Valve adjustment issues

[Silver King]

which leads me to ask, why the hell is my bike running so crappy if those specs are pretty good.

Lean fuel issue?  TB synched?  What do your plugs look like?  ....just ideas.

[Popeye the Sailor]

Fast food grease. Bad for the arteries, and Ducati's.

[He Man]

i got it all figured out. called EMS duc who sells the collets and to avoid buying new shims and since the closers are really tight (but not by too much) im just sanding them, reinstalling them etc.

So far i got 2 of them done. just 1 more cylinder and i should have .000 clearance for all my closers. taking pics as i go along so ill post them up for future reference later.

[Airborne]

Try gaping your spark plugs to the spec. I think I remember you telling me you didnt gap them. I feel it could make a difference.

Hell...if a few thousandths on a valve shim make a difference then I would bet gaping them might help a bit.