subject: klr650: valve clearance questions first service

[Kevin Green]

Interested in hearing about other comments and experiences. I bought an '00 with 450 miles. Now has about 800 miles and was wondering whether I should check shims. The gentleman that posted this had one of his readings as "R Exhaust 0.008(tight)". You can tell when valves are loose, but has there been shim tightening history noted on KLR's? Will the clearances vary alot during regular use? My other ride (R1100RS), needs adjusting ever 5K-6K miles. It's infinitely easier to set them on the RS, and they do need some tightening each time. Kevin