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beachbound · 12-27-2009, 06:42 PM

I am installing the 685 kit, did carb shimming and thermo-bob. What should I do for my valve clearance? Any suggestions?

Specs-
Left Exhaust .254 with 265 shim
Right Exhaust .229 with 270 shim
Left Intake .152 with 270 shim
Right Intake .152 with 275 shim

**Eaglemike** · 12-27-2009, 07:22 PM

If you can get shims easily, go down 1 size on the intakes and let'r go. Check them every 6K miles or so, but you'll likely be good for a loooong time. You'd only need a 265. We usually end up with a zillion of those as take-outs.
all the best,
Mike

willys · 12-28-2009, 09:08 AM

After i put my head together I measured all my shims and decided to make them all 265 to start fresh with...I figured out how much to remove fro the top of the valve stem and had them machined to get all shims to 265....worked exellently!

Arizona14 · 12-28-2009, 09:13 AM

Beachbound.
Take your old shim over to Kelly's Kawasaki on Country Club in Mesa. They will trade you straight across, no charge.
Another possibility, if you would rather purchase a new shim and keep the old around as a souvenier, go to a BMW shop and buy a shim for a K75. Same size, same quality, but less than half the cost of the same shim from Kawasaki.
Ride safe.

12-27-2009, 06:42 PM	#1
beachbound A Regular Super Cool Since: May 2007 Locale: Gilbert, Arizona Postings: 93	Valve Shims with 685 kit I am installing the 685 kit, did carb shimming and thermo-bob. What should I do for my valve clearance? Any suggestions? Specs- Left Exhaust .254 with 265 shim Right Exhaust .229 with 270 shim Left Intake .152 with 270 shim Right Intake .152 with 275 shim __________________ '08 Green KLR685 Thermo-Bob "Doo" done Carb side drill 7/64, 1 washer, 2 1/2 turns out White Bros E2 Exhaust Decaliforniacationed Removed snorkel

12-27-2009, 07:22 PM	#2
Eaglemike LEVEL 3 STAFF I'm a Premium Member! Super Cool Since: May 2005 Locale: San Diego Postings: 9,503	Re: Valve Shims with 685 kit If you can get shims easily, go down 1 size on the intakes and let'r go. Check them every 6K miles or so, but you'll likely be good for a loooong time. You'd only need a 265. We usually end up with a zillion of those as take-outs. all the best, Mike __________________ Eagle Mfg & Eng since 1990 - Insist on genuine Eagle parts! http://eaglemike.com/ for parts. Cary Aspy -the real klr650 guru. RIP my brother, I miss you. Don't try to be a great man, just be a man, and let history make it's own decision *Be your own KLR650 GURU!*

12-28-2009, 09:08 AM	#3
willys KLR Enthusiast Super Cool Since: Jan 2006 Locale: padded room Postings: 12,228	Re: Valve Shims with 685 kit After i put my head together I measured all my shims and decided to make them all 265 to start fresh with...I figured out how much to remove fro the top of the valve stem and had them machined to get all shims to 265....worked exellently!

12-28-2009, 09:13 AM	#4
Arizona14 Active Member Super Cool Since: Apr 2007 Locale: Fountain Hills, Arizona Postings: 719	Re: Valve Shims with 685 kit Beachbound. Take your old shim over to Kelly's Kawasaki on Country Club in Mesa. They will trade you straight across, no charge. Another possibility, if you would rather purchase a new shim and keep the old around as a souvenier, go to a BMW shop and buy a shim for a K75. Same size, same quality, but less than half the cost of the same shim from Kawasaki. Ride safe. __________________ Happiness is a clear sky, a good bike and a long road.

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