I will be doing a valve adjustment on my 900 carby this winter and plan on doing it at my parent's house since they have a nice heated, fully-equipped garage. But they also live an hour away from the nearest ducati dealer and I was just wondering if I will be able to buy the needed individual shims online once I get all the measurments. I saw on Chris' website an EMS shim kit, but it is $269. I'm not exactly sure what is in this kit, but it seems to be way more than I need. Where can I buy individual shims online and will they be cheaper than this kit (surely they are).
As a side question, what is the importance of the MBP valve retainers?
As a side question, what is the importance of the MBP valve retainers?