I'm looking around eBay and they're all going for $20+... That's gotta be a mark up, no way something so small and simple can cost that much...
links anyone?
I'd get the Suzuki OEM ones from a reputable site. Read too many stories of the off brand ones breaking and wrecking the engine.
BikeBandit has the OEM shims for $13, so you'd be doubly crazy to go eBay for those.
I've dealt with SHS Powersports since I got my GS in 2010. Great service...discounted prices on OEM parts.
GS500 shims:
Suzuki list price:
$13.90
SHS Powersports discounted price:
$10.42
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Quote from: halffttime on May 03, 2016, 06:14:26 PM
I'm looking around eBay and they're all going for $20+... That's gotta be a mark up, no way something so small and simple can cost that much...
links anyone?
Yeah, definitely find a local shop for shims. I mean, your engine is opened up to check the clearances anyway so if you can drive to a dealer for the right ones and get the whole job done in one shot. You shouldn't need to actually replace all 4 shims anyway (assuming your valves haven't been neglected).
Most people change their first shim past the 20K mark. I made it to 15k on my first GS which was flogged, and I also changed it before it was needed.
So unless you're getting past 20, I'd say you probably are just going to check it. No shim needed for that.
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Buddha.