Gasket Brand Recommendations?

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Gasket Brand Recommendations?

07 Nov 2017 08:24

Any preferred gasket kit recommendations for Kawasaki twins? I had a bad experience with my Yamaha on an aftermarket head gasket and cam tunnel gasket and ended up throwing almost $300 down on OEM. I'm okay with buying OEM but if there are some tried and true aftermarket kits I'd like to hear about them.

1982 KZ750-M1 CSR

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Re: Gasket Brand Recommendations?

07 Nov 2017 08:56

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Aftermarket gaskets range in quality from passable to pure garbage. OEM is the safe bet.

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Carb O-ring Kits : www.kzrider.com/forum/14-vendor-forum/62...rburetor-o-ring-kits

www.kzrider.com/forum/faq-wiki/618026-new-owner-things-to-know

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www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/604901...z750e-project-thread

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Re: Gasket Brand Recommendations?

11 Nov 2017 08:21

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No doubt Kawasaki OEM gaskets are the best. Thicker than aftermarket with a sealant coating. It seems partzilla has the best prices, but slow delivery.

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Re: Gasket Brand Recommendations?

12 Nov 2017 09:48

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Seems a lot of the gaskets for my bike are NLA from Kawasaki. I picked up a top end kit on eBay to start with, once I get the motor on the bench for winter I'll keep looking as I go. Thx!

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12 Nov 2017 15:53 - 12 Nov 2017 15:58

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Yeah, I think we're lucky with the J engine since it was built from "81 to 2005 on the police bikes, so more parts are still available.

Sales volume determines whether or not they keep making the parts.

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