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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
The dirty little secret about the valves is they almost never require re-shimming once the motor is thoroughly broken in. Most guys check them at the suggested intervals and find they never need to adjust them.
The basic motor/chassis on these bikes are well known to be about as bullet-proof and reliable as any bike ever made.
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I can attest to Jeff's statements. Notice that I have "acquired" only 3 shims for adjusting my valves over 13 years and 30k miles. This is because they rarely need attention. The valve closing shims (one of the unique aspects of the desmo heads) have never needed adjustment on my bike.
There is only one potential weakness you should be concerned about as I mentioned earlier = headstuds.
If you do decide to go for it, I would research a bit to determine if the '94s were among the years that had headstud problems. If so, and the bike has low miles, and the studs are original be prepared for one to break at some point. The "bad" studs are a silver color. The replacement "good" studs are black.