Valve shims

[yorkie_chris]

£4.22 each!

Mad buggers!

Wheres a better place to get them?

[Spanner Man]

Evening old Sport.

That's about right I'm afraid. The Honda ones from mid nineties CBR 600's etc fit, but I think they're even more expensive.

There are 'pattern' shims available to the trade from Wurth, these are lighter than standard, & don't appear to be as well ground. Some dealers stock them, but as you're not doing the job often bite the bullet & cough up for new genuine ones.

You should think yourself lucky! I've spent literally thousands on shims over the years, due to there being so many different types. & you don't have to put up with dirty looks from customers who are unlucky enough to need up to 20 (19 was my record) shims, at £3 exchange.

Cheers.

Yep, that is how much they cost ... at least the SV only has 8 valves

If that £4.22 is for buying a shim, not exchanging, presumably there'll be a few folks on here spannering their bikes themselves like you who have various size kicking around the garage or in the toolbox. Maybe they'd do swapsies?

[yorkie_chris]

£3 from wemoto

Any good?

[TSM]

http://www.zoomfactory.co.uk/

£3 each

[northwind]

If you can tell me the sizes you need, I might have spares of those... I've picked up a few recently.

[yorkie_chris]

Will get back to you sunday, they're for melodys bike so need to get the thing in bits to check whats already in

[northwind]

I'll be away til monday night but drop me a PM and I'll sort it when I get back. I might not have the right size, mind, these are just what's left over from an assortment of engines and swaps so they're not a full range.

[Spanner Man]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

£3 from wemoto

Any good?

I would say that at £3 these are the somewhat inferior shims I mentioned.
I wouldn't use them.


Cheers.