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Which shims to buy?

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im going to be doing a valve adjustment next week on my 82 gs1100gl. i last did it about 4000 miles ago. i remember almost every valve was in the middle of the spec range when i was done. im at college and my bike is at home and i need to order a valve cover gasket and shims now to be at my house for next week. my question is, if i were to order some shims from Z1 enterprises, which size should i order that i would most likly need? im thinking 2.45. what do you guys think? thanks.
 
Just take it apart and measure, put it back together and ride while you order the shims you need. There's no telling what it will need, most likely none if it was really the middle of the range 4,000 miles ago.
 
Order shims so you have one size smaller for each valve compared to last time. You keep track don't you?
 
If they were in the middle range when last adjusted I would be supprise if any of them need adjustment
 
SqDancerLynn1 said:
If they were in the middle range when last adjusted I would be supprise if any of them need adjustment
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I agree, probably no rush at all needed. Are you putting the bike up for the winter? If so, and you really want to check them this year, dig into it while the bike is sitting so you can leave it apart if shims are needed.
 
Is the shim club still active? May want to do a search on that.
 
i would look on ebay for a shim set with all available sizes. I have several sets , kz , busa . seems like the last one I bought had 4 of each size and was around $100. handy just to keep around
 
Much better and cheaper to to as tkent said in the very first response: measure what you have, order what you need.

You can check into the "shim club" to see how they operate. Look up GhostGS1 (member name) for details, or you can just order what you need from Z1 for $5.28 each.

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