly Stock, for now.
Only a dog knows why a motorcyclist sticks his head out of a car window
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