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SOB shims

25mm diameter Used in Honda ('79--'83 4-cylinder CB750, 900, 1000, and 1100 series engines,
and 1050 CBX 6-cylinder engines, and others), Yamaha (V-Max, and the FJ1100/1200 series),
Triumph 3- and 4-cylinder liquid-cooled motorcycle engines, and older Toyota car engines.

HotCams makes shim kits but i found they dont carry the larg sizes. Honda dealer local to me had all but 1 shim i needed and all were like aprox $5 each as compared to toyota pricing of $8+ (canadian) im not sure what the toyota shims are but i remember people saying they are arround 10 bux each.

So simply raid your local pick a part for your normal range of shims and order any thicker ones you might need.


Thickness, Honda Part No. Toyota Part No. *
mm (inches)
2.30 (.0905) 14901-422-000 # n/a
2.35 (.0925) 14903-422-000 # n/a
2.40 (.0945) 14905-422-000 # n/a
2.45 (.0964) 14907-422-000 # n/a
2.50 (.0984) 14909-422-000 13753-74010
2.55 (.1004) 14911-422-000 13753-74030
2.60 (.1024) 14913-422-000 13753-74050
2.65 (.1043) 14915-422-000 13753-74070
2.70 (.1063) 14917-422-000 13753-74090
2.75 (.1083) 14919-422-000 13753-74110
2.80 (.1102) 14921-422-000 13753-74130
2.85 (.1122) 14923-422-000 13753-74150
2.90 (.1142) 14925-422-000 13753-74170
2.95 (.1161) 14927-422-000 13753-74190
3.00 (.1181) 14929-422-000 13753-74210
3.05 (.1201) 14931-422-000 13753-74230
3.10 (.1220) 14933-422-000 13753-74250
3.15 (.1240) 14935-422-000 13753-74270
3.20 (.1260) 14937-422-000 13753-74290
3.25 (.1280) 14939-422-000 13753-74310
3.30 (.1299) 14941-422-000 13753-74330
3.35 (.1319) 14943-422-000 # n/a
3.40 (.1338) 14945-422-000 # n/a
3.45 (.1358) 14947-422-000 # n/a
3.50 (.1378) 14949-422-000 # n/a
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