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Shim source?

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Is there a better place from which to order valves tappet shims than BikeBandit? My local Suzuki dealer isn't all that close, and has only been in business a couple of years anyway (woould they have shims for 25yo bike?)

Will the shims in the bike be mic'd, or should I expect to measure them?
 
Most are pretty close though I did find some that I had were slightly different than stated.

A digital vernier caliper will tell you. I had a Mitotoyo one for years (walked from an old job) but you can get them cheap from Harbour Freight.

Jeff at z1 Enterprises does a good deal on them. Cheapest place by far (about 5 bucks.) He's in New York but will post priority mail.

The only thing I found is some shims have a square edge rather than a chamfer which can occasionally make it hard to flick them out of the top of the valve.

By the way it's pretty hard to get hold of 2.60 shims right now..... They should be back in stock soon though.


Dan :)
 
Atonic said:
Is there a better place from which to order valves tappet shims than BikeBandit? My local Suzuki dealer isn't all that close, and has only been in business a couple of years anyway (woould they have shims for 25yo bike?)
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They may not have them in stock but can get them in a couple of days. I agree on Z1 being a great source and also great service and delivery.
 
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