So I wanted to check the TBird’s valves for myself to see if everything was ok. I was also curious to see what a shim-over-bucket valve adjustment system looked like. My other bike, a 1986 BMW R65 ...

These engines use what's called shim-under-bucket adjustment, in which small steel shims are placed between the end of the valve stem and the bucket follower that's in contact with the camshaft lobe.