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#1 PostAuthor: ninjabob » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:40 pm

any guys got a spare valve shimming tool they want to sell cant find mine looked everywhere for it and z power want ?35 for a new one :cry:
wanted to get the bike shimmed up ready for the weekend but now it will have to wait......
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#2 PostAuthor: Pasc » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:04 pm

Bob, M&P do one for about ?10.
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#3 PostAuthor: phil churchett » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:16 pm

Try ringing Jerry, i am sure he has one to lend club members. [shimms too].
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Re: valve tool

#4 PostAuthor: PJones » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:51 pm

ninjabob wrote:any guys got a spare valve shimming tool they want to sell cant find mine looked everywhere for it and z power want ?35 for a new one :cry:
wanted to get the bike shimmed up ready for the weekend but now it will have to wait......
cheers Bob


Hi Bob I have one you can borrow,

let me know

cheers

pj

sorry forgot to say I am out and about during tomorrow, kingswinfor and oldbury - you any where near?
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#5 PostAuthor: RALPHARAMA » Thu Mar 06, 2008 11:51 pm

Bob, M&P do one for about ?10.


Wish I'd known that ... just bought mine from Zed Power!!!

You're welcome to use mine Bob
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Re: valve tool

#6 PostAuthor: PJones » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:50 pm

ninjabob wrote:any guys got a spare valve shimming tool they want to sell cant find mine looked everywhere for it and z power want ?35 for a new one :cry:
wanted to get the bike shimmed up ready for the weekend but now it will have to wait......
cheers Bob


Hi Bob how did you get on with the valves?

cheers

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#7 PostAuthor: ninjabob » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:40 pm

hi paul doing ok got them all sized up just waiting now for jerry to send me them and then i will get your valve tool back to you asap
thanks again for the loan of it :up :up
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#8 PostAuthor: Rich » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:50 am

While you've got it trace round it on a piece of 1/4" steel plate and get the hacksaw and file out :wink:
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#9 PostAuthor: PJones » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:26 pm

ninjabob wrote:hi paul doing ok got them all sized up just waiting now for jerry to send me them and then i will get your valve tool back to you asap
thanks again for the loan of it :up :up


No Probs bob, just wondered how you were doing, don't need it myself for about two weeks,

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#10 PostAuthor: Pasc » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:08 pm

vduk wrote:
Bob, M&P do one for about ?10.


Wish I'd known that ... just bought mine from Zed Power!!!

Ralph, the tool that z power do is a better quality tool and is reflected in the price. The tool M&P do is a suzuki/ kawasaki tool and whilst a bit more fiddly it will do the job.
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#11 PostAuthor: Al » Wed Mar 12, 2008 12:05 am

I borrowed an original Kawasaki tool from my local specialist (sadly now moved away( A&H Performance ) I verniered the little beggar and after six hours of drawing, hacking , filing, sanding drilling, tapping, counterboring and sawing produced a perfect copy of the original. At six pounds per hour it makes the Z Power one look cheap. However i did get ?35 worth of satisfaction out of making it. Not recommended in hind sight cos of the many hundreds of pounds of damage a poorly made item might do!!!!!!!

Anyone need the drawings?

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