Can't find valve shims anywhere!

[sledge]

  ......you would have to go some to see any significant wear on a shim

[Janx101]

Must be different for hypermiling folk who seek high end horsepower? !

[MeeLee]

Actually, it happens a lot on Chinese engines, sometimes after only 20k km (or about 13k miles).
Some users on this forum have experience with the lower quality shims. They do note that the Suzuki factory shims are noticeably of much higher quality though...

[Janx101]

Buy the Chinese cheap stuff and pay the extra dollars later eh?!

[rg500gamma]

Hi all , did you try  bikebandit  ?   bikebandit  can even get some  new  gas tanks  for much older bikes    

[rg500gamma]

Hi  all  ,  +1  Iarn on bikebandit  for parts   , bikebandit   got me rare  oem  ( I wanted only oem )  turn signal  stalks  for my  1990  ZX-7  kawasaki  ninja

[mennobike]

Bike bandit is good but sometimes expensive. Also janx you're forgetting the sarcasm indicator! 

[Janx101]

Oh... my bad! .. reckoned it was implied by content ... sorry... lol

[sledge]

Bikebandit will be using outfits like CMSNL to source old parts and then adding their cut onto the price.

Go direct  cut out the middleman and save some dosh. 

http://www.cmsnl.com/

[rg500gamma]

Hi all ,  yes  again to Sledge  +1     ,   the place he said  got me new genuine suzuki pistons and rings for my 1985 RG400 gamma ( stock bore  50mm) , and got me  new genuine suzuki  first over pistons and rings for my 1985 RG500 gamma . A  guy named Ralph got me  some new old stock of  genuine suzuki first oversize pistons and rings for RG400 gamma  from www.wemoto.com  note :  I bought up the rest of the pistons in 1st  &  2nd  oversize  for my RG400 gamma  , Ralph  at wemoto  is a fantastic person to deal with helping me get everything I wanted ,  I  say  "cheers Ralph"  come to california  "the drinks are on me "

[spareparts329]

I use shims from JetsRUs. Those guys are great! I don't know who makes them, but they have the correct thickness and I haven't had any problems with them. I believe they were $7 per piece?

[Malfruen]

After reading all the horror stories online, I'll only use OEM shims bought from my dealer. I am the opitomy of spirited riding.

[rg500gamma]

Yeah, I'm still waiting on K&L shims, I filed a warranty claim with them, send them a bill for $1300 and some dollars for repair costs of replacing my engine after 2 valve shims broke up raised heck with the internals.

Its been a 6+ month process so far. And it isnt getting anywhere.

better  use  GENUINE  SUZUKI  SHIMS  !!!!

[rg500gamma]

Yeah, I'm still waiting on K&L shims, I filed a warranty claim with them, send them a bill for $1300 and some dollars for repair costs of replacing my engine after 2 valve shims broke up raised heck with the internals.

Its been a 6+ month process so far. And it isnt getting anywhere.

any questions on not using Genuine Suzuki Shims ?

[rg500gamma]

Yeah, I'm still waiting on K&L shims, I filed a warranty claim with them, send them a bill for $1300 and some dollars for repair costs of replacing my engine after 2 valve shims broke up raised heck with the internals.

Its been a 6+ month process so far. And it isnt getting anywhere.