Padding under old valve shim to thicken it?

[safwan.khan]

A few pics

Here she is. My GS450.

[safwan.khan]

Here's one more taken before I changed her tyres.

[safwan.khan]

Ok. But is it true that tappy valves degrade overall engine performance due to opening late and closing early as well as not opening enough? I know that 0.02mm above specs isn't much. It's just me trying to be a perfectionist

.1mm is just fine, most of us use .1mm. Tappy valves are happy valves.

I certainly wouldn't add any loose pieces of metal inside my engine.

[GS1150Pilot]

Ok. But is it true that tappy valves degrade overall engine performance due to opening late and closing early as well as not opening enough? I know that 0.02mm above specs isn't much. It's just me trying to be a perfctionist

It would help if you spelled that last word correctly, given its context.

[safwan.khan]

Sorry, typo

It would help if you spelled that last word correctly, given its context.

[hjfisk]

By the way that is a 450 not a 500

[safwan.khan]

Yup that's my 450. I posted its pictures to answer the person who accused me of being a troll.

By the way that is a 450 not a 500

[cowboyup3371]

Thanks HJ for pointing that out as I started to help him look for some parts in one of his other threads but didn't see the 500 in the parts fiche.

[safwan.khan]

As I had opened both engines side by side on my 450 and friend's 500, I noticed that both top ends are HIGHLY similar and cams are almost identical. This thread is for my friend's GS500 however. My 450 is running fine now

Thanks HJ for pointing that out as I started to help him look for some parts in one of his other threads but didn't see the 500 in the parts fiche.

[chuck hahn]

The tick may also be cam walk..very common

[mighty13d]

Alright people. Stop being so unwelcoming and rude to this guy who is asking an honest question and wanting help.

[Ghostgs1]

Hello Safwan, Welcome to the group. Your bike is a nice looker, don't remember ever seeing one like it myself. Don't worry about your valve settings costing performance or causing any damage. I would consider them to be about optimal for a GS. They will slowly but surely tighten over the miles, but you will most likely not have to adjust them for quite a while or worry about burning them. Hope you enjoy the time on GSR. Ray

[Sandy]

It would help if you spelled that last word correctly, given its context.

He does better than a lot of members here whose first and only language is English. Welcome aboard the nut house and I looks like you've already learned how deal with ......others.

[JEEPRUSTY]

Alright people. Stop being so unwelcoming and rude to this guy who is asking an honest question and wanting help.

Yeah really what a crew of ignorant arseholes.

[Allie]

I did not take the engine out. Just opened the top end while the engine was still in place. There is enough room at the top to safely pull the top end out without taking the whole engine out of the frame.

Sorry that wasn't exactly aimed at you. I don't take exception to anything you've typed and have to convictions as to your identity. The engine thing is a long running subtext around here and I jokingly proffered it to Bob as an ID test for a certain person known to troll the premises in disguise.