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I have got a rebuild thread going on in the new members section. I need some valve shims for my 13. Does anyone have 1X225, 2x230 and 2x245 shims they would like to sell / swap etc please? Cheers Marc.

I've also been looking for them recently, these sizes seem the harder to find, I've just ordered a few 2.45's off a UK ebay seller listed as BMW K100, around £7 each,i will have some spares leftover but only 2.55-2.60.

Where in the world are you Marc.
If you put that info into your profile it makes it easier for all to help

3 quid a piece here and brand new www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=K%20Series&bikeref=K100

The KLR 650 Kawasaki use the same 29mm shim so the dealer should be able to get some

Also www.precisionshims.com.au/ they have an enormous range of shims and are of very high quality

www.precisionshims.com.au/ is where I got mine from

The older Yamaha XS750/850 triples, and the ZS1100, Kawasaki Z1/KZ900/2999/2200 shim on top engines all use the same shims, 29.0 mm. Beware of some shims you should not use. There were shims once marketed by K&L Supply in Santa Clara, Calif that were sub-par. The stock shims have a side circumference that is cut flat, these are the good ones. The K&L, and I assume others that used the bad shims, had lines/serrations around the outer diameter, as if they were stamped out, which they were. These serrated shims can "tiddly-wink" out of the bucket recess, and do a lot of damage.

In my setup, I converted to the 'shim under bucket (tappet)' setup, used the retainers, shims and tappets from the KZ550/650/750 4's. Works nicely, shim adjustment intervals are longer.