Shims - dealers.

This morning I went into a medium size bike shop that has been
having/is having a refurbishment.

As I was browsing I overheard a customer asking for a shim exhange for
some shims.

Some time later the parts guys was explaining to the customer that
*all* the shims had be mislaid (in the refurbishment???). The customer
queried this and was told a second time that their *entire* shim kit
was missing.

I noticed that bikes were still being wheeled in for service.

Is this proof that bike dealers simply don't bother with the 'hidden'
time consuming jobs???

 

The bikes may have been screw and lock nut like my Bandit and CG125, or
just in for an oil change. My dealer never checked the valves on my
Bandit, they went bust.

 

It could be that; it also could be that most bikes don't actually
require re-shimming on their first service anymore, as manufacturing
tolerances and materials have gotten better. The first valve clearance
check on the SV is at 15 000 miles, and mine did not require any
adjustment.

It could also be that the parts guy was a lying **** and was just
trying to get the customer to **** off.

 

Took a couple of shims to the local yamaha place here to get new ones /
possibly exchange and the conversation went:

Me: Have you got some of these but a bit thinner?
Them: What are they? I don't think we do those. We might be able to
order some.

This was the regular parts guy - not some 16-year-old Saturday morning
school kid.

Small non-franchised dealer (Nick Robinson, between Basingstoke and
Reading-very nice place) was able to do me a couple out of a well-used
looking box.

I know where I'd get my bike serviced.