If you have a surface grinder handy you can surface them down, if not try your local power sports shop, there are other models that use the same size shims/pucks.

 

kawi has a few models that use them, seems it was a kz 550

 

Also try a BMW dealer.

 

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how should i determine what size i need? Since a shim kit is $90. Is it just a guessing game untill i get some clearance?

 

seems some one had te ones they have turned down , not sure about that. seems it might have been hightower

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: DSNUT

Since you said that any choke at all floods it, my money is on valve adjustment on the intake side. It sounds like it is bleeding off a bit of compression while cold and is also letting too much wet fuel trickle in when cold.



I don't think you will learn too much with a compression test as long as you have a decompression lever on the cam. That is going to show 120 lbs I believe no matter what your compression is at.



I bet you have no clearance on the intake valves.


do you know how the decompression lever o nthe cam works? i think i might have problems with mine.


If it was a pilot jet being too small (which is the other most common culprit for hard starting when cold) it will start and warm up much easier with the choke on.</end quote></div>

 

[img]i/expressions/beer.gif[/img] If all that infro dosen't work try moving to a warmer state the last time i was home for christmas it was 10 below in wisconsin[img]i/expressions/musicnote.gif[/img]

 

Had the same problem on mine as well. Posted about it a long time ago, but nothing really helped. Last month i upgraded the carb to a tm48 and had a valve job done. The exhaust side was a bit tight but the intake was good. Now the doggone thing starts when its freezing outside with no choke...Go figure.

I would usually just put a heater next to the block when it was cold before a ride and that would start it everytime for the rest of the day. I would definitely check the carb settings and if you have never done a valve job that would be highly recommended.

Good Luck.

 

Starter jet and pilot jet must be 45. My DS start at -30*celsius. OEM starter jet is something like 32.5 if I remember well. No good!