newbie and question on valve shims

[johny]

hi,just want to say hello, im a new owner of a 2008 aprilia tuono factory ,and just found this forum,seems to be very good,can i ask a quick question,
how easy or difficult is it to do the valve shims and is there any special tools required,im a mechanic to trade(have been for 24years but just wanted to now before i go there,any other advice on my bike would be much appreceated,thanks johny

[Thom]

its a nice easy job depending on the engine accessibility.

Its as simple as pop the rocker cover off, meausre the shim clearances, use a shim tool to pop the shims out and replace the shims where neccesary.

Rarely is it more than 2-3 hours work even for a noob id say!

by the way, welcome to BCF!
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Current Bike: 1996 Yamaha TRX850 (The Japanese-Ducati One).
Previous Bikes: 1990 Honda NSR125 'Rothmans' (The smoking one), 1990 Suzuki GS500e 'Caf? fighter' (The loud one), 1987 Kawasaki GPX400r (The quick one), 1997 XJ600s Diversion (The reliable one), 2000 Kawasaki ER-5 (The spontaneously combustive one)

[johny]

thanks,will i be best getting the tool from aprilia for removing the shims or is it no problem to make one,cheers again johny