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29.5mm valve shim question - 1982 GS1100G

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I'm in the process of adjusting the valves on my GS1100G, and I just did a shim swap with my local Suzuki service department. The new shims that the dealership gave me are smaller in diameter than my original shims (in the bike since 1980's) by about .30mm. When I installed them there was noticeable side to side movement...not snug like the originals. Also the new shims do not have chamfered edges like the originals. Is this anything to be concerned about? Did they give me the wrong shims, or is this acceptable?:confused: Thanks for any advice.
 
Sounds like they gave you Kawasaki shims. I'd take them back and get the right ones.
 
Non-chamfered edges are not a problem, in fact, the shims that you can get at Z1 Enterprises are not chamfered.

Kawasakis and some Yamahas use 29.0 mm diameter shims, you need to change them out.

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Thanks, guys. I suspected that they were not correct. That's what I get for trusting a dealership. What really gets me is... if I had brought them my bike to do the valves, they would have put the Kawasaki shims in, and I wouldn't have known...until something went wrong. Good that I have learned to second guess those "mechanics" in my old age.:rolleyes:

I have just sent a PM to the Shim Club guy!
 
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