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    #16
    All but one intake valve was in spec. 2 exhausts were out of spec. My shims are 2.70 (3), 2.75 (4) and 2.80(1). I saw somewhere on here that most bikes had 2.7-2.8 from the factory. Make me wonder if my valves were ever adjusted! Isn't it supposed to be done every 6k miles or something?

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      #17
      Hit Steve up for that spead sheet. Quite useful

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        #18
        Originally posted by matt1100 View Post
        Hit Steve up for that spead sheet. Quite useful
        He already did.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Steve View Post
          He already did.

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          Indeed! I got it all dialed in last night. Just gotta scrape the gaskets off the breather cover and valve cover, clean them up, and put it all back together. I guess I got lucky because 99% of the gasket stuck to the valve cover instead of the head

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