Working on putting this in order for my sister. It's her first bike. $500.00 running.
Carbs cleaned and I'm moving on to valve clearances. Ordered the special tool and when I went to order shims was told I had to buy an entire set for over $200.00. WTF... I might only need a couple if I'm lucky. What do you guys do when you need shims for valve adjustments. The guys ath the shop says they end up with lots of them and swap them around as required. He said if he had the sizes I needed he'd help me out. Just curious to know how some of you home mechanics deal with this.
Here are some pics of the project.
Going to scuff up all the chrome (started the engine bracket on the right), strip off the ugly gold accents, paint it flat black and clear coat it.
Carbs cleaned and I'm moving on to valve clearances. Ordered the special tool and when I went to order shims was told I had to buy an entire set for over $200.00. WTF... I might only need a couple if I'm lucky. What do you guys do when you need shims for valve adjustments. The guys ath the shop says they end up with lots of them and swap them around as required. He said if he had the sizes I needed he'd help me out. Just curious to know how some of you home mechanics deal with this.
Here are some pics of the project.
Going to scuff up all the chrome (started the engine bracket on the right), strip off the ugly gold accents, paint it flat black and clear coat it.