uk, shim kit for sale

[Mark Harfenist]

Thanks for the many responses, here and privately, to my characteristically long-winded query about adding fork oil through the air valve insert in my fork caps. The gist of the responses was thus: loosening the clamp nuts might allow removal of the cap, and oil can indeed be added through the small hole in the cap where the air valve insert goes....but that this would be difficult to accomplish, as well as difficult to measure properly. FWIW, loosening the clamps did not allow removal of the fork cap in question, which remained as stuck as ever. Possibly, the dealership which did a warranty replacement of the fork seals about 25000 miles ago installed the cap with an excess of zeal (but....do you sense that I might have been a bit neglectful on some of my scheduled maintenance?). Just as I was preparing to drain the forks completely in order to add measured fork oil via syringe or straw or prayer or whatever (the manual gives a precise-sounding amount to add when merely changing the oil, not disassembling the forks for rebuild--something like .355 liters), I found a reliable mechanic through a translator. He, in turn, found fork seals--somewhere; he explained this in rapid-fire Bulgarian in my translator's absence--and removed the now thoroughly mangled cap with hammer and chisel, replaced it with a used one off an unrelated bike, and delivered the bike back to me within a few hours. Oh yes, and he found new brake shoes as well, since these had been rendered useless. And installed them. And test road the bike up and down a few cobblestoned hills. This was all accomplished (including initial house call, then showing up the next morning to lead me from my hotel to his shop, following which he dropped me back at the hotel, plus the final delivery of the bike) for about what my local dealership in the States charges for a single hour of book time. The bike feels good, based on my own test ride up and down a few more cobblestoned hills. If the repair survives another 8k miles or so I'll have the bike back in the States, where it's got another couple of years on extended warranty. Next stops: Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo..... Thanks again to all for making this forum one of the most supportive, least harsh or critical experiences on the internet. enjoy, Mark

[charlie.stott]

I have a 20 shim kit for sale. Had it sent from USA. Contains at least one of each size, mostly 2 of each, but 2 have been swapped and not replaced. Makes the job of setting clearances much better as you have ALL the sizes available. Contact me if you are interested. 29mm shims suits Kawasaki and Yamaha models, including the KLR 600 and 650 Cheers, Charlie