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    West michigan area valve shims?

    Long story short: I'm at my parents house in west michigan, 2000 miles from my house trying to swap a parts bike motor into my xs. This motor is supposed to have a fresh top end but the valves are all out of adjustment (0 clearence on 6 of 8 valves). The story I got is that lack of proper shims is why the owner 2 PO's ago lost interest in the rebuild and never started this freshened up motor.

    Specifically I need a 320 right now for one of my exhaust valves, haven't started on the intake side yet.

    I'm looking for shims, or sources of shims in the area, if you have any and want to trade I've got some, if you want to sell I'm buying, if you know someplace that stocks them help a fella out!

    Thanks in advance!
    1979 xs1100 Special -
    Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power

    Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.

    Originally posted by fredintoon
    Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
    My Bike:
    [link is broken]
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  • #2
    Howdy- I'm not near you, but I have a decent lot. But, you can try any small bike shop, they'll have them. 29mm is what u want.
    1979 XS1100F
    2H9 Mod, Truck-Lite LED Headlight, TECHNA-FIT S/S Brake Lines, Rear Air Shocks, TKAT Fork Brace, Dyna DC-I Coils, TC Fuse Block, Barnett HD Clutch Springs, Superbike Handlebars, V-Star 650 ACCT, NGK Irridium Plugs, OEM Exhaust. CNC-Cut 2nd Gear Dogs; Ported/Milled Head; Modded Airbox: 8x8 Wix Panel Filter; #137.5 Main Jet, Viper Yellow Paint, Michelin Pilot Activ F/R, Interstate AGM Battery, 14MM MC, Maier Fairing, Cree LED Fog Lights.

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    • #3
      I know someone that has his own business. I received a number of shims from chacal. His email is chacal@mindspring.com.

      Good luck.
      Bill
      1980 XS1100 SG
      Jardine Spaghetti with Harley Mufflers

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      • #4
        So I called all over GR, and what I found may help others in other areas:
        Kawasaki KLR650's use the same shims as us up till around 2005
        Mid 80's BMW K100 and K75's use the same shims.

        I called all over and no one had these, the BMW dealer was my last call and they were very very helpful. The service guy there let me borrow their thinnest shim (2.4mm) so that I could get a measurement and figure out what to order. They also had the best price in town, at 7.00 each where everyone else wanted between 10 and 20 with the most common price at 13.50.
        BMW still has available all sizes from 2.0mm to 3.0mm is .05 increments, just tell them you need a valve 'spacer' for an 86 K100, its part number 9 on the valve train diagram.
        1979 xs1100 Special -
        Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power

        Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.

        Originally posted by fredintoon
        Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
        My Bike:
        [link is broken]

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        • #5
          Thanks! We're not good enough here to have a Beemer shop but I do get shims from the Kawasaki shop if the Yama-Tri-zuki dealer doesn't have any.


          For some reason, the link in your .sig doesn't open your album:-
          http://good-times.webshots.com/album...ost=good-times

          It opens the good-times home page:-
          http://www.webshots.com/todays?vhost=good-times

          Did the album die or is my browser borked?

          .
          -- Scott
          _____
          ♬
          2004 ST1300A: No name... yet
          1982 XJ1100J: "Baby" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
          1980 XS1100G: "Columbo" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
          1979 XS1100SF: "Bush" W.I.P.
          1979 XS1100F: parts
          2018 Heritage Softail Classic 117 FLHCS SE: "Nanuk" It's DEAD, it's not just resting. It is an EX cycle.
          ♬

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          • #6
            It died, I think its been a couple years since I was last on the forum, I've been out riding so I guess I need to go update some links huh?
            1979 xs1100 Special -
            Stock air box/K&N Filter, MAC 4-2 exhaust, Bad-Boy Air horn, TC fuse box, Windshield, Soft bags, Vetter Fairing, Blinkers->Run/Turn/Brake Lights, Headlight Modulator, hard wire GPS power

            Short Stack - 1981 xs1100 Standard - lowered for SWMBO.

            Originally posted by fredintoon
            Goes like a train, corners like a cow, shifts like a Russian tractor, drinks like a fish, you are gonna love it.
            My Bike:
            [link is broken]

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            • #7
              Riding trumps absent albums and borked browsers -- ride on!

              .
              -- Scott
              _____
              ♬
              2004 ST1300A: No name... yet
              1982 XJ1100J: "Baby" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
              1980 XS1100G: "Columbo" SS Brakes, '850 FD, ACCT
              1979 XS1100SF: "Bush" W.I.P.
              1979 XS1100F: parts
              2018 Heritage Softail Classic 117 FLHCS SE: "Nanuk" It's DEAD, it's not just resting. It is an EX cycle.
              ♬

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