i am thinking of fixing my bike up i went to the bike shop and how much shims were the lad said $10 each i asked how much jets were he said $15 each is this a normal i live in i want to change the oil, new oil fiilter, put in a K&N air filter, break fuild, break pads, put all my jets up a size, new shims for each valve so 16 shims tighten the cam chain i have never done any of this before
is the valve ajustment the same as the how to on the site for a gs500f 2006
im doing this because i have alot of free time and i want to it
should this get rid of the rattle that is between 6000rmp and 7000rmp has any onw herd of this b4
atm my bike is totaly stock :cry:
My local dealer charged me a buck 50 or so per shim.
-ash
jets are 5-8 bucks at the dealer...here
that is like 600 canadian....
i don't know the OZ conversion
i figure shims are 3-5 range
Yes, you are. You don't need to change all 16 shims. Only the ones that are out of spec. I've never seen more than 3 or 4 out of spec, even on 4 cyl. bikes. I'm not sure about Aus $, but that seems a bit steep for jets. Maybe its the shipping or something. As for the jetting, there is a chart on here somewhere that will tell you what you need, not just going up a size or two.
GS has 4 valves/shims not 16 :))